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Charles Lindbergh

1902 - 1974

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles (5,800 km). His aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, was built to compete for the $25,000 Orteig Prize for the first flight between the two cities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Lindbergh is the most popular pilot, the 82nd most popular biography from United States (down from 69th in 2019) and the most popular American Pilot.

Charles Lindbergh is most famous for being the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Charles Lindbergh ranks 1 out of 71. After him are Amelia Earhart, Roland Garros, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Chesley Sullenberger, Sabiha Gökçen, Hanna Reitsch, Adolf Galland, Ernst Udet, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Francis Gary Powers, and Ivan Kozhedub.

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Among people born in 1902, Charles Lindbergh ranks 2. Before him is Ruhollah Khomeini. After him are Karl Popper, Georgy Malenkov, Erik Erikson, Leni Riefenstahl, John Steinbeck, Carl Rogers, Halldór Laxness, Paul Dirac, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Eugene Wigner. Among people deceased in 1974, Charles Lindbergh ranks 1. After him are Oskar Schindler, Georgy Zhukov, Georges Pompidou, Amin al-Husseini, Juan Perón, Ayub Khan, Patrick Blackett, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, James Chadwick, Pär Lagerkvist, and Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Lindbergh ranks 82 out of 20,380. Before him are James Stewart (1908), Barbara Bush (1925), Kurt Vonnegut (1922), Warren Buffett (1930), Louisa May Alcott (1832), and Patrick Swayze (1952). After him are Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), Helen Keller (1880), B.B. King (1925), Brigham Young (1801), Jack London (1876), and Stanley Kubrick (1928).

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Among PILOTS In United States

Among pilots born in United States, Charles Lindbergh ranks 1. After him are Amelia Earhart (1897), Chesley Sullenberger (1951), Francis Gary Powers (1929), Chuck Yeager (1923), Joseph Kittinger (1928), Claire Lee Chennault (1890), Jacqueline Cochran (1906), Blanche Stuart Scott (1884), Bessie Coleman (1892), Wally Funk (1939), and Jerrie Cobb (1931).

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