Alexander Scott (1920 - 1989) was a Scottish poet, playwright and scholar. He wrote poetry in both Scots and Scottish English as well as plays, literary reviews and critical studies of literature. He was latterly a tutor and reader of Scottish literature at the University of Glasgow, where he was instrumental in establishing Scotland's first Department of Scottish Literature in the academic year 1971-72.

Scott's verse drama, Untrue Thomas, which translates the return of Thomas the Rhymer to a contemporary setting, was well received and won first prize for Verse Drama and Scots Lyrics at the Festival of Britain in 1951, and first prize for full-length play from the Scottish Community Drama Association (SCDA) and the Arts Council in 1952. It was adapted for radio and broadcast on the BBC Third Programme in 1953.

In 1972, Scott was one of the founders of the Lallans Society (later the Scots Language Society). He was a member of its Committee from the outset and served as Preses from 1974 to 1977 and from 1979 to 1983. In 1985 he succeded Robert McLellan as Honorary Preses.

In 1983, Scott became a founding editor of the periodical New Writing Scotland.