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Roland Garros

1888 - 1918

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Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros (French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]; 6 October 1888 – 5 October 1918) was a French aviation pioneer and fighter pilot. Garros began a career in aviation in 1909 and performed many early feats such as the first-ever airplane crossing of the Mediterranean Sea in 1913. He joined the French army and became one of the earliest fighter pilots during World War I. Garros was shot down and died on 5 October 1918. In 1928, the Roland Garros tennis stadium was named in his memory; the French Open tennis tournament officially takes the name of Roland Garros, which is held in this stadium. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roland Garros is the 3rd most popular pilot, the most popular biography from Réunion (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Pilot.

The French Open, also known as Roland Garros, is a tournament that is held on clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The tournament is the second of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and is played on the red clay surface.

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Among pilots, Roland Garros ranks 3 out of 71. Before him are Charles Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart. After him are 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 1888, Roland Garros ranks 11. Before him are Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Otto Stern, T. E. Lawrence, Dale Carnegie, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, and José Raúl Capablanca. After him are Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Nikolai Bukharin, Nestor Makhno, John Logie Baird, Giorgio de Chirico, and Abul Kalam Azad. Among people deceased in 1918, Roland Garros ranks 19. Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Karl Ferdinand Braun, Manfred von Richthofen, Frederick Trump, Georg Simmel, and Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia. After him are Louis Renault, Otto Wagner, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Georgi Plekhanov, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, and Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia.

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In Réunion

Among people born in Réunion, Roland Garros ranks 1 out of 16. After him are Michel Houellebecq (1956), Leconte de Lisle (1818), Ambroise Vollard (1866), Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1796), Raymond Barre (1924), Edmond Albius (1829), Évariste de Parny (1753), Dimitri Payet (1987), Jackson Richardson (1969), Daniel Narcisse (1979), and Florent Sinama Pongolle (1984).

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Among pilots born in Réunion, Roland Garros ranks 1. 

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