American commercial aviators

James Maitland Stewart was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart appeared in 80 films from 1935 to 1991. His films are considered some of the greatest films of all time. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked him third on its list of the greatest American male actors; he received numerous honors including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1980, the Kennedy Center Honor in 1983, as well as the Academy Honorary Award and Presidential Medal of Freedom, both in 1985.

American businessman and politician; 108th Mayor of New York City

American astronaut

American television screenwriter and producer (1921–1991)

American actor, producer, director, and author (1951–2023)

American commercial airline pilot

American astronaut

American astronaut (1943–2024)

American astronaut

American actress, author, aviator (1932-1990)

American astronaut

American sprinter (1915–1993)

28th Governor of Nevada

David Ferris Ellison is an American film producer, media proprietor, and former actor serving as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paramount Skydance since August 2025. He founded the film and television production company Skydance Media in 2006 and later merged it with the media company Paramount Global, forming Paramount Skydance in 2025. He is the son of Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison.

American drug smuggler (1939–1986)

American astronaut

American astronaut

American ice hockey player

American aviator (1907–1995)

astronomer

Vietnam War prisoner of war (1938-2001)

American astronaut

American aviator (1914–1976)

Texas legislator

American pilot

American air racer (1955-2015)

American politician and aviator (born 1974)

American air racer

American air racer

American pilot and agricultural activist

Accused of involvement in JFK assassination

35th Commandant of the Marine Corps

American film actor (1906-1998)

United States Navy officer (1917–1994)

American country musician and record producer

Israeli internet pioneer (1937-2019)

American writer

American aviator (1911–1940)

American aviator (1921-2008)

American aviator

American aviator (1909–1947)

US writer (1910–1991)

American politician

American aviator

American aviator

American pilot

American politician

American aviator

American flying ace (1919-2016)

Aviation pioneer and first pilot of the commercial flying era (1889–1916)

American luger, bob pilot and pilot

American politician, U.S. congressman from Minnesota

American professional wrestler

American flight director

American broadcast reporter and scientist

American test pilot (1913–1998)

American racing driver

First Officer of United Airlines Flight 93 (1965–2001)

former U.S. Congressman from Virginia

American aviator (1904-1929)