Robert Baden-Powell
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Robert Baden-Powell has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025).
Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, was a British Army officer, writer, founder of The Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of The Girl Guides Association. Baden-Powell wrote Scouting for Boys, which with his previous books – such as his 1884 Reconnaissance and Scouting and his 1899 Aids to Scouting for N.-C.Os and Men, which was intended for the military, and The Scout magazine – helped the rapid grow
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History |
| Role | Founder of the Scouting Movement; British Army officer; Author |
| Affiliation | Boy Scouts (founder) / Baden-Powell family legacy organizations |
Who talks about Robert Baden-Powell on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up Robert Baden-Powell; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- Would Britain Have Beaten an Invasion in 1940? on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025) — Tom Holland
What is Robert Baden-Powell mentioned alongside?
Robert Baden-Powell is most often mentioned alongside Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Joseph Stalin and Marshall Pétain.
Mentioned together: Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Joseph Stalin, Marshall Pétain, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Richard J. Evans, Lord Halifax, Germany, National Assembly, Estonia, Sir Max Hastings