The Most Famous

PILOTS from Sweden

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This page contains a list of the greatest Swedish Pilots. The pantheon dataset contains 71 Pilots, 1 of which were born in Sweden. This makes Sweden the birth place of the 12th most number of Pilots behind Australia, and Réunion.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Swedish Pilots of all time. This list of famous Swedish Pilots is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Carl Gustaf von Rosen (1909 - 1977)

With an HPI of 53.89, Carl Gustaf von Rosen is the most famous Swedish Pilot.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Count Carl Gustaf Ericsson von Rosen (19 August 1909 – 13 July 1977) was a Swedish pioneer aviator, humanitarian, and mercenary pilot. He flew relief missions in a number of conflicts as well as combat missions for Finland (whose first military aircraft his father had donated in 1918) and Biafra. His flights for the Biafran Air Force were notable for using the small Malmö MFI-9 in a ground attack role.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Swedish pilots born between 1909 and 1909. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Swedish pilots include Carl Gustaf von Rosen.

Deceased Swedish Pilots

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