William Scott

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

 * Sir William Scott (justice) (died 1350s), English lawyer and Chief Justice of the King's Bench
 * Sir William Scott, Lord Balwearie (died 1532), Scottish judge
 * William Scott (Irish lawyer) (1705–1776), Irish lawyer
 * William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell (1745–1836), English judge and jurist
 * William Scott (Missouri judge) (1804–1862), judge on the Missouri Supreme Court
 * Will T. Scott (born 1947), judge on the Kentucky Supreme Court

Canada

 * William Henry Scott (politician) (1799–1851), Canadian politician
 * William James Scott (1812–1882), farmer and politician in Canada West
 * William Hepburn Scott (1837–1881), Canadian lawyer and politician from Ontario
 * William C. Scott (1921–1998), Canadian politician

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

 * William Scott (South Australian politician) (1795–1866), vigneron, businessman and politician in South Australia
 * Jack Scott (New Zealand politician) (William John Scott, 1915–2001), New Zealand politician
 * Alex Scott (politician) (William Alexander Scott, born 1940), Bermudian politician, Premier of Bermuda

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