# Robert Scott

Robert, Rob, Bob or Bobby Scott may refer to:

## Academics

* Robert Scott (master of Clare) (1569–1620), master of Clare College, Cambridge and dean of Rochester
* Robert Scott (philologist) (1811–1887), dean of Rochester, co-editor with Henry George Liddell of the Greek dictionary A Greek-English Lexicon
* Robert Forsyth Scott (1849–1933), mathematician, barrister and Master of St John's College, Cambridge
* Robert Scott (engineer) (1861–1930), New Zealand railway engineer and professor of engineering at Canterbury University College
* Bob Scott (ornithologist) (1938–2009), British ornithologist and conservationist
* Robert L. Scott (1928–2018), American professor of communications studies
* Robert A. Scott, president of Adelphi University
* Robert E. Scott (born 1943), Columbia law professor

## Business

* Bob Scott (businessman) (born 1944), English businessman in South London
* Rob Scott (businessman) (born 1969), Australian CEO and rower
* Robert Scott (businessman, born 1822) (1822–1904), English businessman
* Robert Scott (businessman, born 1946), American businessman

## Entertainment

* Robert Scott (author) (c. 1941–2015), true crime author
* Bobby Scott (musician) (1937–1990), American musician, producer and songwriter
* Robert Scott (musician), member of New Zealand bands The Bats, The Clean, and The Magick Heads
* Robert Vere Scott (1877–c. 1944), Australian photographer
* Robert Adrian Scott (1911–1972), American screenwriter and film producer

## Military

* Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912), British Royal Navy officer and Antarctica explorer
* Robert B. Scott (1845–1908), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, in the American Indian Wars
* Robert George Scott (1857–1918), English recipient and soldier in the South African Army of the Victoria Cross, during World War I
* Robert Scott (VC recipient) (1874–1961), British Army soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross in the Boer War (1899-1902)
* Robert Lee Scott Jr. (1908–2006), United States Army Air Forces flying ace in World War II
* Robert R. Scott (1915–1941), United States Navy sailor killed during Imperial Japanese Navy aerial Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941, during World War II, Medal of Honor recipient
* Robert S. Scott (1913–1999), United States Army officer in the New Georgia / Solomon Islands campaign in the southwest Pacific Ocean during 1943-1944 of World War II, later also in the Korean War and a career Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient
* Robert Ray Scott (1920–2006), United States Air Force officer

## Politics
### U.S.

* Robert Eden Scott (1808–1862), Virginia politician
* Robert Kingston Scott (1826–1900), governor of South Carolina
* Robert W. Scott (1929–2009), governor of North Carolina
* Robert W. Scott (1861–1929), North Carolina state representative
* Bob Scott (mayor) (born 1951), mayor of Sioux City, Iowa
* Bobby Scott (politician) (born 1947), American Democratic member of congress from Virginia

### U.K.

* Robert Scott (lawyer) (died 1592), Scottish administrator
* Robert Scott (1705–1780) of Dunninald, member of parliament (MP) for Forfarshire 1733–34
* Robert Scott (MP for Huntingdonshire), MP for Huntingdonshire
* Robert Scott (died 1808), British politician
* Robert Wellbeloved Scott (1803–1856), British Liberal MP for Walsall
* Robert Heatlie Scott (1905–1982), British civil servant
* Donald Scott (politician) (Robert Donald Scott, 1901–1974), British Conservative MP for Wansbeck 1940–1945

### Other countries

* Robert Scott (colonial administrator) (1903–1968), colonial administrator
* Robert Scott (Manitoba politician), Canadian politician of the Christian Heritage Party
* Robert Scott (New Zealand politician) (1854–1944), New Zealand politician
* Bob Scott (Queensland politician) (1931–2011), Queensland politician
* Bob Scott (New South Wales politician) (born 1943)
* Robert Scott (public servant) (1841–1922), first secretary of the Australian Government Postmaster-General's Department

## Sports
### Baseball

* Bob Scott (baseball) (1892–1947), American Negro leagues baseball outfielder
* Robert Scott (first baseman) (born 1917), American Negro leagues baseball first baseman
* Robert Scott (pitcher) (1931–2020), American Negro leagues baseball pitcher

### Football and rugby

* Bobby Scott (American football) (born 1949), Tennessee Volunteers and New Orleans Saints quarterback
* Bob Scott (Australian footballer) (1894–1990), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
* Bobby Scott (Australian footballer) (1887–1957), Australian rules footballer for Richmond
* Robert Scott (Australian footballer) (born 1969), Australian rules footballer for Geelong and North Melbourne
* Bob Scott (umpire) (1901–1956), Australian rules football umpire
* Bob Scott (footballer, born 1953), English footballer
* Rob Scott (footballer) (born 1973), English footballer and manager
* Bob Scott (rugby) (1921–2012), New Zealand All Blacks rugby union player
* Robert Scott (footballer, born 1870) (1870–?), Scottish international footballer
* Robert Scott (footballer, born 1964), Scottish footballer
* Robert Scott (footballer, born 1990), Scottish footballer
* Bert Scott (Robert Scott, 1930–2015), Scottish footballer
* Robert Scott (rugby union, born 1882) (1882–1950), Scottish rugby union player
* Robert Scott (rugby union, born 1872) (1872–1947), Scottish rugby union player

### Other sports

* Robert Scott (cricketer) (1909–1957), cricketer for Oxford University and Sussex
* Robert Scott (deer stalker) (1903–1981), on Mar Lodge Estate, Aberdeenshire
* Bob Scott (racing driver) (1928–1954), from California
* Rob Scott (businessman) (born 1969), Australian rower and businessman
* Robert H. Scott (c. 1930–2016), Johns Hopkins lacrosse coach, 1955–1974
* Joseph Scott (bobsleigh) (Robert Joseph Scott, 1922–2000), American Olympic bobsledder
* Robert Scott (cyclist) (born 1998), British cyclist

## Other

* Robert Scott (engraver) (1777–1841), Scottish engraver
* Robert Scott (moderator) (1897–1975), Scottish minister and religious author
* Robert Henry Scott (1833–1916), Irish meteorologist
* Robert Lowry Scott (born 1951), British lord lieutenant of County Tyrone
* Robert Sinclair Scott (1843–1905), Scottish ship builder
* Robert K. Scott (diplomat) (born 1963), American diplomat
* Robert Leonard Ewing Scott (1897–1987), American convicted murderer