Famous Scouts - Got any others?

[Shell in WA- USA]

Thought you'd find this interesting, do you know of others?

 

Famous Eagle Scouts

 

Bill Alexander - US Rep from Arkansas

Gary L. Anderson - US Rep from NY

Neil Armstrong - astronaut, first man on moon, from Wapakoneta, OH

Charles E. Bennett - US Rep from Florida

William Bennett - former Secretary of Education

Bill Bradley - Pro basketball star and US Senator from NJ

James Brady - press sec to Pres. Reagan

Milton A. Caniff - comic strip artist "Steve Canyon"

John W. Creighton, Jr. - President & CEO of Weyerhaeuser Company

William E. Dannemeyer - US Rep from Cal.

William Devries - MD, transplanted first artificial heart

Michael Dukakis - former governor of Massachusetts

Arthur Eldred - America's First Eagle Scout

Gerald Ford - U.S. President (1st Eagle to be pres.)

James Lovell - Navy pilot and astronaut, Flew on Gemini 7, 12 & Apollo 8, 13

Richard Lugar - Senator from Indiana (presidential candidate 1996)

J. Willard Marriott, Jr. - Pres. Marriott Corp.

Sam Nunn - US Senator from Georgia

Ellison Onizuka - Astronaut for Hawaii aboard the space shuttle Challenger

H. Ross Perot - self-made billionaire and presidential candidate

J. J. Pickle - US Rep from Texas, proudly displays his Eagle plaque inside his office

Samuel R. Pierce - former Sec. Housing & Urban Development

Harrison Salisbury - Pulitzer Prize winning author

William Sessions - former FBI director

Steven Spielberg - Movie producer

Wallace Stegner - Won a Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for "Angle of Repose"

Percy Sutton - Attorney, Chairman of the Board of City Broadcasting Corp.

John Tesh - TV celebrity and pianist

Famous Scouts, but not Eagles

 

Henry Aaron - baseball player, home run king

Walter Cronkite, Journalist, TV commentator

Richard Dean Anderson - taught Reptile Study, actor

Charles F. Barber - CEO of American Smelting & refining

Bill Clinton - Cub Scout, President of US

Harrison Ford - Life, taught Reptile Study, actor "Indiana Jones"

Bill Gates - Life, founder of Microsoft Corp.

David Hartman - TV personality

Cub Scout, Bruce Jenner, Olympic Gold Medal Decathlon

John F Kennedy - first US President who was a Scout

Branford Marsalis - Life Scout, Jazz musician

Merlin Olson - Pro football player and sportscaster

Eddie Rabbitt - Country & Western singer

John Ritter - actor, son of singer Tex Ritter

Richard Roundtree - actor

Nolan Ryan - pro baseball pitcher

Alberto Salazar - Life, 3 time winner NY marathon

Mark Spitz, Cub Scout, Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer

James Stewart - actor, USAF B. General, B-17 pilot in WWII

Joe Theisman - Life, former QB, Washington Redskins

Peter Ueberroth, Cub Scout, Former Commissioner of Baseball

[NWScouter]

From Washington you should know Gary Locke, governor; Dan Evans, governor, senator and university president both from Washington State; both Eagles.

[Shell in WA- USA]

Current list for congress and scouting;

 

The Congress and Scouting

For the past 17 Congresses, the Boy Scouts of America has surveyed the members of the House and Senate regarding their participation in Scouting. The Marketing & Communications Division compiled the following information concerning the 108th Congress.

 

More than 50 percent of congressional members participated in Scouting.

 

Summary Breakdown of the 108th Congress Scouting Survey

Senators Representatives Total

Scout 53 163 216

Scout and leader 10 29 39

Leader 2 7 9

Grand total 65 199 264

 

Eagle Scouts and Special Recognitions

Senators Representatives Total

Eagle Scout 8 14 22

Silver Beaver Award recipient 1 2 3

Grand total 9 16 25

 

Eagle Scouts

Senators

Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico (D)

Thad Cochran, Mississippi ®

Michael Crapo, Idaho ®

Michael B. Enzi, Wyoming ®

Richard G. Lugar, Indiana ®

Ben Nelson, Nebraska (D)

Jeff Sessions, Alabama ®

Gordon Smith, Oregon ®

Representatives

Gary L. Ackerman, New York (D)

Sanford Bishop, Georgia (D)

Richard A. Gephardt, Missouri (D)

J. D. Hayworth, Arizona ®

Jeb Hensarling, Texas ®

Michael McNulty, New York (D)

John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania (D)

Rob Portmann, Ohio ®

Dana Rohrabacher, California ®

Pete Sessions, Texas ®

Ike Skelton, Missouri (D)

Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey ®

Bart Stupak, Michigan (D)

Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania ®

Silver Beaver Award Recipients

Senator

George Voinovich, Ohio ®

Representatives

Bob Etheridge, North Carolina (D)

Ike Skelton, Missouri (D)

Scouting Participation

Note: Scout denoted by "S"; adult volunteer leader denoted by "L"; Scout and leader denoted by "S&L."

 

Alabama

Sen. Jeff Sessions ®, S

Sen. Richard C. Shelby ®, S

Rep. Spencer Bachus ®, S

Rep. Robert E. Cramer Jr. (D), S

Rep. Michael D. Rogers ®, S

Alaska

Sen. Theodore F. Stevens ®, S&L

Arizona

Sen. Jon L. Kyl ®, S

Sen. John S. McCain ®, S&L

Rep. Jeff Flake ®, S&L

Rep. J. D. Hayworth ®, S

Rep. Rick Renzi ®, S

Rep. John Shadegg ®, S

Arkansas

Rep. Marion Berry (D), S

Rep. Michael Ross (D), S

Rep. Vic Snyder (D), S

California

Rep. Howard L. Berman (D), S

Rep. Ken Calvert ®, S

Rep. C. Christopher Cox ®, S

Rep. David Dreier ®, S

Rep. Sam Farr (D), S

Rep. Robert Filner (D), S

Rep. Wally Herger ®, S

Rep. Duncan Hunter ®, S

Rep. Darrell Issa ®, S

Rep. Tom Lantos (D), S

Rep. Jerry Lewis ®, S

Rep. Robert T. Matsui (D), S

Rep. Howard McKeon ®, S&L

Rep. Gary Miller ®, S

Rep. George Miller (D), S

Rep. Doug Ose ®, S

Rep. George Radanovich ®, S

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher ®, S

Rep. Edward Royce ®, S

Rep. Fortney H. Stark (D), S

Rep. William M. Thomas ®, S

Rep. Mike Thompson (D), S

Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D), S

Colorado

Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell ®, S

Rep. Bob Beauprez ®, L

Rep. Scott McInnis ®, S

Rep. Mark Udall (D), S

Connecticut

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D), S

Sen. Joe Lieberman (D), S

Rep. John B. Larson (D), S

Delaware

Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D), S&L

Sen. Thomas Carper (D), S&L

Florida

Sen. Bob Graham (D), S

Rep. Michael Bilirakis ®, S&L

Rep. Allen Boyd Jr. (D), S

Rep. Jim Davis (D), S

Rep. Peter Deutsch (D), S

Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart ®, S

Rep. Mark Foley ®, S&L

Rep. John Mica ®, S

Rep. E. Clay Shaw Jr. ®, S

Rep. Cliff Stearns ®, S

Rep. David Weldon ®, S

Rep. Robert I. Wexler (D), S

Rep. C. W. Bill Young ®, S

Georgia

Sen. Zell Miller (D), S

Rep. Sanford Bishop (D), S

Rep. Saxby Chambliss ®,S

Rep. Phil Gingrey ®, S

Rep. Charles Norwood ®, S

Hawaii

Rep. Ed Case (D), S&L

Idaho

Sen. Larry E. Craig ®, S

Sen. Michael Crapo ®, S

Rep. Mike Simpson ®, S

Illinois

Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D), S

Rep. Philip M. Crane ®, S

Rep. Danny Davis (D), L

Rep. Lane A. Evans (D), S

Rep. Timothy Johnson ®, S&L

Rep. Mark Kirk ®, S

Rep. Don Manzullo ®, S

Rep. Bobby Rush (D), S

Rep. Jerry Weller ®, S

Indiana

Sen. Evan Bayh (D), S

Sen. Richard G. Lugar ®, S

Rep. Dan Burton ®, S

Rep. Steve Buyer ®, S

Rep. Baron Hill (D), S

Rep. Mike Pence ®, S

Rep. Peter J. Visclosky (D), S

Iowa

Sen. Charles E. Grassley ®, S

Rep. Steve King ®, S

Rep. Jim Leach ®, S

Kansas

Sen. Pat Roberts ®, S

Rep. Dennis Moore (D), S

Rep. Jerry Moran ®, S

Rep. Jim Ryun ®, S

Kentucky

Rep. Ron Lewis ®, S

Rep. Harold Rogers ®, S&L

Rep. Ed Whitfield ®, S

Louisiana

Sen. John B. Breaux (D), S

Rep. Richard H. Baker ®, S&L

Rep. Chris John (D), S

Rep. David Vitter ®, S

Maine

Rep. Thomas H. Allen (D), S

Maryland

Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D), S

Rep. C. A. Ruppersberger (D), S

Rep. Albert Wynn (D), S

Massachusetts

Sen. John Kerry (D), S

Rep. Barney Frank (D), S

Rep. Edward J. Markey (D), S

Rep. James P. McGovern (D), S

Rep. John F. Tierney (D), S

Michigan

Rep. Dave Camp ®, S

Rep. John D. Dingell (D), S&L

Rep. Dale E. Kildee (D), L

Rep. Nick Smith ®, S

Rep. Bart Stupak (D), S

Rep. Fred Upton ®, S&L

Minnesota

Rep. Gil Gutknecht ®, S

Rep. Mark Kennedy ®, L

Rep. James L. Oberstar (D), S

Rep. Jim Ramstad ®, S

Mississippi

Sen. Trent Lott ®, S

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D), S

Rep. Roger Wicker ®, S

Missouri

Sen. Christopher S. Bond ®, S

Rep. Todd Akin ®, L

Rep. William L. Clay (D), S

Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D), S&L

Rep. Kenny C. Hulshof ®, S

Rep. Ike Skelton (D), S&L

Montana

Sen. Max Baucus (D), S

Nebraska

Sen. Chuck Hagel ®, S

Sen. Ben Nelson (D), S

Rep. Doug Bereuter ®, S

Rep. Thomas Osborne ®, S

Nevada

Sen. Harry M. Reid (D), L

New Hampshire

Sen. Judd Gregg ®, S

Rep. Jeb Bradley ®, S

New Jersey

Rep. Michael Ferguson ®, S

Rep. Rush Holt (D), S&L

Rep. Donald M. Payne (D), S

Rep. Steven R. Rothman (D), S

Rep. H. James Saxton ®, S&L

Rep. Christopher H. Smith ®, S

New Mexico

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D), S

Sen. Pete V. Domenici ®, S

Rep. Heather Wilson ®, L

New York

Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D), S

Rep. Gary L. Ackerman (D), S&L

Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert ®, S&L

Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D), S

Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D), S

Rep. Steve Israel (D), S

Rep. John McHugh ®, S

Rep. Michael McNulty (D), S

Rep. Jack Quinn ®, S

Rep. Edolphus Towns (D), L

North Carolina

Sen. John Edwards (D), S

Rep. Cass Ballenger ®, S

Rep. Howard Coble ®, S

Rep. Bob Etheridge (D), S

Rep. Robin Hayes ®, S&L

Rep. Mike McIntyre (D), S&L

Rep. Brad Miller, ®, S

Rep. Charles H. Taylor ®, S

North Dakota

Sen. Kent Conrad (D), S

Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D), S

Ohio

Sen. Mike DeWine ®, S

Sen. George Voinovich ®, S

Rep. Sherrod Brown (D), S

Rep. Steve Chabot ®, S

Rep. Paul E. Gillmor ®, S

Rep. Tony P. Hall (D), S

Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D), S

Rep. Steven C. LaTourette ®, S&L

Rep. Michael G. Oxley ®, S

Rep. Rob Portman ®, S

Oklahoma

Sen. James M. Inhofe ®, S

Sen. Don Nickles ®, S

Rep. Ernest Istook, Jr. ®, S

Rep. Frank Lucas ®, S

Oregon

Sen. Gordon Smith ®, S

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D), S

Rep. Peter DeFazio ®, S

Pennsylvania

Rep. Michael Doyle (D), S

Rep. Chaka Fattah (D), S

Rep. Jim Gerlach ®, S

Rep. Jim Greenwood ®, S

Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski (D), S&L

Rep. John P. Murtha (D), S&L

Rep. Joseph R. Pitts ®, S

Rep. Todd Platts ®, S

Rep. Pat Toomey ®, S

Rep. Curt Weldon ®, S&L

Rhode Island

Sen. Jack Reed (D), S

South Carolina

Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D), S

Rep. Henry Brown Jr. ®, S

Rep. James Clyburn (D), S

Rep. John M. Spratt Jr. (D), S

Rep. Joe Wilson ®, L

South Dakota

Sen. Tim Johnson (D), S

Tennessee

Sen. Bill Frist ®, S

Rep. Marsha Blackburn ®, L

Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. ®, S&L

Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr. (D), S

Rep. Bart Gordon (D), S

Rep. William L. Jenkins ®, S

Rep. John S. Tanner (D), S

Rep. Zach Wamp ®, S

Texas

Rep. Richard Armey ®, S

Rep. Joe Barton ®, S&L

Rep. Chris Bell (D), S

Rep. Kevin P. Brady ®, S

Rep. John Culberson ®, S

Rep. Tom DeLay ®, S

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D), S

Rep. Chet Edwards (D), S

Rep. Martin Frost (D), S

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, ®, S

Rep. Sam Johnson ®, S

Rep. Nicholas V. Lampson (D), S

Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz (D), S&L

Rep. Ron E. Paul ®, S

Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D), S

Rep. Max A. Sandlin (D), S

Rep. Pete Sessions ®, S&L

Rep. Charles W. Stenholm (D), S

Rep. Jim Turner (D), S

Utah

Sen. Robert Bennett ®, S

Sen. Orrin G. Hatch ®, S&L

Vermont

Sen. James M. Jeffords ®, S&L

Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D), S&L

Virginia

Sen. George Allen ®, S

Sen. John W. Warner ®, S

Rep. Rick C. Boucher (D), S

Rep. Thomas M. Davis III ®, S

Rep. Randy Forbes ®, S

Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr. (D), S

Rep. Robert Goodlatte ®, S

Rep. Edward Schrock ®, S

Rep. Bobby C. Scott (D), S

Washington

Rep. Norman D. Dicks (D), S

Rep. Richard "Doc" Hastings ®, S

Rep. George Nethercutt ®, S

Rep. Adam Smith (D), S

West Virginia

Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D), S

Rep. Alan B. Mollohan (D), S

Rep. Nick J. Rahall II (D), S

Wisconsin

Sen. Russ Feingold (D), S

Rep. Mark Green ®, S

Rep. Thomas E. Petri ®, S

Wyoming

Sen. Michael B. Enzi ®, S

Sen. Craig Thomas ®, S

 

[JimmyD]

List is missing Congressman Don Sherwood R Pennsylvania.

 

Also Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield is a distinguished eagle scout.

 

Ford is also Distinguished.

 

Thats all i know.

[cheffy]

Interesting to note that Steven Spielberg and Harrisson Ford are on on the list. In the third Indiana Jones film, Young Indy is a life rank Scout just like

Harrison Fords real rank. You think that was planned?

[NWScouter]

My understanding is that Spielberg's dad was a Life Scout and tbat was the reason for Indiana's rank

[Shell in WA- USA]

I had read that George was honoring his father by making Indy the same BS Rank as his "Dad."

[Shell in WA- USA]

Oops, wrong Director, I meant Steven Speilburg.

And sorry NW Scouter, I should hae kept reading down, you already answered the question!

[CaveEagle]

Dr Robert Gates is currently the NESA National President, the President of Texas A&M University, the Director of Central Intelligence under Reagen.

 

CE

[Fat Old Guy]

William H. Masey, the actor, was a Scouter. Don't know if he still is.