List of Scouts

This is a list of notable Scouts and Scouters.

Contents

Africa

Ghana

Name Notability Reference
Hon. Nana Amanfi III CBE, Omanhene (Paramount Chief) of Asebu State [1]
Peter Awoonor-Renner Chairman of APSOG [1]

Libya

Name Notability Reference
Muammar Gaddafi Autocratic ruler of Libya [2]

Asia

Indonesia

Name Notability Reference
Barack Obama 44th President of the United States [3]

Korea

Name Notability Reference
Lee Yunsook politician [4]

Maldives

Name Notability Reference
Mohammed Jaisham Ibrahim saved the President of Maldives from assassination [5]

Philippines

Name Notability Reference
Jejomar Binay Vice President of the Philippines, former Mayor of Makati City, Regional Chairman, Asia-Pacific Scout Region (World Organization of the Scout Movement) [6]

Australia

[7]

Name Notability Reference
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 MP - Minister of Environment, Heritage and The Arts and musician
Regan Harrison Olympic swimmer
Jack Heath author
Shane Jacobson comedian
Tim Jarvis explorer and adventurer
Shane Mattiske NRL Director of Strategy
Brendan Nelson MP - Former 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

Europe

Czech Republic

Name Notability Reference
Václav Havel 1st president of the Czech Republic [8]

The Netherlands

Name Notability Reference
Jan Peter Balkenende Prime Minister [9]
Jozef van den Berg Hermit, former theatre maker [10]
Jo Cals Prime Minister [11]
Arjan Erkel medical aid worker for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), abducted in Dagestan [12]
Jan van Hoof member of the Dutch resistance (Operation Market Garden) [13]
Bert Koenders politician [14]
Piet J. Kroonenberg Scouting historian and author [15]
Tinneke de Nooij Discjocky (Radio Veronica) [16]
Frits Philips chairman of the board of directors of Dutch electronics company Philips [17]
Jean Jacques Rambonnet Vice Admiral, Minister (Navy, Colonies, War), the only Chief Scout of the Netherlands [18]
Joost Swarte comic artist and graphical designer [19]
Willem Oltmans journalist [20]
H.M. Beatrix of the Netherlands [21]
H.M. Juliana of the Netherlands also known as Movavedo (Mother of many daughters) [21]
H.R.H. Duke Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Scherwin Prince of the Netherlands, Prince Consort, Chairman of Netherlands Pathfinders [21]
H.R.H. Princess Máxima of the Netherlands Princess of Orange, now patron of Scouting Nederland [21]
H.R.H. Princess Christina of the Netherlands [21]
H.R.H. Claus von Amsberg Prince of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg, Prince Consort [21]
H.R.H. Princess Irene of the Netherlands [21]
H.R.H. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands [21]

Serbia

Name Notability Reference
Vlade Divac retired basketball player
Patriarch Pavle of Serbia 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Emir Kusturica filmmaker, actor and musician
Mika Antić poet, movie director, journalist and painter
Desanka Maksimović poet

Sweden

Name Notability Reference
Carl XVI Gustaf king [22]
Gustaf VI Adolf king, Chief Scout [22]
Folke Bernadotte diplomat, United Nations mediator in Palestine [22]
Carl-Henric Svanberg CEO of BP [23]

United Kingdom

Girlguiding UK

Name Notability Reference
Anne, Princess Royal [24][25]
Cherie Booth human rights lawyer [26]
Betty Boothroyd first female Speaker of the House of Commons [27]
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort [25]
Queen Elizabeth II [25]
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson athlete and television presenter [26]
Glenda Jackson actress and politician [26]
Lorraine Kelly television presenter [26]
Princess Margaret [25]
Mo Mowlam politician [26]
Dame Anita Roddick entrepreneur and environmental campaigner [26]
Helen Sharman the first British woman in space [26]
Delia Smith television chef [26]
Faye White athlete and sports commentator [28]

Girls' Brigade

Name Notability Reference
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson athlete and television presenter [26]

The Scout Association

Name Notability Reference
Henry Allingham World War I veteran believed to have been the oldest Scout in Europe [29]
David Attenborough Naturalist, TV personality [30]
David Beckham midfielder of the England football squad [31]
David Bellamy TV personality [30]
Tony Benn Politician [30]
Tony Blair Former-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [31]
Gyles Brandreth author and politician [32]
Richard Branson Entrepreneur [31]
Sir Trevor Brooking footballer [30]
Brian Clough football manager [30]
Nigel Clough Footballer [30]
John Craven TV personality [30]
Jim Davidson entertainer [30]
Ken Dodd entertainer [30]
Roger Gale politician [32]
Richard Hammond TV presenter [30]
Mike Harding comedian/songwriter and radio presenter [30]
Ainsley Harriot TV chef [30]
Rhys Jones youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest [33]
Natasha Kaplinsky BBC news presenter [30]
Neil Kinnock politician [30]
Sammy Lee footballer [30]
John Major former Prime Minister [30]
Simon Mayo disc jockey/TV presenter [30]
Paul McCartney singer/songwriter/bassist of the Beatles and Wings [30]
Derek Mountfield footballer [30]
Denis Norden TV personality [30]
Jamie Oliver celebrity chef [30]
Michael Owen footballer [30]
Michael Parkinson radio presenter, TV personality [30]
Jeremy Paxman TV/news presenter [31]
Cliff Richard entertainer [30]
Keith Richards Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter [30]
Bobby Robson former England football manager [30]
Roger Scruton philosopher [32]
David Seaman footballer [30]
Chris Tarrant TV personality [30]
Harold Wilson former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [30]
Antony Worrall Thompson chef and television presenter [32]

North America

Canada

Name Notability Reference
Jean-François Carrey youngest Canadian to climb Mount Everest [34]

United States

Girl Scouts of the USA

These notable individuals were in the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). Also see Gold Award recipients.

Name Notability Reference
Betsy Boze President or Kent State University Stark and senior fellow at American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Barbara Bush former First Lady of the United States [4]
Laura Bush former First Lady of the United States [4]
Tipper Gore former Second Lady of the United States [35]
Dolores Huerta Labor Leader [36]
Kathy Mattea singer [37]
Robin Roberts newscaster [38]

Boy Scouts of America

These notable individuals were in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Also see the lists of Eagle Scouts, Recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award, Chief Scout Executives, National presidents of the Boy Scouts of America and National commissioners.

Name Notability Reference
Buzz Aldrin astronaut and Tenderfoot Scout [39]
Dennis Rader "BTK" serial killer [40]
George W. Bush Cub Scout, 43rd U.S. President [4][41]
Calvin Coolidge, Jr. son of President Calvin Coolidge; with his brother, he was the first Scout to live in the White House. [42]
Walter Cronkite Broadcast journalist [43][44]
John Hope Franklin Boy Scout; historian, author of From Slavery to Freedom recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom [45]
Bill Gates Life Scout, founder of Microsoft [46]
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 [47]
Walter Greenberg Scout, World War II refugee from Italy, movie maker [48]
Byron Hill Life Scout, Nashville songwriter [49]
John Isley host of The John Boy & Billy Big Show [50]
John F. Kennedy Star Scout, 35th President of the United States [51]
Tommy Lasorda member of National Baseball Hall of Fame, manager of two LA Dodgers World Series champion teams [52]
Ross A. McGinnis Cub Scout, Boy Scout, awarded Medal of Honor in the Iraq War [53]
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 [47]
Alan K. Simpson Scout, U.S. Senator from Wyoming [54]
George Takei Actor, Community leader, Civil Rights Activist [55][56]
Teller Entertainer, Cub Scout [57]
Robert Pershing Wadlow World's tallest Boy Scout [58]
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 [47]
Honorary Scouts

In 1911, President William Howard Taft accepted the position of honorary president of the BSA, and each U.S. president since has served. Theodore Roosevelt was the only honorary vice-president, as he had left office before the honorary presidency began.

In 1927, the Boy Scouts of America created Honorary Scouts to distinguish "American citizens whose achievements in outdoor activity, exploration and worthwhile adventure are of such an exceptional character as to capture the imagination of boys...". The eighteen who were awarded this distinction were:[59]

Name Notability References
Roy Chapman Andrews Explorer, adventurer and naturalist; director of the American Museum of Natural History [59][60]
Robert Bartlett Newfoundland navigator and Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries [59][60]
Frederick Russell Burnham Military scout and world traveling adventurer; served the British Army in colonial Africa; taught woodcraft to Robert Baden-Powell [59][60]
Richard E. Byrd Rear admiral, polar explorer, aviator and recipient of the Medal of Honor [59][60]
George Kruck Cherrie Naturalist and explorer of the American Museum of Natural History [59][60]
James L. Clark Explorer and scientist of the American Museum of Natural History [59][60]
Merian C. Cooper American aviator and adventurer, Polish Air Force officer in the 1920s; later U.S. Army Forces brigadier general; director, screenwriter, producer and actor; credits include King Kong [59][60]
Lincoln Ellsworth Arctic explorer [59][60]
Louis Agassiz Fuertes Ornithologist, illustrator and artist [59][60]
George Bird Grinnell Anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer; influenced public opinion and legislation which ultimately led to the preservation of the American buffalo [59][60]
Charles Lindbergh Aviator, author, inventor and explorer [59][60]
Donald B. MacMillan Arctic explorer, sailor and researcher [59][60]
Clifford H. Pope Herpetologist and explorer [59][60]
George P. Putnam Publisher, author and explorer [59][60]
Kermit Roosevelt Explorer, soldier who served with both the British and U.S. Armies, businessman and writer [59][60]
Carl Rungius Wildlife artists [59][60]
Stewart Edward White Author of adventure travel books [59][60]
Orville Wright Co-inventor of the world's first successful airplane [59][60]

See also

External links

Notes

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