The Scout Association

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Notable Former Scouts

These people have all been members of the Scout Association.

 Spiritual Leaders
     
The Very Revd. Professor Barbour - Dean of the Chapel Royal, Church of Scotland Rt. Revd. Roderic Coote MA DD - Bishop of Colchester
The Very Revd. Edward Carpenter, MA BD DPh - Former Dean of Westminster Rt. Revd. John Kirkham MA - Suffragen Bishop of Sherbourne
Rt. Revd. Tom McMahon - RC Bishop of Brentwood

Rt. Revd. Maurice Wood DSC, MA, RNVR - Former Bishop of Norwich

TV Personalities

     
Sir David Attenborough Michael Barratt David Bellamy
Richard Baker OBE Jamie Theakston
John Craven
Sir Ralph Carr-Ellison Ed Crooks - TV Reporter Richard Madley
Russell Grant - Astrologer Phil Gail - Newsreader Michael Hurll- TV Producer
James Martin - Chef Ray Mears - Survival Expert Denis Norden
John Nicol - RAF pilot Michael Parkinson Chris Tarrant
Alan Titchmarsh Richard Whitely Anthony Worrell Thompson - Chef
David Wickham - Producer Ainsley Harriot Jamie Oliver 
Ross Kemp Richard McCourt of Dick and Dom Simon Grant CBBC
Natasha Kaplinsky Richard Hammond Jeremy Paxman

Sports Personalities

     
Gordon Pirie - Athlete Mark Ramprakash - Cricketer David Beckham - Footballer
Paul Bracewell - Footballer Trevor Brooking - Pundit Brian Clough - Manager
Nigel Clough - Footballer Martin Keown - Footballer Robert Lee - Footballer
Sammy Lee - Footballer Malcom MacDonald - Manager Derek Mountfield - Footballer
Michael Owen - Footballer Bobby Robson - Manager David Seaman - Goalkeeper
Gareth Southgate - Footballer Graham Stuart - Footballer Brendon Batson - Footballer
Tommy Taylor - Manager Peter Oosterhuis - Golfer Ian Clough - Mountaineer
Bob Willis Andrew Murray - tennis Tim Foster rowing Gold medalist
Graeme Le Saux footballer Christopher Lambert - athlete Gordon Bulloch - rugby player
Lee Sharpe - footballer Greg Rusedki - tennis  

Musicians, DJs, Singers and Songwriters

     
Paul Cattamole - S Club 7 Norman Cook 'Fat Boy Slim' Jamie Crick - Classic FM
Mike Harding - Singer and Comedian 'H' - from Steps Simon Mayo - DJ
Sir Paul McCartney George Michael Finley Quaye - Singer
Sir Cliff Richard Ian Wallace - Singer Steve Wright - DJ
Karl Green - Hermans Hermits Jarvis Cocker Boy George
Mark Feehily Westlife David Gilmour of Pink Floyd Pete Waterman
David Bowie Steve Wright  

Politicians

     
John Major - Former Prime Minister Neil Kinnock - Former Leader of the Labour Party Bob Cryer
David Evans Peter Fry Sam Galbraith
Lord Gormley Ron Hayward Eric Heffer
Lord Howe of Aberavon Kt CH QC Adam Butler David Lammy
Tony Benn Peter Mandleson Lord Mason of Barnsley DL
Austin Mitchell Hon Sir Charles Morrison Lord Pitt of Hampstead
Lord Pym MC DL Lord Rochester DL James Shea - Nato Spokesman
Lord Walker John Ward CBE Lord Wilson of Rievaulx - Former Prime Minister
Sir Christopher Catherwood David Lammy  
     

Entertainers

     
Billy Connelly Jim Davidson Kenn Dodd
Val Doonican Georgie Fame Jimmy Logan
Gerry Marsden Tom O'Connor Don Powell
Joe Pasquale Eric Sykes Andy Hamilton
 Eddie Izzard
   

Miscellaneous

     
Raymond Briggs - Author Lord Burnham BT JP DL Sir Michael Edwards
Guy Gibson VC - RAF David Hockney - Artist Lord Hunt CBE DSO - Explorer
Lord Owen Sir Austin Pearce CBE Major General Robin Short
Lesley Thomas - Author Tony Warren - Creater of Coronation Street Andrew Windsor - Duke of York
Cardinal Thomas Winning Professor Arnold Wolfendale - Astronomer Royal Martin Townsend - Sunday Express editor

Overseas

     
Neil Armstrong - Astronaut Jacques Chirac - French Politician Bill Clinton - Former US President
Ex King Constantine of Greece Walter Cronkite - US Journalist Jason Donovan - Actor/Singer Australia
Jean-Louis Dumas-Hernes - Head of Hermes Fashion House, France Prince Emmanuel of Lichtenstein Gerald Ford - Fomer US President
Harrison Ford - Actor Richard Gere - Actor Valery Giscard d'Estang - Politician France
  Bruce Jenner - US Athlete James Lovell - Astronaut
Armandou M'Bou - Director General UNESCO Hon. Daniel Moi - President of Kenya Dr Julius Nyere - President of Tanzania
Sir Sonny Ramphal CMG QC - Former Commenwealth Secretary General Stephen Spielberg - Film Director Mark Spitz - US Swimmer
James Stewart - Actor