John Scott
John Scott may refer to:
Academics
- John Scott (1639–1695), English clergyman and devotional writer
- John Witherspoon Scott, American minister, college president, and father of First Lady Caroline Harrison
- John Work Scott, American president of Washington College
- John Scott (medical school dean), New Zealand professor, artist, and medical school dean
- John Scott (sociologist), British sociologist
- John R. Scott Sr., president of Edward Waters College, minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Florida legislator, father of John R. Scott Jr.
- John R. Scott Jr., president of Edward Waters College, minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Florida legislator, son of John R. Scott Sr.
- John Paul Scott (geneticist), American behavior geneticist and comparative psychologist
Arts and entertainment
- John Scott (engraver), English engraver
- John Scott (1849–1919), English artist
- John Beldon Scott, American art historian
- John T. Scott, African-American sculptor, painter, printmaker, and collagist
- John Scott of Amwell, Quaker poet and friend of Samuel Johnson
- John A. Scott, Australian poet and novelist, now using the name John Scott
- John Scott (composer), British film composer, conductor, musician, classical, jazz
- John Scott (organist), English-born organist of St. Thomas's Church, New York City
- John Scott (choreographer), founder of the Irish Modern Dance Theatre, now John Scott Dance
- John Stuart Scott, American television director
- John Scott (Fringe), character played by Mark Valley in the TV series Fringe
- John Alden Scott, American newspaper publisher, politician
- John Scott (editor), editor of the London Magazine, killed in a duel in 1821
- John Scott (writer), American journalist, editor for Time magazine
- John Prindle Scott, American author, lecturer, educator and composer of art songs
- John Russell Scott, British publisher and media proprietor who created the Scott Trust to preserve The Guardian's financial and editorial independence
- John Scott Martin, English actor
- John Scott (Canadian artist), Canadian multimedia painter, sculptor, and installation artist
Politics and law
United States
- John Scott (sheriff), interim sheriff of Los Angeles County, California, US, from January 2014
- John M. Scott, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois, US
- John Scott (Iowa politician), lieutenant governor of Iowa
- John Scott (mayor), first mayor of Cumberland, Maryland, US
- John Scott (Missouri politician), US representative from Missouri and delegate
- John G. Scott, US representative from Missouri
- John E. Scott, Missouri state senator and president pro tem
- John P. Scott, New Jersey Senate member
- John Morin Scott, New York Continental congressman, general
- John Morin Scott (mayor), mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- John Scott (Ohio politician), Ohio House of Representatives
- John R. K. Scott, US representative from Pennsylvania
- John Scott (representative), US representative from Pennsylvania
- John Scott (Pennsylvania politician, born 1824), US senator from Pennsylvania
- John B. Scott (New York politician), American lawyer and politician from New York
- John L. Scott Jr., American politician in the South Carolina Senate
- John B. Scott (Texas politician), Texas secretary of state
- John R. Scott (Iowa politician), Iowa state senator
- John T. Scott (Indiana judge), justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- Jock Scott (politician), American politician
Kingdom of England
- John Scott (MP for Hastings), 1385–1393, MP for Hastings
- John Scott (died 1485), English Yorkist during the Wars of the Roses, Warden of the Cinque Ports
- John Scott (died 1533), MP for New Romney, England
- John Scott (MP for Ripon), MP for Ripon, England
- John Scott (soldier), English landowner, army officer and politician.
- Captain John Scott, cartographer and Long Island settler
- John Scott (MP for York),, MP for York
- John Scott (died 1619), MP for Chippenham
Kingdom of Scotland
- John Scot, Lord Scotstarvit, Scottish lawyer, politician, and writer
- John Scott (Scottish judge), Senator of the College of Justice
Kingdom of Great Britain
- John Scott (British Army officer), Scottish politician, MP Caithness, Tain Burghs, and Fife
- John Scott, 1st Earl of Clonmell, Irish barrister and judge
- John Scott (junior), MP for Boroughbridge 1799–1806
- John Scott-Waring, English political agent and Member of Parliament
- John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of Britain
United Kingdom
- John Scott, 2nd Earl of Eldon, British peer and Tory politician
- Lord John Scott, landowner and member of parliament for Roxburghshire
- John Scott (governor), British colonial official and governor
- John Scott (English judge), English judge
- John Scott (colonial administrator), British colonial administrator
- John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish peer, politician and landowner
- John Scott (MSP), former member of Scottish Parliament
Australia and Canada
- John Scott (Australian politician), member of the Australian House of Representatives
- John Scott (Queensland politician), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly & Legislative Council, Australia
- John Scott (Canadian politician), first mayor of Bytown, later Ottawa, Canada
Science and architecture
- John Scott (entomologist), English entomologist
- John Scott (botanist), Scottish botanist
- John Scott (shipbuilder), Scottish engineer and shipbuilder
- John Scott (agricultural engineer), Scottish pioneer of motorized farming
- John Oldrid Scott, English architect
- John Scott (architect), New Zealand architect
- John Scott (medical researcher), New Zealand scientist and medic
- Jack Scott (meteorologist), British television weatherman
- John Scott (physician, died 1846), English surgeon
- John Scott (physician, died 1859), Scottish surgeon and physician in Scotland to Queen Victoria
Sports
Association football
- John Scott (1890s footballer), Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a forward
- John Scott (1920s footballer), Scottish footballer
- John Scott (footballer, born 1890), English footballer
- John Scott (footballer, born 1942), English footballer
- Jock Scott (footballer), Scottish footballer
Baseball
- John Scott (1970s outfielder), American professional baseball outfielder
- John Scott (1940s outfielder), American Negro leagues baseball player
- John William Scott, American professional baseball shortstop, also known as Jim Scott
Other sports
- John Scott Jr., American football coach and former player
- Jock Scott (rugby union), Scottish rugby union player
- John Scott (rugby union, born 1935), English international rugby union player
- John Scott (rugby union, born 1954), English international rugby union player
- John A. R. Scott, first basketball head coach of Syracuse University
- John Scott (cricket and rugby league), Australian cricketer and Test umpire
- John Scott (English cricketer), English cricketer
- John Scott (horseman), British thoroughbred racehorse trainer
- John Scott (ice hockey, born 1928), Canadian professional ice hockey winger
- John Scott (ice hockey, born 1982), Canadian professional ice hockey winger/defenseman
- John Scott (sailor), Australian competitive sailor
Other
- John Scott (adventurer), Captain John Scott, Long Island founder, explorer, royal advisor
- John Scott (banker), English evangelical and pacifist
- John Scott (Royal Navy officer), warrant officer in the Royal Navy, friend and secretary to Lord Nelson
- John Paul Scott, American Alcatraz escapee who reached San Francisco by swimming
- John Walter Scott, English-American stamp dealer
- John Scott, founder of Montgomery, Alabama
- John L. Scott, real estate company in Seattle
- John Maurice Scott, Director General of the Fiji Red Cross, murdered in 2001
- John Corse Scott, surgeon, naturalist, and Scottish landowner
- John Wallace Scott, American soldier who fought in the American Civil War
- John Scott (archdeacon of Dromore), Irish Anglican priest
- John Scott (dean of Lismore), Irish Anglican priest
- John Scott, English priest, biographer on his father Thomas Scott
- Jock Scott, creator of the Jock Scott fly