The Most Famous
PILOTS from Lithuania
This page contains a list of the greatest Lithuanian Pilots. The pantheon dataset contains 48 Pilots, 2 of which were born in Lithuania. This makes Lithuania the birth place of the 9th most number of Pilots behind Turkey and United Kingdom.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Lithuanian Pilots of all time. This list of famous Lithuanian Pilots is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Steponas Darius (1896 - 1933)
With an HPI of 48.18, Steponas Darius is the most famous Lithuanian Pilot. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
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.
2. Stasys Girėnas (1893 - 1933)
With an HPI of 45.42, Stasys Girėnas is the 2nd most famous Lithuanian Pilot. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Stasys Girėnas (known as Stanley T. Girenas in the US; born Stasys Girskis; October 4, 1893 in Vytogala, Kovno Governorate – July 17, 1933 near Soldin, Germany) was a Lithuanian-American pilot, who died in a non-stop flight attempt with the Lituanica from New York City to Kaunas, Lithuania, in 1933.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as pilots born between 1893 and 1896. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased pilots include Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas. As of April 2022, 1 new pilots have been added to Pantheon including Stasys Girėnas.
