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Ahmet Ali Çelikten

1883 - 1969

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Ahmet Ali Çelikten (born İzmirli Alioğlu Ahmed; 1883 – 24 June 1969), also known as İzmirli Ali Ahmet (English: Ahmet Ali from İzmir), was a Turkish aviator of Afro-Turkish descent regarded as the first black pilot in history. He was one of the first black men to become a fighter pilot, receiving his "wings" in 1914. He was one of the few black pilots in World War I, similar to African American Eugene Jacques Bullard (flying for France), William Robinson Clarke from Jamaica (flying for Britain), Pierre Réjon flying for France and Domenico Mondelli from Eritrea (flying for Italy). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmet Ali Çelikten is the 36th most popular pilot (up from 42nd in 2019), the 1,008th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,057th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Ahmet Ali Çelikten ranks 36 out of 71. Before him are Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Jacqueline Cochran, Touria Chaoui, Pyotr Nesterov, and Blanche Stuart Scott. After him are Jadwiga Piłsudska, Jean Mermoz, Olga Sanfirova, Helmut Wick, Bessie Coleman, and Polina Osipenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Ahmet Ali Çelikten ranks 172. Before him are Oszkár Gerde, Pavel Filonov, Sylvanus Morley, Pedro Parages, Alfred Saalwächter, and Charles Demuth. After him are Max Fleischer, Alberto Braglia, Hjalmar Bergman, Theodor Loos, Émile Eddé, and Olaf Bull. Among people deceased in 1969, Ahmet Ali Çelikten ranks 135. Before him are Bobbie Rosenfeld, Enrique Peñaranda, Simon Vratsian, Kurt Blome, Juan Modesto, and C. N. Annadurai. After him are Gabriel Chevallier, Silvestre Igoa, Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, Otto Fahr, Al Taliaferro, and Saverio Ragno.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ahmet Ali Çelikten ranks 1,008 out of 1,347. Before him are Pancras of Taormina (1), Lucius Marcius Philippus (-150), Colotes (-320), Julia Cornelia Paula (300), Ruben Sevak (1885), and Panyassis (-500). After him are Mithat Bayrak (1929), Baltacı Mehmet Pasha (1662), Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1882), Basil Lekapenos (925), Dionysius of Heraclea (-360), and Can Yaman (1989).

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Among PILOTS In Türkiye

Among pilots born in Türkiye, Ahmet Ali Çelikten ranks 3. Before him are Sabiha Gökçen (1913), and Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi (1609).

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