List of Eagle Scouts
Name Eagle Scout Notability
Lawrence S. Bacow 1966 President of Harvard University , former President of Tufts University and former Chancellor of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David A. 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
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[update], 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 just under 2000 Eagle Scouts. [a]
 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.