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Geneva, 2011FACTSHEET

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

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