{{portalpar|Scouting}} '''List of Famous [[Scouting|Scouts]] and [[Leader (Scouting)|Scouters]]'''
==Europe== ===List of notable Scouts in Belgium=== *[[Hergé]] (Georges Remi), comics writer and artist ===List of notable Scouts in the Netherlands=== *Queen [[Beatrix of the Netherlands]] *[[Albert Heijn]], late chairman of the board of directors of major international supermarket operator and foodservice company [[Ahold]] *[[Frits Philips]], late chairman of the board of directors of Dutch electronics company [[Philips]]. ===List of notable Scouts in the United Kingdom=== *[[David Attenborough]] *[[David Beckham]] *[[Paul McCartney]] *[[Keith Richards]] *[[Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers]], Governor of [[Victoria, Australia]], succeeded [[Lord Baden Powell]] as [[Chief Scout]] in 1941 ==North America== ===List of notable Boy Scouts in the United States=== [[Image:Ideal Scout.png|The Ideal Scout|100px|right]] These notable individuals were in the [[Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA), but did not complete the [[Eagle Scout rank (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout rank]]. For Eagle Scout recipients, see [[List of Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipients]] and [[List of Eagle Scouts]]. *[[Hank Aaron|Henry "Hank" Aaron]], athlete (baseball), [[Silver Buffalo Award]]; Is often thought to be an Eagle because of an advertisement he did for the BSA *[[Richard Dean Anderson]], taught Reptile Study, actor *[[Charles F. Barber]], Scout, CEO of [[American Smelting & Refining]] *[[Jimmy Buffett]], Scout, musician and singer *[[Bill Clinton|William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton]], [[Cub Scouts|Cub Scout]], U. S. President *[[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) *[[Henry Fonda]], Scout and Scoutmaster, [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] winning actor *[[Harrison Ford]], [[Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Life Scout]], Ford also played [[Indiana Jones]], a fictional [[Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Life Scout]] in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' *[[Bill Gates]], [[Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Life Scout]], founder of Microsoft Corporation, see entry on his father [[William H. Gates, Sr.]] in Eagle Scout list *[[John Glenn]], Scout leader; US Marine Corps fighter pilot, astronaut, first man to orbit Earth, Senator from Ohio *[[Alexander David Goode]], Scout leader, Rabbi, Army Chaplain, one of the [[Chaplain's Medal for Heroism|Four Chaplains]] who died when the [[USAT Dorchester]] was torpedoed during [[World War II]]{{cite web | last =Larson | first =Keith | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.sossi.org/scouters/chaplains.htm | title =The Immortal Chaplains | format = | work =Scouts on Stamps Society International | publisher = | accessdate = June 01| accessyear = 2006}} *[[Walter Greenberg]], Scout, WWII refugee from Italy, movie maker{{cite web | last =Peterson | first =Robert | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0410/d-wwas.html | title =Scouting in a World War II Refugee Troop| format = | work =The Way It Was | publisher =Scouting Magazine | accessdate = June 01 | accessyear = 2006}} *[[David Hartman (TV personality)|David Hartman]], Scout, movie and TV actor *[[George Hooks]], Scout, politician ([[Georgia General Assembly|Georgia State Senate]]) *[[Richard Douglas Husband]], Scout, Colonel U.S. Air Force, astronaut, [[STS-107]] Space Shuttle Columbia Commander *[[Dan Jansen]], Scout, Olympian, 1994 (Lillihammer) Gold Medal-Speed Skating *[[Bruce Jenner]], Scout, Olympian, 1976 (Montreal) Gold Medalist - Decathlon *[[Michael Jordan]], [[Cub Scouts|Cub Scout]], NBA Hall of Fame member, 2 time Olympian and Gold Medalist, Minor League Baseball player *[[John Fitzgerald Kennedy]], Star Scout, first US President who was a Scout *[[Tommy Lasorda]], member of National Baseball Hall of Fame, manager of two LA Dodgers World Series champion teams{{cite web | last =DaGroomes | first =Kathy Vilim | authorlink = | coauthors = | year =2006 | url =http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0603/a-dont.html | title =Dodgers Icon Shares Love Of Baseball and Scouting | format = | work =Scouting magazine | publisher =Boy Scouts of America | accessdate =March 20 | accessyear =2006}} *[[Michael Krasny (talk show host)|Michael Krasny]], San Francisco talk show host (kicked out for profanity) *[[Branford Marsalis]], [[Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Life Scout]], Jazz Musician *[[Norman Mineta]], [[Cub Scouts|Cub Scout]], U.S. Representative from California, Cabinet Secretary (Jan-Feb 2002 issue of [[Scouting_magazine | Scouting Magazine]]) *[[Merlin Olsen]], Scout, Professional NFL football player and sportscaster *[[Clark V. Poling]], Scout leader, Hillsboro County, NH, Dutch Reformed minister, Army Chaplain, one of the [[Chaplain's Medal for Heroism|Four Chaplains]] who died when the [[USAT Dorchester]] was torpedoed during [[World War II]] *[[Eddie Rabbit]], Scout, Country & Western Singer *[[Ronald Wilson Reagan]], Adult Leader, [[Silver Beaver Award]], 40th U. S. President *[[Willis Reed]], Scout, actor *[[John Ritter]], Scout, actor *[[Richard Roundtree]], Scout, actor *[[Nolan Ryan]], Scout, Hall of Fame baseball player *[[Alberto Salazar]], [[Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Life Scout]], 3 time winner NY marathon *[[Jimmy Stewart]], [[Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Second Class Scout]], actor, [[Brigadier General]], [[Silver Buffalo Award]], [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] *[[Alan K. Simpson]], Scout, US Senator from Wyoming (Jan-Feb 2002 issue of [[Scouting_magazine | Scouting Magazine]]) *[[Mark Spitz]], Scout, Olympian, 1972 (Munich) Gold Medalist - Swimming *[[Joe Theisman]], [[Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Life Scout]], former NFL quarterback - Washington Redskins, sportscaster *[[Teller (magician)|Teller]] - Cub Scout{{cite web | last =Storm | first =Jonathan | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/14237292.htm | title =Penn & Teller Are Back To Skewer New Targets = | work = | publisher =Philadelphia Daily News | accessdate = June 01 | accessyear = 2006}} *[[George Thorogood]] - [[blues-rock]] and [[rock (music)|rock]] performer, Scout in the Demarva Council in Delaware. *[[Peter Ueberroth]], [[Cub Scouts|Cub Scout]], former Commissioner of Baseball *[[John Warner]], Scout, US Senator from Virginia, WWII and Korean War veteran *[[John P. Washington]], Scout leader, Elizabeth, NJ, Catholic priest, Army Chaplain, one of the [[Chaplain's Medal for Heroism|Four Chaplains]] who died when the [[USAT Dorchester]] was torpedoed during [[World War II]] ===List of notable Girls Scouts in the United States=== These notable individuals were in the [[Girl Scouts of America]] (GSUSA), but did not complete the [[Gold Award]]. For Gold Award recipients, see [[Gold Award|List of notable 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]] *[[Hillary Rodham Clinton]], former [[First Lady of the United States]] and current [[United States Senator]] from [[New York]] *[[Katie Couric]], [[United States|American]] [[media personality]] and future 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]], [[United States|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 [[United States|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 [[United States|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]] ===List of notable Canadian Scouts=== *[[Pierre Berton]], author/historian/journalist *[[Joe Clark]], Prime Minister *[[Jackson Dodds]], [[World Scout Committee]], [[Bronze Wolf]] recipient *[[Pierre Elliot Trudeau]], Prime Minister *[[Marc Garneau]], Astronaut *[[Chris Hadfield]], Astronaut *[[Roméo LeBlanc]], Governor General of Canada *[[Rich Little]], comedian/impressionist *[[Brian Mulroney]], Prime Minister *[[Monte Solberg]], Minister for Immigration ==References== *{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-558.html | title =Astronauts and the BSA | format = | work =Fact sheet | publisher =Boy Scouts of America | accessdate =March 20 | accessyear =2006 }} *{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-571.html| title =The Congress and Scouting | format = | work =Fact sheet | publisher =Boy Scouts of America | accessdate =March 20 | accessyear =2006 }} ==External links== * [http://users.aol.com/randywoo/bsahis/famous.htm Famous Scouts] ==Notes== [[Category:Lists of people|Scouts]] [[Category:Scouting|Scouts]] [[es:Lista de scouts notables]]