- male, deceased (1917)
- Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf (Count) von Zeppelin was a German aircraft manufacturer, the founder of the Zeppelin airship company. He was...
- male, deceased (1978)
- Umberto Nobile (January 21, 1885 - July 30, 1978) was an Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer. Nobile is primarily remembered for...
- male, deceased (1954)
- Dr. Hugo Eckener (August 10, 1868-August 14, 1954) was the "old man" of the Zeppelin airship company. Eckener was born in Flensburg. He trained as...
- 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...
- male, deceased (1882)
- Henri Giffard (1825-1882) was a French engineer. Giffard invented the injector and the powered airship with a steam engine weighing over 400 lb; it...
- male, deceased (1989)
- Herbert Morrison (May 14, 1905 - January 10, 1989), American radio reporter, was best known for his vivid description of the fire that destroyed...
- male, deceased (1897)
- David Schwarz (December 20, 1852, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary - January 13, 1897, Vienna) a Croatian aviation pioneer of Jewish ancestry. Commissioned by...
- male, deceased (1899)
- Gaston Tissandier (november 21 1843 - august 30 1899) was a French chemist, meteorologist, aviator and editor. Adventurer could be added to the...
- male, deceased (1918)
- William Leefe Robinson (July 14 1895-December 31 1918) was the first British pilot to shoot down a German airship over Britain during the First...
- male, deceased (1934)
- Walter Wellman was an American journalist, explorer, and aëronaut, born at Mentor, Ohio, and educated in the public schools. In 1879 he founded t...
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