George Scott may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*George Scott, vocalist for gospel music group
The Blind Boys of Alabama
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George Scott III
George Scott III (October 16, 1953 - August 5, 1980) was a bass player for several New York City bands during the No Wave era. He was a founding member of 8-Eyed Spy and the Raybeats, and he worked with James Chance and the Contortions, James ...
(1953–1980), American No Wave bassist
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George C. Scott
George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor. He had a celebrated career on both stage and screen. With a gruff demeanor and commanding presence, Scott became known for his portrayal of stern but complex ...
(1927–1999), American actor
Politics and government
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George Scott (British Army officer)
Major George Scott (died 6 November 1767) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served in Father Le Loutre's War and the French and Indian War.
Scott first served in the 40th Regiment of Foot starting in 1746 and then became ...
(died 1767), fought in Canada, governor of Grenada, 1762–1764
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George Scott (broadcaster)
George Edwin Scott (22 June 1925 – 2 November 1988), was a British author, television commentator, broadcaster, journalist and Liberal Party politician. He was editor of ''The Listener'' for five years.
Background
Scott was born the son of Geo ...
(1925–1988), British author, broadcaster and Liberal Party candidate
*George Scott, American politician in Pennsylvania; see
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George Adam Scott
George Adam Scott (December 11, 1874 – 1963) was a Canadian provincial politician. He was born in either Portage la Prairie (1874–1963), Canadian provincial politician
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George Byng Scott (1824–1886), Administrator of the Northern Territory of Australia from 1863 to 1876
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George Cromwell Scott
George Cromwell Scott (August 8, 1864 – October 6, 1948) was a United States representative from Iowa's 11th congressional district for just over four years, and was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the No ...
(1864–1948), U.S. Representative from Iowa
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George E. Scott (1860–1915), Wisconsin State Senator
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George G. Scott
George Gordon Scott (May 11, 1811 – September 7, 1886) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born in Ballston, New York to James Scott and Mary (Botsford) Scott. He graduated from Union College in 1831. Then he studie ...
(1811–1886), New York lawyer and politician
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George M. Scott (Minnesota judge) (1922–2006), Minnesota Supreme Court justice
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George M. Scott (West Virginia judge) (1929–2015), Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
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George Montgomery Scott
George Montgomery Scott (July 27, 1835 – November 19, 1915) was a U.S. politician and entrepreneur, notable for being the first non-Mormon mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as mayor of Salt La ...
(1835–1915), mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah
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George W. Scott (politician) (born 1937), American politician in the state of Washington
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James George Scott
Sir James George Scott (pseudonym Shway Yoe, 25 December 1851 – 4 April 1935) was a Scottish journalist and colonial administrator who helped establish British colonial rule in Burma, and in addition introduced football to Burma.
Life
He wa ...
(1851–1935), known as George Scott, journalist and colonial Burmese administrator
Sports
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George Scott (boxer)
George Kelly Scott (born 20 December 1966), earlier George Cramne, is a retired Swedish professional boxer of Liberian descent. He won the Swedish championship five years in a row, took a silver medal in the Olympic games in Seoul 1988. and won ...
(born 1966), Swedish boxer
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George Scott (cricketer) (born 1995), English cricketer
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George Scott (first baseman)
George Charles Scott Jr. (March 23, 1944 – July 28, 2013), nicknamed "Boomer", was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from to , most prominently for the Boston Re ...
(1944–2013), American baseball player
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George Scott (Roubaix footballer)
George Scott was an English Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender for RC Roubaix in the early 20th century, being the defensive pillar of the Racing team that won seven consecutive USFSA Footbal ...
, Scottish footballer
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George Scott (footballer, born 1865) (1865–1937), Scottish footballer
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George Scott (footballer, born 1885)
George Scott (29 September 1885 – 16 August 1916) was an English footballer.
Scott started his football career with Sunderland District Amateur League sides Braeside and Sunderland West End, before joining Clapton Orient in July 1908. He fea ...
(1885–1916), English football player
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George Scott (footballer, born 1904)
John George Scott (14 August 1904 – 1976) was an English professional footballer of the 1930s.
Born in Blackhill, he joined Gillingham from Newcastle United in 1930.
He went on to make 39 appearances for the club in The Football League, s ...
(1904–?), English football player
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George Scott (footballer, born 1915)
George Gardiner Scott (11 June 1915 – 26 July 1942) was a Scottish professional football inside right who played in the Scottish League for East Fife and Aberdeen.
Personal life
Scott attended Lumphinnans Primary School. In 1941, during the ...
(1915–1942), Scottish footballer
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George Scott (footballer, born 1944) George Scott may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*George Scott, vocalist for gospel music group The Blind Boys of Alabama
* George Scott III (1953–1980), American No Wave bassist
*George C. Scott (1927–1999), American actor
Politics and gove ...
, Scottish football player for Tranmere Rovers
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George Scott (pitcher)
George Wilson Scott (November 17, 1895 – December 3, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. His major league career consisted of two games in for the St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball te ...
(1895–1962), American baseball player
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(1928–1998), English snooker player
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George Scott (wrestler)
George Scott (August 27, 1929 – January 20, 2014) was a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, booker and promoter. From the 1950s until the 1970s, he and his younger brother Sandy Scott, Sandy competed as The Flying Scotts in ...
(1929–2014), Scottish-born Canadian wrestler
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George Arbuthnot Scott
George Arbuthnot Scott (12 April 1879 – 8 June 1927) was a British first-class cricket player for Cambridge University in 1900 and 1901. He was born at Wimbledon, then in Surrey (now London), and died at Ore, Hastings, Sussex.
Educated a ...
(1879–1927), cricketer
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George W. Scott (American football) (1889–1969), American football and track and field coach
Writers
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George Scot of Pitlochie
George Scot or Scott ( – 1685) of Pitlochie, Fife was a Scottish writer on colonisation in North America.
Early life
Scot, who was born around 1640, was the only son of John Scot of Scotstarvet by his second wife, Elizabeth Melville, daught ...
(died 1685), wrote a 1683 book extolling the virtues of Scottish settlement in East Jersey
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George Firth Scott
George Henry Firth Scott, ( – 3 January 1935) was a Scottish-born Australian journalist and writer, generally known as G. Firth Scott. He was the son of George Firth Scott, Land Commissioner and Emma Elizabeth (née Barnes). He was born about 18 ...
(1862–1935), journalist and writer
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George Ryley Scott
George Ryley Scott (6 October 1886 – 1955) was a prolific British author of books about sexual intercourse, active from the late 1920s to the 1950s. He also wrote on the subjects of poultry, health, corporal punishment
A corporal punishm ...
(1886–c. 1980), British author of books about sexual intercourse
Others
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Lord George Scott
Lord George William Montagu Douglas Scott, (31 August 1866 – 23 February 1947) was a Scottish cricketer and soldier who was the third son of William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch.
Early life
Scott was born in Bowhill, Selkirk ...
(1866–1947), Scottish cricketer and soldier
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George Scott (missionary)
George Scott (18 June 1804 – 28 January 1874) was a Scottish Methodist missionary active in Stockholm from 1830 to 1842. His preaching has been described as the start of Sweden's Great Awakening that began in the 1840s.
Biography
Scott was ...
(1804–1874), Scottish Methodist missionary to Sweden
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George Douglas Scott
(George) Douglas Scott (Doug Scott) is Honorary Entrepreneurial Fellow in the Business School of Durham University, and managing director at What You See Is All There Is. He was previously the chief executive officer of Tyneside Economic Developm ...
, English chief executive officer
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George Gilbert Scott
Sir George Gilbert Scott (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), largely known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic Revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he ...
(1811–1878), Victorian architect
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George Gilbert Scott Jr. (1839–1897), his son, also an architect
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George Herbert Scott
Major George Herbert "Lucky Breeze" Scott, CBE, AFC, (25 May 1888 – 5 October 1930) was a British airship pilot and engineer. After serving in the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force during World War I, Scott went on to command the ai ...
(1888–1930), British airship pilot and engineer
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George Ian Scott (1907–1989), Scottish ophthalmic surgeon and president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
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George Lewis Scott
George Lewis Scott (1708–1780) was a mathematician and literary figure who was tutor to the future George III from 1751 to 1755. A friend of the historian Edward Gibbon, the poet James Thomson and other members of the Georgian era literary wo ...
(1708–1780), English royal tutor, encyclopedist, and dilettante
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George Washington Scott (1829–1903), industrialist and philanthropist, benefactor of Agnes Scott College
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Lynching of George Scott, on December 12, 1880
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