C. Scott Littleton

C. Scott Littleton
Born	(1933-07-01)1 July 1933 Los Angeles, California
Died	25 November 2010(2010-11-25) (aged 77) Pasadena, California
Citizenship	USA
Spouse	Mary Ann Wuest ​ (m. 1961)​
Children	2
Academic background
Alma mater	El Camino College University of California, Los Angeles
Academic advisors	Jaan Puhvel
Influences	Georges Dumézil
Academic work
Discipline	Anthropology
Institutions	University of California, Los Angeles Occidental College
Main interests	Indo-European mythology King Arthur Shinto

Covington Scott Littleton (July 1, 1933 – November 25, 2010) was an American anthropologist who was Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Occidental College. A co-founder of the Journal of Indo-European Studies, Littleton was an expert on Indo-European mythology and Shinto, on which he was the author of numerous works.