Michael Scott, Michael Scot, or Mike Scott may refer to:

Academics

Michael Scot Michael Scot (Latin: Michael Scotus; 1175 – ) was a Scottish mathematician and scholar in the Middle Ages. He was educated at Oxford and Paris, and worked in Bologna and Toledo, where he learned Arabic. His patron was Frederick II of the H ...

(1175–c. 1232), mathematician and astrologer * Michael L. Scott (born 1959), American academic and computer scientist * Mike Scott, British linguist and designer of

WordSmith A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays ...

Tools * Michael Scott (academic) (fl. c. 2000), British academic at the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education * J. Michael Scott (born 1941), American scientist, environmentalist and author * Michael Scott (author) (born 1981), English author, classicist, associate professor and television presenter

Sportspeople

Michael Scott (golfer) The Hon. Michael Scott OBE (31 August 1878 – 9 January 1959) was an English amateur golfer, most famous for being the oldest winner of The Amateur Championship. Michael Scott was the son of John Scott, 3rd Earl of Eldon, and the youngest ...

(1878–1959), English amateur golfer *

Michael Scott (footballer) Michael Scott (born 3 June 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a midfielder for Livingston in the Scottish First Division and now plays for Christos FC in the United States Adult Soccer Association. Early life Scott gr ...

(born 1993), Scottish footballer * Mick Scott (born 1954), rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s for Wigan, and Halifax RLFC * Michael Scott (rugby league) (died 1968), rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s for England, and Hull F.C. *

Mickey Scott Mickey is a given name and nickname, almost always masculine and often a short form (hypocorism) of Michael, and occasionally a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name or nickname Men * Mickey Andrews (bo ...

(1947–2011), professional baseball player *

Mike Scott (baseball) Michael Warren Scott (born April 26, 1955) is an American right-handed former pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets and the Houston Astros. He won the National League Cy Young Award in . Scott is part of a select group of pitche ...

(born 1955), American pitcher *

Mike Scott (basketball) James Michael Scott (born July 16, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for SLUC Nancy Basket of LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers, before being taken in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft, an ...

(born 1988), American basketball player * Michael Scott (basketball) (born 1986), American basketball player * Michael Scott (sports administrator) (born 1956), Australian sports administrator * Michael Scott (cricketer) (born 1933), English cricketer

Authors

Michael Scott (novelist) Michael Scott (30 October 1789 – 7 November 1835) was a Scottish author and autobiographer who wrote under the pseudonym Tom Cringle. Life and work Scott was born in Scotland at Cowlairs, near Glasgow, the son of a Glasgow merchant. In 1806 h ...

(1789–1835), Scottish author *

Michael Scott (Irish author) Michael Peter Scott (born 28 September 1959) is an Irish writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror and, under the name Anna Dillon, romance novels. He is also a collector and editor of folklore. Scott is best known for his The Secrets of t ...

(born 1959), Irish author *

Michael Scott Rohan Michael Scott Rohan (22 January 1951 – 12 August 2018) was a Scottish fantasy and science fiction author and writer on opera. He had a number of short stories published before his first books, the science fiction novel '' Run to the Stars'' ...

(1951–2018), Scottish fantasy and science fiction author

Entertainment

* Michael Scott (''The Office''), fictional character in the American TV series ''The Office'', played by

Steve Carell Steven John Carell (; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in ''The Office'' (2005–2011; 2013), NBC’s adaptation of the British series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, where Ca ...

* Michael Scott (musician) (born 1971), American musician *

Mike Scott (Scottish musician) Michael Scott (born 14 December 1958) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician. He is the founding member, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of rock band The Waterboys. He has also produced two solo albums, '' Bring 'em All In'' and ''S ...

(born 1958), Scottish musician/songwriter, founder of The Waterboys *

Mike Scott (broadcaster) Michael John Christopher Scott (8 December 1932 – 30 May 2008) was a British television producer and presenter. He is best remembered for his TV talk show, ''The Time, The Place'' and his work as a reporter on ''World in Action''. Scott was bor ...

(1932–2008), British TV presenter * Mike Scott (English musician), hardcore/punk songwriter, Vocalist of Lay It on the Line, ex-Phinius Gage * Michael T. Scott (born 1977), American comedy writer and animation director * Michael Scott, early stage name for British actor

Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film ico ...

(born 1933) * Michael James Scott (born 1981), American actor and singer * Michael J. F. Scott, Canadian film and television producer and director * Michael Scott (artistic director) (c. 1935–2019), founder of the London Opera Society * Michael Scott (director) (born 1955), American film director, producer and documentary filmmaker

Politicians

Michael Scott (British Army officer) Major-general (United Kingdom), Major General Michael Ian Eldon Scott (born 3 March 1941) is a retired British Army officer who took part in the Falklands War, and held the office of the Military Secretary (United Kingdom), Military Secretary of ...

(born 1941), former U.K. Military Secretary * Mike Scott (politician) (born 1954), Canadian parliamentarian *

Michael Scott Jr. Michael Scott Jr. is an American politician, business executive, and member of the Chicago Board of Education. From 2015 to 2022, he served as an alderman in the Chicago City Council representing the 24th ward, which includes portions of North L ...

(born 1975), Chicago alderman

Other people

* Michael Dishington Scott, chief justice of Tonga *

Michael Scott (Apple) Michael "Scotty" Scott (born February 11, 1945) is an American Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, who was the first CEO of Apple Inc., Apple Computer from February 1977 to March 1981. Formerly director of manufacturing at National Semiconductor, Sc ...

(born 1943), first CEO of Apple Computer *

Michael Scott (architect) Michael Scott (24 June 1905 – 24 January 1989) was an Irish architect whose buildings included the Busáras building in Dublin, Cork Opera House, the Abbey Theatre and both Tullamore and Portlaoise Hospitals. Early life and education He wa ...

(1905–1989), Irish architect *

Michael Scott (priest) Guthrie Michael Scott (30 July 1907 – 14 September 1983) was an Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist, who joined in the defiance of the apartheid system in South Africa in the 1940s – a long struggle for social justice in that ...