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 events. This list does not include victims of disasters who were not famous beyond their involvement in the accident, nor casualties of 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.
Contents
Aviation
- Milo Burcham, 1944, Lockheed test pilot
- 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, 1996, 7-year-old aspiring 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
- Wiley Post, 1935, aviation pioneer
- Gary Powers, American spy-plane pilot
- Harriet Quimby, first licensed female pilot in the United States
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, writer and pilot
- Isoroku Yamamoto, 1943, Japanese admiral who planned Pearl Harbor attack
- Space Shuttle Challenger, and Space Shuttle Columbia Crew.
Business
- John Bauer, 1998, CEO of Dynaweld.
- Carl August Baron von Gablenz, CEO of Lufthansa.
- Daniel Lewin, 2001, Founder and CTO of Akamai.
- Frank Pocher, 1997, CFO of ImmunoGen.
- Wes Vance, 2003, COO of Diebold.
- Frank Wells, 1994, President and COO of The Walt Disney Company.
- John Whitney, 1998, Founder of Gaymar.
- Matthew Harding, 1996, Vice-Chairman of Chelsea Football Club.
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 Avianca 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
- Renny Ottolina,1978,venezuelan TV producer and entertainer
- 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,
- 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, 14 March,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
- Philippa Schuyler, 1967, American, musician
- 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
- Peter Tomarken, 2006, former game show host, Press Your Luck
- 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
- Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi, 2002, 12th & 13th Speaker of the Lok Sabha, India
- René Barrientos, 1969, President of Bolivia
- Nick Begich, 1972, U.S. Congressman from Alaska
- 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
- Arvid Lindman, 1936, Prime Minister of Sweden
- 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
- Donald Nutter, 1962, Governor of Montana
- Jerry Pettis, 1975, Representative from California
- 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 Peoples 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 George, Duke of Kent, 1942
- Prince Christopher of Hesse - 1943
- Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Westrobothnia, 1947
- Prince William of Gloucester, 1972
Sports
Individuals
- Davey Allison, 1993, NASCAR driver (helicopter crash)
- "Ace" Garnet Bailey, 2001, NHL player
- Bill Barilko, 1951, NHL player
- Tony Bettenhausen, Jr, 2000, CART driver/owner
- Marcel Cerdan, 1949, French world boxing champion
- Néstor Chávez, 1969, Venezuelan MLB player
- Roberto Clemente, 1972, Puerto Rican MLB player
- Robinson Steward, 2001, American, Business CEO, In the MD-87 Disaster
- Hansie Cronje, 2002, South African cricket captain
- Carlos Cruz, 1970, Dominican world boxing champion
- Harald Ertl, 1982, Motoring journalist and Formula One driver
- Ron Flockhart, 1962, 24 Hours of Le Mans winner
- 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
- Carlos Pace, 1977, Formula One driver
- Charles Peete, 1956, MLB player
- Knute Rockne, 1931, Notre Dame football coach
- Wilbur Shaw, 1954, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner
- Payne Stewart, 1999, champion golfer
- Nick Vanos, (1987) NBA player, Phoenix Suns
Collective
- Cuban National Fence Team,1976 all team, trainers and coach, terrorist attack, bomb exploted on a DC-8 of Cubana de Aviación, Barbados
- 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
- Orfeon Universitario,1976, the entire Choral Group of Venezuelan Central University, at Azores Island, Portugal
- 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[link][link]
- 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[link]
- Lance Reventlow, 1972, entrepreneur and racecar driver
- Quentin Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt
- Samantha Smith, young activist
- Robert Smithson, Earthworks artist
- Thanikaimoni, Indian Palynologist
- 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
- 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 Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and sister-in-law of John Jr. and Caroline Kennedy.
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