William Scott Explained
William Scott may refer to:
Academics
- William A. Scott (psychologist), American social psychologist
- William Alphonsus Scott (1871–1921), Irish Roman Catholic architectural historian
- William Amasa Scott (1862–1944), American economist
- William Anderson Scott (1813–1885), Presbyterian minister, author, and educator
- William Berryman Scott (1858–1947), American paleontologist
- William Earl Dodge Scott (1852–1910), American ornithologist
- William Henry Scott (historian) (1921–1993), anthropologist and historian
- William Henry Scott (university president) (1840–1937), American academic administrator
- William Richard Scott (born 1932), American sociologist
- W. R. Scott (economist) (William Robert Scott, 1868–1940), political economist
Arts and entertainment
- Sir William Scott of Thirlestane (1645–1725), Scottish poet
- William Bell Scott (1811–1890), British poet and artist
- William Scott (artist) (1913–1989), British artist
- William Edouard Scott (1884–1964), African-American artist
- William Winfield Scott (1855–1935), American writer
- William Matthew Scott (1893–1964), pen name Will Scott, English author
- William Scott (actor) (1893–1967), American silent film actor
- Bill Scott (voice actor) (1920–1985), American voice actor and producer
- William Lee Scott (born 1973), American actor
- William Rufus Scott, employer of Margaret Wise Brown, publisher of W. R. Scott
- William B. Scott (magazine editor), American magazine editor
Law
Politics
Canada
United Kingdom
- William Scott (died 1434), MP for Kent
- Sir William Scott (Lord Warden) (1459–1524), English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
- William Scott (MP for New Woodstock) (c. 1579–aft. 1611), MP for New Woodstock
- Sir William Scott, Lord Clerkington (died 1656), Scottish politician and judge
- Sir William Scott, 6th Baronet (1803–1871), Scottish Liberal politician
- William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish member of parliament and peer
United States
- William A. Scott, pilot of the Boeing 727 in the unsolved DB Cooper case of commercial air piracy
- William Grason Scott (died 1882), American politician
- William Lawrence Scott (1828–1891), US Representative from Pennsylvania and mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania
- W. Kerr Scott (1896–1958), American politician, Governor of North Carolina, US Senator
- William L. Scott (1915–1997), US Senator and Representative from Virginia
- William J. Scott (Illinois politician) (1926–1986), American politician
- William R. Scott, candidate in the 1980 United States Senate election in New York
- William Scott (Kentucky politician), Kentucky legislator
Other countries
Religion
- Maurus Scott (William Scott, died 1612), English Roman Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr
- William Scott (Anglican priest, born 1813) (1813–1872), English clergyman
- William Scott (astronomer and priest) (1825–1917), Church of England clergyman; colonial astronomer for New South Wales
- William Scott (archdeacon of Bombay) (died 1918), British priest
- Bill Scott (priest) (William Sievwright Scott, born 1946), British Anglican priest and Chaplain to the Queen of the United Kingdom
- Gene Scott (William Eugene Scott, 1929–2005), American pastor and television evangelist
Sports
- William Scott (jockey) (1797–1848), British jockey
- William Harvey Scott (died 1885), jockey, rode in 1840s Grand Nationals
- William Martin Scott (1870–1944), English international rugby union half back
- William Patrick Scott (1880–1948), Scottish international rugby union player
- Will Scott (1893–1972), English footballer and football manager
- William Scott (Australian cricketer) (1882–1965), Australian cricketer
- William Scott (cricketer, born 1845) (1845–1899), English cricketer
- William Scott (English cricketer, born 1864) (1864–1920), English cricketer
- William Scott (English cricketer, born 1903) (1903–1989), English cricketer
- William Scott (Scottish cricketer) (1908–1971), Scottish cricketer
- William Scott (athlete) (1886–?), English long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Other
- William Scott (Texas settler) (1784–1837), American settler in Baytown, Texas
- William Henry Scott (British Army officer) (1789–1868), British Army general
- William Scott (The Sleeping Sentinel) (1839–1862/40–1862), Union Army soldier during the American Civil War
- William R. Scott, Chief of Staff of the 1st Infantry Division in 1919
- William Shirley Scott (1856–1941), US Army general in World War I
- William Scott Shipbuilders, British shipyard based in Bristol during the mid-18th century
- William Gillbee Scott (1857–1930), English architect who designed the Gower Street Memorial Chapel (now the Chinese Church in London)
- William Bennett Scott Sr., American newspaper founder and publisher, mayor, and civil rights campaigner
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