Sir John Hamilton Scott, KCVO (born 1936) is a retired Scottish farmer and public servant. Born in 1936, Scott farms on Bressay and the Isle of Noss – two of the Shetland Islands. In the early 1960s, he had been a shepherd in Caithness in mainland Scotland and since 1981 he has been chairman of Woolgrowers of Shetland Ltd. He has been described as a "leading figure in the wool industry" on the islands. In 2011, Scott was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, shortly before he retired as Lord Lieutenant (on his 75th birthday).