Facts & Figures

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Some famous Scouts in Singapore

• Lee Kuan Yew (Former Minister Mentor)
• Yong Pung How (Former Chief Justice)
• H.E. S.R. Nathan (Former President of Singapore)
• Ong Teng Cheong (1st Elected President of Singapore)
• Goh Chok Tong (Emeritus Senior Minister)

Some famous Scouts from around the world

• H.M. Adulyadej Bhumibol (King of Thailand)
• King Carl XVI Gustaf (King of Sweden)
• H.M. Juan Carlos (King of Spain)
• Bill Gates (CEO, Microsoft)
• Barack Obama (President of the USA)
• Jacques Chirac (Former President of France)
• Jean Chretien (Former Prime Minister of Canada)
• Steven Spielberg (Famous filmmaker)
• David Beckham (World’s highest-paid football player)
• Sir Paul McCartney (Famous musician)
• Michael Moore (Author/Filmmaker)
• Sir David Attenborough (Naturalist/TV personality)
• Mohammed Ali (Champion boxer)

More interesting facts

• 26 of the first 29 astronauts
• And 11 out of 12 people who have ever walked on the moon

… were involved with Scouting!