Douglas Scott

Douglas Scott may refer to:

  • Doug Scott, British mountaineer, famous for the first ascent of the South-West Face of Mount Everest
  • Douglas Scott (writer), writer of thrillers often based during the Second World War
  • Douglas Scott (Australian politician) (1920-2012), Australian politician
  • Douglas Scott, Scottish cosmologist and professor of physics and astronomy at the University of British Columbia
  • Douglas Scott (designer) (1913-1990), industrial designer who designed the London Routemaster double-decker bus
  • George Douglas Scott (known as Doug Scott) chairman of TEDCO and winner of the Queens Award for Enterprise Promotion.

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