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Steponas Darius

1896 - 1933

Steponas Darius

Steponas Darius (known as Stephen Darius in the US; born Steponas Jucevičius-Darašius; January 8, 1896 – July 17, 1933) was a Lithuanian American pilot, who died in a non-stop flight attempt in the Lituanica from New York City to Kaunas, Lithuania, in 1933. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steponas Darius is the 43rd most popular pilot, the 133rd most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 126th in 2019) and the most popular Lithuanian Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Steponas Darius ranks 43 out of 71. Before him are Jadwiga Piłsudska, Jean Mermoz, Olga Sanfirova, Helmut Wick, Bessie Coleman, and Polina Osipenko. After him are Gotthard Handrick, Nikolai Gastello, Jacqueline Auriol, Natalya Meklin, Vladimir Kokkinaki, and Maguba Syrtlanova.

Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia

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Jadwiga Piłsudska
1920 - 2014
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 37
Jean Mermoz
1901 - 1936
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 38
Olga Sanfirova
1917 - 1944
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 39
Helmut Wick
1915 - 1940
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 40
Bessie Coleman
1892 - 1926
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 41
Polina Osipenko
1907 - 1939
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 42
Steponas Darius
1896 - 1933
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 43
Gotthard Handrick
1908 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 44
Nikolai Gastello
1907 - 1941
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 45
Jacqueline Auriol
1917 - 2000
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 46
Natalya Meklin
1922 - 2005
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 47
Vladimir Kokkinaki
1904 - 1985
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 48
Maguba Syrtlanova
1912 - 1971
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 49

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Steponas Darius ranks 188. Before him are Friedrich Waismann, Rodolfo Terlizzi, Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, Ulises Saucedo, J. Lawton Collins, and Gerardo Diego. After him are William Gopallawa, Ivan Merz, Sofya Yanovskaya, Arthur Tell Schwab, Kim Iryeop, and Art Langley. Among people deceased in 1933, Steponas Darius ranks 109. Before him are Olaf Bull, L. A. Ring, János Hadik, Anna Brigadere, Yisrael Meir Kagan, and Prince Aribert of Anhalt. After him are Kamini Roy, Renée Adorée, Jean Cugnot, Harriet Brooks, Kote Marjanishvili, and Mykola Khvylovy.

Others Born in 1896

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Friedrich Waismann
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1959
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 182
Rodolfo Terlizzi
ATHLETE
1896 - 1971
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 183
Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1963
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 184
Ulises Saucedo
COACH
1896 - 1963
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 185
J. Lawton Collins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 186
Gerardo Diego
WRITER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 187
Steponas Darius
PILOT
1896 - 1933
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 188
William Gopallawa
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1981
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 189
Ivan Merz
PHILOSOPHER
1896 - 1928
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 190
Sofya Yanovskaya
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1966
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 191
Arthur Tell Schwab
ATHLETE
1896 - 1945
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 192
Kim Iryeop
WRITER
1896 - 1971
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 193
Art Langley
HOCKEY PLAYER
1896 - 1967
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 194