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Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, Ford's accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, an Emmy Award, five Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, Cecil B. DeMille Award, Honorary César, Honorary Palme d'Or and SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.
Richard Bach
American spiritual writer
Eugene Cernan
NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17)

Ken Mattingly
American astronaut
James McDivitt
American astronaut and test pilot (1929-2022)
Lee Archambault
astronaut, test pilot
Joseph P. Kerwin
American astronaut
Joseph R. Tanner
Welsh-American astronaut
Steven R. Nagel
American astronaut (1946-2014)
James Stockdale
US Navy admiral and aviator (1923–2005)

Jeannette Piccard
American balloonist, scientist, teacher and priest (1895-1981)
Scott Stearney
American naval aviator and Vice Admiral of the United States Navy (1960-2018)
John Bevins Moisant
American aviator (1868–1910)
Neta Snook Southern
Pioneer Aviator (1896-1991)
Bobbi Trout
American aviator (1906–2003)
Frank Wead
American naval aviator and screenwriter (1895-1947)
Ben Abruzzo
American aviator and balloonist (1930–1985)
George J. Dufek
United States admiral (1903-1977)
Karen Ulane
American aviator
Addison Baker
United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient (1907-1943)
James Floyd Smith
American aviator (1884–1956)
Fred Weick
American aviation pioneer (1899-1993)
Chuck Forsberg
American computer programmer (1944-2015)
Marie Meyer
(1899-1956) American pilot, wing walker and parachutist

Peter F. Mack, Jr.
American politician (1916–1986)

Jimmie Mattern
American test pilot
Walter J. Boyne
US Air Force officer (1929–2020)
Archie Miller
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Vernice Armour
United States Marine Corps pilot
Reed G. Landis
American flying ace (1896–1975)