Baden Powell

Baden-Powell (/ˌbeɪdən ˈpoʊəl/) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Baden-Powell

• The Rev. Prof. Baden Powell (mathematician) (1796–1860), mathematician, clergyman and liberal theologian.

By his first marriage father of:

• Baden Henry Powell (1841–1901), English civil servant.

By his third marriage father of:

• Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941), founder of the Scout Movement.
• Warington Baden-Powell (1847–1921), barrister and first head of the Sea Scouts.
• George Baden-Powell (1847–1898), politician, who also served in the Colonial Service.
• Frank Baden-Powell (1850–1933), barrister and artist.
• Agnes Baden-Powell (1858–1945), noted for her work in establishing the Girl Guides movement.
• Baden Baden-Powell (1860–1937), military aviation pioneer.

• Olave Baden-Powell (1889–1977), Daughter-in-law and B-P's wife, World Chief Guide.
• Arthur Robert Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell (1913–1962).
• Robert Crause Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell (1936–2019).
• David Michael Baden-Powell, the current holder the title (born 1940).
• Baron Baden-Powell, an honorific title given to the head of the family.

Other people

• Baden Powell (guitarist) (1937–2000), Brazilian musician
• Baden Powell (malacologist) (1901–1987), New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist
• Baden Powell (politician) (1900–1955), Australian politician
• Baden Powell (footballer) (1931–2014), English footballer

See also

• Baden-Powell (book), a 1989 biography of Robert Baden-Powell
• Mount Baden-Powell, a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains of California named after Robert Baden-Powell.
• Baden-Powell House, a Scouting hostel and conference centre in South Kensington, London.
• Baden-Powell International House, a hotel and conference centre in Hong Kong.

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