Geneva, 2011 FACTSHEET
Famous Scouts
Scouts who are leaders in their industry* Name
Nationality
Industry
Mohammed Ali
USA
Sport (boxing)
Richard Dean Anderson
USA
Actor
Sir Richard Attenborough
UK
Actor/Director
David A. Baldwin
UK
Business (Director, HP Ltd.)
H.M.Adulyadej Bhumibol
Thailand
King of Thailand
Bikram Shah De Birenda Bir
Nepal
Previous King
Sir Richard Branson
UK
Businessman/Entrepreneur
Sir Adrian Cadbury
UK
Businessman (Former Chief, Cadbury Schwepps)
King Carl XVI Gustaf
Sweden
King of Sweden
H.M. Juan Carlos
Spain
King of Spain
Jacques Chirac
France
Former President
Jean Chrétien
Canada
Former Prime Minister
Tsatsos Constantine
Greece
Former President
William C.Devries
USA
Science (Transplanted first artificial heart)
Jean-Louis Dumas-Hermes
France
Fashion
Henry Fonda
USA
Actor
Steve Fossett
USA
Businessman/Adventurer
Bill Gates
USA
Businessman (Microsoft)
Richard Gere
USA
Actor
Boutros Ghali
Egypt
Former UN Secretary General
John Glenn
USA
Science (Astronaut)/US Senator
Masaru Ibuka
Japan
Businessman (Founder of Sony)
Klaus Jacobs
Switzerland
Businessman
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed
Saudi Arabia
Prince of Saudi Arabia
Suk Won Kim
Korea
Businessman (SSangyong)
Sir Paul McCartney
UK
Musician
George Michael
UK
Musician
Michael Moore
USA
Author/Filmmaker
Jim Morrison
USA
Musician
Cornelio Sommaruga
Switzerland
Humanitarian (Former President of ICRC)
Steven Spielberg
USA
Director/Filmmaker
* This is not an exhaustive list, and merely highlights some of the many celebrities who have been Scouts. Contact Director, Communications & External Relations World Scout Bureau media@scout.org Direct line: + 41 22 705 10 21
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