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Aircraft pilot Biographies

Every archived life recorded as aircraft pilot, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Contemporary era

Rumen Radev

b. June 18, 1963

Prime Minister of Bulgaria since 2026

Contemporary era

William Alexander of the Netherlands

b. April 27, 1967

King of the Netherlands (born 1967)

Contemporary era

Seretse Khama Ian Khama

b. February 27, 1953

Botswana politician

Modern era

Hosni Mubarak

May 4, 1928 – February 25, 2020

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

Modern era

Wilbur Wright

April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912

American aviation pioneer (1867-1912)

Modern era

Amelia Earhart

July 24, 1897 – January 5, 1939

Aviation pioneer, first woman to fly the Atlantic solo

Modern era

Bessie Coleman

January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926

American aviator (1892–1926)

Contemporary era

Yuri Gagarin

March 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968

First human in space aboard Vostok 1

Modern era

Alan Shepard

November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998

American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998)

Modern era

Morgan Freeman

b. June 1, 1937

American actor and producer (born 1937)

Modern era

Arnold Palmer

September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016

American golfer (1929–2016)

Modern era

Howard Hughes

December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976

American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer (1905–1976)

Contemporary era

Richard Branson

b. July 18, 1950

British business magnate

Modern era

Muhammad Mahmood Alam

July 6, 1935 – March 18, 2013

Pakistani military leader

Modern era

Alberto Santos-Dumont

July 20, 1873 – July 23, 1932

Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932)

Modern era

Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon

July 17, 1943 – December 14, 1971

Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1943-1971)

Modern era

Aspy Engineer

December 15, 1912 – May 1, 2002

Indian Air Marshal and diplomat

Modern era

Sarla Thakral

1914 – March 15, 2008

Indian aviator

Contemporary era

Prince William

b. June 21, 1982

Heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth Realms

Modern era

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

June 29, 1900 – July 31, 1944

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

Modern era

Beryl Markham

October 26, 1902 – August 3, 1986

British writer, aviator, adventurer, racehorse trainer (1902–1986)

Modern era

Guion Bluford

b. November 22, 1942

American astronaut (born 1942)

Contemporary era

Chris Hadfield

b. August 29, 1959

Canadian astronaut

Contemporary era

Rakesh Sharma

b. January 13, 1949

First Indian astronaut

Modern era

Jimmy Stewart

May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997

American actor and military officer (1908–1997)