List Of Eagle Scouts
Distinguished Eagle Scouts
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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. The list below includes notable recipients.
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. 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. Since its introduction in 1969 by the National Eagle Scout Association , the DESA has been awarded to over 2,000 Eagle Scouts.
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.
Eagle Scouts
Indicates recipients of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA)
Indicates recipients of the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA)
† indicates deceased
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Name
Eagle Scout
Awards
Notability
References
Lawrence S. Bacow
1966
President of Harvard University , former President of Tufts University and former Chancellor of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Bader
1985
Georgia Tech professor
James P. Bagian
1967
Physician and astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-29 and STS-40
Willie Banks
1971
Olympic competitor and world-record-holding track star
Alden G. Barber †
1933
Professional Scouter, fifth Chief Scout Executive (1967–1976)
Ray Barnhart †
1944 c.
Texas state representative; Texas state Republican chairman; director of Federal Highway Administration
Marion Barry †
1954
Mayor of Washington, D.C. (1979–1991) and (1995–1999); Member of the Council of the District of Columbia (2000–2014)
Maxie Baughan
1952
Retired football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, and the Washington Redskins
Harry Brinkley Bass †
1930
Navy 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
Charles E. Bayless
1958
President of West Virginia University Institute of Technology ; regional vice-president of West Virginia University
Daniel Carter Beard †
1915
Author, illustrator, founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America
Stephen Bechtel Jr. †
1940
Chairman Emeritus and Director of Bechtel
John Beck
1997 c.
National Football League quarterback for the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens
Emory Bellard †
1943 c.
Head coach at Texas A&M University from 1972 to 1978 and at Mississippi State University from 1979 until 1985
Albert Belle
1981
Major 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
Charles Edward Bennett †
1925
Representative from Florida (1949–1993)
Steve Benson
1970
U.S. editorial cartoonist for The Arizona Republic
Lloyd Bentsen †
1938
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)
Lee Rogers Berger
1983
Internationally renowned paleoanthropologist , physical anthropologist and archeologist
Sam Berns †
2014
Suffered from progeria ; helped raise awareness of the disease
Richard J. Berry
1978 c.
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (2007–2009); Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico (2009–)
Dick Beyer †
1946
Professional wrestler ; schoolteacher; coach
James Bidlack
1978
Professor of Biology at University of Central Oklahoma ; textbook author; founder of Metabolism Foundation
Jeff Bingaman
1958
Senator from New Mexico (1983–2013); attorney general of New Mexico (1979–1983)
Robert Birkby
1966
Adventure 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
Arthur Gary Bishop †
1967
Serial killer
Sanford Bishop
1962
Representative from Georgia (1993–)
Frank S. Blair †
1930
News Anchor for NBC's Today Show 1953 to 1975
Michael Bloomberg
1954
Mayor of the City of New York (2002–2014); businessman and the founder of Bloomberg L.P.
Guion Bluford
1958 c.
Air Force colonel; astronaut who participated in four flights of the Space Shuttle –STS-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
Matthew Bogusz
2004
Mayor of Des Plaines, Illinois
Charles H. Bonesteel III †
1925
Army general who commanded the US forces in Korea (1966–1969)
Ken Bowersox
1972 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
Alpha L. Bowser †
1925
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
David Boyer
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
William W. Bradley
1957
Rhodes Scholar ; National Basketball Association basketball player with the New York Knicks (1967–1977); Senator from New Jersey (1979–1997); US presidential candidate (2000)
Charles E. Brady Jr. †
1966
Astronaut who flew on shuttle mission STS-78
James Brady †
1955
Gun control advocate; White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan ; shot and became permanently disabled during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
Mike Braun
1975
United States Senator for Indiana
Aaron Brewer
2008
Long snapper for the Arizona Cardinals; Super Bowl 50 champion
Stephen Breyer
1952
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1994–2022)
James Bridenstine
1991 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 Briley †
1926 c.
Attorney, politician, mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
Wayne Brock
1965
Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America
Jeff Brown
1976 c.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Rex Brown
1980 c.
Musician and author
Sherrod Brown
1968
Representative (1993–2007) and senator from Ohio (2007–)
William O. Burch †
1922
Triple WWII Navy Cross recipient and Rear Admiral
Russell Adam Burnham
1995
Great-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
M. Caldwell Butler †
1941
U.S. Representative from Virginia
Jay Bybee
1969 c.
Federal judge on United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Marion Barry
Lloyd Bentsen
Sanford Bishop
Guy Bluford
Bill Bradley
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Name
Eagle Scout
Awards
Notability
References
Patrick T. Caffery †
1950
Representative from Louisiana (1969–1973)
John Tyler Caldwell †
1926
Chancellor of North Carolina State University (1959–1975)
John F. Campbell
1975 c.
Army general; last commander of the International Security Assistance Force
William Durant Campbell †
1922
Founder of the World Scout Foundation , member of World Scout Committee
Milton Caniff †
1923
Cartoonist for the Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon comic strips
James J. Carey
1955
Rear Admiral of the United States Navy
Russ Carnahan
1971
Representative from Missouri (2005–2013)
Gerald P. Carr †
1947
Marine Corps colonel; astronaut who commanded Skylab 4
Terrance Carroll
1985 c.
Former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives (2009–2011)
Sonny Carter †
1962
Astronaut who flew on shuttle mission including STS-33 ; medical doctor; Navy officer; test pilot; professional soccer player
Thomas Cech
1962
Chemist and 1989 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Roger B. Chaffee †
1951 c.
Navy lieutenant commander; pilot and astronaut; killed in the Apollo 1 training exercise
Kirk Chambers
1997
National Football League offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns (2004–2005) and Buffalo Bills (2007–)
Gregory Chamitoff
1980
Astronaut who flew on missions STS-124 , Expedition 17 , Expedition 18 , STS-126
Jake Chapman
2003 c.
Member of the Iowa Senate
Eugene Calvin Cheatham Jr. †
1931
Air Force lieutenant colonel; fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II; then flew over 100 missions during the Korean War
Kim B. Clark
1964
Dean of the Faculty at Harvard Business School (1995–2005); president of Brigham Young University–Idaho (2005–2015)
Marcus R. Clark
1970 c.
Louisiana Supreme Court justice
Preston Cloud †
1929 c.
Earth scientist, biogeologist, cosmologist, and paleontologist
Tom C. Clark †
1914
Associate justice of the Supreme Court (1949–1967)
Daniel L. Coberly
1973
Army officer, civil servant, author, recipient of the Silver Buffalo
Thad Cochran †
1952
Senator from Mississippi (1978–2018)
George Thomas Coker
1959
Navy commander; honored with the Navy Cross for his leadership as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War
Austin Collie
2004
Wide receiver for the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts
Chris Collins
1964
Representative from New York's 27th congressional district since 2013
Barber Conable †
1937
Representative from New York (1965–1985); president of the World Bank (1986–1991)
Jim Cooper
1970 c.
Representative from Tennessee (2003–)
Rob Corddry
1987 c.
Actor
Tom Cotter
1989
American environmentalist, renewable energy advocate, social entrepreneur , clergyman
Britain Covey
2015
Football wide receiver and return man for the Philadelphia Eagles
Richard O. Covey
1960
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
Steven Cozza
2000
Co-founder of the advocacy group Scouting for All , professional road bicycle racer
Mike Crapo
1966
Senator from Idaho (1999–)
Edward F. Crawley
1972
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Engineering Systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ford Professor of Engineering
John Oliver Creighton
1958
Navy captain; fighter pilot veteran of the Vietnam War ; test pilot; astronaut who flew shuttle missions STS-51-G , STS-36 and STS-48
John W. Creighton Jr. †
1946
Civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army ; CEO of Weyerhaeuser and United Airlines ; National President of the BSA
Bobby Crespino †
1957
Football tight end who played for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants
Roger K. Crouch
1956 c.
Astronaut who flew on missions STS-83 and STS-94
Michael M. Crow
1969
President of Arizona State University
Joe Cunningham
2000 c.
U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district .
Ben Curtis
1996 c.
Actor best known for his Dell ads
Clive Cussler †
1946
Adventure novelist and successful amateur marine archaeologist, founder of National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA)
Milton Caniff
Thad Cochran
George Coker, receiving his DESA
John Creighton
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E
Arthur Eldred
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Name
Eagle Scout
Awards
Notability
References
David Farabee
1982 c.
Insurance agent and vice-president; representative from Texas (1998–2011)
Philo Farnsworth †
1932
Inventor, holder of first patent for an electronic television; Eagle award presented to his wife in 2006 as it had been earned but not presented
Robert Edward Femoyer †
1937
Army Air Forces navigator during World War II who was awarded the Medal of Honor
Lawrence Ferlinghetti †
1935 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
Alva R. Fitch †
1923
Army lieutenant general; survivor of the Bataan Death March ; deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (1961–1964)
James P. Fitch †
1914 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).
Mike Fitzpatrick †
1979 c.
Congressman from Bucks County, Pennsylvania (2005–2007, 2011–2017); Silver Beaver Award recipient
Charles Fleming
1971
Author, reporter and teacher
Woodie Flowers †
1957 c.
Emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eugene B. Fluckey †
1948
Navy submarine commander during World War II who received the Medal of Honor
Tom Foley †
1945 c.
Representative from Washington (1965–1995); Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1989–1995); ambassador to Japan (1998–2001)
Christopher Fogt
2000
Olympic bobsledder
Gerald Ford †
1927
Representative from Michigan (1949–1973); 40th Vice President of the United States (1973–1974); 38th President of the United States (1974–1977)
David Foreman †
1963 c.
Co-founder of environmental activist group Earth First!
Patrick G. Forrester
1971
Army colonel; astronaut who flew on STS-105 , STS-117 , and STS-128 .
Steve Fossett †
1957
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
Michael E. Fossum
1975
Air Force Reserve colonel; astronaut who flew on STS-121 as a mission specialist
Murphy J. Foster Jr. †
1946
Politician; Governor of Louisiana (1996–2004)
Joe S. Frank
1956
Politician, former mayor of Newport News, Virginia
Louis Freeh
1963
Attorney; 10th director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1993–2001)
Daniel Frisa
1969
Journalist; Representative from New York (1995–1997)
Phyllis Frye
1962
First transgender woman to be appointed as a judge in Texas
C. Gordon Fullerton †
1952
Research pilot; Air Force colonel; astronaut who flew STS-3 and STS-51-F
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Gerald Ford
Steve Fossett
Michael Fossum
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Name
Eagle Scout
Awards
Notability
References
Chan Gailey
1966
Offensive 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)
Zach Galifianakis
1986
Primetime Emmy Award -winning stand-up comedian and actor.
John Garamendi
1960
Deputy United States Secretary of the Interior (1995–1998); California Insurance Commissioner (2003–2007); 46th Lieutenant Governor of California (2007–)
Don Garlits
1946
Considered to be the "Father of Drag Racing", created first successful rear-engined Top Fuel dragster.
J. Joseph Garrahy †
1947
69th Governor of Rhode Island (1977–1985)
Robert Gates
1958
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)
William H. Gates Sr. †
1941
Lawyer and CEO of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ; father of Bill Gates
Gordon Gee
1960
President of several universities and law professor
Dick Gephardt
1955
Majority leader of the United States House of Representatives (1989–1995); Representative from Missouri (1977–2005); 2004 presidential candidate
Gil Gerard
1959 c.
Actor best known for his portrayal of Buck Rogers in the 1979–1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Pat Gillick
1951
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.
Tyler Glaiel
2008
Video game designer & programmer, known for his work on Aether , Closure , Bombernauts , The End Is Nigh and Mewgenics .
Stanton Glantz
1960
Professor 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
Louie Gohmert
1969
Representative from Texas (2005–2023)
David Goldfein
1976 c.
21st Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
Stephen Goldsmith
1959
Author, politician, professor, and educator; mayor of Indianapolis (1992–2000)
Matt Gonzalez
1981 c.
Politician, attorney, and editorial writer; member and president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the Green Party (2001–2005)
T. Michael Goodrich
Former CEO and chairman of BE&K
Bernard Marshall Gordon
1941
Inventor and philanthropist
Ronald M. Gould
1962
Professor at the University of Washington ; judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1999–)
Sam Graves
1981 c.
Representative from Missouri (2001–present)
Ernest Green
1956
Civil rights activist ; one of the Little Rock Nine
William G. Gregory
1974 c.
Air Force lieutenant colonel; astronaut who served on shuttle mission STS-67
S. David Griggs †
1953
Navy Reserve rear admiral; astronaut who served on shuttle mission STS-51-D
John H. Groberg
1948
Emeritus member of the Seventy for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Jeremy Guthrie
1994
Major League Baseball pitcher, Baltimore Orioles , Kansas City Royals
Robert Gates
Dick Gephardt
Matt Gonzalez
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Name
Eagle Scout
Awards
Notability
References
Loren D. Hagen †
1962 c.
Medal of Honor recipient (posthumous)
David Hahn †
1994
"Radioactive Boy Scout" who attempted to build a nuclear reactor at age seventeen
H. R. Haldeman †
1942 c.
White House Chief of Staff (1969–1973)
Bob Hall
1959 c.
Incoming Republican member of the Texas State Senate from Van Zandt County, Texas , elected 2014
Dan Halloran
1989
Politician, member of the New York City Council
Carter Ham
1964
Former United States Army general
John Hammergren
1975
Chairman, president and CEO of McKesson Corporation
William Hanna †
1924
Animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera
Jacob Hannemann
2007 c.
Baseball player
Zenon C.R. Hansen †
1921
Chairman and CEO of Mack Trucks (1965–1974)
John M. Harbert †
1937
Businessman who founded Harbert Management Corporation
James A. Harrell, III
1991
Attorney and North Carolina politician
James A. Harrell, Jr.
1962
Dentist and North Carolina politician
Josh Hart
2011 c.
NBA player for New Orleans Pelicans, Villanova University, 2016 NCAA Champions
Michael S. Hart †
1965 c.
Author, creator of the eBook, founder of Project Gutenberg
Steve Hartman
1981 c.
Journalist with the CBS News
William W. Hartzog
1956
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
Alfred Harvey †
1929 c.
Founder of Harvey Comics
John Briggs Hayes †
1940
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (1978–1982)
J. D. Hayworth
1973
Representative from Arizona (1995–2007); television and radio journalist
Jon Heder
1994
Actor, filmmaker and screenwriter best known for Napoleon Dynamite
Jeb Hensarling
1971
Representative from Texas (2003–)
Richard Herman
1956
Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (2005–)
Robert T. Herres †
1946
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
Dudley R. Herschbach
1946
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University ; won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
John Hersey †
1929 c.
Journalist, novelist, and professor noted for his account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan
Jason Hewlett
1993
Impressionist, actor, and writer
William G. Higgs
1967
Energy executive
French Hill
1972
Former banking executive; U.S. Representative for Arkansas (2015– )
William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt †
1918
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
Rick Hillenbrand
Unknown
Member of the West Virginia House of Representatives
Gary Hirte
2002
Murderer of Glenn Kopitske
David Hittner
1955 c.
United States federal judge; former Army captain
Mark Hofmann
1970 c.
Forger and murderer
Jeffrey A. Hoffman
1960 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
Steven Holcomb †
1996 c.
Olympic bobsledder
Jeffrey R. Holland
1955
Member of the Quorum of the Twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ; 9th president of Brigham Young University
Matthew S. Holland
1980
President of Utah Valley University (2009-2018)
Elijah Hood
2014
Professional football player for the XFL's Los Angeles Wildcats
George Hooks
1961
Politician Georgia State Senate (1991– )
L. Ron Hubbard †
1924
Pulp fiction and science fiction writer and founder of Scientology and Dianetics
Donald Keith Hummel
1965
Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Newark
Hal Hunter †
1950 c.
American football coach
Howard W. Hunter †
1923
14th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Jon Huntsman Jr.
1975
16th Governor of Utah , 9th Ambassador to China , 11th U.S. Ambassador to Singapore
John Hayes
General Robert Herres
"Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt with Baden-Powell
Jon M. Huntsman Jr.
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John Inglis
J
James Jabara
Darwin Judge
K
William Keeler
Darren Kimura
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Name
Eagle Scout
Awards
Notability
References
I. Beverly Lake †
1949
Jurist and public official; Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (1994–2000); Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (2000–2006)
Kent Lambert
1968 c.
Former member of the Colorado Senate (2011–2019) and Colorado House of Representatives (2007–2011)
Carl T. Langford †
1934
Mayor of Orlando, Florida (1967–1980)
Charles R. Larson †
1950
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
Greg Lashutka
1958
Lawyer; 51st mayor of Columbus, Ohio (1992–2000); American Football League player for the Buffalo Bills (1966)
Mike Leach †
1975
College football coach at Texas Tech (2000-2009), Washington State (2012-2019), and Mississippi State (2020-2022).
Lucian Leape
1946
Physician and professor at Harvard School of Public Health
Mark C. Lee
1968 c.
Air Force colonel and astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-30 , STS-47 , STS-64 , and STS-82
Mike Lee
1989
Attorney and senator from Utah (2011–present)
David Leebron
1973 c.
Lawyer; academic, 7th president of Rice University
Sheldon Leonard †
1923 c.
Pioneering film and television producer, director, writer, and actor
Andy Lewis
2003
World champion in slacklining with three Guinness World Records; performed at Super Bowl XLVI
Trey Lewis
2003
Former collegiate (Washburn ) and professional (Atlanta Falcons , Omaha Nighthawks ) American football player
Howard Lincoln
1955
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
Don L. Lind †
1945
Astronaut who flew Spacelab mission STS-51-B
Kjell N. Lindgren
1988
Astronaut who flew on Soyuz TMA-17M (Expedition 44 /45 )
Steven Lindsey
1976
Air Force colonel; astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-87 , STS-95 , and STS-104
Larry Liston
1968 c.
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives (2005–2013, 2017–)
Gary Locke
1964
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)
Kevin Kwan Loucks
2000
CEO of Chamber Music America ; co-founder of Chamber Music OC , member of classical music ensemble Trio Céleste
Jim Lovell
1943
Astronaut who flew on missions Gemini 7 , Gemini 12 , Apollo 8 , and Apollo 13 , former president of National Eagle Scout Association
James Loy
1959
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
Richard Lugar †
1946
Senator from Indiana (1977–2013)
Deuce Lutui
1999
Offensive lineman for the Arizona Cardinals (2006–2011)
David Lynch
1961 c.
Academy Award and Palme d'Or winning filmmaker and actor
Thomas J. Lynch †
1936 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.
Gary Locke
James Lovell
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Name
Eagle Scout
Awards
Notability
References
Tom Mack
1960
Offensive left guard for Los Angeles Rams and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
Mark Madsen
1992 c.
NBA basketball player with Minnesota Timberwolves ; coach of youth basketball camp
Ray Malavasi †
1944
Head coach of NFL's Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams
Charles Taylor Manatt †
1954
Lawyer, politician and businessman; chairman of the Democratic National Committee (1981–1985); Ambassador to the Dominican Republic (1999–2001)
Ernest Mario
1954
Pharmaceutical industry executive and the recipient of the 2007 Remington Honor Medal awarded by the American Pharmacists Association
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
J. W. Marriott Jr.
1947
Chairman and CEO of Marriott International
Boyd Matson
1962
Creator and host of Wild Chronicles , host of National Geographic Weekend , columnist for National Geographic Traveler and other programs.
Tom Matte
1955 c.
Pro Bowl and Super Bowl running back for the Baltimore Colts
Mark Mays
1998 c.
Former president and CEO of Clear Channel Communications
Robert J. Mazzuca
1964
Professional Scouter and former Chief Scout Executive (2007–2012)
William Cameron McCool †
1977 c.
Pilot of the Columbia shuttle mission STS-107
Michael J. McCulley
1959 c.
Chief executive officer of United Space Alliance ; astronaut who flew on shuttle mission STS-104
Charles T. McDowell †
1937 c.
Army colonel; combat paratrooper in World War II; Soviet Union scholar and professor of Russian language
Charles McGee †
1940
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
Albert H. McGeehan
1959
Mayor of Holland, Michigan (1993–)
Eugene McGehee †
1945 c.
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives , 1960–1972; Louisiana state district court judge, 1972–1978
Rob McKenna
1979
Washington state attorney general (2005–2013)
Glen McLaughlin
1949
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
Peter McLoughlin
1971
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
Sid McMath †
1928 c.
Decorated Marine Corps combat veteran of World War II, retired as major general; renowned attorney and progressive reform Governor of Arkansas (1949–1953)
Robert McNamara †
1932 c.
Business executive; Secretary of Defense (1961–1968); President of the World Bank (1968–1981)
Michael R. McNulty
1963 c.
Representative from New York (1989–2009)
Roy W. Menninger
1941
Physician and former leader of the Menninger Foundation , older brother of Walter
W. Walter Menninger
1951
Physician and former leader of the Menninger Foundation , younger brother of Roy
Jeff Merkley
1972 c.
United States Senator from Oregon (2009–present)
Charles D. Metcalf †
1949
Air Force major general; director, National Museum of the United States Air Force (1996–)
George Meyer
1973 c.
Writer and producer of The Simpsons
Edward D. Miller Jr.
1959
Dean of the Medical faculty at Johns Hopkins University and the Chief executive officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine
Richards Miller
1960
Dentist; one of the founders of Venturing ; one of the authors of Wood Badge in the 21st century and the 2003 Field Book
Tony Miller
1964 c.
Lawyer; Secretary of State of California (1994–1995)
Scott Mitchell
1984 c.
NFL quarterback (1990–2001)
William E. Moerner
1967
Physical chemist and chemical physicist; awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2014)
Matt Moniz
2012
American mountaineer and speaker; 2010 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year; recipient of the Outdoor Inspiration Award
Lloyd Monserratt †
1984
Political and community leader in California
David Montgomery
2014
Running back for the Chicago Bears
Dave Moody
1978
Grammy nominated, Dove Award winning artist, producer, songwriter and filmmaker
Jackson W. Moore
1961
Retired executive chairman of Union Planters Bank and Regions Financial Corporation
Michael Moore
1970 c.
Academy Award-winning (2002) film director, author, and social commentator
Emery Moorehead
1969
Former 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
Jim E. Mora
1950
Sport radio commentator and analyst. Former head coach of the Baltimore Stars , New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts
Howard Morland
1958
Air Force pilot, journalist famous for role in United States v. Progressive, Inc.
Rob Morris
1991 c.
Professional football player
Bill Morrison
1975 c.
Cartoon illustrator; art director of Bongo Comics ; creator of the mural A Century of Values celebrating the BSA's centennial
John P. Morse
1974 c.
Former member (2007–2013) and president (2013) of the Colorado Senate
Merrill Moses
1990 c.
3-time Olympian water polo player who won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics
Brandon Mull
1993
Writer who is best known as the author of the Fablehaven fantasy series
Louis Murphy
2003 c.
Collegiate and professional American football player
John Murtha †
1948 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
William McCool
Sid McMath in World War II
Robert McNamara
Richards Miller with his DESA and Silver Buffalo awards
Michael Moore
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Arlo L. Olson
Ellison Onizuka
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Notability
References
Mitchell Paige †
1936
Marine Corps colonel who was awarded the Medal of Honor while a sergeant for actions during the Guadalcanal Campaign
Mike Pantelides
2000 c.
Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland (2013-2017)
Matt Paradis
2008
Center for the Denver Broncos ; Super Bowl 50 champion
Francis J. Parater †
1913 c.
Catholic seminarian from Virginia nominated for sainthood
Scott E. Parazynski
1977
Medical doctor; astronaut who flew missions STS-66 , STS-86 , STS-95 and STS-100
Ben Parr
2002
Author, investor, journalist and tech expert; author of Captivology , former Co-Editor of Mashable and columnist for CNET .
Neil Parrott
1987
Maryland State Delegate (2011-)
Henry Paulson
1960
CEO of Goldman Sachs (1998–2006); president of The Nature Conservancy , Secretary of the Treasury (2006–2009)
Edward A. Pease
1966
Representative from Indiana (1997–2001); former chairman of the National Order of the Arrow Committee
J. H. Binford Peay III
1954
Army general; 14th superintendent of Virginia Military Institute
Ross Perot †
1943
Businessman, CEO of EDS and Perot Systems; politician who ran for President of the United States in 1992 and 1996
Rick Perry
1964
Governor of Texas (2000–2015); presidential candidate (2012, 2016); U.S. Secretary of Energy (2017)
Gary Peters
1976 c.
United States Senator from Michigan (2015-present)
Donald Pettit
1971 c.
Astronaut who participated in missions STS-113 , Expedition 6 and Soyuz TMA-1
August Pfluger
1994 c.
Congressional Representative for Texas (2021–).
Fred Phelps †
1936 c.
Leader of Westboro Baptist Church
J. J. Pickle †
1931
Representative from Texas (1963–1995)
Samuel Pierce †
1936
Lawyer; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1981–1989)
Loulan Pitre Jr.
1976
Louisiana Lawyer and former member of Louisiana House of Representatives
Dennis Pitta
2000
National Football League tight end for the Baltimore Ravens ; Super Bowl XLVII Champion
Michael Pocalyko
1968
CEO of Monticello Capital, corporate director , financial novelist , Beirut veteran
Bryce Poe II †
1940
United States Air Force general; Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (1978–1981)
Jon Powers
1994 c.
Co-star of Gunner Palace ; founder of War Kids Relief; Iraq War veteran; Congressional candidate
Ralph Puckett †
1943
Army 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
Mitchell Paige
Rick Perry
Samuel Pierce
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Slater Rhea
Kevin Rose
Donald Rumsfeld
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Name
Eagle Scout
Awards
Notability
References
Stephan Said
1985 c.
Singer-songwriter, musician, poet and political activist
Harrison Salisbury †
1924
Journalist who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1955); twice received the George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting (1957 and 1966)
Benjamin L. Salomon †
1930 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
James Sanderson †
1943
Navy vice admiral; commanding officer of USS Rainier (AE-5) and USS Saratoga (CV-60)
Dale V. Sandstrom
1965
Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court (1992–)
Mark Sanford
1965
Representative from South Carolina (1995–2001, 2013–2019); Governor of South Carolina (2003–2011)
Terry Sanford †
1932
Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965); president of Duke University (1969–1985); senator from North Carolina (1986–1993)
Steve Schmidt
1986 c.
Communications and public affairs political strategist
William Knox Schroeder †
1966 c.
Victim of the Kent State shootings
David Schultheis
1956 c.
Former member of the Colorado Senate (2007–2011) and Colorado House of Representatives (2000–2007)
Rick Scott
1970 c.
United States Senator from Florida (2019-present), Governor of Florida (2011– 2019)
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
Walter Scott Jr. †
1946
Civil engineer , philanthropist, and former CEO of Peter Kiewit Sons' Incorporated
Richard A. Searfoss †
1972 c.
Air Force colonel and astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-58 , STS-76 , and STS-90
Elliot See †
1943 c.
Astronaut who was the backup pilot for Gemini 5 before his death
Chris Segal
2000
Major League Baseball umpire
Cleveland Sellers
2007
Civil rights activist
Jeff Sessions
1963
Attorney General of Alabama (1995–1997); senator from Alabama (1997–2016); U.S. Attorney General (2017–2018)
Pete Sessions
1970
Representative from Texas (1997–2019)
William S. Sessions †
1947
District judge and former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1987–1993)
Raymond P. Shafer †
1931
Lawyer; Governor of Pennsylvania (1967–1971)
Mark M. Shelton
1974 c.
Fort Worth pediatrician , specialist in pediatric infectious diseases, and former member of the Texas House of Representatives
Randall T. Shepard
1962
Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
John Silber †
1944
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)
Stephen Silberkraus
1999
Nevada State assemblyman; multimedia professional, author
Paul Siple †
1923
Antarctic 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
Ike Skelton †
1948
Representative from Missouri (1977–2011)
Samuel K. Skinner
1953
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
Britt K. Slabinski
1984
Navy master chief and SEAL; awarded Medal of Honor for combat in Afghanistan
Chuck Smith
1959
President and CEO of AT&T West
Chris Smith
1967
Representative from New Jersey (1981–present)
David Miln Smith
1954 c.
Motivational speaker and adventure athlete
Gordon H. Smith
1968
Lawyer and businessman; senator from Oregon (1997–2009)
Wilson W. Sorensen †
1932
President of Utah Technical College, now Utah Valley University (1946–1982)
W. Scott Sorrels
1971
12th National Commissioner of the BSA
Lewis Sorley
1950
Army lieutenant colonel; writer; military historian
F. Richard Spencer
1968 c.
Roman Catholic Bishop; Army chaplain
Steven Spielberg
1961
Academy Award-winning film director, film producer, and screenwriter
Richard H. Stallings
1957
Representative from Idaho (1985-1993), Chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party (2005-2007)
Wallace Stegner †
1925 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
Steve Stivers
1983
Representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district
Ryan Stout
1997
Comedian
Luther Strange
1965
Lawyer; Attorney General of Alabama (2011–2017), senator from Alabama (2017–2018);
Bart Stupak
1968 c.
Lawyer; representative from Michigan (1993–2011)
Ray Suarez
1975
News correspondent and author
Percy Sutton †
1936
Civil rights activist; pilot with Tuskegee Airmen ; lawyer; entrepreneur who co-founded the Inner City Broadcasting Corporation and revitalized the Apollo Theater
John Swainson †
1939 c.
Politician; 42nd Governor of Michigan and Michigan Supreme Court Justice.
Nick Symmonds
2000 c.
Track and field athlete
Terry Sanford
Elliott See
Pete Sessions
Samuel Skinner
Britt Slabinski
Chuck Smith
Steven Spielberg
Ray Suarez
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Eagle Scout
Awards
Notability
References
Joseph R. Tanner
1966 c.
Astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-66 , STS-82 , STS-97 , add STS-115
J. L. Tarr †
1935
Professional Scouter for 43 years who served as the seventh Chief Scout Executive of the BSA
Thomas L. Tatham †
1927
Attorney, Dade County land developer, and former BSA Southeast region vice president
Manti Te'o
2008
All-American linebacker for the University of Notre Dame and the NFL
John Tesh
1968 c.
New Age and contemporary Christian musician and nationally syndicated radio host
Cy Thao
1988 c.
Laotioan-born Hmong state representative (DFL ) in Minnesota
Paul Theroux
1955
Travel writer and novelist
Glenn Thompson
1977
Representative from Pennsylvania (2009–present)
Meldrim Thomson Jr. †
1927
Governor of New Hampshire (1973–1979)
Leo K. Thorsness †
1948 c.
Air Force fighter pilot, Vietnam War prisoner of war, Medal of Honor recipient
Austin Tice
2001 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
Rex Tillerson
1965
Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil , United States Secretary of State
Joseph E. Tofalo
1977 c.
Navy admiral; Commander, Submarine Group 10 ; 1977 American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year
Pat Toomey
1977 c.
Senator from Pennsylvania (2011–present).
Travis Tope
2010
Actor from Texas
Alvin Townley
1993
Writer, author of Legacy of Honor
David Trick
1969
Canadian public servant, university administrator and author
Scott Trimble
1993
Location scout and location manager on such Hollywood movies as Transformers , Star Trek , and Iron Man 2
Kayden Troff
2014 c.
Chess grandmaster; World Youth Chess Championship (2012)
Carlisle Trost †
1947
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)
Richard H. Truly
1952
Navy vice admiral; astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-2 and STS-8 and first former astronaut to head NASA
Joseph Tanner
Carlisle Trost
Richard Truly
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Shane Victorino
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Eagle Scout
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References
Frank H. Wadsworth †
1933
American forester, conservationist and researcher.
Zach Wahls
2009
LGBT equality activist and politician
John D. Waiheʻe III
1960
First Native Hawaiian Governor of Hawaii (1986–1994)
Greg Walden
1975 c.
Representative from Oregon (1999–present)
David M. Walker †
1960 c.
Astronaut who flew missions STS-51-A , STS-30 , STS-53 and STS-69
Scott Walker
1985
Governor of Wisconsin (2011–2019)
Sam Walton †
1934
Founder of Walmart and Sam's Club , the world's largest employers
Ehren Watada
1994 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
Tripp Welborne
1984 c.
Former collegiate (Michigan ) and professional (Minnesota Vikings ) American football player
Larry D. Welch
1948
Air Force general; president of the Institute for Defense Analyses ; fighter pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1986–1990)
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)
William Westmoreland †
1930
Army general; commanded US military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak; served as Army Chief of Staff (1968–1972)
Andrew R. Wheeler
1980 c.
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Ted Wheeler
1976 c.
Mayor of Portland, Oregon
Ken Whisenhunt
1976
Football coach for the Tennessee Titans ; head coach of the Arizona Cardinals (2007–2012); Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII
Peter J. White
2000 c.
Attorney, pilot, and Senior Policy Analyst and aerospace advisor for President Donald Trump .
John C. Whitehead †
1937
Chairman of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum ; former chairman of Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and Goldman Sachs ; veteran of World War II
Charles Whitman †
1953–1954 c.
Spree killer known as the University of Texas tower sniper
E. O. Wilson †
1944
Biologist, researcher, theorist, naturalist; two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Walter Wriston †
1934
Chairman of Citicorp
Wyn Wiley
2014 c.
Drag queen and activist for LGBT+ and environmentalist causes
Charles D. Wurster
1967
Coast Guard vice admiral; former National Commodore of the Sea Scouting division of the Boy Scouts of America
John Waihee
Togo D. West
William Westmoreland
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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.
In February 2020, it was discovered that Harry Cooper of the Kansas City Council , became an Eagle Scout in September 1920. 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.
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.
Dr. Frank "Tick" Coleman , who earned his Eagle in 1926 is one of the first four known African-American Eagle Scouts.
Incorrectly regarded as an Eagle Scout
These persons, while notable in themselves, are sometimes incorrectly listed as having earned the award:
See also