List of Eagle Scouts

Eagle Scout
Created1911
Recipients
  • Eagle Scouts
    • 52,160 (2018)[1]
    • 2,537,633 (total 2018)

    Distinguished Eagle Scouts

    • 2,150 (total 2015)[2]
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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.[3] The list below includes notable recipients.

As of 2014, 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.[4] 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.[5] Since its introduction in 1969 by the National Eagle Scout Association, the DESA has been awarded to over 2,000 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.[6]

  1. ^ Wendell, Bryan (February 21, 2018). "Eagle Scout Class of 2018: A Comprehensive Look at the Numbers Behind the Number". Bryan on Scouting. Scouting.
  2. ^ "Master DESA List" (XLS). National Eagle Scout Association. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Eagle Scout No. 2 Million". Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America. May 22, 2009. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  4. ^ "Eagle Scouts". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009.
  5. ^ "Distinguished Eagle Scout Award". National Eagle Scout Association. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.