1. Otto Lilienthal (1848)

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Otto Lilienthal is a famous Pilot, who was born on May 23, 1848 in Germany. Aeronautical engineer who made headlines around the world with his glider flights in the late...

2. Eugene Burton Ely (1866)

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Eugene Burton Ely is a famous Pilot, who was born on October 21, 1866 in United States. Famed aviator who performed with the Curtiss Exhibition team and made the first...

3. BH Delay (1891)

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BH Delay is a famous Pilot, who was born on August 12, 1891 in United States. Daredevil pilot who performed some of Hollywood’s first aerial stunts. According to Astrologers, BH...

4. Louis Bleriot (1872)

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Louis Bleriot is a famous Pilot, who was born on July 1, 1872 in France. Aviator who piloted the first successful flight over the English Channel and invented the first...

5. Henry Farman (1874)

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French pilot and engineer who popularized the use of ailerons to control the ascent or descent of aircraft.

6. Edith Maud Cook (1878)

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Edith Maud Cook is a famous Pilot, who was born on September 1, 1878 in United Kingdom. Hot air balloon operator and parachutist who became the first Englishwoman to fly...

7. Richard Pearse (1877)

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Aviation pioneer who built one of the earliest, heavier-than-air flying machines.

8. Clyde Vernon Cessna (1879)

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Clyde Vernon Cessna is a famous Pilot, who was born on December 5, 1879 in United States. Pioneering aircraft designer known for being the founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corporation....

9. Geoffrey De Havilland (1882)

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Geoffrey De Havilland is a famous Pilot, who was born on July 27, 1882 in United Kingdom. Legendary British aviation pioneer and aircraft engineer whose Mosquito is sometimes called the...

10. François Coli (1881)

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Pioneering aviator who attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean but disappeared en route from Paris to New York.

11. Raymonde de Laroche (1886)

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Raymonde de Laroche is a famous Pilot, who was born on August 22, 1886 in France. Pioneering French aviator who was the first woman in the world to received a...

12. Blanche Stuart Scott (1885)

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Blanche Stuart Scott is a famous Pilot, who was born on April 8, 1885 in United States. First female pilot in the United States to fly solo. She was also...

13. Aida De Acosta (1884)

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Aida De Acosta is a famous Pilot, who was born on July 28, 1884 in United States. The first woman to fly solo in a powered balloon. Her historic flight,...

14. Arthur Whitten Brown (1886)

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Arthur Whitten Brown is a famous Pilot, who was born on July 23, 1886 in Scotland. Pilot who served as navigator for John Alcock’s non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919. According...

15. Mick Mannock (1887)

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Mick Mannock is a famous Pilot, who was born on May 24, 1887 in Ireland. British World War I flying ace who served on the Western Front through three combat...

16. Thomas Sopwith (1888)

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Thomas Sopwith is a famous Pilot, who was born on January 18, 1888 in United Kingdom. Pilot and aircraft engineer who designed British war planes during the two World Wars....

17. Anthony Fokker (1890)

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Anthony Fokker is a famous Pilot, who was born on April 6, 1890 in Indonesia. Pilot and engineer who designed and produced many models of German fighter planes during the...

18. Ormer Locklear (1891)

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Hollywood stunt pilot who pioneered aerial acrobatics in the years following World War I.

19. Manfred Von Richthofen (1892)

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Manfred Von Richthofen is a famous Pilot, who was born on May 2, 1892 in Germany. World War I German fighter pilot who was nicknamed and feared as “The Red...

20. Claire Lee Chennault (1893)

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Claire Lee Chennault is a famous Pilot, who was born on September 6, 1893 in United States. Responsible for creating the American “Flying Tigers” volunteer military service that aided the...

21. Alan Cobham (1894)

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Long-distance aviation pioneer who popularized flight in England.

22. Ramón Franco (1896)

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Spanish pilot and political activist who was acclaimed as a national hero. He was killed when his hydroplane crashed off the coast of Majorca, and there were rumors that the...

23. Frank Hawks (1897)

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American pilot who broke aviator speed records and was known in the 1920s and 1930s as the fastest airman in the world.

24. Hubert Julian (1897)

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Famous aerial stunt pilot who was nicknamed "The Black Eagle."

25. Jean Mermoz (1901)

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Aviator who built aircraft and established commercial flight routes out of Europe and South America.

26. Beryl Markham (1902)

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Beryl Markham is a famous Pilot, who was born on October 26, 1902 in United Kingdom. Renowned aviator and author who was the first woman to fly an east-to-west solo...

27. Robert Campbell Reeve (1902)

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Robert Campbell Reeve is a famous Pilot, who was born on March 27, 1902 in United States. Founder of Reeve Aleutian Airways, one the first airlines to fly regular routes...

28. Douglas Corrigan (1907)

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Became more than just another aviator after he piloted a flight from Brooklyn, New York all the way to Ireland though the flight was intended to return back to Long...

29. Elrey Borge Jeppesen (1907)

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Elrey Borge Jeppesen is a famous Pilot, who was born on January 28, 1907 in United States. Pilot whose charts and procedural manuals standardized flying and made it less dangerous....

30. Elly Beinhorn (1907)

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Elly Beinhorn is a famous Pilot, who was born on May 30, 1907 in Germany. Aviatrix known for her solo, around-the-world flight in 1932 and for her marriage to grand...

31. Helen Harrison-Bristol (1909)

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Remembered for her World War II-era service with the United Kingdom's Air Transport Auxiliary, this Canadian pilot flew a bomber aircraft from Quebec to Scotland to deliver it for combat...

32. Jean Batten (1909)

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Popular New Zealand aviatrix who broke multiple flying records during the 1930s.

33. Roger Bushell (1910)

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Royal Air Force Auxiliary pilot who led the escape from Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner of war camp, during World War II.

34. Hank Cain (1989)

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Pilot who rose to fame on Instagram by documenting his career and life as a commercial airline pilot.

35. Tony LeVier (1913)

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Adventurous aviator who became the test pilot for Lockheed's first generation of jets.

36. Nancy Harkness Love (1914)

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Nancy Harkness Love is a famous Pilot, who was born on February 14, 1914 in United States. The first female pilot to officially fly for the U.S. military. According to...

37. Nancy Bird Walton (1915)

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Nancy Bird Walton is a famous Pilot, who was born on October 16, 1915 in Australia. Aviation pioneer who broke down the strict gender barriers of her time by founding...

38. Jacqueline Auriol (1917)

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Leading female test pilot who set several world speed records and broke the sound barrier during the 1950s and '60s.

39. Charles McGee (1919)

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United States Air Force officer and Tuskegee Airman. He served in World War II and in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. In 2020, he was promoted to Brigadier General. 

40. Albert Scott Crossfield (1921)

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Albert Scott Crossfield is a famous Pilot, who was born on October 2, 1921 in United States. Renowned test pilot and U.S. Navy fighter pilot who became the first man...

41. James Jabara (1923)

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James Jabara is a famous Pilot, who was born on October 10, 1923 in United States. American jet fighter ace who flew the F-86 Sabre in the Korean War. According...

42. Jerrie Mock (1925)

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First female pilot to fly around the world alone, this Ohio-born adventurer made her historic flight in a single-engine Cessna 180 in March and April of 1964. Six years later,...

43. Marlon Green (1929)

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First African-American pilot to work for Continental Airlines.

44. Robin Petgrave (1962)

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Professional pilot and philanthropist who is known for being a Hollywood Stun Pilot. He is also known for offering private tours throughout the city by helicopter or plane and shares...

45. Fanky Zapata (1978)

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French professional pilot, jet ski racer, and inventor who is best known for inventing the Flyboard. He is known for being the CEO of the Zapata Company which produces a...

46. Bradley Friesen (1976)

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Adventure helicopter pilot on the West Coast of Canada. Prides himself on being a mostly selfie-free account and has garnered over 120,000 followers on Instagram. 

47. Emily Howell Warner (1939)

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Emily Howell Warner is a famous Pilot, who was born on October 30, 1939 in United States. Known as the first woman to captain a United States commercial airliner. She...

48. Sari Ardisa (1993)

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Commercial airline pilot who is recognized for flying for Garuda Indonesia, the national airline of Indonesia. She rose to fame by posting flight and travel photos on her eponymous Instagram account. 

49. Julie Clark (1948)

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Air show pilot who has become one of the most recognizable faces in the industry, winning multiple Performer of the Year Awards. She was previously a commercial pilot for airlines...

50. Beverly Burns (1949)

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First female pilot of a Boeing 747 jet. On her historic flight, she took off from the Newark, New Jersey airport and landed in Los Angeles, California.