List of aviators
General
While all of these people were pilots, many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or popularization.A
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The following is a list of notable people from various professions who are also pilots:A
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York
- Carl Anthony, American actor
- James Arness, American actor
- David Ascalon, contemporary sculptor and stained glass artist; co-founder of Ascalon Studios
B
- Dierks Bentley, American country musician
- Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
- Ryan Bittle, American actor
- Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013
- André Borschberg, Swiss businessman
- Richard Branson, chairman, Virgin Group
- Aaron Buerge, The Bachelor star
- Jimmy Buffett, American singer, songwriter, author, businessman
- Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian model
- George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
- George W. Bush, eldest son of George H. W. Bush and 43rd President of the United States
- Rod Buskas, Canadian ice hockey player
C
- Maie Casey, Australian pioneer aviator, poet, librettist, biographer, memoirist and artist; wife of Richard Casey; Governor-General of Australia, 1969–74
- Kirby Chambliss, American aerobatics world champion
- Roy Clark, American musician
- Dave Coulier, American actor and comedian
- Tom Cruise, American actor
- Robert Cummings, American actor and aviator
D
- Roald Dahl, British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter
- Terry Deitz, American television personality
- Glen Dell, South African commercial airline trainer and aerobatics pilot
- John Denver, American country music/folk singer-songwriter and folk rock musician
- Mukul Dev, Indian actor
- Bruce Dickinson, English singer, TV presenter, airline pilot
- Michael Dorn, American actor
- Billie Dove, American actress
- Jerry Doyle, American talk radio host, right-libertarian political commentator and television actor
- Jeff Dunham, American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian.
E
- Clint Eastwood, American actor, director
- Noel Edmonds, English television presenter and executive
- Carl Edwards, American NASCAR driver
- Hunter Ellis, American television personality
F
- Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American television host
- Harrison Ford, American actor
- Malcolm Forbes, hot air balloon pilot
- Morgan Freeman, American actor
G
- Lea Gabrielle, American fighter pilot turned journalist, Correspondent for Fox News Channel
- Rajiv Gandhi, prime minister of India 1984–1989, son of India's first female prime minister Indira Gandhi
- David Gilmour, English musician, best known as the guitarist, lead singer and one of the songwriters in the rock band Pink Floyd
- John Glenn, American astronaut and former Ohio senator
- Hermann Göring, German politician, military leader and a leading member of the Nazi party
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American actor
- Kirby Grant, Sky King
- Ken Griffey Jr., Major League Baseball 13-time All-Star
H
- Najeeb Halaby, Administrator of the United States Federal Aviation Administration and father of Queen Noor of Jordan
- Howard Hawks, American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era
- Alfred C. Haynes, American Speaker at social events
- Rudolf Hess, prominent figure in Nazi Germany
- Dexter Holland, singer and rhythm guitarist for the Californian punk pop band The Offspring
- Wil Horneff, American actor
- Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer
- Gary Hubler, Champion of the Reno Air Races
- Bruce Hyer, Canadian politician
J
- Angelina Jolie, American actress
- Bart Johnson, American actor
- Steve Jones, Red Bull Air Race World Series competitor
K
- Greg Kelly, American journalist; youngest son of NYPD commissioner Raymond Kelly; anchor of WNYW
- John F. Kennedy Jr., son of assassinated U. S. president John F. Kennedy
- John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State
- B. B. King, musician
- Kris Kristofferson, American writer, singer-songwriter, actor and musician
- Larry Kusche, American author
L
- Veronica Lake, American actress
- Lorenzo Lamas, American actor
- Cory Lidle, American baseball player
- Per Lindstrand
- Tom Logan, American director, writer, producer, acting instructor, and former actor
- Shane Lundgren, American aviator and commercial aviation businessman and entrepreneur
M
- William P. MacCracken Jr., First Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics
- Joe Manchin, United States Senator and Governor of West Virginia
- Dean Paul Martin, American singer and actor
- Soong Mei-ling, former first lady of China
- John McCain, senior U.S. Senator from Arizona, 2008 U.S. presidential candidate
- Richie McCaw, retired New Zealand rugby great, now working as a helicopter pilot in his homeland
- Jay McGraw, American writer
- Phil McGraw, American television personality; host of Dr. Phil
- Tim McGraw, American actor and musician
- Michael of Romania, the last King of Romania, and one of the last living leaders of World War II
- John Michels, American football player
- Arseny Mironov, Russian aerospace engineer and aviator, scientist in aircraft aerodynamics and flight testing
- Paul Moyer, American journalist; veteran television news broadcaster in Southern California
- Thurman Munson, American baseball player
N
- Gary Numan, English singer, musician, composer, air display pilot, flying examiner
O
- Vivek Oberoi, Indian actor
- Miles O'Brien, American journalist; former CNN correspondent
- Susan Oliver, Emmy-nominated American actress, television director and aviator
P
- Arnold Palmer, late American champion golfer
- Fess Elisha Parker, American actor
- Jake Pavelka, reality TV personality
- Rick Perry, Texas Governor
- Brad Pitt, American actor
- Dave Price, American journalist, Anchor of WNYW, anchor of Good Day New York
- Michael D. Protack, American businessman and candidate for Governor of Delaware
Q
- Dennis Quaid, American actor
R
- Lars Rådeström, Swedish fighter aircraft test pilot
- Kangana Ranaut, Indian actress
- Katherine Rawls, multiple United States national champion in swimming and diving in the 1930s
- Christopher Reeve, American actor, director, producer and writer
- Earl W. Renfroe, history maker in the field of orthodontics and in breaking down the barriers of racism
- Rob Riggle, American actor and comedian
- James A. Rice, American attorney, judge, and politician
- Cliff Robertson, American actor
- Ed Robertson, Canadian musician
- Stephen Rogers, Canadian politician
- Charles Rolls, British aviation pioneer
- Kurt Russell, American actor
S
- Chuck Scarborough, American journalist; veteran television news anchor for WNBC
- Carlo Schmid, youngest solo pilot to fly around the world
- Jon Scott, American journalist, anchor for Fox News channel
- Al Secord, former NHL player
- Ryan Shore, Grammy and Emmy Award-nominated composer for film, television, games, theater and records
- Nevil Shute, popular British novelist; successful aeronautical engineer
- Dean Smith, American pioneer pilot
- James Stewart, popular American actor
T
- J. R. D. Tata, Indian industrialist
- Ratan Naval Tata, Indian industrialist
- Norman Tebbit, British Conservative politician
- John Travolta, American actor
- Ariel Tweto, one of two daughters of the Alaska airline family
U
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
V
- Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, essayist, short story writer, actor and politician
- Mike Vogel, American actor
- Pavel Vlasov, Russian test pilot, Hero of the Russian Federation
- Igor Volk, Soviet test pilot, cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union
W
- Bonny Warner, American luger
- Frank Welker, American actor, best known for the thousands of voices he performs in television and films including Freddie in Scooby-Doo and Megatron in the Transformers franchise.
- Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
- Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, King of the Netherlands and part-time KLM pilot
- Alverna Babbs Williams, First American pilot with disabilities to earn a pilot's license
- Ted Williams, left fielder in Major League Baseball