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Places
Scott is the name of several places in the United States of America:
- Scott, Arkansas
- Scott, Louisiana
- Scott, New York
- Scott, Wisconsin (several places)
- Scott, Ohio
- Scott City, Kansas
- Scott City, Missouri
- various counties named Scott County
- Scott Township, Minnesota
- Scott Township, Pennsylvania (several places)
- Scott Island near Antarctica
People
Many famous people have "Scott" as a first, middle, or last name:
- Dred Scott, slave whose case before the United States Supreme Court was one of the most famous in the 19th century
- Francis Scott Key, poet and lawyer, author of the poem that became the U. S. national anthem
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, author, cousin of Francis Scott Key and named for him
- George C. Scott, actor
- Randolph Scott, actor
- Robert Falcon Scott, Antarctic explorer and British naval officer
- Scott Joplin, composer
- Sir Walter Scott, author
- Winfield Scott, general and candidate for the presidency of the United States
- Winfield Scott Hancock, general and candidate for the presidency of the United States
