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Jean Mermoz

1901 - 1936

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Jean Mermoz (9 December 1901 – 7 December 1936) was a French aviator, viewed as a hero by other pilots such as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and in his native France, where many schools bear his name. In Brazil, he also is recognized as a pioneer aviator. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Mermoz is the 38th most popular pilot (down from 36th in 2019), the 3,847th most popular biography from France (down from 3,763rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Jean Mermoz ranks 38 out of 71. Before him are Jacqueline Cochran, Touria Chaoui, Pyotr Nesterov, Blanche Stuart Scott, Ahmet Ali Çelikten, and Jadwiga Piłsudska. After him are Olga Sanfirova, Helmut Wick, Bessie Coleman, Polina Osipenko, Steponas Darius, and Gotthard Handrick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Jean Mermoz ranks 196. Before him are Grete Hermann, Jan de Quay, Michael Oakeshott, Erich Ollenhauer, Vilma Bánky, and Florence Green. After him are Willy Fritsch, Konstantinos Kollias, William Daniels, Louis Boyer, Gustav Knuth, and Arne Borg. Among people deceased in 1936, Jean Mermoz ranks 128. Before him are Marianne Hainisch, Domenico Mezzadri, Ivan Smirnov, Zhang Binglin, Edmond Aman-Jean, and Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin. After him are Juho Sunila, Wilhelm Solf, Ramiro de Maeztu, Panagis Tsaldaris, Conchita Supervía, and Blas Infante.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Mermoz ranks 3,847 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie de Nemours (1625), Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans (1714), Boris Cyrulnik (1937), Christian Herter (1895), Lucien Démanet (1874), and Marie of the Incarnation (1599). After him are Gustave Sandras (1872), Joachim Barrande (1799), Antonin Mercié (1845), Bernard-Marie Koltès (1948), Jean François de Saint-Lambert (1716), and Emmanuel Bove (1898).

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Among PILOTS In France

Among pilots born in France, Jean Mermoz ranks 3. Before him are René Fonck (1894), and Charles Nungesser (1892). After him are Jacqueline Auriol (1917), Maryse Bastié (1898), Hélène Boucher (1908), and Adrienne Bolland (1895).

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