"Once an Eagle always an Eagle." The effects of the experiences that are had while on your adventure through the scouting program are irreplaceable. The things that are learned along the way leave a lasting impression on the rest of your life. In many cases this impression allows you to soar above the rest achieving amazing things.
Notable Eagle Scouts
Neil Armstrong* |
Steve Fossett* |
Ben Nelson |
First man on the moon |
World-record holder; first to
circumnavigate Earth solo in
a balloon and an airplane |
U.S. Senator from Nebraska |
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Willie Banks |
Chan Gailey |
H. Ross Perot |
Olympic athlete, former
world-record holder in triple
jump and long jump |
College and professional
football coach |
Founder of EDS and Perot
Systems; former Presidential
candidate |
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Michael Bloomberg |
John Garamendi |
Rick Perry |
Mayor of New York City |
Lieutenant Governor of
California |
Governor of Texas |
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Guion “Guy” S. Bluford Jr. |
Bill Gates Sr. |
Beasley Reece |
Retired U.S. Air Force officer
and space shuttle astronaut;
first African American in
space |
CEO of Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation; father of
Bill Gates |
Former NFL player and
sportscaster |
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Bill Bradley |
Robert Gates |
Mike Rowe |
Former professional basketball
player, U.S. Senator, and
Presidential candidate |
U.S. Secretary of Defense and
former Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency |
Host of “Dirty Jobs”
television program |
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Stephen Breyer |
Michael Kahn |
Donald Rumsfeld |
Associate Justice of the U.S.
Supreme Court |
Academy Award–winning
film editor |
Former U. S. Secretary
of Defense |
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Mike Crapo |
James A. Lovell Jr. |
Mark Sanford |
U.S. Senator from Idaho |
Former U.S. Navy officer
and Apollo 13 commander |
Governor of South Carolina |
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William C. DeVries, M.D. |
Gary Locke |
Jefferson Sessions |
Surgeon and educator;
transplanted the first
artificial heart |
Former Governor of
Washington; first Chinese
American Governor in the
United States |
U.S. Senator from Alabama |
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Michael Dukakis |
Richard G. Lugar |
William S. Sessions |
Former Governor of
Massachusetts and
Presidential candidate |
U.S. Senator from Indiana |
Former Federal Judge and
Director of the FBI |
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Mike Enzi |
J. Willard Marriott Jr. |
John Tesh |
U.S. Senator from Wyoming |
Chairman and CEO of
Marriott International |
Recording artist and
performer |
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Thomas Foley |
Wynton Marsalis |
Togo West |
Former Speaker of the U.S.
House of Representatives and
Ambassador to Japan |
Jazz trumpeter and composer |
Former U.S. Secretary of
Veterans Affairs and Secretary
of the Army |
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Gerald R. Ford* |
George Meyer |
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38th President of the
United States |
Writer and producer of
“The Simpsons” |
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*Deceased
National Eagle Scout Association 2008 Eagle Scout Directory