I . Captain Scott
( Robert Falcon Scott 1868–1912)
an English explorer and navy officer, often referred to as Scott of the Antarctic. He became widely known and admired in Britain as a result of his two journeys to the Antarctic. On the second journey (1910–12) he reached the South Pole a month after the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872–1928) had become the first man ever to reach it. Scott and his four companions died of cold on the journey back. His records of the journey were found in 1912 and published in 1913. His son was Peter Scott .
See also Oates (I).
II . George Gilbert Scott
(1811–78)
an English architect. He was one of the leading figures of the Gothic Revival in England, and designed St Pancras station and the Albert Memorial in London, as well as restoring (= repairing) many old churches. He was made a knight in 1872.
III . Giles Gilbert Scott
(1880–1960)
an English architect, the grandson of George Gilbert Scott . His best-known buildings include Battersea Power Station and the Anglican cathedral at Liverpool (completed in 1978). He was made a knight in 1924.
IV . Paul Scott
(1920–78)
an English author. He served as a soldier in India during World War II , and is best known for The Raj Quartet , a series of four novels set in India during the final years of British rule there (= the Raj ). A popular television version of the novels was made under the title The Jewel in the Crown . A further novel by Scott about India, Staying On , won the Booker Prize in 1977.
V . Peter Scott
(1909–89)
an English artist and writer, the son of Captain Scott (I). He started the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge in 1946 and was made a knight in 1973 for his work in protecting plants and animals, especially birds. His paintings of birds are well known. He also appeared in several television programmes about the natural world.
VI . Randolph Scott
(1903–87)
a US actor who appeared mainly in westerns from the 1930s to 1950s. His films included Last of the Mohicans (1936), Western Union (1941), Santa Fe (1951) and Ride Lonesome (1958).
VII . Ridley Scott
(1937– )
a British film director and producer who started by making television advertisements and then went on to make many successful Hollywood films including Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Thelma and Louise (1991), Gladiator (2000) and Black Hawk Down (2001). He was made a knight in 2003.
VIII . Ronnie Scott
(1927–96)
an English musician and club owner. He played the saxophone in several jazz bands, starting his own band in 1953, and opened the leading London jazz club, Ronnie Scott’s, in 1959.
IX . Sheila Scott
(1927–88)
an English pilot. She flew alone round the world three times, and in 1971 was the first to do this over the North Pole in a light aircraft.
X . Walter Scott
(1771–1832)
a Scottish author and poet. Most of his poetry and his historical novels are based on the traditions and history of Scotland, especially the border region. His most famous poems include The Lay of the Last Minstrel and The Lady of the Lake , and his best-known novels include Waverley , Rob Roy and Ivanhoe . All were extremely popular during his life and influenced writers in Britain and Europe. Scott was made a baronet in 1820.
See also Waverley novels .