PILOT
Touria Chaoui
1936 - 1956

Touria Chaoui
Touria Chaoui (Arabic: ثريا الشاوي; December 14, 1936, Fez, Morocco – March 1, 1956) was the first female Moroccan and Maghrebi aviator at the age of fifteen. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Touria Chaoui is the 33rd most popular pilot (up from 40th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Morocco (up from 97th in 2019) and the most popular Moroccan Pilot.
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Among PILOTS
Among pilots, Touria Chaoui ranks 33 out of 71. Before her are Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Charles Nungesser, Janina Lewandowska, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Leyla Mammadbeyova, and Jacqueline Cochran. After her are Pyotr Nesterov, Blanche Stuart Scott, Ahmet Ali Çelikten, Jadwiga Piłsudska, Jean Mermoz, and Olga Sanfirova.
Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHezârfen Ahmed Çelebi
1609 - 1640
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 27
Charles Nungesser
1892 - 1927
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 28
Janina Lewandowska
1908 - 1940
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 29
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten
1927 - 1977
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 30
Leyla Mammadbeyova
1909 - 1989
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 31
Jacqueline Cochran
1906 - 1980
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 32
Touria Chaoui
1936 - 1956
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 33
Pyotr Nesterov
1887 - 1914
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 34
Blanche Stuart Scott
1884 - 1970
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 35
Ahmet Ali Çelikten
1883 - 1969
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 36
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Touria Chaoui ranks 268. Before her are Abbie Hoffman, Al Oerter, Carla Fracci, Fang Lizhi, Knud Enemark Jensen, and Rachid Mekhloufi. After her are Moacir Claudino Pinto, Marion Chesney, Walter Lewin, Henck Arron, Edward Feigenbaum, and Antonin Scalia. Among people deceased in 1956, Touria Chaoui ranks 123. Before her are Leo Baeck, Tommy Johnson, Aino Kallas, Corrado Alvaro, Ágnes Esterházy, and John Geiger. After her are Truxtun Hare, Johannes Gabriel Granö, E. A. Dupont, Helmer Hanssen, Johann Radon, and Paul Renner.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsAbbie Hoffman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1936 - 1989
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 262
Al Oerter
ATHLETE
1936 - 2007
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 263
Carla Fracci
DANCER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 264
Fang Lizhi
ASTRONOMER
1936 - 2012
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 265
Knud Enemark Jensen
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1960
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 266
Rachid Mekhloufi
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 267
Touria Chaoui
PILOT
1936 - 1956
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 268
Moacir Claudino Pinto
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 269
Marion Chesney
WRITER
1936 - 2019
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 270
Walter Lewin
ASTRONOMER
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 271
Henck Arron
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2000
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 272
Edward Feigenbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 273
Antonin Scalia
JUDGE
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 274
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsLeo Baeck
PHILOSOPHER
1873 - 1956
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 117
Tommy Johnson
MUSICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 118
Aino Kallas
WRITER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 119
Corrado Alvaro
WRITER
1895 - 1956
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 120
Ágnes Esterházy
ACTOR
1891 - 1956
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 121
John Geiger
ATHLETE
1873 - 1956
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 122
Touria Chaoui
PILOT
1936 - 1956
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 123
Truxtun Hare
ATHLETE
1878 - 1956
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 124
Johannes Gabriel Granö
GEOGRAPHER
1882 - 1956
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 125
E. A. Dupont
FILM DIRECTOR
1891 - 1956
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 126
Helmer Hanssen
EXPLORER
1870 - 1956
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 127
Johann Radon
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1956
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 128
Paul Renner
PAINTER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 129
In Morocco
Among people born in Morocco, Touria Chaoui ranks 79 out of 264. Before her are Driss Chraïbi (1926), Yahya al-Mu'tasim (null), Michel Qissi (1962), Dunash ben Labrat (920), Yves Lacoste (1929), and Idris II of Morocco (791). After her are Nawal El Moutawakel (1962), Said Belqola (1956), Alain Souchon (1944), Eva Illouz (1961), Ibn 'Idhari (1300), and Abu Zakariya Yahya (1203).
Others born in Morocco
Go to all RankingsDriss Chraïbi
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 73
Yahya al-Mu'tasim
POLITICIAN
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 74
Michel Qissi
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 75
Dunash ben Labrat
WRITER
920 - 990
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 76
Yves Lacoste
GEOGRAPHER
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 77
Idris II of Morocco
POLITICIAN
791 - 828
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 78
Touria Chaoui
PILOT
1936 - 1956
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 79
Nawal El Moutawakel
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 80
Said Belqola
REFEREE
1956 - 2002
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 81
Alain Souchon
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 82
Eva Illouz
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 83
Ibn 'Idhari
HISTORIAN
1300 - 1299
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 84
Abu Zakariya Yahya
POLITICIAN
1203 - 1249
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 85
Among PILOTS In Morocco
Among pilots born in Morocco, Touria Chaoui ranks 1.