1. British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
   - Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott
    
2. United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
   - Winfield Scott
    
3. English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
   - Robert Scott, Robert Falcon Scott
    
4. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
   - Dred Scott
    
5. Award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
   - George C. Scott

Derived forms: Scotts

Type of: actor, adventurer, author, explorer, full general, general, histrion [archaic], player, role player, slave, thesp [Brit, informal], thespian, writer

Encyclopedia: Scott, Monroe County, WI