B. B. King

B. B. King

male, 84 years old
Riley B. King, better known as B. B. King or "The King of Blues" (born September 16 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi), is an American blues guitarist...
Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager

male, 86 years old
Retired Air Force Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager gained fame as the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. This historic...
Jimmy Doolittle

Jimmy Doolittle

male, deceased (1993)
General James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle, Sc.D. USAF (December 14 1896 - September 27 1993) was an American aviation pioneer. Doolittle served with...
Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

male, 79 years old
Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and naval aviator. He was the first...
Wiley Post

Wiley Post

male, deceased (1935)
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 - August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high...
James Stewart

James Stewart

male, deceased (1997)
James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 - July 2, 1997) was an iconic, Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known for his...
Michael Collins

Michael Collins

male, 79 years old
Major General Michael Collins (born October 31, 1930) is a former American astronaut and test pilot. Selected as part of the third group of...
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

female, deceased (2001)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh (June 22, 1906, Englewood, New Jersey - February 7, 2001, Passumpsic, Vermont) was a pioneering American aviatrix, author,...
Floyd Bennett

Floyd Bennett

male, deceased (1928)
Floyd Bennett (25 October 1890 - 25 April 1928). American aviator who piloted Richard E. Byrd on his attempt to reach the North Pole in 1926....
Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman

female, deceased (1926)
Elizabeth 'Bessie' Coleman (January 26, 1892 - April 30, 1926), popularly known as "Queen Bess," was the first African American woman to become an...