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This is a list of the top 10 most influential people who received the Eagle Scout award. (This list is in no particular order)
| 1. |
Gerald Ford, 38th President of the U.S. |
| 2. |
Michael F. Moore, Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker |
| 3. |
Neil Armstrong, First man on the moon |
| 4. |
James Lovell - Astronaut |
| 5. |
Steven Spielberg, Film Director/Producer |
| 6. |
William C. DeVries, M.D., Transplanted first artificial heart |
| 7. |
J. Willard Marriott, Jr., President, Marriott Corporation |
| 8. |
Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City |
| 9. |
Bill Gates, Sr., CEO of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates |
| 10. |
Mike Rowe, Host of “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel |
Read more: http://www.listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/14562/Personalities/Top+10+Most+Famous+Eagle+Scouts.aspx#ixzz1KyWmtA2f
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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 |
[38] |
| Dennis Rader |
"BTK" serial killer |
[39] |
| George W. Bush |
Cub Scout, 43rd U.S. President |
[3][40] |
| Calvin Coolidge, Jr. |
son of President Calvin Coolidge; with his brother, he was the first Scout to live in the White House. |
[41] |
| Walter Cronkite |
Broadcast journalist |
[42][43] |
| John Hope Franklin |
Boy Scout; historian, author of From Slavery to Freedom recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
[44] |
| Bill Gates |
Life Scout, founder of Microsoft |
[45] |
| 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 |
[46] |
| Walter Greenberg |
Scout, World War II refugee from Italy, movie maker |
[47] |
| Byron Hill |
Life Scout, Nashville songwriter |
[48] |
| John Isley |
host of The John Boy & Billy Big Show |
[49] |
| John F. Kennedy |
Star Scout, 35th President of the United States |
[50] |
| Tommy Lasorda |
member of National Baseball Hall of Fame, manager of two LA Dodgers World Series champion teams |
[51] |
| Ross A. McGinnis |
Cub Scout, Boy Scout, awarded Medal of Honor in the Iraq War |
[52] |
| 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 |
[46] |
| Alan K. Simpson |
Scout, U.S. Senator from Wyoming |
[53] |
| Teller |
Entertainer, Cub Scout |
[54] |
| Robert Pershing Wadlow |
World's tallest Boy Scout |
[55] |
| 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 |
[46] |
[edit] 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:[56]
| Name |
Notability |
References |
| Roy Chapman Andrews |
Explorer, adventurer and naturalist; director of the American Museum of Natural History |
[56][57] |
| Robert Bartlett |
Newfoundland navigator and Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries |
[56][57] |
| Frederick Russell Burnham |
Military scout and world traveling adventurer; served the British Army in colonial Africa; taught woodcraft to Robert Baden-Powell |
[56][57] |
| Richard E. Byrd |
Rear admiral, polar explorer, aviator and recipient of the Medal of Honor |
[56][57] |
| George Kruck Cherrie |
Naturalist and explorer of the American Museum of Natural History |
[56][57] |
| James L. Clark |
Explorer and scientist of the American Museum of Natural History |
[56][57] |
| 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 |
[56][57] |
| Lincoln Ellsworth |
Arctic explorer |
[56][57] |
| Louis Agassiz Fuertes |
Ornithologist, illustrator and artist |
[56][57] |
| George Bird Grinnell |
Anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer; influenced public opinion and legislation which ultimately led to the preservation of the American buffalo |
[56][57] |
| Charles Lindbergh |
Aviator, author, inventor and explorer |
[56][57] |
| Donald B. MacMillan |
Arctic explorer, sailor and researcher |
[56][57] |
| Clifford H. Pope |
Herpetologist and explorer |
[56][57] |
| George P. Putnam |
Publisher, author and explorer |
[56][57] |
| Kermit Roosevelt |
Explorer, soldier who served with both the British and U.S. Armies, businessman and writer |
[56][57] |
| Carl Rungius |
Wildlife artists |
[56][57] |
| Stewart Edward White |
Author of adventure travel books |
[56][57] |
| Orville Wright |
Co-inventor of the world's first successful airplane |
[56][57] |
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