James Scott may refer to:

Entertainment

James Scott (composer) James Sylvester Scott (February 12, 1885 – August 30, 1938) was an American ragtime composer and pianist. He is regarded as one of the "Big Three" composers of Classic rag, classical ragtime along with Scott Joplin and Joseph Lamb (composer), ...

(1885–1938), African-American ragtime composer * James Scott (director) (born 1941), British filmmaker * James Scott (actor) (born 1979), British television actor * James Scott (Shortland Street), character on the TV soap opera ''Shortland Street'' *

James Honeyman-Scott James Honeyman-Scott (4 November 1956 – 16 June 1982) was an English rock guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the band the Pretenders. Honeyman-Scott established a reputation, in the words of AllMusic, as "one of the most original a ...

(1956–1982), British guitarist and member of The Pretenders

Military

* James Scott (marine) (died 1796), Sergeant of Marines in the New South Wales Marine Corps * James Scott (Royal Navy officer) (1790–1872), British naval officer * James Bruce Scott (1892–1974), officer in the British Indian Army * James Robinson Scott (died 1821), Scottish naval surgeon and noted amateur botanist * James Stanley Scott (1889–1975), Royal Canadian Air Force officer

Politics

United Kingdom

* James Scott of Balwearie (died 1606), Scottish landowner and supporter of the rebel earls *

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685) was an English nobleman and military officer. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the eldest ill ...

(1649–1685), noble recognized by some as James II of England *

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(1674–1705), English nobleman and politician * James Scott (1671–1732), British MP, 1710–1711 * James Scott (British Army officer, died 1747) (c. 1672–1747), MP for Kincardineshire 1713–1734 * James Scott (Bridport MP) (1776–1855), British MP, 1820–1826 * James Winter Scott (1799–1873), MP for North Hampshire, 1832–1837 * James Scott (Liberal politician) (1876–1939), British MP, 1929–1931 * Sir James Sibbald David Scott, 3rd Baronet (1814–1885), 3rd Scott baronets, of Dunninald * Sir James Sibbald Scott, 1st Baronet (died 1819), 1st Scott baronets, of Dunninald

Elsewhere

* James Scott (Australian politician) (1810–1884), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly * Jim Scott (Australian politician) (born 1946, James Alan Scott), Australian politician * James Scott (American politician), Arizona state senator * James A. Scott (born 1942), member of the Florida Senate * James F. Scott (West Virginia), delegate to the Second

Wheeling Convention The 1861 Wheeling Convention was an assembly of Southern Unionist delegates from the northwestern counties of Virginia, aimed at repealing the Ordinance of Secession, which had been approved by referendum, subject to a vote. The first of its t ...

of 1861 *

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), Scottish journalist and colonial administrator who introduced football to Burma * James Reid Scott (1839–1877), explorer and colonial administrator in the Australian colony of Tasmania *

(1851–1935), colonial administrator in Burma * James M. Scott (Canadian politician) (1860–1943), Canadian politician * Jim Scott (Virginia politician) (James Martin Scott, 1938–2017), member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Sports

* James Scott (basketball) (born 1972), American professional basketball player * James Scott (cricketer) (born 1978), English cricketer * James Scott (footballer, born 1881) (1881–?), Scottish footballer * James Scott (footballer, born 1882) (1882–?), Scottish footballer *

James Scott (footballer, born 1895) James Scott (1895 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward in the Scottish Football League, Scottish League for Raith Rovers F.C., Raith Rovers. He score ...

(1895–1916), Scottish footballer * James Scott (footballer, born 1905) (1905–?), Scottish footballer * James Scott (footballer, born 2000), Scottish footballer * James Melvin Scott (1911–2001), Senior Olympian, author, inventor * James Scott (boxer) (1947–2018), American light heavyweight fighter * James Scott (gridiron football) (born 1952), NFL wide receiver * James Scott (rugby union) (born 1999), English rugby union player

Other

* James Scott (antiquarian) (1733–1818), minister in Perth and antiquarian *

James Brown Scott James Brown Scott (June 3, 1866 – June 25, 1943) was an American legal scholar. He founded the law school at University of Southern California and was professor of law at University of Illinois, Columbia University, George Washington University ...

(1866–1943), American authority on international law * James C. Scott (1936–2024), political scientist and agrarian studies scholar * James F. Scott (1942–2020), American physicist and FRAM pioneer * James Hope-Scott (1812–1873), English barrister and Tractarian * James Maurice Scott (1906–1986), British explorer and writer * James Robb Scott (1882–1965), Scottish architect * James Scott (cardiologist) (born 1946), British cardiologist * James Scott (criminal) (born 1969), convicted of contributing to the Great Flood of 1993 * James Scott (obstetrician) (1924–2006), Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist * James Scott (police officer) (1899–1966), Irish police officer * James Scott (political writer) (1733–1814), English cleric and academic, known for his "Anti-Sejanus" letters * James Scott (priest) (died 1912), Irish Anglican priest * James A. Scott (1895–1952), Superintendent Indian Police * James V. Scott, minister in the United Church of Canada *

James Scott (judge) James Scott (May 28, 1767 – March 2, 1855) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from the state of Indiana. Scott served as one of the first Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court from December 28, 1816, to December 28, 1830. He was also ...

(1767–1855), American lawyer, judge, and politician from Indiana