List of Eagle Scouts

• Indicates recipients of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA) • Indicates recipients of the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA) • indicates deceased A B {{mem/estart E F G H I J K L M {{mem/estart N O P {{mem/estart Q R {{mem/estart S X Y Z ==African American Eagle Scouts==

The Boy Scouts did not track the race of scouts who earned the rank of Eagle. For many years it was thought that Edgar Cunningham, who earned his rank in 1926 as a member of Troop 12 in Waterloo, Iowa in what was then Wapsipinicon Area Council, was the first African American recipient of the Eagle rank. In February 2020, it was discovered that Harry Cooper of the Kansas City Council, became an Eagle Scout in September 1920. In the Kansas City Council (now the Heart of America Council) newsletter dated 1920, Harry Cooper of Troop 92 was listed as a new Eagle Scout as of September. The newsletter lists him as the only African American Eagle Scout in Kansas City, one of only ten Eagle Scouts in Kansas City, Missouri at the time. Dr. Frank "Tick" Coleman, who earned his Eagle in 1926 is one of the first four known African American Eagle Scouts. ==Incorrectly regarded as an Eagle Scout==

These persons, while notable in themselves, are sometimes incorrectly listed as having earned the award: • Henry "Hank" Aaron; retired baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is a recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award. He is often thought to be an Eagle Scout because of an advertisement he did for the BSA. • Walter Cronkite; anchorman, journalist and commentator. • Henry Fonda; actor and Academy Award winner who was a Scout and Scoutmaster. Incorrectly noted as an Eagle Scout by his daughter. • Bill Gates; Life Scout and co-founder of Microsoft. He is sometimes confused with his father, William H. Gates Sr. who is a Distinguished Eagle Scout. He is often thought to be an Eagle Scout because of an advertisement he did for the BSA. ==See also==