Famous Scouts
Did you know that only 1.2 Boys have made it to Eagle in 80 years. That is a small percentage of Scouts. To recieve the rank of Eagle Scout is one of the highest achievements a boy of the under 18 can get. The highest rank a Boy Scout can achieve began as a sort of "super merit badge" for Scouts who earned 21 other merit badges, five of them required.
"Eagle Scout" and the mind's eye instantly sees a youth who exemplifies being trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, and all those other good things in the Scout Law. Eagle Scouts are such well-known symbols of Scouting's finest. Putting Eagle Scout on your college application can actually help you get into a college. When they see an Eagle achievement it shows them that you are dedicated and a leader. Many of our countries leaders, Congressmen and Astronauts have been Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts. below is just a small sample of the list.
Neil Armstrong
Astronaut & First Man On The Moon (Eagle Scout)
Willie Banks
Olympian, former world record holder, triple jump and long jump
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr.
Former secretary of the treasury and former United States senator, Texas
Bill Bradley
Former United States senator, New Jersey
Milton A. Caniff
Cartoonist
William C. DeVries, M.D.
Surgeon and educator Transplanted first artificial heart
Thomas Foley
Former Speaker of the House and former United States representative, Washington
Dr. Robert M. Gates
Former director, CIA President, Texas A&M University
Gerald R. Ford
38th president of the United States (1st Eagle Scout to become President)
J. Stephen Fossett
First to circumnavigate the earth solo in a balloon
Michael Kahn
Stage director Academy Award-winning film editor
John Koncak
Center, Orlando Magic, National Basketball Association
James A. Lovell Jr.
Apollo astronaut and business executive
The Honorable Richard G. Lugar
United States senator, Indiana
J. Willard Marriott Jr.
Chairman of the board and president, Marriott Corporation
Sam Nunn
Former United States senator, Georgia
H. Ross Perot
Founder, Electronic Data Systems Corporation and The Perot Group
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary of defense
Harrison Salisbury
Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Togo West
Former secretary of veterans affairs
Bill Alexander
U.S. Representative from Arkansas
Gary Anderson
U.S. Representative from New York
Charles Bennett
U.S. Representative from Florida
William Bennett
Former Secretary of Education
Bill Bradley
Pro basketball star and U.S. Sneator from New Jersey
Milton Caniff
Comic Strip Artist "Steve Canyon"
Willaim Dannemeyer
U.S. Representative from California
Arthur Eldred
(First Eagle Scout)
Murphy J. "Mike" Foster
Governor of Louisiana
James Lovell
- Astronaut
Richard Lugar
U.S. Senator from Indiana
Sam Nunn
U.S. Senator from Georgia
Ellison Onizuka
Challenger Astronaut
J.J. Pickle
U.S. Representative from Texas
Samuel Pierce
Former Secreatry of HUD
Harrison Salisbury
Pulitzer Prize winning Author
Willaim Sessions
Former FBI Director
Steven Spielberg
Film Director/Producer
Percy Sutton
Chairman of CBS John Tesh, TV Celebrity
James Stewart
Actor
James Brady
Former Press Secretary to President Reagan
William C. DeVries
M.D., Transplanted first artificial heart
Walter Cronkite
Journalist, T.V. commentator
J. Willard Marriott
Jr., President, Marriott Corporation
H. Ross Perot
Chairman, EDS Corp.
Daniel J. Evans
Former US Senator and Governor of Washington
Bill Clinton
U.S. President (Cub Scout)
Henry Aaron
- Baseball player, home run king
Donald Rumsfeld
- Secretary of Defense
Steven Spielberg
- Movie producer, made a movie of his troop while getting Photography MB. Helped to design requirements for the cinematography MB.
John F. Kennedy
U.S. President (Star Scout)
Harrison Ford
Actor (Life Scout)
Bill Gates
Founder of Microsoft (Life Scout)
David Hartman
Actor (Life Scout)
Henry "Hank" Aaron
Baseball Superstar (Boy Scout)
Richard Gere
Actor
Bruce Jenner
Olympic Gold Medal Decathlon (Cub Scout)
Jim Morrison
Rock Legend (Boy Scout)
Merlin Olsen
Actor, Sportscaster (Boy Scout)
Eddie Rabbitt
Country/Western singer (Boy Scout)
Richard Roundtree
Actor (Boy Scout)
Alberto Salazar
3-time winner, NYC Marathon (Life Scout)
John Schneider
Actor/Singer (Cub Scout)
Howard K. Smith
Former ABC-TV commentator (Boy Scout)
Mark Spitz
Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer (Cub Scout)
George Strait
Country/Western Singer (Cub Scout)
Joe Theisman
Sportscaster, former NFL player (Life Scout)
Peter Ueberroth
Former Commissioner of Baseball (Cub Scout)
Paul Winfield
Actor (Cub Scout)
Steve Young
NFL Quarterback
Nolan Ryan
Pro Baseball Player
John Ritter
Actor