Scott
The taxon authority Scott may refer to:
- Walter Scott (fl. 1995; W.Scott), botanist
- Alexander Walter Scott (1800–1883), entomologist
- Andrew Scott, zoologist
- Andrew John Scott (A.J.Scott) (1950-), botanist
- Bradley R. Scott, palaeontologist
- Chad M. Scott, malacologist
- Charles Leslie Scott, (1913-2001) C.L.Scott, botanist
- Dukinfield Henry Scott (1854–1934), paleobotanist
- Eric Oswald Gale Scott, ichthyologist
- Fiona J. Scott (F.J.Scott), phycologist
- Gayle Scott, paleontologist
- George Anderson Macdonald Scott (1933-1998; G.A.M.Scott), botanist
- Harold William Scott, ostracodologist
- Hugh Scott (1885–1960), entomologist
- Ian A.W. Scott, herpetologist
- James Allan Scott (James A. Scott, the elder), lepidopterist
- James Alexander Scott (James A. Scott, the younger), mycologist and entomologist
- Jamon L. Scott, microbiologist
- John Scott (1823–1888), entomologist
- John Scott (botanist, 1838–1880) (1838–1880; J.Scott), Scottish botanist
- Joseph L. Scott (J.L.Scott), phycologist
- Katherine M. F. Scott (1913–1998), entomologist
- Kathleen Marie Scott, paleontologist
- Matthew B. Scott, entomologist
- Norman J. Scott, herpetologist
- Peter Markham Scott (1909–1989), ornithologist
- Randall W. Scott (fl. 2015; Randall W.Scott), botanist
- Richard Albert Scott, paleobotanist
- R.W. Scott, paleontologist
- Steve M. Scott (fl. 2006; S.M.Scott), botanist
- Thomas Scott (1840–1929), ostracodologist
- Trevor D. Scott, ichthyologist
- William Berryman Scott (1858–1947), paleontologist and mammalogist
- William Earl Dodge Scott (1852–1910), ornithologist and naturalist