The Most Famous
PILOTS from Réunion
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Pilots of all time. This list of famous Pilots is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Roland Garros (1888 - 1918)
With an HPI of 67.52, Roland Garros is the most famous Pilot. His biography has been translated into 45 different languages on wikipedia.
Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros (French pronunciation: [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.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as pilots born between 1888 and 1888. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased pilots include Roland Garros.
