Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

female, 112 years old
Amelia Mary Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer and women's rights advocate. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished...
Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes

male, deceased (1976)
Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was, in his time, an aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer and director, a playboy, an eccentric, and one of...
Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh

male, deceased (1974)
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (4 February 1902 - 26 August 1974), known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle," was an American pilot famous for the...
Burt Rutan

Burt Rutan

male, 66 years old
Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan (born June 17, 1943 in Estacada, Oregon) is an American aerospace engineer noted for his originality in designing...
Glenn Curtiss

Glenn Curtiss

male, deceased (1930)
Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 - July 23, 1930) was an aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of...
Alberto Santos-Dumont

Alberto Santos-Dumont

male, deceased (1932)
Alberto Santos-Dumont (20 July 1873 - 23 July 1932) was an early pioneer of aviation. He was born, grew up, and died in Brazil. His contributions...
Otto Lilienthal

Otto Lilienthal

male, deceased (1896)
Otto Lilienthal (23 May, 1848 - 10 August, 1896), the German "Glider King," was a pioneer of human aviation. He was the first person to make...
Steve Fossett

Steve Fossett

male, 65 years old
James Stephen Fossett (born April 22, 1944, in Jackson, Tennessee) is a American aviator and adventurer known for his appetite to set world...
Igor Sikorsky

Igor Sikorsky

male, deceased (1972)
Igor Ivanovich (or Ihor Ivanovych) Sikorsky (25 May, 1889 - 26 October, 1972) was a pioneer of aviation who designed the first four-engine...
Lawrence Hargrave

Lawrence Hargrave

male, deceased (1915)
Lawrence Hargrave was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.