List of people who died in aviation-related incidents
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This is a list of some well-known people who have died in aviation-related tragedies. This list does not include all of the approximately three thousand people who died in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack, nor the millions who died from aerial bombardment during war.
This list is sectioned by occupation. For a list of aviation-related deaths by type of aircraft see a separate list of deaths by aircraft misadventure.
The year after the names of persons is the year of the aviation-related death. Within each section, people are listed in alphabetical order.
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Aviation
- Jorge Chavez, Peruvian pilot
- Juan de la Cierva, inventor of the autogyro, on a fixed-wing plane
- Bessie Coleman, first African-American woman pilot
- Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas, Lithuanian-American pilots
- Jessica Dubroff, young pilot
- Amelia Earhart, 1937, pioneer woman pilot
- Richard E. Ellsworth, 1953, United States Air Force Brigadier General
- Eugene Ely, 1911, pioneer pilot in U.S. naval aviation
- Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut
- Guy Gibson, World War II pilot
- Amy Johnson, British pilot
- Otto Lilienthal, 1896, German glider pioneer
- William A. Moffett, 1933, U.S. Navy admiral, in crash of airship USS Akron
- Edward O'Hare, American World War II pilot
- Harriet Quimby, first licensed female pilot in the United States
- Isoroku Yamamoto, 1943, Japanese admiral who planned Pearl Harbor attack
See also: List of space disasters
Entertainment
- Aaliyah, 2001, actress and singer
- Mamonas Assassinas, 1996, Brazilian rock band
- Berry Berenson, 2001, actress, photographer, and widow of actor Anthony Perkins; passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001.
- The Big Bopper, (Jiles Perry [J.P.] Richardson, Jr.), 1959, singer
- Fanny Cano, (1983), Mexican actress, during collision of Iberia and Aviaco jetliners, Barajas International Airport, Madrid
- Guido Cantelli, 1956, orchestral conductor
- Buddy Clark, 1949, singer
- Patsy Cline, 1963, country music singer
- Jim Croce, 1973, singer
- Marcel Dadi, 1996, French musician on TWA Flight 800
- John Denver, 1997, singer
- Cassie Gaines, 1977, musician, Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Steve Gaines, 1977, musician, Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Carlos Gardel, 1935, Argentinian singer
- William Gardner Knight, 1998, actor
- Bruce Geller, 1978, TV producer/creator, Mission: Impossible
- Bill Graham, 1991, rock impresario
- Keith Green, 1982, contemporary Christian musician
- Buddy Holly, 1959, singer
- Leslie Howard, 1943, actor
- Pedro Infante, 1957, Mexican singer and actor
- Anna Jantar, 1980, Polish singer
- William Kapell, 1953, American classical pianist
- Carole Lombard, 1942, actress
- Dean Paul Martin, 1987, actor, singer and son of Dean Martin
- Glenn Miller, 1944, Big Band leader
- Grace Moore, 1947, opera singer
- Vic Morrow, 1982, actor
- Audie Murphy, 1971, actor
- Ricky Nelson, 1985, actor and singer
- Ginette Neveu, 1949, French classical violinist
- Otis Redding, 1967, singer
- Jim Reeves, 1964, country music singer
- Randy Rhoads, 1982, Rock and classical guitarist
- Stan Rogers, 1983, Canadian singer
- Will Rogers, 1935, actor, humorist, singer
- Kyu Sakamoto, 1985, Japanese singer
- Wilbur Shaw, 1954, American racecar champion
- Larry Shue, 1985, playwright
- Graham "Shirley" Strachan, 2001, singer, Skyhooks
- Jud Strunk, 1981, singer, songwriter, comedian
- Frank Tallman III, 1978, stuntman
- Jacques Thibaud, 1953, French classical violinist
- Melanie Thornton, 2001, singer
- Mike Todd, 1958, film producer
- Ritchie Valens, 1959, singer
- Ronnie VanZant, 1977, member of Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1990, guitarist and singer
Politicians
- Abdul Salam Arif, 1966, President of Iraq
- GM Balayogi, 2002, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, India
- René Barrientos, 1969, President of Bolivia
- Nick Begich, 1972
- Džemal Bijedić, 1977, Premier of Yugoslavia
- Barthélemy Boganda, 1959, President of the Central African Republic
- Hale Boggs, 1972, U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
- Subhash Chandra Bose, 1945, leader of the Indian Congress
- Ahmed Ould Bouceif, 1979, Prime Minister of Mauritania
- John Kristensen Brostuen, 1938, member of the North Dakota Senate
- Ron Brown, 1996, United States Secretary of Commerce with over 30 others in Croatia
- William D. Byron, 1941, U.S. Congressman from Maryland.
- Mel Carnahan, 2000, Governor of Missouri
- George W. Collins, 1972
- Maurice Connolly, 1921, former U.S. Congressman from Iowa.
- Amaro da Costa, 1980, Portugal
- Bronson M. Cutting, 1935, U.S. Senator from New Mexico
- Igor Farkhutdinov, 2003, Russian politician, governor of Sakhalin
- Sanjay Gandhi, 1980, son of Indira Gandhi
- John Garang, 2005, Vice President of Sudan
- Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai, 1997, prime minister of the anti-Taliban government of northern Afghanistan
- A. P. Hamann, 1977, City Manager of San Jose, California, during the Tenerife disaster
- Dag Hammarskjöld, 1961, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- John Heinz, 1991, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
- Juvénal Habyarimana, 1994, President of Rwanda
- William Kirk Kaynor, 1929, U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts.
- Alexander Lebed, 2002, Russian politician, governor of Krasnoyarsk
- Mickey Leland, 1989
- Jerry Litton, 1976
- Ernest Lundeen, U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- Samora Machel, 1986, President of Mozambique
- Ramón Magsaysay, 1957, president of the Philippines
- Larry McDonald, U.S. Congressman, 1983, aboard Korean Air Flight KAL-007
- Carlos Menem Jr., 1995, first son of former Argentine president Carlos Menem.
- George S. Mickelson, 1993, Governor of South Dakota
- John Purroy Mitchell, 1918, former Mayor of New York City. First politician to die in an aviation-related accident.
- de Lesseps Story Morrison, 1964, former Mayor of New Orleans
- Edward Moss, 1964, aide of senator Ted Kennedy, who was also injured during accident
- Cyprien Ntaryamira, 1994, President of Burundi
- Jerry Pettis, 1975
- Joel Rakotomalala, 1976, Prime Minister of Madagascar
- Jaime Roldós Aguilera, 1981, President of Ecuador
- Leo Ryan, 1978, U.S. Congressman from California, while attempting to flee Jim Jones' cult People's Temple at Jonestown, Guyana
- Francisco Sá Carneiro, 1980, Prime Minister of Portugal
- Madhavrao Scindia, 2001, Indian politician
- Władysław Sikorski, 1943, Prime Minister of Poland
- Larkin Smith, 1989
- Earl Snell, 1947, Governor of Oregon
- Thaddeus C. Sweet, 1928, U.S. Congressman from New York.
- Lord Thomson, 1930, British Secretary of State for Air, in the R101 disaster
- Omar Torrijos, 1981, Panamanian dictator
- John Tower, 1991, former U.S. Senator from Texas
- Boris Trajkovski, 2004, President of Macedonia
- James Waltermire, 1988, Secretary of State of Montana
- Cecil Weeding, 1998
- Paul Wellstone, 2002, U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, 1988, President of Pakistan
Royalty
- Prince Christopher of Hesse - Nazi
- Prince George, Duke of Kent, 1942
- Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Westrobothnia, 1947
- Prince William of Gloucester, 1972
Sports
Individuals
- Davey Allison, 1993, NASCAR driver
- Marcel Cerdan, 1949, French world boxing champion
- Néstor Chávez, 1969, Venezuelan MLB player
- Roberto Clemente, 1972, Puerto Rican MLB player
- Hansie Cronje, 2002, South African cricket captain
- Carlos Cruz, 1970, Dominican world boxing champion
- Harald Ertl, 1982, Motoring journalist and Formula One driver
- Tom Gastall, 1956, MLB player
- Mark Goodwin, 1925, MLB player
- Jim Harding, 1991, MLB player
- Graham Hill, 1975, Formula One driver
- Al Holbert, 1988, 24 Hours of Le Mans winner
- Ken Hubbs, 1964, MLB player
- Nile Kinnick, 1943, American football player
- Alan Kulwicki, 1993, NASCAR driver
- Tony Lema, 1966, champion golfer
- Rocky Marciano, 1969, former world boxing champion
- Bill McAfee, 1958, MLB player
- Irv Medlinger, 1975, MLB player
- Fred C. Miller, 1954, Milwaukee Brewers director
- Thurman Munson, 1979, MLB player
- Rafael Osuna, Mexican tennis player
- Charles Peete, 1956, MLB player
- Knute Rockne, 1937, Notre Dame football coach
- Payne Stewart, 1999, champion golfer
- Nick Vanos, (1987) NBA player, Phoenix Suns
Collective
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo football players, 1960, 16 members of the team and six others
- Evansville University basketball team, 1977, 29 players, staff and fans
- Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR team, 2004, 10 people associated with the team, including family, team crew, and pilots
- Italian A.C. Torino football squad, 1949, almost the entire team (see Superga air disaster)
- Manchester United football club, 23 players, staff and associates, 1958 (see Munich air disaster)
- Marshall University football team, 1970, 35 players
- Oklahoma State University, 2001, ten people associated with men's basketball team (including two players)
- Puerto Rico national women's volleyball team, 1970, most members of the team (on the same flight as Carlos Cruz)
- Surinam professional football team, fourteen players of an ad hoc, at Zanderij airport, Paramaribo
- Uruguay's Stella Maris rugby team, 1972, 29 of 45 team members (see Andes flight disaster)
- US Olympic boxing team, 1980, all team members except for Bobby Czyz, Marvis Frazier and Lee Roy Murphy
- US figure skating entire team, 1961, on Sabena Flight 548
- Wichita State University, 1970, 31 players, coaches and supporters, at Colorado
- Zambia national football team members, 1993
Others
- Roald Amundsen, explorer
- Tomas Bata, founder of Bata Shoes company
- Gary Caradori, 1990, investigating Lawrence King and Franklin Community Credit Union
- Muhammad bin Laden, father of Osama bin Laden
- Salem bin Laden, half-brother of Osama bin Laden
- Teddy Ebersol, son of Dick Ebersol
- Mohamed Samir Ferrat, 1998, associate of Ron Brown[1][2]
- Herschell Friday, 1994, Clinton fundraiser
- Matthew Harding, 1996, vice-chairman of Chelsea Football Club
- Dorothy Hunt, 1972, wife of E. Howard Hunt
- Antonio Juarbe Poll, 1979, Puerto Rican businessman
- Joseph LaMotta, noted chef, son of Jake LaMotta
- Alfred Lowenstein, 1928, Belgian entrepreneur
- Alexander Onassis, son of Aristotle Onassis
- Lionel Poilâne, 2002, French baker and entrepreneur
- C. Victor Raiser II, 1992, Clinton fundraiser[3]
- Lance Reventlow, 1972, entrepreneur and racecar driver
- Quentin Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt
- Samantha Smith, young activist
- Robert Smithson, Earthworks artist
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, writer and pilot
- John T. Walton, son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton
- Hugh Ward, 1964, PI working with Guy Bannister
- Charles Orde Wingate, 1944, soldier and founder of the Chindits
Kennedy family
- Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, 1999, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr.
- John F. Kennedy, Jr., 1999, son of John F. Kennedy
- Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., 1944, older brother of John F. Kennedy
- Kathleen Agnes Kennedy Cavendish, 1948, younger sister of John F. Kennedy
- Lauren Bessette, 1999, sister of Caroline and sister-in-law of John Jr.
Chronological list
1908
- 1908 Thomas Selfridge was the first person to die in an aircrash on September 17th
1910
- 1910 Charles Rolls on July 12th
1911
- 1911 Eugene Ely on October 19th
1912
- 1912 Rutherford Page in Los Angeles, California on January 22nd
- 1912 Calbraith Perry Rodgers in Long Beach, California on April 3rd
- 1912 Walter Brookins in South Amboy, New Jersey on May 1st (other sources say he died in 1953)
- 1912 Ray Wheeler in St. Louis, Missouri on May 13th
- 1912 Fred J. Southard in Xenia, Ohio on May 21st
- 1912 Philip O. Parmalee in North Yakima, Washington on June 1st
- 1912 Lieutenant L.W. Hazlehurst and A.L. Welch in College Park, Maryland on June 11th
- 1912 Julia Clark of Springfield, Illinois on June 1st as first woman
- 1912 Harriet Quimby and William A.P. Willard, in Atlantic, Massachusetts on July 1st
- 1912 Victor M. Smith, Jr. in Palo Alto, California on July 13th
- 1912 George Thompson in Denver, Colorado on August 21
- 1912 William Chambers, Greene, New York on September 6
- 1912 Paul Peck, Chicago, Illinois on September 11
- 1912 Howard Gill, Chicago, Illinois on September 14
- 1912 Russell Blair, [[Shenandoah, Iowa on September 20
- 1912 Lieutenant L.C. Rockwell and Corporal F.S. Scott, College Park, Maryland on September 28
- 1912 John L. Longstaff, Hempstead, New York on September 28th
- 1912 Charles F. Walsh, Trenton, New Jersey on October 3rd
- 1912 Kondo of Japan, Hammondsport, New York on October 6
- 1912 Louis Mitchell, Montgomery, Alabama on October 23rd
Categories: Accidents and incidents in the aviation sector | Lists of people by cause of death | Fatally crashed aviators
