List of aviators

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This is a list of notable aviators.

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While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or popularization.

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  • Abbas Ibn Firnas

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  • Jorge Newbery
  • Charles Nungesser

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Military pilots[]

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  • Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
  • Jimmy Doolittle

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  • Joe Foss

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  • James Jabara

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  • Jorge Newbery

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  • Keith Park

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  • Hanna Reitsch
  • Manfred von Richthofen
  • Eddie Rickenbacker
  • Harry Robinson
  • Hans-Ulrich Rudel

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  • Valentina Tereshkova
  • Werner Voss

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Other famous figures with an aviation history[]

The following is a list of notable people from various professions who are also pilots:

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  • Prince Andrew, Duke of York
  • Carl Anthony, American actor
  • James Arness, American actor
  • David Ascalon, contemporary sculptor and stained glass artist; co-founder of Ascalon Studios

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  • Dierks Bentley, American country musician
  • Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
  • Ryan Bittle, American actor
  • Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013
  • André Borschberg, Swiss businessman
  • Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group
  • Aaron Buerge, The Bachelor star
  • Jimmy Buffett, American singer, songwriter, author, businessman
  • Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian model
  • George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
  • George W. Bush, eldest son of George H. W. Bush and 43rd President of the United States
  • Rod Buskas, Canadian ice hockey player

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  • Josh Cahill, Aviation YouTuber
  • Maie Casey, Australian pioneer aviator, poet, librettist, biographer, memoirist and artist; wife of Richard Casey; Governor-General of Australia, 1969–74
  • Kirby Chambliss, American aerobatics world champion
  • Roy Clark, American musician
  • Dave Coulier, American actor and comedian
  • Tom Cruise, American actor

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  • Roald Dahl, British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter
  • Terry Deitz, American television personality
  • Glen Dell, South African commercial airline trainer and aerobatics pilot
  • John Denver, American country music/folk singer-songwriter and folk rock musician
  • Mukul Dev, Indian actor
  • Bruce Dickinson, English singer, TV presenter, airline pilot
  • Michael Dorn, American actor
  • Billie Dove, American actress
  • Jerry Doyle, American talk radio host, right-libertarian political commentator and television actor
  • Jeff Dunham, American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian.

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  • Clint Eastwood, American actor, director
  • Noel Edmonds, English television presenter and executive
  • Carl Edwards, American NASCAR driver
  • Hunter Ellis, American television personality

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  • Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American television host
  • Harrison Ford, American actor
  • Malcolm Forbes, hot air balloon pilot
  • Morgan Freeman, American actor

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  • Lea Gabrielle, American fighter pilot turned journalist, Correspondent for Fox News Channel
  • Rajiv Gandhi, prime minister of India 1984–1989, son of India's first female prime minister Indira Gandhi
  • David Gilmour, English musician, best known as the guitarist, lead singer and one of the songwriters in the rock band Pink Floyd
  • John Glenn, American astronaut and former Ohio senator
  • Hermann Göring, German politician, military leader and a leading member of the Nazi party
  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American actor
  • Kirby Grant, Sky King
  • Ken Griffey Jr., Major League Baseball 13-time All-Star

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  • Howard Hawks, American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era
  • Alfred C. Haynes, American Speaker at social events
  • Rudolf Hess, prominent figure in Nazi Germany
  • Dexter Holland, singer and rhythm guitarist for the Californian punk pop band The Offspring
  • Wil Horneff, American actor
  • Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer
  • Gary Hubler, Champion of the Reno Air Races
  • Bruce Hyer, Canadian politician

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  • Angelina Jolie, American actress
  • Bart Johnson, American actor
  • Steve Jones, Red Bull Air Race World Series competitor

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  • Greg Kelly, American journalist; youngest son of NYPD commissioner Raymond Kelly; anchor of WNYW (Fox 5 New York)
  • John F. Kennedy, Jr., son of assassinated U. S. president John F. Kennedy
  • John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State
  • BB King, musician
  • Kris Kristofferson, American writer, singer-songwriter, actor and musician
  • Larry Kusche, American author

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  • Veronica Lake, American actress
  • Lorenzo Lamas, American actor
  • Cory Lidle, former American baseball player
  • Per Lindstrand
  • Tom Logan, American director, writer, producer, acting instructor, and former actor
  • Shane Lundgren, American aviator and commercial aviation businessman and entrepreneur

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  • William P. MacCracken, Jr., First Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics
  • Joe Manchin, United States Senator and Governor of West Virginia
  • Dean Paul Martin, American singer and actor
  • Soong Mei-ling, former first lady of China
  • John McCain, senior U.S. Senator from Arizona, 2008 U.S. presidential candidate
  • Richie McCaw, retired New Zealand rugby great, now working as a helicopter pilot in his homeland
  • Jay McGraw, American writer
  • Phil McGraw, American television personality; host of Dr. Phil
  • Tim McGraw, American actor and musician
  • Michael of Romania, the last King of Romania, and one of the last living leaders of World War II
  • John Michels, American football player
  • Arseny Mironov, Russian aerospace engineer and aviator, scientist in aircraft aerodynamics and flight testing
  • Paul Moyer, American journalist; veteran television news broadcaster in Southern California
  • Thurman Munson, former American baseball player

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  • Gary Numan, English singer, musician, composer, air display pilot, flying examiner

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  • Vivek Oberoi, Indian actor
  • Miles O'Brien, American journalist; former CNN correspondent
  • Susan Oliver, Emmy-nominated American actress, television director and aviator

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  • Arnold Palmer, late American champion golfer
  • Fess Elisha Parker, American actor
  • Jake Pavelka, reality TV personality
  • Rick Perry, Texas Governor
  • Brad Pitt, American actor
  • Dave Price, American journalist, Anchor of WNYW (Fox 5 New York), anchor of Good Day New York
  • Michael D. Protack, American businessman and candidate for Governor of Delaware

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  • Dennis Quaid, American actor

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  • Lars Rådeström, Swedish fighter aircraft test pilot
  • Kangana Ranaut, Indian actress
  • Katherine Rawls, multiple United States national champion in swimming and diving in the 1930s
  • Christopher Reeve, American actor, director, producer and writer
  • Earl W. Renfroe, history maker in the field of orthodontics and in breaking down the barriers of racism
  • Rob Riggle, American actor and comedian
  • James A. Rice, American attorney, judge, and politician
  • Cliff Robertson, former American actor
  • Ed Robertson, Canadian musician
  • Stephen Rogers, Canadian politician
  • Charles Rolls, British aviation pioneer
  • Kurt Russell, American actor

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  • Chuck Scarborough, American journalist; veteran television news anchor for WNBC (Channel 4 New York)
  • Carlo Schmid, youngest solo pilot to fly around the world
  • Jon Scott, American journalist, anchor for Fox News channel
  • Ryan Shore, Grammy and Emmy Award-nominated composer for film, television, games, theater and records
  • Nevil Shute, popular British novelist; successful aeronautical engineer
  • Dean Smith, American pioneer pilot
  • James Stewart, popular American actor

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  • J. R. D. Tata, Indian industrialist
  • Ratan Naval Tata, Indian industrialist
  • Norman Tebbit, British Conservative politician
  • John Travolta, American actor
  • Ariel Tweto, one of two daughters of the Alaska airline family

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  • Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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  • Bonny Warner, American luger
  • Frank Welker, American actor, best known for the thousands of voices he performs in television and films including Freddie in Scooby-Doo and Megatron in the Transformers franchise.
  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
  • Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, King of the Netherlands and part-time KLM pilot
  • Ted Williams, left fielder in Major League Baseball

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ vanWyngarden, Greg (2006). Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #73: Early German Aces of World War 1. Botley, Oxford UK & New York City, USA: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-997-4.
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