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*Md. Abul Kalam Azad-President | *Md. Abul Kalam Azad-President | ||
*Dr. Md. Mozammel Haque Chief National Commissioner | *Dr. Md. Mozammel Haque Chief National Commissioner | ||
===Japan=== | ===Japan=== | ||
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*[[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] | *[[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] | ||
*[[Alison Elliot]], first woman [[Moderator of the General Assembly]] of the [[Church of Scotland]] | *[[Alison Elliot]], first woman [[Moderator of the General Assembly]] of the [[Church of Scotland]] | ||
*[[Tanni Grey-Thompson|Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson]], athlete and television presenter<ref name="GgUKWiG" | *[[Tanni Grey-Thompson|Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson]], athlete and television presenter<ref name="GgUKWiG" /> | ||
*[[Glenda Jackson]], actress and politician<ref name="GgUKWiG" | *[[Glenda Jackson]], actress and politician<ref name="GgUKWiG" /> | ||
*[[Cathy Jamieson]], [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] | *[[Cathy Jamieson]], [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] | ||
*[[Lorraine Kelly]], television presenter<ref name="GgUKWiG" | *[[Lorraine Kelly]], television presenter<ref name="GgUKWiG" /> | ||
*[[Anne Mackenzie]], broadcast journalist and political analyst | *[[Anne Mackenzie]], broadcast journalist and political analyst | ||
* Princess Margaret | * Princess Margaret | ||
*[[Davina McCall]], television presenter | *[[Davina McCall]], television presenter | ||
*Mo Mowlam, politician<ref name="GgUKWiG" | *Mo Mowlam, politician<ref name="GgUKWiG" /> | ||
*[[Kate Moss]], supermodel | *[[Kate Moss]], supermodel | ||
*[[Aileen Paterson]], author | *[[Aileen Paterson]], author | ||
*[[Anita Roddick|Dame Anita Roddick]], entrepreneur and environmental campaigner<ref name="GgUKWiG" | *[[Anita Roddick|Dame Anita Roddick]], entrepreneur and environmental campaigner<ref name="GgUKWiG" /> | ||
*[[J.K. Rowling]], author of the Harry Potter books | *[[J.K. Rowling]], author of the Harry Potter books | ||
*[[Helen Sharman]], the first British woman in space<ref name="GgUKWiG" | *[[Helen Sharman]], the first British woman in space<ref name="GgUKWiG" /> | ||
*[[Carol Smillie]], television personality | *[[Carol Smillie]], television personality | ||
*[[Delia Smith]], television chef<ref name=" | *[[Delia Smith]], television chef<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/xq/asp/sID.66/qx/new/about/article.asp |title=Girlguiding UK - About Us - What is Guiding? |accessdate=2006-07-31 |publisher=Girlguiding UK}}</ref> | ||
*[[Emma Thompson]], actress | *[[Emma Thompson]], actress | ||
*[[Carol Vorderman]], television personality | *[[Carol Vorderman]], television personality | ||
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*[[David Bellamy]] - TV Personality | *[[David Bellamy]] - TV Personality | ||
*[[Tony Benn]] - Politician | *[[Tony Benn]] - Politician | ||
*Tony Blair - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom<ref name="Oakeshott" | *Tony Blair - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom<ref name="Oakeshott" /> | ||
*[[Gyles Brandreth]] - author and politician<ref name="Copping">{{cite news | author =Jasper Copping | url =http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/09/nscout09.xml | title =Telegraph - News - Computing, faith and even PR, the Scout badges leading the pack | publisher =telegraph.co.uk | date =[[2006-07-09]] | accessdate =2006-08-08 }}</ref> | *[[Gyles Brandreth]] - author and politician<ref name="Copping">{{cite news | author =Jasper Copping | url =http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/09/nscout09.xml | title =Telegraph - News - Computing, faith and even PR, the Scout badges leading the pack | publisher =telegraph.co.uk | date =[[2006-07-09]] | accessdate =2006-08-08 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Richard Branson]] - Entrepreneur<ref name="Oakeshott" | *[[Richard Branson]] - Entrepreneur<ref name="Oakeshott" /> | ||
*[[Brian Clough]] - Football Manager | *[[Brian Clough]] - Football Manager | ||
*Nigel Clough - Footballer | *Nigel Clough - Footballer | ||
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*[[Ken Dodd]] - Entertainer | *[[Ken Dodd]] - Entertainer | ||
*[[Peter Duncan (actor)|Peter Duncan]] - former Blue Peter presenter and current [[Chief Scout]] | *[[Peter Duncan (actor)|Peter Duncan]] - former Blue Peter presenter and current [[Chief Scout]] | ||
*[[Roger Gale]], politician<ref name="Copping" | *[[Roger Gale]], politician<ref name="Copping" /> | ||
*[[Richard Hammond]] - TV Presenter | *[[Richard Hammond]] - TV Presenter | ||
*[[Mike Harding]] - comedian/songwriter and radio presenter | *[[Mike Harding]] - comedian/songwriter and radio presenter | ||
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*[[Denis Norden]] - TV Personality | *[[Denis Norden]] - TV Personality | ||
*[[Michael Parkinson]] - Radio Presenter, TV Personality | *[[Michael Parkinson]] - Radio Presenter, TV Personality | ||
*[[Jeremy Paxman]] - TV/News Presenter<ref name="Oakeshott" | *[[Jeremy Paxman]] - TV/News Presenter<ref name="Oakeshott" /> | ||
*[[Dougie Payne]] - bassist for [[Travis]] | *[[Dougie Payne]] - bassist for [[Travis]] | ||
*[[Michael Perham]] - Youngest Person (14 years old) to cross the Atlantic single handed | *[[Michael Perham]] - Youngest Person (14 years old) to cross the Atlantic single handed | ||
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*[[Willie Rushton]] - Actor | *[[Willie Rushton]] - Actor | ||
*[[Doug Scott]] - Mountaineer | *[[Doug Scott]] - Mountaineer | ||
*[[Roger Scruton]] - philosopher<ref name="Copping" | *[[Roger Scruton]] - philosopher<ref name="Copping" /> | ||
*[[Paul Shane]] - Actor | *[[Paul Shane]] - Actor | ||
*[[Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers]] - Governor of [[Victoria, Australia]], succeeded [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]] as [[Chief Scout]] in 1941 | *[[Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers]] - Governor of [[Victoria, Australia]], succeeded [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]] as [[Chief Scout]] in 1941 | ||
*Chris Tarrant - TV Personality | *Chris Tarrant - TV Personality | ||
*[[Norman Wisdom]] - Actor | *[[Norman Wisdom]] - Actor | ||
*[[Antony Worrall Thompson]] - chef and television presenter<ref name="Copping" | *[[Antony Worrall Thompson]] - chef and television presenter<ref name="Copping" /> | ||
==North America== | ==North America== | ||
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*[[Bonnie Blair]], [[long track speed skating|speedskater]] and five time Olympic [[Gold Medalist]] | *[[Bonnie Blair]], [[long track speed skating|speedskater]] and five time Olympic [[Gold Medalist]] | ||
*Dr. Betsy Boze, Chief Executive Officer and Dean, Kent State University Stark | *Dr. Betsy Boze, Chief Executive Officer and Dean, Kent State University Stark | ||
*[[Barbara Bush]], former [[First Lady of the United States]]<ref name="BushL" | *[[Barbara Bush]], former [[First Lady of the United States]]<ref name="BushL" /> | ||
*[[Laura Bush]], [[First Lady of the United States]]<ref name="BushL" | *[[Laura Bush]], [[First Lady of the United States]]<ref name="BushL" /> | ||
*Hillary Rodham Clinton, former [[First Lady of the United States]] and current [[United States Senator]] from New York | *Hillary Rodham Clinton, former [[First Lady of the United States]] and current [[United States Senator]] from New York | ||
* Katie Couric, American [[media personality]] and first female solo anchor of a major evening network newscast in the United States | * Katie Couric, American [[media personality]] and first female solo anchor of a major evening network newscast in the United States | ||
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*[[Ted Bundy]]; serial killer | *[[Ted Bundy]]; serial killer | ||
*[[Jimmy Buffett]]; Scout, musician and singer | *[[Jimmy Buffett]]; Scout, musician and singer | ||
*George W. Bush; Cub Scout, 43rd U.S. President<ref name=" | *George W. Bush; Cub Scout, 43rd U.S. President<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/02/20020220-6.html |title=Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Girl Scouts of Korea Event |accessdate=2006-08-03 | last=Bush | first=Laura |authorlink=Laura Bush |publisher=U.S. Government}}</ref><ref name="Jambo">{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/07/20050731.html |title=President Addresses 2005 National Boy Scout Jamboree |accessdate=2006-12-28 | last=Bush | first=George W. |authorlink= |publisher=The White House}}</ref> | ||
*[[Charles J. Camarda]]; First Class Scout, US astronaut | *[[Charles J. Camarda]]; First Class Scout, US astronaut | ||
*[[John H. Casper]]; Life Scout, [[STS-36]]; [[STS-54]]; [[STS-62]]; and [[STS-77]] astronaut | *[[John H. Casper]]; Life Scout, [[STS-36]]; [[STS-54]]; [[STS-62]]; and [[STS-77]] astronaut | ||
Latest revision as of 23:03, 31 December 2023
This is a List of famous Scouts and Scouters.
Asia
Bangladesh
- Md. Abul Kalam Azad-President
- Dr. Md. Mozammel Haque Chief National Commissioner
Japan
- RyuJapan Hashimoto, the 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan
- Yukio Hattori, the fifth president of the Hattori Nutrition College.a commentator on the Japanese cooking competition program Iron Chef
- Soichi Noguchi, Japanese astronaut
- Makoto Raiku, mangaka (Zatch Bell!)
- Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo (Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros, Metroid)
Korea
- Lee Yunsook, politician[1]
Australia
- Kieran Ault-Connell - Paralympic runner
- Geoffrey Blainey, historian
- Sir Jack Brabham, racing driver
- Sally Browne, fashion entrepreneur
- Keith Conlon, television and radio presenter
- Jamie Durie, television host
- Peter Garrett, musician and politician
- Regan Harrison - Olympic swimmer
- Jack Heath, author
- Tim Jarvis, explorer and adventurer
- Shane Mattiske - NRL Director of Strategy
- Brendan Nelson MP - Federal Defence Minister
- Dave O'Neil, talkback radio host
- David Parkin - Australian rules footballer and coach
- Helen Sham-Ho member, NSW Legislative Council
- Dick Smith, businessman and aviator
- Adam Spencer, radio DJ and media personality
- Jack Yabsley, television presenter
- Rhoderick Gates, writer and entertainer
Europe
Belgium
- Albert II, king
- Baudouin/Boudewijn, late king
- Jacques Brel, late singer and author-composer
- Jean-Luc Dehaene, politician
- Hergé (Georges Remi), late comics writer and artist
- Leo Tindemans, prime minister
- Willy Vandersteen, late comics writer and artist
Czech Republic
- Eduard Beneš (1884-1948), leader of the Czechoslovak independence movement and the second President of Czechoslovakia
- Jaroslav Foglar (1907-1999), writer
- Jiří Grygar (*1936), astronomer and popularizer of science
- Tomáš Halík (*1948), public intellectual, Roman Catholic priest and scholar
- Václav Havel (*1936), 1st president of the Czech Republic[3]
- Helena Illnerová (*1937), research worker, president of the Czech Academy of Sciences (2001-2005)
- Erazim Kohák (*1933), philosopher and writer
- Jan Kubiš (1913-1942), Czechoslovakian resistance fighter
- Ivo Lukačovič (*1974), founder, chairman and vision-maker of Seznam.cz
- Václav Marhoul (*1960), film director and producer
- Jiří Menzel (*1938), film and theatre director, actor and scriptwriter
- Václav Pačes (*1942), biochemist, president of the Czech Academy of Sciences (2005-)
- Šimon Pánek (*1967), director and co-founder of People in Need Foundation (PINF)
- Theodor Pištěk (*1932), painter and film designer
- Petr Pithart (*1941), politician, lawyer and political scientist
- Břetislav Rychlík (*1958), film director
- Ladislav Sitenský (*1919), landscape photographer
- Jiří Stránský (*1931), writer, scriptwriter, dramatist, interpreter
- Jiří Suchý (*1931), dramatist, poet, writer, composer, musician
- Antonín Benjamin Svojsík (1876-1938), founder of Czech Scouting
- Štěpán Cardinal Trochta (1905-1974) salesian and bishop of Litomerice
- Václav Vorlíček (*1930), film director and scriptwriter
- Jiří Wolker (1900-1924), poet, journalist and playwright
- Rudolf Zahradník (*1928), chemist, president of the Czech Academy of Sciences (1993-2001)
Denmark
- Ingrid of Sweden late queen consort , head of guiding
- Margrethe II of Denmark queen
- Benedikte princess, head of guiding
France
- Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic
- Paul-Émile Victor, explorer and ethnologist
Germany
- Norbert Blüm (*1935) politician
- Wolfgang Clement (*1940) politician
- Thomas Gottschalk (*1950) actor
- Herbert Grönemeyer (*1956) musician and actor
- Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) physicist, Nobel laureate
- Günther Jauch (*1956) TV-host
- Hans-Peter von Kirchbach (*1941) inspector general of the Bundeswehr
- Horst Köhler (*1943) current President of Germany
- Golo Mann (1909-1994) historian, son of Thomas Mann
- Peter Struck (*1943) politician
- Harald Franz Schmidt (*1957) actor, writer, comedian and television entertainer
Greece
- Anne-Marie, former queen consort (1964-1973)
Hungary
- László Almásy pilot, researcher of Sahara Desert, title character of The English Patient
- Ferenc Csík swimmer, gold medal winner of 1936 Summer Olympics
- Ferenc Mádl President of Hungary (2000-2005)
- Pál Maléter military leader of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
- Ernő Rubik flight engineer, father of Ernő Rubik jr., inventor of Rubik's Cube
- Pál Teleki scientist, prime minister of Hungary (1920-1921) and (1939-1941)
Ireland
- Dermot Lacey former Lord Mayor of Dublin
- Graham Norton
- The Edge, musician
Luxembourg
- Jean I, late Grand Duke, Chief Scout
- Joséphine-Charlotte, late Grand Duchess, Chief Guide
The Netherlands
- Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister.
- Jacco Eltingh - former professional tennis player
- Arjan Erkel, medical aid worker for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), abducted in Dagestan
- Anton Geesink, member International Olympic Committee
- Gordon, singer and television presentor
- Lex Goudsmit, late actor
- Youp van 't Hek, stand-up comedian
- Albert Heijn, late chairman of the board of directors of major international supermarket operator and foodservice company Ahold
- Paskal Jakobsen - singer Bløf
- Bert Koenders - politician
- Piet J. Kroonenberg, Scouting historian and author
- Jan Kruis, comics artist
- Geert Mak, journalist and historian
- Harry Mulisch, late author, one of the "Great Three" of Dutch postwar literature.
- Frits Philips, late chairman of the board of directors of Dutch electronics company Philips.
- Jean Jacques Rambonnet, late Vice Admiral, Minister (Navy, Colonies, War), the only Chief Scout of the Netherlands
- Bas and Aad van Toor (Bassie and Adriaan), clown and acrobat duo
- H.M. Beatrix of the Netherlands
- H.M. Juliana of the Netherlands, also known as Movavedo (Mother of many daughters)
- H.R.H. Berhard of the Netherlands, late Prince of the Netherlands, Koninklijk Commissaris (Royal Commissionair) of Dutch Scouting.
- H.R.H. Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange, now patron of Scouting Nederland
- H.R.H. Princess Christina of the Netherlands
- H.R.H. Claus von Amsberg, late Prince of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg, Prince Consort
- H.R.H. Princess Irene of the Netherlands
- H.R.H. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
Poland
Main article: List of notable Scouts in Poland
Portugal
- José Hermano Saraiva, historian and television personality
- Dom Ximenes Belo, Bishop of Dili, East Timor and Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Jorge Lacão, politician
- Menéres Pimentel, People's Ombudsman
- Manuel Clemente, Bishop
- António Ribeiro, Bishop
- Margarida Pinto Correia, writer
- Isabel Herédia, wife of throne pretender
- José Mendes Bota, politician, member of the European Parliament
- Rui Pena, politician, former Portuguese minister of National Defense
- Carvalho Rodrigues, scientist
Spain
- Juan Carlos I, present king and Spanish Scout Honorary President (his father Juan de Borbón was also Scout)
- Sofía de Grecia, present queen
- Alfonso XIII, former king, father of Juan de Borbón and grandfather of Juan Carlos I
- Niceto Alcalá Zamora, president of the former Spanish 2nd Republic (1936)
- José María Aznar, former Spanish Prime Minister (1996-2004)
- Jordi Pujol and Pasqual Maragall, former Cataluña presidents (1980-2003 and 2003-2006)
- Alejandro Sanz, singer
- Paz Padilla, comedian and actress
- Emilio Aragón, comedian, actor and singer and orchestra director
Sweden
- Carl XVI Gustaf, king
- Gustaf VI Adolf, late king, Chief Scout
- Folke Bernadotte, late diplomat, United Nations mediator in Palestine
- Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO of Ericsson
United Kingdom
Girlguiding UK
- Anne, Princess Royal[4]
- Cherie Booth, human rights lawyer[5]
- Annette Crosbie, actress
- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Cat Deeley, television presenter
- Barbara Dickson, actress and singer
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Alison Elliot, first woman Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, athlete and television presenter[5]
- Glenda Jackson, actress and politician[5]
- Cathy Jamieson, Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Lorraine Kelly, television presenter[5]
- Anne Mackenzie, broadcast journalist and political analyst
- Princess Margaret
- Davina McCall, television presenter
- Mo Mowlam, politician[5]
- Kate Moss, supermodel
- Aileen Paterson, author
- Dame Anita Roddick, entrepreneur and environmental campaigner[5]
- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books
- Helen Sharman, the first British woman in space[5]
- Carol Smillie, television personality
- Delia Smith, television chef[6]
- Emma Thompson, actress
- Carol Vorderman, television personality
The Scout Association
- Jeffrey Archer - politician and author
- David Attenborough - Naturalist, TV Personality
- Richard Attenborough - Actor, Film Director/Producer
- Syd Barret - Original singer/songwriter/guitarist for Pink Floyd
- Michael Barrymore - TV Personality
- David Beckham - midfielder of the England football squad[7]
- David Bellamy - TV Personality
- Tony Benn - Politician
- Tony Blair - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[7]
- Gyles Brandreth - author and politician[8]
- Richard Branson - Entrepreneur[7]
- Brian Clough - Football Manager
- Nigel Clough - Footballer
- Billy Connolly - Comedian
- Ronnie Corbett - Actor
- John "Jack" Cornwell - Royal Navy sailor and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Craven - TV Personality
- Robert Edward Cruickshank VC, World War I soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Jim Davidson - Entertainer
- Ken Dodd - Entertainer
- Peter Duncan - former Blue Peter presenter and current Chief Scout
- Roger Gale, politician[8]
- Richard Hammond - TV Presenter
- Mike Harding - comedian/songwriter and radio presenter
- Ainsley Harriot - TV Chef
- Derek Jacobi - Actor
- Rhys Jones - youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest[9]
- Natasha Kaplinsky - BBC News Presenter
- Neil Kinnock - Politician
- Danny La Rue - Entertainer
- Sammy Lee - Footballer
- John Major - Former Prime Minister
- Simon Mayo - Disc Jockey/TV Presenter
- Paul McCartney - singer/songwriter/bassist of the Beatles and Wings
- George Michael - Singer/Songwriter
- Adrian Moorhouse - Swimmer
- Derek Mountfield - Footballer
- Denis Norden - TV Personality
- Michael Parkinson - Radio Presenter, TV Personality
- Jeremy Paxman - TV/News Presenter[7]
- Dougie Payne - bassist for Travis
- Michael Perham - Youngest Person (14 years old) to cross the Atlantic single handed
- Cliff Richard - Entertainer
- Keith Richards - Guitar player for The Rolling Stones
- Bobby Robson - Former England Football Manager
- Willie Rushton - Actor
- Doug Scott - Mountaineer
- Roger Scruton - philosopher[8]
- Paul Shane - Actor
- Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers - Governor of Victoria, Australia, succeeded Baden-Powell as Chief Scout in 1941
- Chris Tarrant - TV Personality
- Norman Wisdom - Actor
- Antony Worrall Thompson - chef and television presenter[8]
North America
Canada
- Pierre Berton, author/historian/journalist
- Jean-François Carrey, youngest Canadian to climb Mount Everest[10]
- Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister
- Joe Clark, Prime Minister
- Leonard Cohen, musician
- Jim Creeggan, musician
- Roméo Dallaire, military officer
- John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister
- Jackson Dodds, World Scout Committee, Bronze Wolf recipient
- Michael J. Fox, actor
- Marc Garneau, astronaut
- Chris Hadfield, astronaut
- Michael Harcourt, Premier of British Columbia
- Stephen Harper, Prime Minister
- Craig Kielburger, child advocate, Nobel Prize nominee, Member of the Order of Canada
- Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General
- Gordon Lightfoot, musician
- Rich Little, comedian/impressionist
- Steve MacLean, astronaut
- Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister
- Steven Page, musician
- Darryl Sittler, professional hockey player
- Monte Solberg, Minister for Immigration
- Alex Tilley, inventor of the Tilley Hat
- Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister
United States
Girl Scouts of the USA
These notable individuals were in the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). Also see Gold Award recipients.
- Val Ackerman, first President of the Women's National Basketball Association
- Madeleine Albright, first female United States Secretary of State
- Martha W. Barnett, second female president of the American Bar Association, partner in Holland & Knight LLP
- Candice Bergen, actress and author
- Bonnie Blair, speedskater and five time Olympic Gold Medalist
- Dr. Betsy Boze, Chief Executive Officer and Dean, Kent State University Stark
- Barbara Bush, former First Lady of the United States[1]
- Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States[1]
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, former First Lady of the United States and current United States Senator from New York
- Katie Couric, American media personality and first female solo anchor of a major evening network newscast in the United States
- Blythe Danner, Emmy-winning actress
- Elizabeth Dole, former president of the American Red Cross, United States Secretary of Transportation, and United States Secretary of Labor, current United States Senator from North Carolina and chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
- Dakota Fanning Scout; actress
- Dorothy Hamill, Olympic figure skater
- Glenda Hatchett, judge and television hostess
- Lou Henry Hoover Leader (National President); First Lady of the United States
- Tamara Jernigan, American astronaut
- Star Jones, lawyer and talk show hostess
- Gladys Kamakakuokalani, Hawaiian educator and community leader
- Billie Jean King, retired tennis player
- Ann Landers, columnist
- Shari Lewis, puppeteer and children's television show host
- Rebecca Lobo, college basketball analyst and former professional player in the Women's National Basketball Association
- Susan Lucci, Daytime Emmy award winning actress
- Mary Tyler Moore, actress and comedian
- Carol Moseley-Braun, first black United States Senator, representing Illinois; unsuccessful Democratic candidate in the 2004 U.S. presidential election
- Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chairman and chief executive officer, Carlson Companies
- Sandra Day O'Connor, first female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Alma J. Powell, vice chair, America's Promise
- Nancy Reagan Scout; actress, First Lady of the United States
- Debbie Reynolds Scout and Leader; actress
- Sally Ride, first American female astronaut
- Esmeralda Santiago, Puerto Rican author
- Dorothy C. Stratton Leader (National Executive Director); college professor, director of the SPARS during World War II
- Martha Stewart, entrepreneur and television and magazine personality
- Kathryn D. Sullivan, former astronaut and first American woman to walk in space
- Mallory Tarcher, puppeteer and children's television show host
- Susan Taylor, editor-in-chief of Essence magazine
- Barbara Walters, first female network news anchor
- Vera Wang, fashion designer
Boy Scouts of America
File:Ideal Scout.png
The Ideal Scout
These notable individuals were in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). For Eagle Scout recipients, see List of notable Eagle Scouts.
- Hank Aaron; athlete (baseball), Silver Buffalo Award; Is often thought to be an Eagle because of an advertisement he did for the BSA
- Buzz Aldrin; astronaut and Tenderfoot Scout[11]
- Joseph P. Allen; First Class Scout, US astronaut STS-5 and STS-51A
- William A. Anders; Life Scout, Apollo 8 astronaut
- Clayton Anderson; First Class Scout, US astronaut[citation needed]
- Richard Dean Anderson; taught Reptile Study, actor
- Michael A. Baker; Life Scout, STS-43; STS-52; STS-68; and STS-81 astronaut
- Charles F. Barber; Scout, CEO of American Smelting & Refining[citation needed]
- Charles Bassett; Life Scout, astronaut
- Alan L. Bean; First Class Scout, US astronaut Apollo 12 and Skylab 3
- Michael J. Bloomfield; First Class Scout, US astronaut STS-86, STS-97, and STS-110
- Vance D. Brand; Life Scout,Apollo-Soyuz Test Project; STS-5; STS 41-B; and STS-35 astronaut
- Roy D. Bridges Jr.; Life Scout,STS-51-F astronaut
- David M. Brown; Life Scout,STS-107 astronaut
- Ted Bundy; serial killer
- Jimmy Buffett; Scout, musician and singer
- George W. Bush; Cub Scout, 43rd U.S. President[12][13]
- Charles J. Camarda; First Class Scout, US astronaut
- John H. Casper; Life Scout, STS-36; STS-54; STS-62; and STS-77 astronaut
- Dick Cheney; Scout,[13]
- Bill Clinton; Cub Scout, U. S. President
- L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.; Life Scout, Mercury 9 and Gemini 5 astronaut
- Walter Cronkite; Scout, journalist, anchorman and commentator for CBS News
- Jack Elam; Scout, actor (was blinded in the left eye— hence his 'wandering' eye —by a pen during a scuffle at a troop meeting)
- John M. Fabian; Life Scout, STS-7 and STS-51-G astronaut
- Chaka Fattah member of the United States House of Representatives
- Henry Fonda; Scout and Scoutmaster, Academy Award winning actor
- Harrison Ford; Life Scout, actor who played Indiana Jones. His fictional character was also a Life Scout as a boy.
- Guy S. Gardner; Life Scout, STS-27 and STS-35 astronaut
- Bill Gates; Life Scout, founder of Microsoft and richest man in the world as of date..[14]
- Edward Givens astronaut
- John Glenn; Scout leader; U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot, astronaut, first American to orbit Earth, Senator from Ohio
- Alexander D. Goode; Scout leader, Rabbi, Army Chaplain, one of the Four Chaplains who died when the USAT Dorchester was torpedoed during World War II[15]
- Walter Greenberg; Scout, World War II refugee from Italy, movie maker[16]
- Frederick D. Gregory; Life Scout, STS-51-B; STS-33; and STS-44 astronaut
- David Hartman; Scout, movie and TV actor
- Byron Hill; Life Scout; Nashville songwriter, [1]
- James van Hoften; Life Scout, STS-41-C and STS-51-I astronaut
- Richard Douglas Husband; Scout, Colonel U.S. Air Force, astronaut, STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia Commander
- LL Cool J rap singer and entertainer
- Dan Jansen; Scout, Olympian, 1994 (Lillihammer) Gold Medal-Speed Skating
- Bruce Jenner; Scout, Olympian, 1976 (Montreal) Gold Medalist - Decathlon
- Michael Jordan; Cub Scout; NBA Hall of Fame member, 2 time Olympian and Gold Medalist, Minor League Baseball player
- John F. Kennedy; Star Scout, Former United States President
- Michael Krasny; San Francisco talk show host
- Kevin R. Kregel; Life Scout, STS-70; STS-78; STS-87; And STS-99 astronaut
- Tommy Lasorda; member of National Baseball Hall of Fame, manager of two LA Dodgers World Series champion teams[17]
- Richard M. Linnehan; First Class Scout, US astronaut STS-78, STS-90, and STS-109
- G. David Low; Life Scout,STS-32; STS-43; and STS-57 astronaut
- Branford Marsalis; Life Scout, Jazz Musician
- Thomas K. Mattingly II Life Scout, Apollo 16; STS-4; and STS-51-C astronaut
- William S. McArthur, Jr. Life Scout, STS-58; STS-74; and STS-92 astronaut
- Norman Mineta; Cub Scout, U.S. Representative from California, Cabinet Secretary (Jan-Feb 2002 issue of Scouting Magazine)
- Edgar D. Mitchell; Life Scout, Apollo 14 astronaut
- George D. Nelson; First Class Scout, US astronaut. STS 41-C, STS 61-C, and STS-26
- William Oefelein; First Class Scout, US astronaut
- Merlin Olsen; Scout, Professional NFL football player and sportscaster
- Alan G. Poindexter; astronaut
- Clark V. Poling; Scout leader, Hillsboro County, NH, Dutch Reformed minister, Army Chaplain, one of the Four Chaplains who died when the USAT Dorchester was torpedoed during World War II[15]
- Eddie Rabbit; Scout, Country & Western Singer
- Ronald Reagan; Adult Leader, Silver Beaver Award; 40th U.S. President
- Willis Reed; Scout, actor
- Justin Cardinal Rigali; Cub Scout in Los Angeles
- John Ritter; Scout, actor
- Stephen K. Robinson; STS-85; STS-95; and STS-114 astronaut
- Richard Roundtree; Scout, actor
- Nolan Ryan; Scout, Hall of Fame baseball player
- Alberto Salazar; Life Scout, 3 time winner NY marathon
- David R. Scott; Life Scout, Gemini 8; Apollo 9; and Apollo 15 astronaut
- Alan K. Simpson; Scout, U.S. Senator from Wyoming (Jan-Feb 2002 issue of Scouting Magazine)
- W. Thomas Smith Jr.; Scout, author, columnist
- Dick Smothers; Star Scout, of the Smothers Brothers comedy duo
- Mark Spitz; Scout, Olympian, 1972 (Munich) Gold Medalist - Swimming
- Jimmy Stewart; Second Class Scout, actor, Brigadier General; Silver Buffalo Award; Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Sherwood C. Spring; Life Scout,STS 61-B astronaut
- Robert C. Springer; Life Scout, STS-29 and STS-38 astronaut
- Teller - Cub Scout[18]
- Joe Theisman; Life Scout, former NFL quarterback - Washington Redskins, sportscaster
- George Thorogood - blues-rock and rock performer, Scout in the Delmarva Council in Delaware.
- Peter Ueberroth; Cub Scout, former Commissioner of Baseball
- George Voinovich; Silver Beaver Awardee, U.S. Senator from Ohio
- Robert Pershing Wadlow; World's tallest Boy Scout[19]
- John Warner; Scout, U.S. Senator from Virginia, WWII and Korean War veteran
- John P. Washington; Scout leader, Elizabeth, NJ, Catholic priest, Army Chaplain, one of the Four Chaplains who died when the USAT Dorchester was torpedoed during World War II[15]
- Clifton Williams; Life Scout, astronaut
- Jim Morrison; Cub Scout, Musician (His uniform is on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH)
- Steve Young; Cub Scout, NFL quarterback of San Francisco 49ers; may have been Boy Scout too. Made a commercial supporting Cub Scouts.
South America
Brazil
- Caio Vianna Martins National hero
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bush, Laura. "Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Girl Scouts of Korea Event". U.S. Government. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/02/20020220-6.html. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
- ↑ "Scouting - The Way to Success". Scouts Australia. http://www.scouts.com.au/main.asp?iMenuID=768. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ↑ skauting.cz
- ↑ "NPG x76303; Princess Anne". National Portrait Gallery. http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?LinkID=mp05015&rNo=7&role=sit. Retrieved 2006-08-08.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "Girlguiding UK - About Us - What is Guiding?". Girlguiding UK. http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/xq/asp/sID.66/qx/new/about/article.asp. Retrieved 2006-07-31.
- ↑ "Girlguiding UK - About Us - What is Guiding?". Girlguiding UK. http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/xq/asp/sID.66/qx/new/about/article.asp. Retrieved 2006-07-31.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Isabel Oakeshott (2006-10-22). "Dib dib dib - the way to a better life - Sunday Times - Times Online". timesonline.co.uk. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2415901.html. Retrieved 2006-10-24.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Jasper Copping (2006-07-09). "Telegraph - News - Computing, faith and even PR, the Scout badges leading the pack". telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/09/nscout09.xml. Retrieved 2006-08-08.
- ↑ "Rhys' Everest Adventure". BBC.co.uk. 2006-10-26. http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2006/04/24/rhys_jones_everest_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
- ↑ "Ottawa man reaches Everest summit". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/05/19/ot-everest20060519.html. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- ↑ "Astronauts and the BSA". Fact sheet. Boy Scouts of America. http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-558.html. Retrieved 2006-03-20.
- ↑ Bush, Laura. "Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Girl Scouts of Korea Event". U.S. Government. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/02/20020220-6.html. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Bush, George W.. "President Addresses 2005 National Boy Scout Jamboree". The White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/07/20050731.html. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedother98 - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Larson, Keith. "The Immortal Chaplains". Scouts on Stamps Society International. http://www.sossi.org/scouters/chaplains.htm. Retrieved June 01.
- ↑ Peterson, Robert. "Scouting in a World War II Refugee Troop". The Way It Was. Scouting Magazine. http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0410/d-wwas.html. Retrieved June 01.
- ↑ DaGroomes, Kathy Vilim (2006). "Dodgers Icon Shares Love Of Baseball and Scouting". Scouting magazine. Boy Scouts of America. http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0603/a-dont.html. Retrieved March 20.
- ↑ Storm, Jonathan. "Penn & Teller Are Back To Skewer New Targets =". Philadelphia Daily News. http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/14237292.htm. Retrieved June 01.
- ↑ Colombraro, Rosemarie (2007). "The World's tallest Boy Scout". Boys' Life Feb 2007: 24-25.
References
- "Astronauts and the BSA". Fact sheet. Boy Scouts of America. http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-558.html. Retrieved March 20.
- "Bienvenue sur le site national des Eclaireuses Eclaireurs de France" (in French). Eclaireuses Eclaireurs de France. http://www.eedf.asso.fr/. Retrieved 23 July.
- "CBBC Newsround - Guides - Misc - Girl Guides - What is Guiding?". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4280000/newsid_4284400/4284425.stm. Retrieved 20 July.
- "The Congress and Scouting". Fact sheet. Boy Scouts of America. http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-571.html. Retrieved March 20.
- "Girlguiding Scotland - Info - Inspirational Women/Interviews". GirlGuiding Scotland. http://www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/information/info_famous_guides.htm. Retrieved 20 July.
- "Girlguiding UK - About Us - What is Guiding?". Girlguiding UK. http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/xq/asp/sID.66/qx/new/about/article.asp. Retrieved 2006-07-31.
- "NPG x76303; Princess Anne". National Portrait Gallery. http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?LinkID=mp05015&rNo=7&role=sit. Retrieved 2006-08-08.
- Bush, Laura. "Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Girl Scouts of Korea Event". U.S. Government. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/02/20020220-6.html. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
- Copping, Jasper (2006-07-09). "Telegraph - News - Computing, faith and even PR, the Scout badges leading the pack". telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/09/nscout09.xml. Retrieved 2006-08-08.