William Scott
William Scott may refer to:
Academics
- William A. Scott (psychologist), American social psychologist
- William Alphonsus Scott, Irish Roman Catholic architectural historian
- William Amasa Scott, American economist
- William Anderson Scott, Presbyterian minister, author, and educator
- William Berryman Scott, American paleontologist
- William Earl Dodge Scott, American ornithologist
- William Henry Scott (historian), anthropologist and historian
- William Henry Scott (university president), American academic administrator
- William Richard Scott, American sociologist
- W. R. Scott (economist), political economist
Arts and entertainment
- Sir William Scott of Thirlestane, Scottish poet
- William Bell Scott, British poet and artist
- William Scott (artist), British artist
- William Edouard Scott, African-American artist
- William Winfield Scott, American writer
- William Matthew Scott, pen name Will Scott, English author
- William Scott (actor), American silent film actor
- Bill Scott (voice actor), American voice actor and producer
- William Lee Scott, 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), English lawyer and Chief Justice of the King's Bench
- Sir William Scott, Lord Balwearie, Scottish judge
- William Scott (Irish lawyer), Irish lawyer
- William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell, English judge and jurist
- William Scott (Missouri judge), judge on the Missouri Supreme Court
- Will T. Scott, judge on the Kentucky Supreme Court
Politics
Canada
- William Henry Scott (politician), Canadian politician
- William James Scott, farmer and politician in Canada West
- William Hepburn Scott, Canadian lawyer and politician from Ontario
- William C. Scott, Canadian politician
United Kingdom
- William Scott (died 1434), MP for Kent
- Sir William Scott (Lord Warden), English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
- William Scott (MP for New Woodstock), MP for New Woodstock
- Sir William Scott, Lord Clerkington, Scottish politician and judge
- Sir William Scott, 6th Baronet, 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, American politician
- William Lawrence Scott, US Representative from Pennsylvania and mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania
- W. Kerr Scott, American politician, Governor of North Carolina, US Senator
- William L. Scott, US Senator and Representative from Virginia
- William J. Scott (Illinois politician), 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), vigneron, businessman and politician in South Australia
- Jack Scott (New Zealand politician), New Zealand politician
- Alex Scott (politician), Bermudian politician, Premier of Bermuda
Religion
- Maurus Scott, English Roman Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr
- William Scott (Anglican priest, born 1813), English clergyman
- William Scott (astronomer and priest), Church of England clergyman; colonial astronomer for New South Wales
- William Scott (archdeacon of Bombay), British priest
- Bill Scott (priest), British Anglican priest and Chaplain to the Queen of the United Kingdom
- Gene Scott, American pastor and television evangelist
Sports
- William Scott (jockey), British jockey
- William Harvey Scott, jockey, rode in 1840s Grand Nationals
- William Martin Scott, English international rugby union half back
- William Patrick Scott, Scottish international rugby union player
- Will Scott, English footballer and football manager
- William Scott (Australian cricketer), Australian cricketer
- William Scott (cricketer, born 1845), English cricketer
- William Scott (English cricketer, born 1864), English cricketer
- William Scott (English cricketer, born 1903), English cricketer
- William Scott (Scottish cricketer), Scottish cricketer
- William Scott (runner), English long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- William Scott (runner, born 1921), American middle-distance runner, 1942 All-American for the Michigan State Spartans track and field team
Other
- William Scott (Texas settler), American settler in Baytown, Texas
- William Henry Scott (British Army officer), British Army general
- William Scott (The Sleeping Sentinel), Union Army soldier during the American Civil War
- William R. Scott, Chief of Staff of the 1st Infantry Division in 1919
- William Shirley Scott, US Army general in World War I
- William Scott Shipbuilders, British shipyard based in Bristol during the mid-18th century
- William Gillbee Scott, English architect who designed the Gower Street Memorial Chapel
- William Bennett Scott Sr., American newspaper founder and publisher, mayor, and civil rights campaigner