Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Aviators, including George H. W. Bush, John McCain, Howard Hughes, Dennis Quaid and Jim Lovell

Famous 20th Century Aviators

Howard HughesHoward Hughes
24 December 1905, American
Entrepreneur, Investor
George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. Bush
12 June 1924, American
41st U.S. President

John McCainJohn McCain
29 August 1936, American
United States Senator

Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart
24 July 1897, American
Aviator, Pilot

Alan ShepardAlan Shepard
18 November 1923, American
Astronaut, Aviator, Entrepreneur

Charles LindberghCharles Lindbergh
04 February 1902, American
Aviator, Inventor & Author
Chuck YeagerChuck Yeager
13 February 1923, American
Officer

J. R. D. TataJ. R. D. Tata
29 July 1904, Indian
French-Indian aviator

Dieter DenglerDieter Dengler
22 May 1938, American
Aviator

Anne Morrow LindberghAnne Morrow Lindbergh
22 June 1906, American
Renowned Author & Aviator
John T. WaltonJohn T. Walton
08 October 1946, American
Sam Walton's Son

Jean Gardner Batten Jean Batten
15 September 1909, New Zealander
Aviator Who Made Record Breaking Trans-world
Antoine de Saint-ExuperyAntoine de Saint-Exupery
29 June 1900, French
French writer

Jim LovellJim Lovell
25 March 1928, American
Officer, Astronaut, Test pilot, Aviator,

Frank BormanFrank Borman
14 March 1928, American
Air force officer, Test pilot, Astronaut,
Fred HaiseFred Haise
14 November 1933, American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator, Fighter pilot

Deke SlaytonDeke Slayton
01 March 1924, American
Officer, Aviator, Astronaut, Autobiographer
Roger B. ChaffeeRoger B. Chaffee
15 February 1935, American
Officer, Aviator, Astronaut

Ken MattinglyKen Mattingly
17 March 1936, American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator

Wally SchirraWally Schirra
12 March 1923, American
United States Naval Aviator, Astronaut,
Gordon CooperGordon Cooper
06 March 1927, American
Officer, Astronaut, Test pilot, Aerospace

Charles DukeCharles Duke
03 October 1935, American
Air force officer, Astronaut, Test pilot, Fighter
Pete ConradPete Conrad
02 June 1930, American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator, Racecar driver

Alan BeanAlan Bean
15 March 1932, American
Officer, Test pilot, Astronaut, Painter, Aviator

Paul TibbetsPaul Tibbets
23 February 1915, American
Officer, Aviator

Erich HartmannErich Hartmann
19 April 1922, German
Aviator, Officer
James StockdaleJames Stockdale
23 December 1923, American
Officer, Aviator, Politician
Ronnie CorbettRonnie Corbett
04 December 1930, British
Comedian, Author, Writer, Film actor, Stage actor,

Scott CarpenterScott Carpenter
01 May 1925, American
Test pilot, Aquanaut, Astronaut, Autobiographer,

Richard E. ByrdRichard E. Byrd
25 October 1888, American
Explorer, Officer, Oceanographer, Aviator

Eugene CernanEugene Cernan
14 March 1934, American
Officer, Aviator, Astronaut, Fighter pilot,
Harald QuandtHarald Quandt
01 November 1921, German
Entrepreneur, Aviator

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Edgar MitchellEdgar Mitchell
17 September 1930, American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator

Hans-Ulrich RudelHans-Ulrich Rudel
02 July 1916, German
Aviator, Writer, Mountaineer, Officer

Sara NetanyahuSara Netanyahu
05 November 1958, Israeli
Psychologist

James IrwinJames Irwin
17 March 1930, American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator
Herbert NitschHerbert Nitsch
20 April 1970, Austrian
Aviator, Free-diver

Adolf GallandAdolf Galland
19 March 1912, German
Aviator, Military personnel
Randy ShughartRandy Shughart
13 August 1958, American
Military personnel, Aviator, Soldier

Sabiha GökçenSabiha Gökçen
21 March 1913, Turkish
aviator

Ilan RamonIlan Ramon
20 June 1954, Israeli
Fighter pilot, Astronaut, Aviator, Military
Story MusgraveStory Musgrave
19 August 1935, American
Astronaut, Statistician, Aviator, Officer

Joseph KittingerJoseph Kittinger
27 July 1928, American
Officer, Aviator, Balloonist
Hanna ReitschHanna Reitsch
29 March 1912, Austrian, German, Polish
Aviator, Test pilot, Helicopter pilot, Military

Bruno MussoliniBruno Mussolini
22 April 1918
Aviator

Guion BlufordGuion Bluford
22 November 1942, American
Officer, Astronaut, Engineer, Aviator

Amy JohnsonAmy Johnson
01 July 1903, British
Aviator

Bruce McCandless IIBruce McCandless II
08 June 1937, American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator
Burt RutanBurt Rutan
17 June 1943, American
Aerospace engineer, Engineer, Aviator,

Betty OngBetty Ong
05 February 1956, American
Flight attendant

William C. McCoolWilliam C. McCool
23 September 1961, American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator

Mathias RustMathias Rust
01 June 1968, German
Aviator
Hans-Joachim MarseilleHans-Joachim Marseille
13 December 1919, German
Aviator, Military personnel

Kurt StudentKurt Student
12 May 1890, German
Aviator, Officer
Jake PavelkaJake Pavelka
27 January 1978, American
Aviator, Aerospace engineer, Engineer, Actor,

Svetlana SavitskayaSvetlana Savitskaya
08 August 1948, Russian
Aviator, Astronaut, Politician, Military

Sussan LeySussan Ley
14 December 1961, Australian
Politician, Aviator
Gail HalvorsenGail Halvorsen
10 October 1920, American
Officer, Aviator

Dieter F. UchtdorfDieter F. Uchtdorf
06 November 1940, German
Aviator
Jacob Veldhuyzen van ZantenJacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten
05 February 1927
Aviator

Leonard CheshireLeonard Cheshire
07 September 1917, British
Aviator, Military personnel

Günther RallGünther Rall
10 March 1918, German
Writer, Aviator, Officer
Walter CunninghamWalter Cunningham
16 March 1932, American
Astronaut, Officer, Aviator, Fighter pilot

Donn F. EiseleDonn F. Eisele
23 June 1930, American
Officer, Test pilot, Astronaut, Aviator
Ezer WeizmanEzer Weizman
15 June 1924, Israeli
Politician, Officer, Fighter pilot, Aviator

James McDivittJames McDivitt
10 June 1929, American
Officer, Test pilot, Astronaut, Aviator

Gerhard BarkhornGerhard Barkhorn
20 March 1919, German
Aviator, Officer

Samantha CristoforettiSamantha Cristoforetti
26 April 1977
Astronaut, Aviator, Engineer
Stuart RoosaStuart Roosa
16 August 1933, American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator
George BeurlingGeorge Beurling
06 December 1921, Canadian
Aviator, Military personnel

Rusty SchweickartRusty Schweickart
25 October 1935, American
Officer, Test pilot, Astronaut, Aviator

Alfred WordenAlfred Worden
07 February 1932, American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator

Gennady PadalkaGennady Padalka
21 June 1958, Russian
Aviator, Astronaut, Military personnel
Ahmed ShafikAhmed Shafik
25 November 1941, Egyptian
Politician, Military personnel, Fighter pilot,

Johannes SteinhoffJohannes Steinhoff
15 September 1913, German
Aviator

Josef PrillerJosef Priller
27 July 1915, German
Aviator, Fighter pilot

Yves RossyYves Rossy
27 August 1959, Swiss
Aviator, Inventor

Joe EngleJoe Engle
26 August 1932, American
Officer, Astronaut, Test pilot, Aerospace
Franz von WerraFranz von Werra
13 July 1914, Swiss, German
Fighter pilot, Aviator

Robert CrippenRobert Crippen
11 September 1937, American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator
Ivan KozhedubIvan Kozhedub
08 June 1920
Aviator, Military personnel

Robert L. GibsonRobert L. Gibson
30 October 1946, American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator

Heinrich EhrlerHeinrich Ehrler
14 September 1917, German
Aviator
Ilmari JuutilainenIlmari Juutilainen
21 February 1914, Finnish
Aviator, Military personnel

Nate SaintNate Saint
30 August 1923, American
Aviator
Erich RudorfferErich Rudorffer
01 November 1917, German
Aviator, Military personnel

Arnaldo Tamayo MéndezArnaldo Tamayo Méndez
29 January 1942, Cuban
Astronaut, Aviator, Military personnel

Heinz-Wolfgang SchnauferHeinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
16 February 1922, German
Aviator, Military personnel

Hermann GrafHermann Graf
24 October 1912, German
Aviator
Otto KittelOtto Kittel
21 February 1917, German
Aviator

Beate Uhse-RotermundBeate Uhse-Rotermund
25 October 1919, German
Aviator, Entrepreneur, Sex educator
Clive CaldwellClive Caldwell
28 July 1910, Australian
Aviator, Military personnel

Yuri MalenchenkoYuri Malenchenko
22 December 1961, Russian
Aviator, Astronaut, Fighter pilot, Military
Helmut LentHelmut Lent
13 June 1918, German
Aviator, Military personnel

Alexey LeonovAlexey Leonov
30 May 1934, Russian
Aviator, Astronaut, Painter, Writer, Fighter
Gordon GollobGordon Gollob
16 June 1912, Austrian, German
Soldier, Aviator