List of Scouts explained

This is a list of notable Scouts and Scouters.

Africa

South Africa

Asia

Bangladesh

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Vietnam

Vietnamese Scouting in exile

Eurasia

Azerbaijan

Europe

United Kingdom

The Scout Association

Latin America

Venezuela

Middle East

Syria

North America

United States

Girl Scouts of the USA

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

Boy Scouts of America

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.

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:^[2]

Puerto Rico

Oceania

New Zealand

See also

• List of Alpha Phi Omega members

External links

• Web site: Famous UK Scouts . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213154606/http://www2.scouts.org.uk/cms.php?pageid=1668. February 13, 2012.

References

• Web site: Astronauts and the BSA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090414205119/http://www.scouting.org/Media/FactSheets/02-558.aspx . April 14, 2009 . March 20, 2006 . Fact sheet . Boy Scouts of America.
• Web site: Bienvenue sur le site national des Eclaireuses Eclaireurs de France . July 23, 2006 . Eclaireuses Eclaireurs de France . fr.
• News: February 21, 2005 . CBBC Newsround - Guides - Misc - Girl Guides - What is Guiding? . BBC . July 20, 2006.
• Web site: The Congress and Scouting . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080307184453/http://www.scouting.org/Media/FactSheets/02-571.aspx . March 7, 2008 . March 20, 2006 . Fact sheet . Boy Scouts of America . mdy-all.
• Web site: Girlguiding Scotland - Info - Inspirational Women/Interviews . https://web.archive.org/web/20060712052849/http://www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/information/info_famous_guides.htm . July 12, 2006 . July 20, 2006 . GirlGuiding Scotland.
• Web site: Girlguiding UK - About Us - What is Guiding? . https://web.archive.org/web/20060718231047/http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/xq/asp/sID.66/qx/new/about/article.asp . July 18, 2006 . July 31, 2006 . Girlguiding UK.
• Web site: NPG x76303; Princess Anne . August 8, 2006 . National Portrait Gallery.
• Web site: Bush . Laura . Laura Bush . Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Girl Scouts of Korea Event . August 3, 2006 . U.S. Government.
• News: Copping . Jasper . July 9, 2006 . Telegraph - News - Computing, faith and even PR, the Scout badges leading the pack . The Daily Telegraph . London . https://web.archive.org/web/20071209232301/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/09/nscout09.xml . dead . December 9, 2007 . August 8, 2006.

Notes and References

1. News: 350 Rover scouts, leaders to join 6th SAF Scout Camp . The Daily Star . 2008-10-09.
2. August 29, 1927 . Around the World . https://web.archive.org/web/20080220054952/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,723029,00.html . dead . February 20, 2008 . Time . October 24, 2007.