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*[[Scott Brison]], Canadian politician |
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*[[Scott Colton]], professional wrestler known as "Colt Cabana" and "Scotty Goldman" |
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*[[Scott Dixon]], IndyCar Racer |
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*[[Scott Fortune]], American volleyball player |
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Revision as of 05:00, 15 January 2009
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Gaelic |
Meaning | Scottish Gaels |
Other names | |
Related names | also a less formal name of prescott |
Scott is a Gaelic surname of Old Irish origin originating in the Scottish Borders.
The name subsequently became a forename, and the descendants of this kin-group since spread throughout the world giving the name to dozens of towns and cities.[citation needed]
Clan
Etymology
Scoti or Scotti (Old Irish Scot, modern Scottish Gaelic Sgaothaich) was the generic name given by the Romans to Gaelic raiders from Ireland.
First name
- Scott Adams, cartoonist
- Scott Baio, actor
- Scott Brison, Canadian politician
- Scott Colton, professional wrestler known as "Colt Cabana" and "Scotty Goldman"
- Scott Dixon, IndyCar Racer
- Scott Fortune, American volleyball player
- Scott Garland (professional wrestler), known as "Scotty 2 Hotty"
- Scott Hall, professional wrestler
- Scott Harding, Australian AFL player
- Scott Jaffe, American freestyle swimmer
- Scott Joplin, American ragtime composer
- Scott Koskie, Canadian volleyball player
- Scott Levy, professional wrestler known as "Raven"
- Scott Lucas, various people
- Scott McKenzie, American singer
- Scott Martin, Australian shot putter and discus throw competitor
- Scott Menville, American Voice actor
- Scott Muirhead, Scottish association football player
- Scott Mosher, Canadian field hockey player
- Scott Mosier, American film producer, editor and cameo actor
- Scott Niedermayer, NHL ice hockey player
- Scott Owen, upright bass player for Australian punkabilly trio The Living End
- Scott Peterson, convicted murderer
- Scott Pilgrim, comic book protagonist
- Scott Podsednik, MLB player for the Colorado Rockies
- Scott Ramsoomair, creator of VG Cats
- Scott Raynor, drummer for the band Blink-182
- Scott Rolen, baseball player
- Scott Sanders, American novelist and essayist
- Scott Speed, Formula 1 driver
- Scott Speedman, actor
- Scott Stapp, singer, songwriter, and founding member of the band Creed
- Scott Steiner, professional wrestler
- Scott Stevens, NHL ice hockey player
- Scott Terry, retired baseball pitcher
- Scott Thompson, Canadian television comedian
- Scott Tucker, American freestyle swimmer
- Scott Walker (singer), singer
- Scott Weiland, lead singer of Velvet Revolver, formerly of Stone Temple Pilots
- Scott Williams (field hockey player), US field hockey defender
- Fictional
- Scott Evil in the Austin Powers films
- Scott Pilgrim, protagonist of an eponymous graphic novel series
- Scott Robinson, a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Scott Timmins, a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Scott Summers, or Cyclops (comics), X-Men character
- Scott Tracy in Thunderbirds (TV series)
- Scott Tyler in Anthony Horowitz's novel series The Power of Five
Middle name
- Orson Scott Card, American science fiction author
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, author, cousin of Francis Scott Key and named for him
- Winfield Scott Hancock, general and candidate for the presidency of the United States
- Francis Scott Key, poet and lawyer, author of the poem that became the U. S. national anthem
- Kimberley Anne Scott Mathers, Eminem's ex wife
- Donald Scott Drysdale, Hall of Fame Pitcher
Surname
- Adam Scott, golfer on the PGA Tour
- Alexander Scott, 16th century Scottish poet
- Alexander Scott (Medal of Honor recipient), American Civil War soldier
- Alfred Angas Scott, founder of The Scott Motorcycle Company
- Andrew George Scott (a.k.a. "Captain Moonlite"), 19th century Australian bushranger
- Andrew W. Scott, Australian skilled gambler
- Arthur E. Scott, American professional photographer
- Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure-skating champion (Olympic gold-medalist) of the 1940s
- Beckie Scott
- Ben Scott, English cricketer
- Bon Scott, original lead singer of the rock band AC/DC
- Bruce Scott, Australian politician
- Byron Scott, former NBA player and current coach of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets
- Camilla Scott, former talk show host for Camilla Scott for CTV between 1996 and 1997
- Charles Prestwich Scott, British journalist
- Charles Scott, various people
- Colin Scott (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
- Cyril Scott, English composer
- Dana Scott, American mathematician
- Daniel Scott, American writer
- Danielle Scott-Arruda (née Scott), American Olympic volleyball player
- Darrell Scott, a songwriter
- David Scott, American astronaut
- Dennis Scott, various people
- Doug Scott, mountain climber
- Dred Scott, slave, subject of famous 19th century US Supreme Court case
- Elisabeth Scott, British architect
- Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, French inventor of phonograph
- Eugenie Carol Scott, American physical anthropologist
- George C. Scott, actor
- George Gilbert Scott, English architect
- Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect and designer of the K6 telephone box
- Hardie Scott, US congressman from Pennsylvania
- Hermon Hosmer Scott, American hi-fi engineer
- Hew Scott (1791-1872), Scottish church minister, author
- Hilary Scott, American singer-songwriter
- Hillary Scott, American actress
- Hugh Scott, US congressman and senator from Pennsylvania
- Hugh L. Scott, US Army Chief of Staff
- Jack Scott, American rock 'n' roll singer
- Jacqueline Scott, American actress
- James Scott, various people
- Jill Scott, American singer-songwriter
- Jimmy Scott, American jazz singer
- Joanna Scott (born 1960), American author, professor at the University of Rochester
- John Scott (Pennsylvania), US senator from Pennsylvania
- John Morin Scott, New York Secretary of State 1778-1784
- Lee Scott (UK politician), UK MP for Illford North
- Lefty Scott, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Lewis Allaire Scott, New York Secretary of State 1789-1793
- Norman Scott, various people*Peter Scott, ornithologist, conservationist and painter
- Randolph Scott, actor
- Raymond Scott, American composer and musician
- Richard G. Scott, Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Ridley Scott, film director and producer, brother of Tony Scott
- Robert Falcon Scott, Antarctic explorer and British naval officer
- Seann William Scott, American movie actor
- Selina Scott, British television newsreader
- Sherie René Scott, American actress and singer
- Steve Scott (disambiguation), various people
- Thomas Scott, various people
- Tom Scott, various people
- Tony Scott, film director, brother of Ridley Scott
- Sir Walter Scott, author
- Sir Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch
- Walter E. Scott, (aka "Death Valley Scotty") con man, cowboy, resident of Scotty's Castle.
- Willard Scott, TV weatherman and original Ronald McDonald clown
- William Bell Scott, British poet and artist
- William Berryman Scott, American paleontologist
- William L. Scott (Pennsylvania), US congressman
- Winfield Scott, general and candidate for the presidency of the United States
- Zachary Scott, American actor
- Fictional
- Montgomery Scott, character in Star Trek
- Lucas Scott, Nathan Scott, Haley James Scott and James Lucas Scott, characters in One Tree Hill on CW