List of Eagle Scouts

Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program division of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Since it was first awarded to Arthur Rose Eldred on August 21, 1912, Eagle Scout has been earned by more than two million youth.[3] The list below includes notable recipients.

Eagle Scout
Created1911
Recipients
  • Eagle Scouts
    • 52,160 (2018)[1]
    • 2,537,633 (total 2018)

    Distinguished Eagle Scouts

    • 2,150 (total 2015)[2]
 Scouting portal

As of 2014, requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges and demonstrating Scout Spirit, leadership, and service. The requirements include an Eagle Scout Service Project where the Scout must further demonstrate service and leadership.[4] Eagle Scouts are recognized with a medal and a cloth badge that visibly recognizes the accomplishments of the Scout. Eagle Palms are a further recognition, awarded for completing additional tenure, leadership, and merit badge requirements. Typically adult volunteers who have received the Eagle award as a youth wear a smaller patch depicting a square knot.

The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA) is bestowed to Eagle Scouts for nationally renowned distinguished service in their profession and to the community for a period of at least 25 years after earning the Eagle Scout rank.[5] Since its introduction in 1969 by the National Eagle Scout Association, the DESA has been awarded to over 2,000 Eagle Scouts.[a]

The NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA) is bestowed to Eagle Scouts who have distinguished themselves at a local-to-regional level or who have not yet met the 25-year tenure requirement to be considered for a DESA. This award was introduced in 2011.[6]

Eagle Scouts

  • Indicates recipients of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA)
  • Indicates recipients of the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA)
  • † indicates deceased

A

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Bruce Ableson1980American computer programmer and website developer[7]
Gary Ackerman1960 c.Representative from New York (1983–2013)[a]
James C. Adamson1961Army colonel and astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-28 and STS-43[c]
Peter Aduja1936 c.First Filipino American elected to public office in the United States when he was elected as a representative in the Hawaii Legislature in 1954.[8]
Peter Agre1964 Medical doctor, professor, and molecular biologist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of aquaporin; president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[a][9][10]
William Vollie Alexander Jr.1950 c.Representative from Arkansas (1969–1993)[11]
Lamar Alexander1954 Governor of Tennessee (1979–1987); Secretary of Education (1991–1993); Senator from Tennessee (2003–2021)[a]
Dana Altman1973 College men's basketball coach at Oregon; formerly at Creighton, Kansas State and Marshall[12]
Bill Amend1968 c.Cartoonist, best known for his comic strip FoxTrot[13]
John Edward Anderson1931 Founder of Topa Equities, namesake of UCLA Anderson School of Management[a]
Rudolf Anderson1945 c.Air Force officer; first recipient of the Air Force Cross; the only person killed by enemy fire during the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 spy aircraft was shot down over Cuba[14]
Phillip Andrew "Pip" Arnold2009Singer; semi-finalist on The Glee Project; competitor on The Voice[15]
David Archuleta2010Singer-songwriter; actor[16]
Carlos Arguelles1932 Prominent Filipino architect known for being a leading proponent of the International Style of architecture in the Philippines in the 1960s[17][18]
Neil Armstrong1947 Astronaut who flew on the Gemini 8 and Apollo 11 missions; test pilot and naval aviator; first human to set foot on the Moon[a][c][e]
Gary Arndt1987Award winning travel photographer and writer.[19]
Kenneth A. Arnold1929 c.Aviator and businessman, known especially for early UFO sightings[20]
Alan C. Ashton1957 Co-founder of WordPerfect; former professor at Brigham Young University[a][21]
Marvin J. Ashton1963 Member of the Quorum of the Twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; businessman; Utah state senator[a][22]
Brent F. Ashworth1963

American-history document dealer and autograph collector[23]
Norman R. Augustine1952 Aerospace businessman; former CEO of Martin Marietta Aerospace[a][24]
Leslie Aulds1936 c.Former professional baseball player (Boston Red Sox 1947) and collegiate umpire.[25]
Brad Avakian1975Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries; former Oregon state representative and senator[26]
James Adamson
Bill Amend
Neil Armstrong

B

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Lawrence S. Bacow1966 President of Harvard University, former President of Tufts University and former Chancellor of Massachusetts Institute of Technology[a][e]
David Bader1985Georgia Tech professor[27]
James P. Bagian1967 Physician and astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-29 and STS-40[c]
Willie Banks1971Olympic competitor and world-record-holding track star[d]
Alden G. Barber1933 Professional Scouter, fifth Chief Scout Executive (1967–1976)[a]
Ray Barnhart1944 c.Texas state representative; Texas state Republican chairman; director of Federal Highway Administration[28]
Marion Barry1954Mayor of Washington, D.C. (1979–1991) and (1995–1999); Member of the Council of the District of Columbia (2000–2014)[29]
Maxie Baughan1952

Retired football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, and the Washington Redskins[30][31]
Harry Brinkley Bass1930Navy fighter pilot killed in action over France during World War II; awarded the Navy Cross twice and the Silver Star; USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887) was named in his honor[32]
Charles E. Bayless1958 President of West Virginia University Institute of Technology; regional vice-president of West Virginia University[a][33]
Daniel Carter Beard1915Author, illustrator, founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America[34]
Stephen Bechtel Jr.1940 Chairman Emeritus and Director of Bechtel[a]
John Beck1997 c.National Football League quarterback for the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens[35]
Emory Bellard1943 c.Head coach at Texas A&M University from 1972 to 1978 and at Mississippi State University from 1979 until 1985[36]
Albert Belle1981Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles; first player to hit 50 doubles and 50 home runs in a single season[37][38]
Charles Edward Bennett1925 Representative from Florida (1949–1993)[a]
Steve Benson1970U.S. editorial cartoonist for The Arizona Republic[39]
Lloyd Bentsen1938 Representative (1948–1955) from Texas; senator from Texas (1971–1993); nominee for Vice President of the United States (1988); chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; Secretary of the Treasury (1993–1994)[a][d]
Lee Rogers Berger1983 Internationally renowned paleoanthropologist, physical anthropologist and archeologist[40][41]
Sam Berns2014Suffered from progeria; helped raise awareness of the disease[42]
Richard J. Berry1978 c.Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (2007–2009); Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico (2009–)[43]
Dick Beyer1946Professional wrestler; schoolteacher; coach[44]
James Bidlack1978Professor of Biology at University of Central Oklahoma; textbook author; founder of Metabolism Foundation[45]
Jeff Bingaman1958 Senator from New Mexico (1983–2013); attorney general of New Mexico (1979–1983)[a][46]
Robert Birkby1966Adventure guide, author, photographer, speaker and trail designer; wrote the 10th, 11th and 12th editions of the Boy Scout Handbook and the 4th edition of the Fieldbook[47]
Arthur Gary Bishop1967Serial killer[48]
Sanford Bishop1962 Representative from Georgia (1993–)[a][49]
Frank S. Blair1930 News Anchor for NBC's Today Show 1953 to 1975[a][e][50]
Michael Bloomberg1954Mayor of the City of New York (2002–2014); businessman and the founder of Bloomberg L.P.[e][51][52]
Guion Bluford1958 c.Air Force colonel; astronaut who participated in four flights of the Space ShuttleSTS-8, STS-39, STS-53, and STS-61-A; first African American in space; designated as the emissary to return the Challenger flag to a Boy Scout troop[c]
Matthew Bogusz2004Mayor of Des Plaines, Illinois[53]
Charles H. Bonesteel III1925 Army general who commanded the US forces in Korea (1966–1969)[a]
Ken Bowersox1972 c.Navy captain; astronaut; test pilot; veteran of seven space flights-STS-50, STS-61, STS-73, STS-82, STS-113, Expedition 6, and Soyuz TMA-1[c]
Alpha L. Bowser1925 United States Marine Corps lieutenant general, combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War, decorated for his actions during the Battle of Iwo Jima and in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir[a]
David BoyerMember of the Maine House of Representatives[54]
William W. Bradley1957 Rhodes Scholar; National Basketball Association basketball player with the New York Knicks (1967–1977); Senator from New Jersey (1979–1997); US presidential candidate (2000)[a][e][d][52]
Charles E. Brady Jr.1966 Astronaut who flew on shuttle mission STS-78[a][c]
James Brady1955 Gun control advocate; White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan; shot and became permanently disabled during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan[a]
Mike Braun1975United States Senator for Indiana[55]
Aaron Brewer2008Long snapper for the Arizona Cardinals; Super Bowl 50 champion[56]
Stephen Breyer1952 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1994–2022)[a][e][57]
James Bridenstine1991 c.Member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st congressional district (2013–2018), Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2018–2021)
Beverly Briley1926 c.Attorney, politician, mayor of Nashville, Tennessee[58]
Wayne Brock1965 Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America[a][59]
Jeff Brown1976 c.

Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas[60]
Rex Brown1980 c.Musician and author[61]
Sherrod Brown1968Representative (1993–2007) and senator from Ohio (2007–)[62]
William O. Burch1922Triple WWII Navy Cross recipient and Rear Admiral[63]
Russell Adam Burnham1995Great-grandson of Frederick Russell Burnham; U.S. Army's Soldier of the Year in 2003 and Medical Corps Non-commissioned officer of the Year in 2007[64]
M. Caldwell Butler1941 U.S. Representative from Virginia[a]
Jay Bybee1969 c.Federal judge on United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit[65]
Marion Barry
Lloyd Bentsen
Sanford Bishop
Guy Bluford
Bill Bradley

C

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Patrick T. Caffery1950Representative from Louisiana (1969–1973)[66]
John Tyler Caldwell1926 Chancellor of North Carolina State University (1959–1975)[a][67]
John F. Campbell1975 c.

Army general; last commander of the International Security Assistance Force[68]
William Durant Campbell1922 Founder of the World Scout Foundation, member of World Scout Committee[a]
Milton Caniff1923 Cartoonist for the Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon comic strips[a][d]
James J. Carey1955

Rear Admiral of the United States Navy[69]
Russ Carnahan1971Representative from Missouri (2005–2013)[a][70]
Gerald P. Carr1947 Marine Corps colonel; astronaut who commanded Skylab 4[a]
Terrance Carroll1985 c.Former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives (2009–2011)[71]
Sonny Carter1962 Astronaut who flew on shuttle mission including STS-33; medical doctor; Navy officer; test pilot; professional soccer player[a]
Thomas Cech1962 Chemist and 1989 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry[a][72]
Roger B. Chaffee1951 c.Navy lieutenant commander; pilot and astronaut; killed in the Apollo 1 training exercise[c]
Kirk Chambers1997National Football League offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns (2004–2005) and Buffalo Bills (2007–)[73]
Gregory Chamitoff1980Astronaut who flew on missions STS-124, Expedition 17, Expedition 18, STS-126[c]
Jake Chapman2003 c.Member of the Iowa Senate[74]
Eugene Calvin Cheatham Jr.1931Air Force lieutenant colonel; fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II; then flew over 100 missions during the Korean War[75]
Kim B. Clark1964 Dean of the Faculty at Harvard Business School (1995–2005); president of Brigham Young University–Idaho (2005–2015)[a]
Marcus R. Clark1970 c.Louisiana Supreme Court justice[76]
Preston Cloud1929 c.Earth scientist, biogeologist, cosmologist, and paleontologist[77]
Tom C. Clark1914 Associate justice of the Supreme Court (1949–1967)[a]


Daniel L. Coberly1973 Army officer, civil servant, author, recipient of the Silver Buffalo[78]
Thad Cochran1952 Senator from Mississippi (1978–2018)[a]
George Thomas Coker1959 Navy commander; honored with the Navy Cross for his leadership as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War[a][e][52][79]
Austin Collie2004Wide receiver for the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts[80]
Chris Collins1964

Representative from New York's 27th congressional district since 2013[a]
Barber Conable1937 Representative from New York (1965–1985); president of the World Bank (1986–1991)[a]
Jim Cooper1970 c.Representative from Tennessee (2003–)[a]
Rob Corddry1987 c.Actor[81][82]
Tom Cotter1989American environmentalist, renewable energy advocate, social entrepreneur, clergyman[83]
Britain Covey2015Football wide receiver and return man for the Philadelphia Eagles[84]
Richard O. Covey1960 Astronaut who was the pilot for the first Return to Space flight and flew shuttle missions STS-26, STS-38, STS-51-I, STS-61[a]
Steven Cozza2000Co-founder of the advocacy group Scouting for All, professional road bicycle racer[85]
Mike Crapo1966 Senator from Idaho (1999–)[a][86]
Edward F. Crawley1972 Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Engineering Systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ford Professor of Engineering[a][87]
John Oliver Creighton1958Navy captain; fighter pilot veteran of the Vietnam War; test pilot; astronaut who flew shuttle missions STS-51-G, STS-36 and STS-48[c]
John W. Creighton Jr.1946 Civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army; CEO of Weyerhaeuser and United Airlines; National President of the BSA[a]
Bobby Crespino1957Football tight end who played for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants[88]
Roger K. Crouch1956 c.Astronaut who flew on missions STS-83 and STS-94[89][90]
Michael M. Crow1969President of Arizona State University[91]
Joe Cunningham2000 c.U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district.[92]
Ben Curtis1996 c.Actor best known for his Dell ads[93]
Clive Cussler1946Adventure novelist and successful amateur marine archaeologist, founder of National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA)[94]
Milton Caniff
Thad Cochran
George Coker, receiving his DESA
John Creighton

D

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Richard F. Daines1967 c.Former New York state health commissioner[95]
James Dale1986 c.Litigant in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, a landmark case decision by the Supreme Court of the United States on the rights of private organizations[96]
William E. Dannemeyer1944 Honorary national chairman of Citizens for a Better America; Representative from California (1979–1993)[a]
Hal Daub1955 Representative from Nebraska (1981–1989); lawyer; Mayor of Omaha (1995–2001)[a][97]
James H. Daughdrill Jr.1947 President of Rhodes College (1973–1999)[a]
John Denney1994 c.Collegiate (BYU) and professional (Miami Dolphins) American football player[98]
William Derrough1980Treasurer of the U.S. Democratic National Committee (DNC); investment banker and Co-Head of the Recapitalization and Restructuring Group at Moelis & Company[a]
Patrick Deuel1976One of the heaviest people in the world[99]
William DeVries1959 c.Cardiothoracic surgeon who performed the first successful permanent artificial heart implant[d]
Jordan Devey2006Football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots[31]
Landon Dickerson2016Football offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles[100]
Geoff Diehl1986 c.State Representative from Massachusetts (2011-2019)[101]


David Dillon1967 c.Former CEO and chairman of the board of Kroger[102][103]
George Hall Dixon1936 c.Served as president of First National Bank of Minnesota and First Bank Systems (now US Bank), and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under Gerald Ford.[104]
Robert Dold1986

Representative from Illinois (2011–2013)[a][105]
Ivan Dorschner2007 c.Filipino-American actor, television host and model based in the Philippines.[106]
Gentner Drummond1979 c.

U.S. Air Force pilot, businessman, rancher, attorney[107]
Michael Dukakis1949 Governor of Massachusetts (1975–1979) and (1983–1991); US presidential candidate (1988)[a][e]
Charles Duke1946 Air Force brigadier general; astronaut, as a member of Apollo 16 he became one of only twelve men who have walked on the Moon[a][e]
James "Red" Duke1951 Renowned surgeon; host of his own medical TV series and Texan icon who founded Houston's Life Flight using a model that was adopted nationally[a][108]
Mike Dunne1962Award-winning newspaper reporter at The Baton Rouge Morning Advocaste; author; adjunct professor at Louisiana State University[109]
Aquilla J. Dyess1925 c.Lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps during World War II who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life" during the Battle of Kwajalein[e][110]
Ivan Dorschner
Charles Duke
Aquilla J. Dyess

E

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Ronnie Earle1957District attorney for Travis County, Texas; known for bringing to light the Jack Abramoff scandals and for filing charges against House majority leader Tom DeLay[111]
Richard H. Ebright1975Molecular biologist, researcher, and professor[112][113][114]
John Ehrlichman1942 Assistant to President Richard Nixon (1969–1973)[a]
Donn F. Eisele1945Air Force colonel; Apollo 7 astronaut[c]
Arthur Rose Eldred1912First Eagle Scout; agricultural official and executive; Navy veteran of World War I; received BSA's Bronze Honor Medal for lifesaving; first of four generations of Eagle Scouts[115]
Mike Enzi1957 Senator from Wyoming (1997–2021)[a][e]
John Erickson1958 Founder, CEO, and Executive Chairman of Retirement Living TV and served for 28 years as CEO of Erickson Living, formerly Erickson Retirement Communities[a][116]
Roy Estess1953 Director of John C. Stennis Space Center (1989–2002)[a][117]
Daniel J. Evans1941 Governor of Washington (1965–1977); Senator (1983–1989)[a]
Arthur Eldred

F

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
David Farabee1982 c.Insurance agent and vice-president; representative from Texas (1998–2011)[118]
Philo Farnsworth1932Inventor, holder of first patent for an electronic television; Eagle award presented to his wife in 2006 as it had been earned but not presented[119]
Robert Edward Femoyer1937Army Air Forces navigator during World War II who was awarded the Medal of Honor[120]
Lawrence Ferlinghetti1935 c.Poet best known as the co-owner of the City Lights Bookstore and publishing house, which published early literary works of the Beat Generation[121]
Alva R. Fitch1923Army lieutenant general; survivor of the Bataan Death March; deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (1961–1964)[122]
James P. Fitch1914 c.First Region Scout Executive, Region Nine (Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico), B.S.A. (1919–1945); Silver Antelope Award recipient; General Manager of Philmont Scout Ranch and Phillips Properties, B.S.A. (1945–1949); Assistant to the Chief Scout Executive (1949–1952).[123]
Mike Fitzpatrick1979 c.Congressman from Bucks County, Pennsylvania (2005–2007, 2011–2017); Silver Beaver Award recipient[124]
Charles Fleming1971Author, reporter and teacher[125]
Woodie Flowers1957 c.Emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology[126]
Eugene B. Fluckey1948Navy submarine commander during World War II who received the Medal of Honor[127]
Tom Foley1945 c.Representative from Washington (1965–1995); Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1989–1995); ambassador to Japan (1998–2001)[d]
Christopher Fogt2000Olympic bobsledder[128]
Gerald Ford1927 Representative from Michigan (1949–1973); 40th Vice President of the United States (1973–1974); 38th President of the United States (1974–1977)[a][e][d]
David Foreman1963 c.Co-founder of environmental activist group Earth First![129]
Patrick G. Forrester1971Army colonel; astronaut who flew on STS-105, STS-117, and STS-128.[c]
Steve Fossett1957 Aviator and adventurer known for his five world record non-stop circumnavigations of the Earth: as a long-distance solo balloonist, as a sailor, and as a solo airplane pilot; president of the National Eagle Scout Association; Silver Buffalo Award recipient[a][d]
Michael E. Fossum1975 Air Force Reserve colonel; astronaut who flew on STS-121 as a mission specialist[a][c][130][131]
Murphy J. Foster Jr.1946 Politician; Governor of Louisiana (1996–2004)[a][132]
Joe S. Frank1956 Politician, former mayor of Newport News, Virginia[a][133]
Louis Freeh1963 Attorney; 10th director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1993–2001)[a][134]
Daniel Frisa1969Journalist; Representative from New York (1995–1997)[135]
Phyllis Frye1962First transgender woman to be appointed as a judge in Texas[136]
C. Gordon Fullerton1952Research pilot; Air Force colonel; astronaut who flew STS-3 and STS-51-F[c]
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Gerald Ford
Steve Fossett
Michael Fossum

G

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Chan Gailey1966Offensive coordinator for the New York Jets; head coach of the Buffalo Bills (2010–2012), Dallas Cowboys (1998–1999) and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2002–2007)[e][137]
Zach Galifianakis1986Primetime Emmy Award-winning stand-up comedian and actor.[138]
John Garamendi1960 Deputy United States Secretary of the Interior (1995–1998); California Insurance Commissioner (2003–2007); 46th Lieutenant Governor of California (2007–)[a]
Don Garlits1946Considered to be the "Father of Drag Racing", created first successful rear-engined Top Fuel dragster.[139]
J. Joseph Garrahy1947 69th Governor of Rhode Island (1977–1985)[140]
Robert Gates1958 CIA director (1991–1993); President of Texas A&M University (2002–2007); President of the National Eagle Scout Association; Secretary of Defense (2006–2011); National President of the Boy Scouts of America (2014-2016)[a][d]
William H. Gates Sr.1941 Lawyer and CEO of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; father of Bill Gates[a][e][52]
Gordon Gee1960 President of several universities and law professor[a]
Dick Gephardt1955 Majority leader of the United States House of Representatives (1989–1995); Representative from Missouri (1977–2005); 2004 presidential candidate[a]
Gil Gerard1959 c.Actor best known for his portrayal of Buck Rogers in the 1979–1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[141]
Pat Gillick1951 Retired professional baseball executive; general manager of four Major League Baseball teams with three World Series championships; inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.[38]
Tyler Glaiel2008Video game designer & programmer, known for his work on Aether, Closure, Bombernauts, The End Is Nigh and Mewgenics.[142][143]
Stanton Glantz1960Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, the American Legacy Foundation Distinguished Professor of Tobacco Control, and director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine[144]
Louie Gohmert1969Representative from Texas (2005–)[145]
David Goldfein1976 c. 21st Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force[146]
Stephen Goldsmith1959 Author, politician, professor, and educator; mayor of Indianapolis (1992–2000)[a]
Matt Gonzalez1981 c.Politician, attorney, and editorial writer; member and president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the Green Party (2001–2005)[147]
T. Michael Goodrich Former CEO and chairman of BE&K[148]
Bernard Marshall Gordon1941 Inventor and philanthropist[a]
Ronald M. Gould1962 Professor at the University of Washington; judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1999–)[a]
Sam Graves1981 c.Representative from Missouri (2001–present)[a]
Ernest Green1956 Civil rights activist; one of the Little Rock Nine[a]
William G. Gregory1974 c.Air Force lieutenant colonel; astronaut who served on shuttle mission STS-67[c]
S. David Griggs1953Navy Reserve rear admiral; astronaut who served on shuttle mission STS-51-D[c]
John H. Groberg1948 Emeritus member of the Seventy for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[a]
Jeremy Guthrie1994Major League Baseball pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals[38][149]
Robert Gates
Dick Gephardt
Matt Gonzalez

H

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Loren D. Hagen1962 c.Medal of Honor recipient (posthumous)[150]
David Hahn1994"Radioactive Boy Scout" who attempted to build a nuclear reactor at age seventeen[151]
H. R. Haldeman1942 c.White House Chief of Staff (1969–1973)[152]
Bob Hall1959 c.Incoming Republican member of the Texas State Senate from Van Zandt County, Texas, elected 2014[153]
Dan Halloran1989Politician, member of the New York City Council[154]
Carter Ham1964 Former United States Army general[a]
John Hammergren1975Chairman, president and CEO of McKesson Corporation[155]
William Hanna1924 Animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera[a]
Jacob Hannemann2007 c.Baseball player[156]
Zenon C.R. Hansen1921 Chairman and CEO of Mack Trucks (1965–1974)[a]
John M. Harbert1937 Businessman who founded Harbert Management Corporation[a]
James A. Harrell, III1991Attorney and North Carolina politician[157]
James A. Harrell, Jr.1962Dentist and North Carolina politician[157]
Josh Hart2011 c.NBA player for New Orleans Pelicans, Villanova University, 2016 NCAA Champions[158]
Michael S. Hart1965 c.Author, creator of the eBook, founder of Project Gutenberg[159]
Steve Hartman1981 c.Journalist with the CBS News[160]
William W. Hartzog1956 Former U.S. Army general; CEO of Burdeshaw Associates; member of the Board of Directors of the Army Historical Foundation; member of the Defense Science Board[a]
Alfred Harvey1929 c.Founder of Harvey Comics[161]
John Briggs Hayes1940 Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (1978–1982)[a]
J. D. Hayworth1973Representative from Arizona (1995–2007); television and radio journalist[162]
Jon Heder1994Actor, filmmaker and screenwriter best known for Napoleon Dynamite[163][164]
Jeb Hensarling1971Representative from Texas (2003–)[165]
Richard Herman1956 Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (2005–)[a]
Robert T. Herres1946 Chairman of USAA Group (1993–2002); Air Force general who was the first Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, first commander of the United States Space Command, astronaut and flight crew chief of the canceled Manned Orbiting Laboratory; recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award[a]
Dudley R. Herschbach1946 Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University; won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[a]
John Hersey1929 c.Journalist, novelist, and professor noted for his account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan[166]
Jason Hewlett1993

Impressionist, actor, and writer[167][168]
William G. Higgs1967 Energy executive[a]
French Hill1972 Former banking executive; U.S. Representative for Arkansas (2015– )[a][169]
William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt1918 Danish Knight-Scout considered to be the father of American Boy Scouting and the Scoutmaster to the World due to his prolific writings and teachings in the areas of troop and patrol structure, training, and the development of the original American adaptation of the Wood Badge program[a]
Gary Hirte2002Murderer of Glenn Kopitske[170][171]
David Hittner1955 c.United States federal judge; former Army captain[172]
Mark Hofmann1970 c.Forger and murderer[173]
Jeffrey A. Hoffman1960 c.Co-director of the Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium at MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics; astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-51-D, STS-35, STS-46, STS-61 and STS-75[f]
Steven Holcomb1996 c.Olympic bobsledder[128]
Jeffrey R. Holland1955 Member of the Quorum of the Twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 9th president of Brigham Young University[a]
Matthew S. Holland1980

President of Utah Valley University (2009-2018)[174]
Elijah Hood2014Professional football player for the XFL's Los Angeles Wildcats[175]
George Hooks1961 Politician Georgia State Senate (1991– )[a][176]
L. Ron Hubbard1924Pulp fiction and science fiction writer and founder of Scientology and Dianetics[177][178]
Donald Keith Hummel1965 Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Newark[179]
Hal Hunter1950 c.American football coach[180]
Howard W. Hunter1923 14th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[a]
Jon Huntsman Jr.1975 16th Governor of Utah, 9th Ambassador to China, 11th U.S. Ambassador to Singapore[181][182]
John Hayes
General Robert Herres
"Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt with Baden-Powell
Jon M. Huntsman Jr.

I

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
John C. Inglis1961 U.S. National Cyber Director and former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency[183]
John Inglis

J

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
James Jabara1939 c.US Air Force Colonel. Triple jet fighter ace.[184]
Grant James2003Rower who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics[185]
Ross James2003Rower who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics[185]
Larry Janesky1980 c.

Founder and CEO of Connecticut Basement Systems and other companies[186]
Gregory H. Johnson1978 c.Astronaut who flew on shuttle mission STS-123[f]
Jay L. Johnson1960 Navy admiral and fighter pilot, 26th Chief of Naval Operations (1996–2000)[a]
James Vann Johnston Jr.1975 c.Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau[187]
E. Fay Jones1937 c.Navy pilot during World War II; architect and designer; apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright; University of Arkansas School of Architecture is named in his honor[188]
Thomas David Jones1969 Astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-59, STS-68 and STS-80[f]
Darwin Judge1971Marine who was an embassy security guard and was one of the last two US servicemen killed in the Vietnam War[189]
James Jabara
Darwin Judge

K

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Jeremy Kapinos2000 c.Former collegiate (Penn State) and professional (New York Jets, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers) American football player[190]
Ewing Kauffman1931 Founder of Marion Laboratories and owner of the Kansas City Royals[a]
John C. Keegan1966

Retired judge, military officer and political leader.

NOESA 2013; DES 2016

[191]
William Henry Keeler1952 Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore[a]
Darren Kimura1992American businessman, inventor, and investor, known for inventing MicroCSP solar technology[192]
Peter Kinder1969 Lieutenant governor of Missouri (2005–)[a][193]
Alfred Kinsey1913Biologist and professor of entomology and zoology who is known for his research on human sexuality[194]
Herb Kirsh1943

Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1978-2010)[69]
Johannes Knoops1980Rome Prize Fellow in Architecture American Academy in Rome and distinguished educator[195][196]
Harry Knowles1987Internet film critic[197]
Jon Koncak1977Professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks and the Orlando Magic (1985–1996)[d]
Roy Kramer1946 Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference from 1990 to 2002 where he created the Bowl Championship Series[198]
Roger Krone1973President and CEO of the Boy Scouts of America[199]
William Keeler
Darren Kimura

L

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
I. Beverly Lake1949 Jurist and public official; Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (1994–2000); Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (2000–2006)[a]
Kent Lambert1968 c.Former member of the Colorado Senate (2011–2019) and Colorado House of Representatives (2007–2011)[71]
Carl T. Langford1934 Mayor of Orlando, Florida (1967–1980)[a]
Charles R. Larson1950 Navy admiral; submariner; twice Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy (1983–1986) and (1994–1998); commander United States Pacific Command; member of the board of Northrop Grumman[a]
Greg Lashutka1958 Lawyer; 51st mayor of Columbus, Ohio (1992–2000); American Football League player for the Buffalo Bills (1966)[a]
Mike Leach1975College football coach at Texas Tech (2000-2009), Washington State (2012-2019), and Mississippi State (2020-2022).[200]
Lucian Leape1946 Physician and professor at Harvard School of Public Health[a]
Mark C. Lee1968 c.Air Force colonel and astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-30, STS-47, STS-64, and STS-82[f]
Mike Lee1989

Attorney and senator from Utah (2011–present)[a][201][202]
David Leebron1973 c.Lawyer; academic, 7th president of Rice University[203]
Sheldon Leonard1923 c.Pioneering film and television producer, director, writer, and actor[204]
Andy Lewis2003World champion in slacklining with three Guinness World Records; performed at Super Bowl XLVI[205]
Trey Lewis2003Former collegiate (Washburn) and professional (Atlanta Falcons, Omaha Nighthawks) American football player[206]
Howard Lincoln1955 CEO of Seattle Mariners baseball team; chairman of Nintendo of America; in 1956 he posed as one of the Boy Scouts for The Scoutmaster painting by Norman Rockwell[a][38]
Don L. Lind1945Astronaut who flew Spacelab mission STS-51-B[f]
Kjell N. Lindgren1988Astronaut who flew on Soyuz TMA-17M (Expedition 44/45)[207]
Steven Lindsey1976 Air Force colonel; astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-87, STS-95, and STS-104[f]
Larry Liston1968 c.Member of the Colorado House of Representatives (2005–2013, 2017–)[71]
Gary Locke1964 10th United States Ambassador to People's Republic of China (2011–2014); 36th United States Secretary of Commerce (2009–2011); lawyer; 21st Governor of Washington (1997–2005)[a][e]
Kevin Kwan Loucks2000CEO of Chamber Music America; co-founder of Chamber Music OC, member of classical music ensemble Trio Céleste[208][unreliable source?]
Jim Lovell1943 Astronaut who flew on missions Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, and Apollo 13, former president of National Eagle Scout Association[a][e][d][52]
James Loy1959 Commandant of the Coast Guard (1998–2002); Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (2003–2005); first administrator of the Transportation Security Administration[a]
Richard Lugar1946 Senator from Indiana (1977–2013)[a][a][e]
Deuce Lutui1999Offensive lineman for the Arizona Cardinals (2006–2011)[209]
David Lynch1961 c.Academy Award and Palme d'Or winning filmmaker and actor[210]
Thomas J. Lynch1936 c.United States Army Air Forces Lieutenant Colonel and World War II flying ace. Lynch scored 20 aerial victories before he was killed in action on March 8, 1944.[211]
Gary Locke
James Lovell

M

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Tom Mack1960 Offensive left guard for Los Angeles Rams and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame[a]
Mark Madsen1992 c.NBA basketball player with Minnesota Timberwolves; coach of youth basketball camp[e]
Ray Malavasi1944 Head coach of NFL's Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams[a]
Charles Taylor Manatt1954 Lawyer, politician and businessman; chairman of the Democratic National Committee (1981–1985); Ambassador to the Dominican Republic (1999–2001)[a]
Ernest Mario1954 Pharmaceutical industry executive and the recipient of the 2007 Remington Honor Medal awarded by the American Pharmacists Association[a]
Walter Joseph Marm Jr.1958 c.Army colonel who received of the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Ia Drang in the Vietnam War[212][213]
J. W. Marriott Jr.1947 Chairman and CEO of Marriott International[a][e][d][52]
Boyd Matson1962 Creator and host of Wild Chronicles, host of National Geographic Weekend, columnist for National Geographic Traveler and other programs.[214]
Tom Matte1955 c.Pro Bowl and Super Bowl running back for the Baltimore Colts[215]
Mark Mays1998 c.Former president and CEO of Clear Channel Communications[216]
Robert J. Mazzuca1964 Professional Scouter and former Chief Scout Executive (2007–2012)[217][218]
William Cameron McCool1977 c.Pilot of the Columbia shuttle mission STS-107[e][f]
Michael J. McCulley1959 c.Chief executive officer of United Space Alliance; astronaut who flew on shuttle mission STS-104[172][f]
Charles T. McDowell1937 c.Army colonel; combat paratrooper in World War II; Soviet Union scholar and professor of Russian language[219]
Charles McGee1940 Tuskegee Airman and a career officer in the Air Force for 30 years; holds an Air Force record of 409 fighter combat missions flown in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam[220]
Albert H. McGeehan1959 Mayor of Holland, Michigan (1993–)[221]
Eugene McGehee1945 c.Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1960–1972; Louisiana state district court judge, 1972–1978[222]
Rob McKenna1979 Washington state attorney general (2005–2013)[a][223]
Glen McLaughlin1949 Venture philanthropist, founder of the McLaughlin Prize for Research in Ethics in Accounting and Taxation, head of the order of the Knights of St. John[224]
Peter McLoughlin1971 CEO of Vulcan Sports & Entertainment; president of the National Football League's Seattle Seahawks; president of CenturyLink Field's management branch, First & Goal; serves on the Portland Trail Blazers Board of Directors[a][225]
Sid McMath1928 c.Decorated Marine Corps combat veteran of World War II, retired as major general; renowned attorney and progressive reform Governor of Arkansas (1949–1953)[226]
Robert McNamara1932 c.Business executive; Secretary of Defense (1961–1968); President of the World Bank (1968–1981)[227]
Michael R. McNulty1963 c.Representative from New York (1989–2009)[228]
Roy W. Menninger1941 Physician and former leader of the Menninger Foundation, older brother of Walter[a]
W. Walter Menninger1951 Physician and former leader of the Menninger Foundation, younger brother of Roy[a]
Jeff Merkley1972 c.United States Senator from Oregon (2009–present)[a]
Charles D. Metcalf1949 Air Force major general; director, National Museum of the United States Air Force (1996–)[a][229]
George Meyer1973 c.Writer and producer of The Simpsons[230]
Edward D. Miller Jr.1959 Dean of the Medical faculty at Johns Hopkins University and the Chief executive officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine[a]
Richards Miller1960 Dentist; one of the founders of Venturing; one of the authors of Wood Badge in the 21st century and the 2003 Field Book[a]
Tony Miller1964 c.Lawyer; Secretary of State of California (1994–1995)[231]
Scott Mitchell1984 c.NFL quarterback (1990–2001)[232]
William E. Moerner1967 Physical chemist and chemical physicist; awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2014)[233]
Matt Moniz2012American mountaineer and speaker; 2010 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year; recipient of the Outdoor Inspiration Award[234]
Lloyd Monserratt1984Political and community leader in California[235]
David Montgomery2014Running back for the Chicago Bears[236]
Dave Moody1978Grammy nominated, Dove Award winning artist, producer, songwriter and filmmaker[237]
Jackson W. Moore1961 Retired executive chairman of Union Planters Bank and Regions Financial Corporation[a]
Michael Moore1970 c.Academy Award-winning (2002) film director, author, and social commentator[238][239]
Emery Moorehead1969Former American football tight end/wide receiver in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Denver Broncos, and the Chicago Bears; won a Super Bowl ring as the starting tight end and a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears[240]
Jim E. Mora1950 Sport radio commentator and analyst. Former head coach of the Baltimore Stars, New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts[a]
Howard Morland1958Air Force pilot, journalist famous for role in United States v. Progressive, Inc.[241]
Rob Morris1991 c.Professional football player[242]
Bill Morrison1975 c.Cartoon illustrator; art director of Bongo Comics; creator of the mural A Century of Values celebrating the BSA's centennial[243]
John P. Morse1974 c.Former member (2007–2013) and president (2013) of the Colorado Senate[71]
Merrill Moses1990 c.3-time Olympian water polo player who won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics[244]
Brandon Mull1993Writer who is best known as the author of the Fablehaven fantasy series[245]
Louis Murphy2003 c.Collegiate and professional American football player[246]
John Murtha1948 c.Representative from Pennsylvania (1973–2010); Korean War-era drill instructor and later colonel of the Marine Corps; decorated war veteran of the Vietnam War[a]
William McCool
Sid McMath in World War II
Robert McNamara
Richards Miller with his DESA and Silver Buffalo awards
Michael Moore

N

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Ben Nelson1956 Governor of Nebraska (1991–1999); Senator from Nebraska (2001–2013)[a]
Ozzie Nelson1920 Actor and band leader[a]
Paul Martin Newby1971 c.Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court (2004–)[247]
Henry Nicols1989 c.International AIDS activist[248]
Jay Nixon1969 Governor of Missouri[249]
Thomas R. Norris1959 Retired Navy SEAL who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Viet Nam; retired FBI agent and member of the Hostage Rescue Team[250]
Sam Nunn1951 Businessman and politician; senator from Georgia (1972–1997); co-chairman and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative[a][d]
Harley D. Nygren1940 c.Naval Reserve officer during World War II; Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, ESSA Corps officer; first Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[251]
Ben Nelson

O

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Thomas J. O'Brien1981 c.Treasurer of Plymouth County, former Massachusetts State Representative, CEO and President of Bay Colony Baseball & Athletics[252]
James O'Keefe2002Political activist, founder of Project Veritas[253]
Brian O'Leary1956Astronaut who was the deputy team leader for Mariner 10[f]
Dallin H. Oaks1947 Member of the Quorum of the Twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; former Utah Supreme Court justice; 8th president of Brigham Young University[a]
Daniel J. Oates1969Chief of police in Aurora, Colorado, former chief of police in Ann Arbor, Michigan and member of the New York Police Department[254]
Daniel Oerther1987American social entrepreneur; professor of Environmental Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Cincinnati.[255][256]
Arlo L. Olson1934 c.Army captain during World War II who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for service in Italy[257][258]
Ellison Onizuka1962 c.Air Force lieutenant colonel and astronaut who flew on shuttle mission STS-51-C; died onboard Space Shuttle Challenger[e][f]
Stephen S. Oswald1967 Navy rear admiral; astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-42, STS-56, and STS-67[a][f]
Dan Ownby1984

Houston energy executive; World Scout Committee Member[259][260]
Arlo L. Olson
Ellison Onizuka

P

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Mitchell Paige1936 Marine Corps colonel who was awarded the Medal of Honor while a sergeant for actions during the Guadalcanal Campaign[a][e]
Mike Pantelides2000 c.

Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland (2013-2017)[261]
Matt Paradis2008Center for the Denver Broncos; Super Bowl 50 champion[56]
Francis J. Parater1913 c.Catholic seminarian from Virginia nominated for sainthood[262][263]
Scott E. Parazynski1977

Medical doctor; astronaut who flew missions STS-66, STS-86, STS-95 and STS-100[f]
Ben Parr2002Author, investor, journalist and tech expert; author of Captivology, former Co-Editor of Mashable and columnist for CNET.[264][265]
Neil Parrott1987Maryland State Delegate (2011-)[266]
Henry Paulson1960 CEO of Goldman Sachs (1998–2006); president of The Nature Conservancy, Secretary of the Treasury (2006–2009)[a][e][52]
Edward A. Pease1966 Representative from Indiana (1997–2001); former chairman of the National Order of the Arrow Committee[a]
J. H. Binford Peay III1954 Army general; 14th superintendent of Virginia Military Institute[a][e]
Ross Perot1943 Businessman, CEO of EDS and Perot Systems; politician who ran for President of the United States in 1992 and 1996[a][e][d][52]
Rick Perry1964 Governor of Texas (2000–2015); presidential candidate (2012, 2016); U.S. Secretary of Energy (2017)[a][267]
Gary Peters1976 c. United States Senator from Michigan (2015-present)[268]
Donald Pettit1971 c.Astronaut who participated in missions STS-113, Expedition 6 and Soyuz TMA-1[f]
August Pfluger1994 c.Congressional Representative for Texas (2021–).[269]
Fred Phelps1936 c.Leader of Westboro Baptist Church[270]
J. J. Pickle1931 Representative from Texas (1963–1995)[a]
Samuel Pierce1936 Lawyer; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1981–1989)[a]
Loulan Pitre Jr.1976Louisiana Lawyer and former member of Louisiana House of Representatives
Dennis Pitta2000

National Football League tight end for the Baltimore Ravens; Super Bowl XLVII Champion[271]
Michael Pocalyko1968 CEO of Monticello Capital, corporate director, financial novelist, Beirut veteran[a]
Bryce Poe II1940 United States Air Force general; Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (1978–1981)[a]
Jon Powers1994 c.Co-star of Gunner Palace; founder of War Kids Relief; Iraq War veteran; Congressional candidate[272]
Ralph Puckett1943Army Ranger who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War; national programs coordinator of Outward Bound; established Discovery; created the Discovery Program at The Westminster Schools; the executive vice president of MicroBilt[273]
Mitchell Paige
Rick Perry
Samuel Pierce

Q

R

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Jere Ratcliffe1955 Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America (1993–2000)[274]
Beasley Reece1967 Sports announcer and former NFL defensive back[a][275]
Ralph Reed1979Political activist; founding executive director of the Christian Coalition[276]
Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.1967 c.Astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-48 and STS-60[f]
Frederick Reines1934 c.Physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995[277]
Sean Reyes1986 Utah Attorney General[278][279][280]
Daniel Reynolds2005 c.Lead singer of international recording artists Imagine Dragons[281]
Slater Rhea2000Singer and TV personality in China[282]
L. Scott Rice1972Air Force major general; commander of Massachusetts Air National Guard[283]
Michael A. Rice1972Biologist; Rhode Island House of Representatives (2009–2011)[284]
John Edward Robinson1957Serial killer[285]
George Rodrigue1960 Artist[286]
Evan Roe2015Actor; star of CBS drama Madam Secretary[287]
Phil Roe1963 Representative from Tennessee (2009–present)[a]
James D. Rogers1965 CEO of Kampgrounds of America, brother of T. Gary[a]
T. Gary Rogers1956 CEO of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, brother of James[a]
Dana Rohrabacher1963 Special assistant to President Ronald Reagan (1976–1988); Representative from California (1989–2019)[a]
Kevin Rose1993 c.Founder of Digg and co-host of Diggnation[288]
Brian M. Rosenthal2006Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for Investigative Reporting[289]
Edward L. Rowan1955 Psychiatrist, sex therapist, author, Scouting leader[a]
Mike Rowe1979 Host of Dirty Jobs; narrator[290][291]
Milton Rubenfeld1935 c.Fighter pilot for Britain and America in World War II, one of the founders of the Israeli Air Force[292]
Warren Rudman1945 Attorney General of New Hampshire (1970–1976); senator from New Hampshire (1980–1993)[a]
Donald Rumsfeld1949 Representative from Illinois (1963–1969); White House Chief of Staff (1974–1975); Secretary of Defense (1975–1977, 2001–2006); Ambassador to NATO (1973–1974)[a][d]
Slater Rhea
Kevin Rose
Donald Rumsfeld

S

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Stephan Said1985 c.Singer-songwriter, musician, poet and political activist[293]
Harrison Salisbury1924 Journalist who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1955); twice received the George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting (1957 and 1966)[a][d]
Benjamin L. Salomon1930 c.Army dentist during World War II who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for defense of his medical aid station during the Battle of Saipan[294][295]
James Sanderson1943 Navy vice admiral; commanding officer of USS Rainier (AE-5) and USS Saratoga (CV-60)[a]
Dale V. Sandstrom1965 Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court (1992–)[a]
Mark Sanford1965Representative from South Carolina (1995–2001, 2013–2019); Governor of South Carolina (2003–2011)[e]
Terry Sanford1932 Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965); president of Duke University (1969–1985); senator from North Carolina (1986–1993)[a][e]
Steve Schmidt1986 c.Communications and public affairs political strategist[296]
William Knox Schroeder1966 c.Victim of the Kent State shootings[297]
David Schultheis1956 c.Former member of the Colorado Senate (2007–2011) and Colorado House of Representatives (2000–2007)[71]
Rick Scott1970 c.United States Senator from Florida (2019-present), Governor of Florida (2011– 2019)[298]
Robert Lee Scott Jr.1923 Air Force brigadier general, World War II fighter ace, commander of Flying Tigers, and author of God is My Co-Pilot[a][e]
Walter Scott Jr.1946 Civil engineer, philanthropist, and former CEO of Peter Kiewit Sons' Incorporated[a][299]
Richard A. Searfoss1972 c.Air Force colonel and astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-58, STS-76, and STS-90[f]
Elliot See1943 c.Astronaut who was the backup pilot for Gemini 5 before his death[f]
Chris Segal2000Major League Baseball umpire[300]
Cleveland Sellers2007Civil rights activist[301]
Jeff Sessions1963 Attorney General of Alabama (1995–1997); senator from Alabama (1997–2016); U.S. Attorney General (2017–2018)[a]
Pete Sessions1970 Representative from Texas (1997–2019)[a][e]
William S. Sessions1947 District judge and former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1987–1993)[a][e]
Raymond P. Shafer1931 Lawyer; Governor of Pennsylvania (1967–1971)[a]
Mark M. Shelton1974 c.Fort Worth pediatrician, specialist in pediatric infectious diseases, and former member of the Texas House of Representatives[302]
Randall T. Shepard1962 Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court[a]
John Silber1944 President of Boston University (1971–1996); Chancellor of Boston University (1996–2003); President Emeritus of Boston University (2003–2012); candidate for governor of Massachusetts (1990)[a][303]
Stephen Silberkraus1999Nevada State assemblyman; multimedia professional, author[304]
Paul Siple1923Antarctic explorer and geographer who took part in six Antarctic expeditions, having first gone representing the Boy Scouts of America as an Eagle Scout; later helped develop the principle of wind chill[305]
Ike Skelton1948 Representative from Missouri (1977–2011)[a]
Samuel K. Skinner1953 Politician and businessman; Secretary of Transportation (1989–1991); White House Chief of Staff (1991–1992); CEO of Commonwealth Edison; CEO of US Freightways; on the board of directors of Odetics ITS; on the board of directors of Dade Behring[a]
Britt K. Slabinski1984Navy master chief and SEAL; awarded Medal of Honor for combat in Afghanistan[306]
Chuck Smith1959 President and CEO of AT&T West[a]
Chris Smith1967

Representative from New Jersey (1981–present)[a][a]
David Miln Smith1954 c.Motivational speaker and adventure athlete[307]
Gordon H. Smith1968 Lawyer and businessman; senator from Oregon (1997–2009)[a]
Wilson W. Sorensen1932 President of Utah Technical College, now Utah Valley University (1946–1982)[a]
W. Scott Sorrels1971 12th National Commissioner of the BSA[308]
Lewis Sorley1950 Army lieutenant colonel; writer; military historian[309]
F. Richard Spencer1968 c.

Roman Catholic Bishop; Army chaplain[310]

[311]

Steven Spielberg1961 Academy Award-winning film director, film producer, and screenwriter[a]
Richard H. Stallings1957Representative from Idaho (1985-1993), Chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party (2005-2007)[312]
Wallace Stegner1925 c.Historian, novelist, short story writer, and environmentalist; "The Dean of Western Writers"; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1972 for Angle of Repose[313]
Steve Stivers1983Representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district[314]
Ryan Stout1997Comedian[315]
Luther Strange1965 Lawyer; Attorney General of Alabama (2011–2017), senator from Alabama (2017–2018);[316]
Bart Stupak1968 c.Lawyer; representative from Michigan (1993–2011)[a]
Ray Suarez1975 News correspondent and author[a]
Percy Sutton1936 Civil rights activist; pilot with Tuskegee Airmen; lawyer; entrepreneur who co-founded the Inner City Broadcasting Corporation and revitalized the Apollo Theater[a]
John Swainson1939 c.Politician; 42nd Governor of Michigan and Michigan Supreme Court Justice.[317]
Nick Symmonds2000 c.Track and field athlete[318]
Terry Sanford
Elliott See
Pete Sessions
Samuel Skinner
Britt Slabinski
Chuck Smith
Steven Spielberg
Ray Suarez

T

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Joseph R. Tanner1966 c.Astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, add STS-115[f]
J. L. Tarr1935 Professional Scouter for 43 years who served as the seventh Chief Scout Executive of the BSA[a][319]
Thomas L. Tatham1927 Attorney, Dade County land developer, and former BSA Southeast region vice president[320]
Manti Te'o2008All-American linebacker for the University of Notre Dame and the NFL[321]
John Tesh1968 c.New Age and contemporary Christian musician and nationally syndicated radio host[a][322]
Cy Thao1988 c.Laotioan-born Hmong state representative (DFL) in Minnesota[e]
Paul Theroux1955Travel writer and novelist[323]
Glenn Thompson1977 Representative from Pennsylvania (2009–present)[a]
Meldrim Thomson Jr.1927Governor of New Hampshire (1973–1979)[324]
Leo K. Thorsness1948 c. Air Force fighter pilot, Vietnam War prisoner of war, Medal of Honor recipient[a][325]
Austin Tice2001 c.Marine Corps officer, recipient of the 2012 George Polk Award for War Reporting, the 2012 McClatchy Newspapers President's Award, and the 2015 National Press Club John Aubuchon Freedom of the Press Award[326]
Rex Tillerson1965 Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, United States Secretary of State[327][328]
Joseph E. Tofalo1977 c.Navy admiral; Commander, Submarine Group 10; 1977 American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year[329]
Pat Toomey1977 c.Senator from Pennsylvania (2011–present).[330]
Travis Tope2010Actor from Texas[331]
Alvin Townley1993Writer, author of Legacy of Honor[e]
David Trick1969Canadian public servant, university administrator and author[332]
Scott Trimble1993Location scout and location manager on such Hollywood movies as Transformers, Star Trek, and Iron Man 2[333]
Kayden Troff2014 c.Chess grandmaster; World Youth Chess Championship (2012)[334]
Carlisle Trost1947 Navy admiral; submariner; graduated first in his class in 1953 from both the United States Naval Academy and submarine officer school, 23rd Chief of Naval Operations (1996–2000)[a]
Richard H. Truly1952 Navy vice admiral; astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-2 and STS-8 and first former astronaut to head NASA[a]
Joseph Tanner
Carlisle Trost
Richard Truly

U

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Ross Ulbricht2002Founder of the Silk Road black market[335][336]

V

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
James Valentine1996Guitarist for Maroon 5[337]
J. Kim Vandiver1960 Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor & engineer[a][338]
Paul K. Van Riper1953Marine Corps lieutenant general; Vietnam War veteran; commander 2nd Marine Division; commander Marine Corps Combat Development Command[339]
Victor Veysey1929 Assistant secretary for Civil Works for the Army; secretary for industrial relations for California; representative from California (1971–1975); member of the California state assembly; professor at Caltech and Stanford University[a]
Shane Victorino1996Retired Major League Baseball player, past member of 2008 World Series and 2009 National League Championship Series-winning Philadelphia Phillies, past member of the 2013 World Series winning Boston Red Sox. Two-time all-star and four-time Golden Glove recipient.[38][340][341]
Richard Vinroot1955 Attorney and politician from Charlotte, North Carolina; former mayor of Charlotte[a]
Shane Victorino

W

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Frank H. Wadsworth1933American forester, conservationist and researcher.[342]
Zach Wahls2009LGBT equality activist and politician[343]
John D. Waiheʻe III1960 First Native Hawaiian Governor of Hawaii (1986–1994)[a]
Greg Walden1975 c.Representative from Oregon (1999–present)[a]
David M. Walker1960 c.Astronaut who flew missions STS-51-A, STS-30, STS-53 and STS-69[f]
Scott Walker1985 Governor of Wisconsin (2011–2019)[344]
Sam Walton1934 Founder of Walmart and Sam's Club, the world's largest employers[a]
Ehren Watada1994 c.Army first lieutenant; first commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces to publicly refuse deployment to Iraq, saying that he believed the Iraq War to be illegal[345]
Tripp Welborne1984 c.Former collegiate (Michigan) and professional (Minnesota Vikings) American football player[346]
Larry D. Welch1948 Air Force general; president of the Institute for Defense Analyses; fighter pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1986–1990)[a]
Togo D. West Jr.1957 Attorney and public official, president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies; Secretary of the Army (1993–1997); Secretary of Veterans Affairs (1998–2000)[a][d]
William Westmoreland1930 Army general; commanded US military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak; served as Army Chief of Staff (1968–1972)[a]
Andrew R. Wheeler1980 c.Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency[347]
Ted Wheeler1976 c.Mayor of Portland, Oregon[348]
Ken Whisenhunt1976Football coach for the Tennessee Titans; head coach of the Arizona Cardinals (2007–2012); Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII[349]
Peter J. White2000 c.Attorney, pilot, and Senior Policy Analyst and aerospace advisor for President Donald Trump.[350]
John C. Whitehead1937 Chairman of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum; former chairman of Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and Goldman Sachs; veteran of World War II[a]
Charles Whitman1953–1954 c.Spree killer known as the University of Texas tower sniper[351]
E. O. Wilson1944 Biologist, researcher, theorist, naturalist; two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize[a][352]
Walter Wriston1934 Chairman of Citicorp[a]
Wyn Wiley2014 c.Drag queen and activist for LGBT+ and environmentalist causes[353]
Charles D. Wurster1967 Coast Guard vice admiral; former National Commodore of the Sea Scouting division of the Boy Scouts of America[a]
John Waihee
Togo D. West
William Westmoreland

X

Y

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Ronald D. Young1994Motivational speaker; former Army warrant officer pilot who became a prisoner of war in the 2003 invasion of Iraq[354][355]
Pat Young2000Maryland politician[356]

Z

NameEagle ScoutAwardsNotabilityReferences
Jay Zeamer Jr.1932Army Air Forces lieutenant colonel; pilot during World War II who was awarded the Medal of Honor[357]
Ryan Zinke1976 c.Representative from Montana; U.S. Secretary of the Interior[a]
Roger H. Zion1932U.S. congressman for Indiana (1967–1975)[358]
Elmo Zumwalt1937 Navy admiral; 19th Chief of Naval Operations (1970–1974)[a]
Elmo Zumwalt

African-American Eagle Scouts

The Boy Scouts did not track the race of scouts who earned the rank of Eagle. For many years it was thought that Edgar Cunningham, who earned his rank in 1926 as a member of Troop 12 in Waterloo, Iowa in what was then Wapsipinicon Area Council, was the first black recipient of the Eagle rank.[359][360]

In February 2020, it was discovered that Harry Cooper of the Kansas City Council, became an Eagle Scout in September 1920.[361] In the Kansas City Council (now the Heart of America Council) newsletter dated 1920, Harry Cooper of Troop 92 was listed as a new Eagle Scout as of September. The newsletter lists him as the only African American Eagle Scout in Kansas City, one of only ten Eagle Scouts in Kansas City, Missouri at the time.[362][361]

In March 2020, further research showed that the Eagle Scout court of honor for Hamilton Bradley of the Rome Council, was held on December 19, 1919, in Rome, New York. This makes Bradley the earliest known black Eagle Scout.[363]

Dr. Frank "Tick" Coleman, who earned his Eagle in 1926 is one of the first four known African-American Eagle Scouts.[364]

Incorrectly regarded as an Eagle Scout

These persons, while notable in themselves, are sometimes incorrectly listed as having earned the award:

See also

Notes

  • "The Congress and Scouting". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009.
  • "Astronauts and the BSA" (PDF). Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 22, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  • "Eagle Scouts" (PDF). Boy Scouts of America.
  • Townley, Alvin (2007). Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-36653-7. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
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