# Michael Scott

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

## Academics

* Michael Scot (1175 – c. 1232), mathematician and astrologer
* Michael L. Scott (born 1959), American academic and computer scientist
* Mike Scott, British linguist and designer of WordSmith 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 (English author) (born 1981), English author, classicist, associate professor and television presenter

## Sportspeople

* Michael Scott (golfer) (1878–1959), English amateur golfer
* Michael Scott (footballer) (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 (1947–2011), professional baseball player
* Mike Scott (baseball) (born 1955), American pitcher
* Mike Scott (basketball) (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
* Michael Scott (rugby union, born 1969), New Zealand rugby union player
* Michael Scott (rugby union, born 1997), Scottish rugby union player

## Authors

* Michael Scott (Scottish author) (1789–1835), Scottish author
* Michael Scott (Irish author) (born 1959), Irish author
* Michael Scott Rohan (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
* Michael Scott (American musician) (born 1971), American musician
* Mike Scott (Scottish musician) (born 1958), Scottish musician/songwriter, founder of The Waterboys
* Mike Scott (broadcaster) (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 (born 1933)
* Michael James Scott (born 1981), American actor and singer
* Michael J. F. Scott, Canadian film and television producer and director
* Michael Scott (opera director) (c. 1935–2019), founder of the London Opera Society
* Michael M. Scott (born 1955), American film director, producer and documentary filmmaker
* Michael "Dorkman" Scott, a filmmaker associated with Ryan vs. Dorkman

## Politicians

* Michael Scott (British Army officer) (born 1941), former U.K. Military Secretary
* Mike Scott (politician) (born 1954), Canadian parliamentarian
* Michael Scott Jr. (born 1975), Chicago alderman

## Other people

* Michael Scott (alias), police infiltrator involved in several anti-apartheid cases in the 1970s, including that of Jonathan Rosenhead
* Michael Dishington Scott, chief justice of Tonga
* Michael Scott (Apple) (born 1943), first CEO of Apple Computer
* Michael Scott (architect) (1905–1989), Irish architect
* Michael Scott (priest) (1907–1983), opponent of apartheid and advocate of nuclear disarmament
* Michael Scott (diplomat) (1923–2004), British diplomat and colonial administrator