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Charles Kingsford Smith

1897 - 1935

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Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (9 February 1897 – 8 November 1935), nicknamed Smithy, was an Australian aviation pioneer. He piloted the first transpacific flight and the first flight between Australia and New Zealand. Kingsford Smith was born in Brisbane. He grew up in Sydney, leaving school at the age of 16 and becoming an engineering apprentice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Kingsford Smith is the 63rd most popular pilot (up from 64th in 2019), the 358th most popular biography from Australia (down from 320th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Charles Kingsford Smith ranks 63 out of 71. Before him are Maryse Bastié, Hélène Boucher, Adrienne Bolland, Viktor Talalikhin, Jerrie Cobb, and Lotfia Elnadi. After him are Lydia Zvereva, Mikhail Gromov, Péter Besenyei, Yves Rossy, Svetlana Kapanina, and Cornelia Fort.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Charles Kingsford Smith ranks 294. Before him are Neil Ritchie, Archie Stark, Charles Hartshorne, Diana Karenne, Alma Rubens, and Joseph Calleia. After him are Harald Strøm, Sigurd Moen, Walter Winchell, Kenneth Burke, Shidzue Katō, and John Kotelawala. Among people deceased in 1935, Charles Kingsford Smith ranks 143. Before him are Herbert Ponting, Silverio Izaguirre, George William Russell, Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, Paolo Orsi, and Patricio Arabolaza. After him are Junior Durkin, Ivar Otto Bendixson, Leroy Carr, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Adolphus Greely, and Wiley Post.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Charles Kingsford Smith ranks 358 out of 1,143. Before him are Faith Leech (1941), Leslie Boardman (1889), Hubert Wilkins (1888), Andrew Lesnie (1956), Peta Wilson (1970), and Joan Hartigan (1912). After him are Frank Gardner (1931), Henry Lawson (1867), Jason Culina (1980), Alex de Minaur (1999), Poppy Montgomery (1972), and Frank Forde (1890).

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Among PILOTS In Australia

Among pilots born in Australia, Charles Kingsford Smith ranks 1. After him are Harry Cobby (1894).

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