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This is a list of notable Scouts and Scouters .

Africa

Ghana

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

Kenya

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Jeremiah J.M. Nyagah Chief Scout. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1982.
Elizabeth Nyaruai Scout.

Libya

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Ali Khalifa el-ZaidiRecipient, Bronze Wolf, 1965.
Muammar Gaddafi Autocratic ruler of Libya [2]

Morocco

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Abdelaziz Drissi-Kacemi Recipient, Bronze Wolf.
Mahmoud el-Alamy Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1978.
Mohamed Afilal Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 2005.
Moulay Rachid ben al Hassan President, Fédération Nationale du Scoutisme Marocain.

Rwanda

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IGIRANEZA Valentin(Lapin Brillante),UWASE TETA Diolinda(Senge Souryante),RUTAHANA M. Dan(Girraffé Courageux) and NIYOMUNGERI Christian(Tirteau Malbar) Founders of Groupe de Base Kiziguro Chasse au Loup in 2022.

South Africa

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Victor J. Clapham Originator of the Join-In Jamboree. Founder of Veld Lore. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1976.
Herbert William Garnet de la Hunt Cub; Scout; Scoutmaster; Commissioner; Chief Scout; Vice Chairman, Africa Region; Chairman, World Scout Committee; Vice President, South Africa Scout Association; Chairman, National Scout Council. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1996. [3]

Asia

Bangladesh

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Md. Abul Kalam Azad President, Bangladesh Scouts.
Dr. Md. Mozammel Haque Khan Chief National Commissioner [4]

Cambodia

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Leang Meng Ho Post-Khmer Rouge Scouting pioneer.
Sisowath Monireth Scouting pioneer.

China

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Noel Jacobs Jewish British Scoutmaster, Shanghai.
F. C. Millington British Scoutmaster, Shanghai.
Fredy Mittler Austrian Scouter, Shanghai.
Sun Li-jen / 孫立人Scout. Military commander.
G. R. Welch British Scoutmaster, Shanghai.
L. R. Wheen British Scoutmaster, Shanghai.
Yang Huimin / 楊惠敏Scout and heroine, Battle of Shanghai, 1937. Depicted in Eight Hundred Heroes .
Yen Chia-lin Following the birth of the Republic of China, the first Scout troop was organized by Reverend Yen Chia-lin in Wuchang on 25 February 1912.

Hong Kong

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Francis Henry May Chief Scout.
Tung Chee Hwa Chief Scout.

India

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George Sydney Arundale Co-Founder, Indian Scout Association.
Girija Shankar Bajpai Co-Founder, Seva Samiti.
T. H. Baker Scouting started in India in the year 1909, when Captain T.H. Baker established the first Scout Troop in Bangalore and got it registered with Imperial Headquarters, London.
Annie Besant Founder, Indian Scout Association.
Vivian Bose Pioneer of Scouting for Indian boys.
Shankarrao Chavan President, Bharat Scouts and Guides.
Dharma Vīra President, Bharat Scouts and Guides.
Lalit Mohan Jain National Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 2008.
Hrdaya Nāth Kunzru Co-Founder, Seva Samiti.
Madan Mohan Malaviya Co-Founder, Seva Samiti.
Lakshmi Mazumdar National Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1969.
Mangal Dās Pakvasa President, Bharat Scouts and Guides.
Sharad Pawar President, Bharat Scouts and Guides.
Alfred Donald Pickford (1872-1947)Scouting pioneer. Served as Calcutta District Scout Commissioner in 1916, and in May 1919 was promoted to Chief Scout Commissioner for India.
Jagjīvan Rām President, Bharat Scouts and Guides.
Rustomji Edulji Sethna (1898–1954)Pioneer of Scouting for Indian boys. Sethna's 18th West Bombay Scout Group, established in 1914, is the oldest continuously running Scout Group in India.
Evelyn Norah Shullai Guide, Guider.
Bhuvaneshwar Prasād Sinha President, Bharat Scouts and Guides.
Ammu Swāmīnāthan President, Bharat Scouts and Guides.
Rameshwar Thākur President, Bharat Scouts and Guides.
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi President, Bharat Scouts and Guides.

Indonesia

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Hamengkubuwono IX Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1973.

Iran

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Hossein Banai Served on the World Scout Committee, 1959-65 and 1967-73. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1961.

Japan

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Hōjō Tokiyuki Scouting pioneer
Clarence Griffin After Griffin's death in 1951, the Boy Scouts of Nippon (Scout Association of Japan since 1995) placed a marker on his grave at the Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery (Yokohama Gaikokujin Bochi) honoring him as Japan's first Scoutmaster. [5]
Joseph Janning Founder, International Boy Scouts, Troop 1
Kurushima Takehiko Scouting pioneer; attended 2nd World Scout Jamboree
Yoshinori Futara Scouting pioneer
Michiharu Mishima Scouting pioneer, Chief Scout, recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1961
Sano Tsuneha Naval officer; attended Wood Badge course at Gilwell, pioneered adult training in Japan.
Hidesaburō Kurushima Chief Scout, recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1967
Taizō Ishizaka Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1971
Saburō Matsukata Chief Scout, recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1972
Shintarō Negishi Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1975.
Akira Watanabe Chief Scout, recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1977
Yorihiro Matsudaira Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1981
August S. Narumi Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1984
Ichiro Terao Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1985
Yoshio Sakurauchi Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1986
Ken Harada Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1989
Masaru Ibuka Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1991
Ayakazu Hirose Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1992
Ko Yoshida Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1993
Teiji Takemiya Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1998
Fujio Imada Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 2004
Toby Takemichi Suzuki Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 2007
Yoritake Matsudaira Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 2012
1st World Scout Jamboree contingentThree-person delegation of Scouter Toyomatsu Shimoda, Scouter Hiroshi Koshiba, and Scout Richard Shin Suzuki who attended the 1920 World Jamboree in England

Korea

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Ban Ki-moon Eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations [6]
Kim Kyu-young Director of the World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Office, Makati, Philippines. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 2002.
Lee Yun-sook politician [7]

Maldives

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Mohammed Jaisham Ibrahim saved the President of Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom from assassination [8]

Philippines

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Valeriano Abello Hero [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Estefania Aldaba-Lim GSP President
Benigno Aquino III Chief Scout
Corazon Aquino Chief Scout. Chief Girl Scout.
Jejomar Binay BSP National President
Elwood Brown First Scoutmaster of the Philippines, 1910 [16]
Manuel Camus BSP Charter Member [17] [18]
Tomás Confesór Legislator [19]
Gabriel Daza BSP Charter Member, President and Chief Scout of the BSP, Reorganised BSP [20] [21]
Antonio C. Delgado Ambassador [22]
Josefa Llanes Escoda GSP Founder [23]
Joseph Estrada Chief Scout
Roilo Golez BSP National President
Ralph Hawkins BSP National Director [24] [25]
Pilar Hidalgo-Lim GSP Co-Founder
Vicente Lim BSP Charter Member [26] [27]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Chief Scout. Chief Girl Scout.
Ferdinand Marcos Chief Scout
Imelda Marcos Chief Girl Scout
Guillermo Padolina BSP National Director [25] [28] [29]
Roberto Pagdanganan BSP National President [30]
William H. Quasha Scouter [31] [32]
Manuel Quezon President, Commonwealth of the Philippines [33]
Fidel V. Ramos Chief Scout [34]
Hermenegildo Reyes Member, World Scout Committee
Carlos P. Romulo BSP Charter Member [35] [36] [37]
Samuel Stagg BSA Commissioner [38] [39]
Joseph E. Stevenot BSP Founder [35] [40] [41]
Jorge B. Vargas Member, World Scout Committee [35] [42]

Singapore

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Lee Kuan Yew First Prime Minister of Singapore [43]
Goh Chok Tong Second Prime Minister of Singapore [43]
Yong Pung How Former Chief Justice of Singapore [43]
Ong Teng Cheong Fifth (First Elected) President of Singapore [43]
S.R. Nathan Sixth President of Singapore [43]
Tony Tan Seventh President of Singapore [44]

Sri Lanka

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Senator E. W. Kannangara [45]
Kingsley C. Dassanaike [45]

Thailand

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Abhai Chandavimol Member, World Scout Committee. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1971.

Vietnam

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Trần văn Khắc Founder of Vietnamese Scouting, 1930. He was assisted in the early years by Tạ Văn Rục, Hoàng Đạo Thúy, Lương Thái, Huỳnh văn Diệp, and Trần Con. After the 1975 Communist takeover of South Vietnam, Trần văn Khắc migrated and lived out life in Canada. [46] [47] [48]
Hoàng Đạo Thúy (1900-1994)Scout leader in North Vietnam and Communist Party member. Hoàng Đạo Thúy  [ vi ]
Tạ Quang Bửu (1910-1986)First Deputy Gilwell Camp Chief of Việt Nam. Deputy Defense Minister, North Vietnam. Tạ Quang Bửu  [ vi ]
Cung Giũ Nguyên (1909-2008)Scoutmaster. In 1958 the Tùng Nguyên national training camp was established under his leadership, where all Scoutmasters trained between 1958 and 1975. Cung Giũ Nguyên  [ vi ]
Nguyễn Hữu Đang (1913-2007)Raider Scout. High-ranking Communist operative. Scouting leader. Attempted to convince other Scout leaders to join Communist Party. Purged from the Party and arrested 1958. Nguyễn Hữu Đang
Lưu Hữu Phước (1921-1989)Composer. Lưu Hữu Phước

Vietnamese Scouting in exile

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Nguyễn Quang Minh Scouts-in-exile organizer.
Nguyễn văn Thuất President, International Central Committee of Vietnamese Scouting, 2002-06

Eurasia

Armenia

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Kourkène Medzadourian Scouting-in-exile founder
Bagrat Yesayan World Scout Committee, editor in chief of Yerker Daily newspaper

Azerbaijan

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Ilyas Ismayillipresident of the Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan

Europe

Austria

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Hermann Buhl first mountaineer to Scale Nanga Parbat
Marie Antoinette Hofmann Guiding pioneer
Heinrich Maier important Nazi resistance fighter
Emmerich Teuber (1877-1943)Began the first Scouting group in Vienna in 1912, later served on the International Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from its creation in 1922 until 1929

Belgium

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Albert II of Belgium King of the Belgians, 1993-2013 [49]
Baudouin of Belgium King of the Belgians, 1951-1993 [50]
Jacques Brel singer
Jean-Luc Dehaene Prime Minister of Belgium
Hergé Belgian cartoonist and creator of The Adventures of Tintin [51]
Leo Tindemans Prime Minister of Belgium

Czech Republic

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Václav Havel 1st president of the Czech Republic [52]

Denmark

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Ove Holm First patrol leader and later Chief Scout 1924-1960, Bronze Wolf 1949
Ingrid of Sweden chairman for Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark
Princess Benedikte of Denmark chairman for Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark
Frederick IX of Denmark King of Denmark 1947-1972
Jens Hvass Forester and influential leader of Det Danske Spejderkorps, Bronze Wolf 1957
Vilhelm Bjerregaard Author and troop leader, later BSA leader, Bronze Wolf 1985

France

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Jacques Sevin Jesuit priest, founder of Scouts de France , candidate for canonization
Raymond Schlemmer Scouting leader in France and Indochina
Pierre de Coubertin founder of the International Olympic Committee and the inter-religious Eclaireurs Français (EF), now the Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France [53]
Pierre Joubert Illustrator of Scouting and other children's books. "Le site officiel de Pierre Joubert". pierre-joubert.org.
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Former President of the French Republic "Valery Giscard d'Estaing, young, as a boy scout, 12 years old, in 1938". The Granger Collection.
Jacques Chirac Former President of the French Republic [53]
Lionel Jospin Former Prime Minister of France [53]
Michel Rocard Former Prime Minister of France [53]
Michel Debré Former Prime Minister of France [53]
Edouard Balladur Former Prime Minister of France [53]
René Mouchotte Free French Air Force fighter pilot [53]
Paul-Émile Victor Arctic and Antarctic explorer [53]
Henri Lhote Saharan explorer and ethnographer [53]
Marcel Marceau actor and mime artist [53]

Greece

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Demetrios Alexatos Commissioner, Soma Hellinon Proskopon. Member, World Scout Committee, 1957-63. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1963.

Hungary and Hungarian Scouting

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László Almásy Pilot.
Béla Heinrich Bánáthy Scout.
Gábor Bodnár Organizer of Hungarian Scouts in exile.
Fritz M. de Molnár Scouting pioneer. Deputy Camp Chief.
László Nagy Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, 1968-1988 [54]
Aladar de Szillassy Scouting pioneer.
István Kanitz Scouting pioneer.
Kisbarnaki Farkas Ferenc Chief Scout.
Králik László Scouting pioneer.
Sík Sándor Scouting pioneer.
Pál Teleki Chief Scout.

Iceland

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Páll Gíslason Chief Scout. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1981.
Ingvar Ólafsson Scouting was introduced in Iceland as early as 1911, when Ingvar Ólafsson, who had entered the Scout Movement in Denmark, formed the first Boy Scout patrol.
Helgi Tómasson Chief Scout
Axel Tulinius First Chief Scout, Bandalag Íslenskra Skáta, 1925-38.

Ireland

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Brendan Corish Tánaiste from 1973 to 1977. [55]
Liam Cosgrave Taoiseach of Ireland from 1973 to 1977. [56]
Brian Cowen Taoiseach of Ireland from 2008 to 2011. [57]
Bob Geldof Singer-songwriter and political activist.
Ernest Farrell Co-Founder, Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland.
Tom Farrell Co-Founder, Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland.
Richard P. Fortune Founder, Scouting in Ireland.
Graham Norton Comedian and television presenter [57]
Michael O'Leary Chief executive officer of Ryanair [57]
Cornelius Ryan Journalist and author mainly known for his writings The Longest Day, and A Bridge Too Far. [55]

Italy

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Eduardo Missoni medical doctor and Secretary General of the WOSM from April 1, 2004 through November 30, 2007

Netherlands

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Jan Peter Balkenende Prime Minister [58] [59]
Jo Cals Prime Minister [60]
Arjan Erkel medical aid worker for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), abducted in Dagestan [61]
Jan van Hoof member of the Dutch resistance (Operation Market Garden) [62]
Henk Kamp politician [63]
Bert Koenders politician [64]
Piet J. Kroonenberg Scouting historian and author. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1996. [65]
Willem Oltmans journalist [66]
Frits Philips chairman of the board of directors of Dutch electronics company Philips [67]
Jean Jacques Rambonnet vice admiral, Minister (Navy, Colonies, War), the only Chief Scout of the Netherlands prior to 2021 [68]
Joost Swarte comic artist and graphical designer [69]
Freek Vonk biologist, Chief Scout of Scouting Nederland [70]
Beatrix of the Netherlands [71]
Juliana of the Netherlands also known as Movavedo (Mother of many daughters) [71]
Duke Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Prince of the Netherlands, Prince Consort, Chairman of Netherlands Pathfinders [71]
Princess Máxima of the Netherlands Princess of Orange, now patron of Scouting Nederland [71]
Princess Christina of the Netherlands [71]
Claus von Amsberg Prince of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg, Prince Consort [71]
Princess Irene of the Netherlands [71]
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands [71]

Norway

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Kari Aas Guider. Designed World Guide Flag.

Poland

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Jan Roman Bytnar Scouter. Szarych Szeregów. [72]
Sławomir Maciej Bittner Scoutmaster. Officer, Armia Krajowa. Arrested and killed by Gestapo.
Stanisław Broniewski Naczelnik (Chief Scout), Szare Szeregi. Officer, Armia Krajowa.
Tadeusz Chciuk Biali Kurierzy, Szare Szeregi.
Aleksander Maciej Dawidowski Scouter. Szarych Szeregów. [72]
Jadwiga Falkowska Co-Founder of Polish Girl Guides. Executed by the Russians.
Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski Scout. Scouter. Priest. Died in Nazi prison. Beatified.
Józef Andrzej Grzesiak Scoutmaster. Szarych Szeregów.
Kazimierz Iwiński Teacher. Education official. Scouter. Commander of Scout resistance fighters.
Karolina Kaczorowska First Lady of Poland in exile.
Ryszard Kaczorowski President of Poland in exile.
Aleksander Kamiński Teacher, Scoutmaster, Szarych Szeregów. Editor-in-Chief, Biuletyn Informacyjny, Armia Krajowa. Declared Righteous Among the Nations.
Józefa Kantor Founder of Mury, the clandestine Polish Girl Guide group inside Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Anna Komorowska First Lady of Poland.
Bronisław Maria Komorowski President of Poland.
Kazimierz Lutosławski Physician, priest, Scouter.
Andrzej Małkowski and Olga Drahonowska-Małkowska Founders of Scouting and Guiding in Poland. Andrzej translated Scouting for Boys into Polish.
Florian Marciniak Naczelnik (Chief Scout), Szare Szeregi. Executed by the Nazis. [73]
Kazimierz Piechowski War hero
Witold Pilecki ZHP Scout and soldier. Armia Krajowa intelligence officer. Allied spy and war hero. [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79]
Józef Pukowiec Teacher. Scoutmaster. Tortured and killed by Nazis.
Jan Rodowicz Scouter. Szarych Szeregów.
Andrzej Romocki Scouter. Szarych Szeregów. [80]
Kazimierz Aleksander Sabbat President of Poland in exile.
Stanisław Sedlaczek Professor. Scoutmaster. Murdered at Auschwitz.
Eugeniusz Stasiecki Scouter. Szarych Szeregów.
Tadeusz Strumiłło Scouter. President of the ZHP. Professor of the underground university system.
Anna Zawadzka Sister of Tadeusz Zawadzki. Scouter. Szarych Szeregów. Teacher. Vice President of the post-Communist ZHP.
Tadeusz Zawadzki Codename "Zośka." Scouter. Szarych Szeregów, after whom the Batalion Zośka was named. [72]
Jerzy Eugeniusz Zborowski Scoutmaster. Commander, Batalion Parasol, Armia Krajowa.

Serbia

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

Sweden

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Carl XVI Gustaf King. [81]
Gustaf VI Adolf King, Chief Scout. [81]
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten Gustaf Adolf was a Boy Scout and as an adult became a Scoutmaster. He earned his Wood Badge beads at Gilwell Park in England. When the Svenska Scoutrådet was formed, he served as its first president or Chief Scout. He was leader of the Swedish contingent at the 5th World Scout Jamboree in 1937 and to the World Scout Moot in 1939. He served on the World Scout Committee from May 1937 until his death.
Folke Bernadotte Diplomat, United Nations mediator in Palestine. [81]
Carl-Henric Svanberg CEO of BP. [82]

Switzerland

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Walther von Bonstetten Prominent Scouting leader. Founder of Kandersteg International Scout Centre. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1937.
László Nagy An expert in sociology and political science, he was a research specialist at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva when the Institute, under contract with the World Scout Bureau and the Ford Foundation, assigned him to conduct a two-year international study of the Scout Movement. This led to reorganization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and his appointment as Secretary General. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1977.

Turkey

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Şenay Aybüke Yalçın A scout leader who killed by PKK

United Kingdom

Baden-Powell Scouts Association

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Lawrie Dring (1931–2012)Co-Founder, Baden-Powell Scouts' Association. Founder, World Federation of Independent Scouts.

Girlguiding UK

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Anne, Princess Royal [83] [84]
Cherie Booth human rights lawyer [85]
Betty Boothroyd first female Speaker of the House of Commons [86]
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort [84]
Queen Elizabeth II [84]
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson athlete and television presenter [85]
Glenda Jackson actress and politician [85]
Lorraine Kelly television presenter [85]
Princess Margaret [84]
Mo Mowlam politician [85]
Dame Anita Roddick entrepreneur and environmental campaigner [85]
Helen Sharman the first British woman in space [85]
Delia Smith television chef [85]
Faye White athlete and sports commentator [87]

The Scout Association

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Henry Allingham World War I veteran believed to have been the oldest Scout in Europe [88]
David Attenborough Naturalist, TV personality [89]
Vera Barclay First prominent Cub leader. Authored Jungle Wisdom. [90]
David Beckham midfielder of the England football squad [91]
David Bellamy TV personality [89]
Tony Benn Politician [89]
Tony Blair Former-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [91]
Chris Bonington mountaineer [92]
David Bowie singer-songwriter, producer and actor [93]
Gyles Brandreth author and politician [94]
Richard Branson Entrepreneur [91]
Sir Trevor Brooking footballer [89]
Ernest Stafford Carlos painter and war artist [95]
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge [96]
Brian Clough football manager [89]
Nigel Clough Footballer [89]
Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan Governor of Tasmania and Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth, 1945-1959 [97]
Jack Cornwell war hero [98]
John Craven TV personality [89]
Jim Davidson entertainer [89]
Ken Dodd entertainer [89]
Roger Gale politician [94]
Bear Grylls TV presenter, adventurer and writer, Chief Scout of the United Kingdom since 2009 [99]
Richard Hammond TV presenter [89]
Mike Harding comedian/songwriter and radio presenter [89]
Ainsley Harriott TV chef [89]
James Jakes Racing driver; sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America for the 2012 IndyCar season [100]
Rhys Jonesyoungest Briton to climb Mount Everest [101]
Natasha Kaplinsky BBC news presenter [89]
Neil Kinnock politician [89]
Sammy Lee footballer [89]
William Frederick de Bois Maclaren (1856–1921)Businessman and District Scout Commissioner of Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Donated Gilwell Park to the Scout Movement. In his honor, the Clan MacLaren tartan adorns the Wood Badge neckerchief in most, if not all, countries implementing the Wood Badge program.
John Major former Prime Minister [89]
Simon Mayo disc jockey/TV presenter [89]
Paul McCartney singer/songwriter/bassist of the Beatles and Wings [89]
Derek Mountfield footballer [89]
Denis Norden TV personality [89]
Jamie Oliver celebrity chef [89]
Michael Owen footballer [89]
Michael Parkinson radio presenter, TV personality [89]
Jeremy Paxman TV/news presenter [91]
Roland Philipps Scouter.
Tim Peake Former regular British Army Air Corps officer and a current European Space Agency astronaut and International Space Station crew [102]
William Henry Ralph Reader (1903–1982)Actor, theatrical producer, songwriter, intelligence officer. Founder of The Gang Show. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1975.
Cliff Richard entertainer [89]
Keith Richards Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter [89]
Bobby Robson former England football manager [89]
Roger Scruton philosopher [94]
David Seaman footballer [89]
Chris Tarrant TV personality [89]
Harold Wilson former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [89]
Antony Worrall Thompson chef and television presenter [94]
John Thurman / Richard Francis ThurmanCamp Chief, Gilwell, 1943-69. Authored many Scouting books. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1959.
Francis Vane / Francis Patrick Fletcher Vane (5th Baronet Fletcher-Vane of Hutton)Soldier. Second Boer War veteran. Commissioner, The Boy Scouts Association. Founder, The British Boy Scouts (later The Brotherhood of British Scouts). Founder and Grand Scout Master, Order of World Scouts, the oldest Scout federation.
John Skinner Wilson (1888–1969)Soldier, intelligence officer, Scout leader. Senior Deputy Police Commissioner, Calcutta. District Scout Commissioner, Calcutta. Camp Chief, Gilwell. Director, Boy Scouts International Bureau. Held first Wood Badge Course in the USA. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1937.

Latin America

Argentina

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Russell D. Christian Scouting pioneer.[ citation needed ]
Francisco Pascasio Moreno Scouting pioneer.

Brazil

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Itamar Franco Brazilian president [103]
José Alencar Brazilian vice-president [103]
Juscelino Kubitscheck Brazilian president [103]

Chile

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Paula Pelaez Recipient, Bronze Wolf.

Cuba

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Salvador Fernández Beltrán General Secretary of the Inter-American Advisory Committee, assisted in the creation of the InterAmerican Scout Office. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1957.

Ecuador

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Rafael Correa President
Ivan Vallejo Mountaineer

Mexico

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Juan Lainé (1884-1977)Served on the World Scout Committee from 1947 to 1949 and again from 1951 to 1957. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1966.

Peru

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Elias Mendoza Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1972.

Venezuela

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Adolfo Aristeguieta Gramcko Surgeon, psychiatrist, homeopath. Scout leader; served at local, national, and international levels. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1976.
Gustavo J. Vollmer Chairman of the World Scout Committee. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1969.

Middle East

Egypt

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Mohamed Ali Hafez Served on the World Scout Committee from 1957 to 1963 and again from 1965 to 1971. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1965.

Israel

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Reuven Rivlin President [104]
Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister [105]
Gidi Gov Singer, TV host, entertainer and actor [106]
Yuval Banay Musician [106]
Shlomi Braha Rock musician and record producer [106]
Din Din Aviv Pop and folk singer [106]
Mickey Edelstein Major-general in the Israeli Defense Forces
Lucy Ayoub Television presenter [107]
Tamar Ish-Shalom Television presenter and Israeli journalist [108]
Merav Michaeli Israeli politician [108]
Miki Haimovich Israeli politician [108]
Doron Medalie Israeli songwriter, composer and artistic director [108]
Eitan Ben Eliyahu Commander of the Israeli Air Force [108]
Oded Menashe Israeli actor, magician and television presenter [108]
Michaela Bercu Israeli model and actress [108]
Kobi Oshrat Israeli composer and conductor [108]

Lebanon

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Muhammad el-Hibri Son of Toufik el-Hibri. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1972.
Toufik El Hibri Pioneer of Scouting in Arabia.
Bachir Gemayel President.

Syria

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Ali Abdulkarim al-Dandachi (1907–2000)Vice President, Boy Scouts de Syrie. Served on Boy Scouts International Committee, 1951-57. Promoted Scouting throughout the Middle East. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1969.

North America

Bahamas

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John R. Phillpot International Commissioner of the Scout Association of the Bahamas, recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1986

Canada

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Pierre Berton Author, Journalist [109]
Leonard CohenSinger-Songwriter [109]
Jean-François Carrey youngest Canadian to climb Mount Everest [110]
Jean Chrétien Prime Minister [109]
Jim Creeggan Musician [109]
Roméo Dallaire Humanitarian, Senator, Lieutenant-General [109]
A. Wallace Denny Deputy Chief Scout, Boy Scouts of Canada, recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1977
John Diefenbaker Prime Minister [109]
Jackson Dodds Deputy Chief Scout for Canada. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1955
Michael J. Fox Actor [109]
Chris Hadfield Astronaut, Cub-Scout in Milton, Ontario [111]
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Len Jarrett Director, Boy Scouts International Bureau (London), Boy Scouts World Bureau (Ottawa), and World Scout Bureau (Geneva), 1955-81 consultant for the Bureau 1981-86, organizer of Jamboree-on-the-Air 1958-88, recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1973 [112]
Craig Kielburger Children's rights activist, member, Board of Governors, Scouts Canada
Roméo LeBlancGovernor-General
Gordon Lightfoot Singer-Songwriter [109]
Steve MacLean astronaut [113]
Paul Martin Prime Minister [109]
Roland Michener Governor-General
Brian Mulroney Prime Minister [109]
Kevin Newman journalist and broadcaster [114]
Seamus O'Regan journalist and broadcaster, cabinet minister [115]
Steven Page Singer, Songwriter [109]
J. Percy RossChief Executive, Boy Scouts of Canada, recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1978
Daniel Spry (1913-1989)World War II general, Director, Boy Scouts World Bureau
Pierre Trudeau Prime Minister [109]
W. Brett Wilson entrepreneur [116]

United States

Girl Scouts of the USA

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

Contents

NameNotabilityReference
Betsy Boze President of The College of The Bahamas and senior fellow at American Association of State Colleges and Universities [ citation needed ]
Barbara Bush former First Lady of the United States [7]
Laura Bush former First Lady of the United States [7]
Rosalynn Carter former First Lady of the United States [117]
Hillary Clinton former First Lady of the United States [117]
Tipper Gore former Second Lady of the United States [118]
Lou Henry Hoover former First Lady of the United States [117]
Dolores Huerta Labor Leader [119]
Juliette Gordon Low Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Helped found European Guides
Kathy Mattea singer [120]
Pat Nixon former First Lady of the United States [117]
Michelle Obama former First Lady of the United States [117]
Nancy Reagan former First Lady of the United States [117]
Robin Roberts newscaster [121]
Edith Wilson former First Lady of the United States [117]
Carrie Fisher Actress [122]
Debbie Reynolds Member, Troop Leader, Pied Piper Earned Curved Bar Award Actress
Gloria Steinem Women's Rights Activist [122]
Barbara Walters Journalist [122]
Taylor Swift Artist [122]
Gwyneth Paltrow Actress [122]
Lisa Ling Journalist [122]
Chelsea Clinton [122]
Dakota Fanning Actress [122]
Abigail Breslin Actress [122]
Mariah Carey Artist [122]
Sandra Day O'Connor Former Supreme Court Justice [122]
Sally Ride Astronaut [122]

Boy Scouts of America

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The Ideal Scout
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Four Chaplains

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

NameNotabilityReference
Barack Obama 44th President of the United States [123]
Buzz Aldrin Astronaut; Tenderfoot Scout [124]
Jack Andraka Life Scout who developed a test for cancer at age 15 [125]
Ezra Taft Benson National Executive Board Member, Boy Scouts of America; US Secretary of Agriculture; President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; recipient of the Bronze Wolf Award
Jack Black Cub Scout in Los Angeles [126]
Ernest Borgnine Film and television actor [127]
William D. Boyce Entrepreneur; newspaper publisher; philanthropist; safari explorer; founder of the Boy Scouts of America and the Lone Scouts of America [128] [129]
George W. Bush 43rd U.S. President; Cub Scout [7] [130]
Calvin Coolidge, Jr.Son of President Calvin Coolidge; with his brother, he was the first Scout to live in the White House. [131]
Walter Cronkite Broadcast journalist [132] [133]
John Hope Franklin Boy Scout; historian, author of From Slavery to Freedom; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom [134]
Bill Gates Life Scout, founder of Microsoft [135]
Alexander D. Goode Scout leader, Rabbi, Army Chaplain, one of the Four Chaplains who died when the troop transport Dorchester was torpedoed during World War II [136]
Byron Hill Nashville songwriter; Life Scout [137]
William Hillcourt (Green Bar Bill)Boy Scout; Scoutmaster; Scouting professional who served in various positions in the Boy Scouts of America; authored many books and articles on Scouting, outdoor activities, and Scout skills, including the first Scout Fieldbook and three editions of the Boy Scout Handbook of the BSA; trainee at the first Wood Badge course in the USA, 1936 and served as Senior Patrol Leader at the second course some days later; organized Wood Badge as a regular BSA program in 1948, serving as the first Course Leader; recipient of the Bronze Wolf Award [138]
Frank Reed Horton Deputy Scout Commissioner, Easton Scout Council, Pennsylvania; Scout Executive, Homestead District Council, Pennsylvania; Scout Executive, Shenandoah Area Council, Winchester, Virginia; founder, Alpha Phi Omega
John Isley host of The John Boy & Billy Big Show [139]
John F. Kennedy Star Scout; 35th President of the United States [140]
Martin Luther King Jr. Boy Scout; civil rights activist [141]
Tommy Lasorda Manager of two LA Dodgers World Series champion teams; member of National Baseball Hall of Fame [142]
Richard 'Cheech' Marin Cub Scout, Boy Scout, American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, writer [143]
Ross A. McGinnis Cub Scout, Boy Scout, awarded Medal of Honor in the Iraq War [144]
Jim Morrison Cub Scout [145]
Clark V. Poling Scout leader; Dutch Reformed minister; Army Chaplain; one of the Four Chaplains who died when the troop transport Dorchester was torpedoed during World War II [136]
Slater Rhea Singer and TV personality in China; Eagle Scout and Scouter in Far East Council and Direct Service Council [146] [147]
Ernest Thompson Seton British-Canadian-American naturalist, outdoor artist, conservationist; founded the Woodcraft Indians and the Woodcraft League; inspiration and major source of Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys ; co-founder of the Boy Scouts of America and the Camp Fire Girls; Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America; recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award [148] [149] [150] [151] [152]
Alan K. Simpson Scout, U.S. Senator from Wyoming [153]
John Victor Skiff Scout, Scoutmaster, New York State environmental conservationist and public servant. [154]
George Takei Actor, community leader, civil rights activist [155] [156]
Teller Entertainer, Cub Scout [157]
George Thorogood Cub Scout in Delaware [158]
Robert Wadlow World's tallest Boy Scout [159]
Jimmy Buffett Singer, Songwriter. Boy Scout, St. Ignatius Parish in Mobile [160]
Chris Pratt Actor. Scout [161]
Dan Reynolds Lead singer for Imagine Dragons. Eagle Scout [162]
James Valentine Guitarist for Maroon 5. Grammy Winner. Eagle Scout [163]
Harrison Ford Actor. Life Scout, Napowan Adventure Base Scout Camp counselor [164]
George Strait Singer. Boy Scout. [165]
John P. Washington Scout leader, Catholic priest, Army Chaplain, one of the Four Chaplains who died when the troop transport Dorchester was torpedoed during World War II [136]
Honorary Scouts

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

In 1927, the Boy Scouts of America created Honorary Scouts to distinguish "American citizens whose achievements in outdoor activity, exploration and worthwhile adventure are of such an exceptional character as to capture the imagination of boys...". The eighteen who were awarded this distinction were: [166]

NameNotabilityReferences
Roy Chapman Andrews Explorer, adventurer and naturalist; director of the American Museum of Natural History [166] [167]
Robert Bartlett Newfoundland navigator and Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries [166] [167]
Frederick Russell Burnham Military scout and world traveling adventurer; served the British Army in colonial Africa; taught woodcraft to Robert Baden-Powell [166] [167]
Richard E. Byrd Rear admiral, polar explorer, aviator and recipient of the Medal of Honor [166] [167]
George Kruck Cherrie Naturalist and explorer of the American Museum of Natural History [166] [167]
James L. Clark Explorer and scientist of the American Museum of Natural History [166] [167]
Merian C. Cooper American aviator and adventurer, Polish Air Force officer in the 1920s; later U.S. Army Forces brigadier general; director, screenwriter, producer and actor; credits include King Kong [166] [167]
Lincoln Ellsworth Arctic explorer [166] [167]
Louis Agassiz Fuertes Ornithologist, illustrator and artist [166] [167]
George Bird Grinnell Anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer; influenced public opinion and legislation which ultimately led to the preservation of the American buffalo [166] [167]
Charles Lindbergh Aviator, author, inventor and explorer [166] [167]
Donald B. MacMillan Arctic explorer, sailor and researcher [166] [167]
Clifford H. Pope Herpetologist and explorer [166] [167]
George P. Putnam Publisher, author and explorer [166] [167]
Kermit Roosevelt Explorer, soldier who served with both the British and U.S. Armies, businessman and writer [166] [167]
Carl Rungius Wildlife artist [166] [167]
Stewart Edward White Author of adventure travel books [166] [167]
Orville Wright Co-inventor of the world's first successful airplane [166] [167]
Puerto Rico
NameNotabilityReference
Luis Matias FerrerCo-founder of Yokahu Lodge, Order of the Arrow
Frank H. Wadsworth Co-founder of Yokahu Lodge, Order of the Arrow

Oceania

Australia

NameNotabilityReference
Kieran Ault-Connell Paralympic athlete [168]
Geoffrey Blainey historian
Sir Jack Brabham racing driver
Keith Conlon television and radio presenter
Jamie Durie television host
Peter Garrett MP - Minister of Environment, Heritage and The Arts and musician
Regan Harrison Olympic swimmer
Jack Heath author
Robert Irwin television personality and wildlife conservationist
Shane Jacobson comedian
Tim Jarvis explorer and adventurer
Brendan Nelson MP - Former Federal Defence Minister
Dave O'Neil talkback radio host
Clement Roy Nichols Served on the World Scout Committee from 1959 to 1965 and again from 1967 to 1973. Recipient, Bronze Wolf, 1965.
David Parkin Australian rules footballer and coach
Helen Sham-Ho member, NSW Legislative Council
Dick Smith businessman and aviator
Adam Spencer radio DJ and media personality
Jack Yabsley television presenter

New Zealand

NameNotabilityReference
Eileen Louise Soper journalist and Girl Guides commissioner [169]

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