James Scott may refer to: Entertainment James Scott (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 (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, Duke of Monmouth (1649–1685), noble recognized by some as James II of England James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (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 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) (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 of 1861 James Reid Scott (1839–1877), explorer and colonial administrator in the Australian colony of Tasmania James George Scott (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), English cricketer James Scott (footballer, born 1881) (1881–?), Scottish footballer James Scott (footballer, born 1882) (1882–?), Scottish footballer James Scott (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1916), Scottish footballer James Scott (footballer, born 1905) (1905–?), Scottish footballer James Scott (footballer, born 2000), Scottish footballer for Motherwell 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