I. Scott, Captain Rob ‧ ert Fal ‧ con /skɒt $ skɑːt, ˈrɒbət ˈfɔːlkən $ ˈrɑːbərt-/ BrE AmE
(1868–1912) an officer in the British navy, often called Scott of the Antarctic, who made two journeys to the Antarctic to try to be the first person to reach the South Pole. He and his group reached the South Pole in 1912, shortly after the Norwegian ↑ explorer Roald Amundsen, but they all died on the way back. His ↑ journal , in which he describes their terrible journey, was discovered a year later. He was the father of Sir Peter Scott. ⇨ ↑ Oates, Captain Lawrence
II. Scott, George C. BrE AmE
(1927–99) a US film actor who played strong determined characters. He was the first actor to refuse to accept an ↑ Oscar , when he won the prize for best actor for his performance in the film Patton in 1970.
III. Scott, Rid ‧ ley /ˈrɪdli/ BrE AmE
(1937–) a British film ↑ director who works in the US, and whose films include Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), and Gladiator (2000).
IV. Scott, Ron ‧ nie /ˈrɒni $ ˈrɑː-/ BrE AmE
(1927–96) a British ↑ saxophone player who started the UK's most famous ↑ jazz club, Ronnie Scott's, in London
V. Scott, Sir Peter BrE AmE
(1909–89) a British ↑ ornithologist (=a scientist who studies birds) and artist, who was the son of Robert Falcon ↑ Scott . He wrote many books about birds, and he supported or led various organizations that work to protect animals, plants, forests etc, including the ↑ World Wide Fund for Nature
VI. Scott, Sir Wal ‧ ter /ˈwɔːltəʳ/ BrE AmE
(1771–1832) a Scottish writer and poet who was one of the most popular British writers of the 19th century. He is best known for his many HISTORICAL NOVEL s based on Scottish history, such as Rob Roy , and on old English stories, such as Ivanhoe . One of his best known poems is The Lady of the Lake .