This list is sectioned by occupation. For a list of aviation-related deaths by type of aircraft see a separate List Of Deaths By Aircraft Misadventure .
The year after the names of persons is the year of the aviation-related death. Within each section, people are listed in alphabetical order.
- Milo Burcham , 1944 , Lockheed test pilot
- Jorge Chavez , Peruvian pilot
- Juan De La Cierva , inventor of the Autogyro , on a fixed-wing plane
- Bessie Coleman , first African-American woman pilot
- Steponas Darius And Stasys Girenas , Lithuania n-American pilots
- Jessica Dubroff , 1996 , 7-year-old aspiring pilot
- Amelia Earhart , 1937 , pioneer woman pilot
- Richard E. Ellsworth , 1953 , United States Air Force Brigadier General
- Eugene Ely , 1911 , pioneer pilot in U.S. Naval Aviation
- Yuri Gagarin , Russian Cosmonaut
- Guy Gibson , World War II pilot
- Amy Johnson , British pilot
- Otto Lilienthal , 1896 , German glider pioneer
- William A. Moffett , 1933 , U.S. Navy Admiral , in crash of airship USS ''Akron''
- Edward O'Hare , American World War II pilot
- Wiley Post , 1935 , aviation pioneer
- Gary Powers , American spy-plane pilot
- Harriet Quimby , first licensed female pilot in the United States
- Antoine De Saint-Exupéry , writer and pilot
- Isoroku Yamamoto , 1943 , Japanese admiral who planned Pearl Harbor attack
- Space Shuttle Challenger , and Space Shuttle Columbia Crew.
''See also:'' List Of Space Disasters
- John Bauer , 1998 , CEO of Dynaweld .
- Carl August Baron Von Gablenz , CEO of Lufthansa .
- Daniel Lewin , 2001 , Founder and CTO of Akamai .
- Frank Pocher , 1997 , CFO of ImmunoGen .
- Wes Vance , 2003 , COO of Diebold .
- Frank Wells , 1994 , President and COO of The Walt Disney Company .
- John Whitney , 1998 , Founder of Gaymar .
- Aaliyah , 2001 , actress and singer
- Mamonas Assassinas , 1996 , Brazil ian Rock Band
- Berry Berenson , 2001 , actress, photographer, and widow of actor Anthony Perkins ; passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001 .
- The Big Bopper , (Jiles Perry {Link without Title} Richardson, Jr.), 1959 , singer
- Fanny Cano , ( 1983 ), Mexican actress, during collision of Iberia and Avianca jetliners, Barajas International Airport , Madrid
- Guido Cantelli , 1956 , orchestral conductor
- Buddy Clark , 1949 , singer
- Patsy Cline , 1963 , Country Music singer
- Jim Croce , 1973 , singer
- Marcel Dadi , 1996 , French musician on TWA Flight 800
- John Denver , 1997 , singer
- Renny Ottolina , 1978 ,venezuelan TV producer and entertainer
- Cassie Gaines , 1977 , musician, Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Steve Gaines , 1977 , musician, Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Carlos Gardel , 1935 , Argentinian singer
- William Gardner Knight , 1998 , actor
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- Bill Graham , 1991 , rock impresario
- Keith Green , 1982 , Contemporary Christian Music ian
- Buddy Holly , 1959 , singer
- Leslie Howard , 1943 , actor
- Pedro Infante , 1957 , Mexican singer and actor
- Anna Jantar , 14 March,1980 , Polish singer
- William Kapell , 1953 , American classical pianist
- Carole Lombard , 1942 , actress
- Dean Paul Martin , 1987 , actor, singer and son of Dean Martin
- Glenn Miller , 1944 , Big Band leader
- Grace Moore , 1947 , Opera singer
- Vic Morrow , 1982 , actor
- Audie Murphy , 1971 , actor
- Ricky Nelson , 1985 , actor and singer
- Ginette Neveu , 1949 , French classical violinist
- Otis Redding , 1967 , singer
- Jim Reeves , 1964 , Country Music singer
- Randy Rhoads , 1982 , Rock and classical guitarist
- Stan Rogers , 1983 , Canadian singer
- Will Rogers , 1935 , actor, humorist, singer
- Kyu Sakamoto , 1985 , Japanese singer
- Philippa Schuyler , 1967 , American , Musician
- Wilbur Shaw , 1954 , American racecar champion
- Larry Shue , 1985 , Playwright
- Graham "Shirley" Strachan , 2001 , singer, Skyhooks
- Jud Strunk , 1981 , singer, songwriter, comedian
- Frank Tallman III , 1978 , Stuntman
- Jacques Thibaud , 1953 , French classical violinist
- Melanie Thornton , 2001 , singer
- Mike Todd , 1958 , film producer
- Peter Tomarken , 2006 , former Game Show Host , '' Press Your Luck ''
- Ritchie Valens , 1959 , singer
- Ronnie VanZant , 1977 , member of Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Stevie Ray Vaughan , 1990 , guitarist and singer
- Abdul Salam Arif , 1966 , President of Iraq
- Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi , 2002 , 12th & 13th Speaker of the Lok Sabha , India
- René Barrientos , 1969 , President of Bolivia
- Nick Begich , 1972
- Džemal Bijedić , 1977 , Premier of Yugoslavia
- Barthélemy Boganda , 1959 , President of the Central African Republic
- Hale Boggs , 1972 , U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
- Subhash Chandra Bose , 1945 , leader of the Indian Congress
- Ahmed Ould Bouceif , 1979 , Prime Minister of Mauritania
- John Kristensen Brostuen , 1938 , member of the North Dakota Senate
- Ron Brown , 1996 , United States Secretary Of Commerce with over 30 others in Croatia
- William D. Byron , 1941 , U.S. Congressman from Maryland .
- Mel Carnahan , 2000 , Governor of Missouri
- George W. Collins , 1972
- Maurice Connolly , 1921 , former U.S. Congressman from Iowa .
- Amaro Da Costa , 1980 , Portugal
- Bronson M. Cutting , 1935 , U.S. Senator from New Mexico
- Igor Farkhutdinov , 2003 , Russian politician, governor of Sakhalin
- Sanjay Gandhi , 1980 , son of Indira Gandhi
- John Garang , 2005 , Vice President of Sudan
- Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai , 1997 , prime minister of the anti-Taliban government of northern Afghanistan
- A. P. Hamann , 1977 , City Manager of San Jose, California , during the Tenerife Disaster
- Dag Hammarskjöld , 1961 , Secretary-General of the United Nations
- John Heinz , 1991 , U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
- Juvénal Habyarimana , 1994 , President of Rwanda
- William Kirk Kaynor , 1929 , U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts .
- Alexander Lebed , 2002 , Russia n politician, governor of Krasnoyarsk
- Mickey Leland , 1989
- Arvid Lindman , 1936 , Prime Minister of Sweden
- Jerry Litton , 1976
- Ernest Lundeen , U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- Samora Machel , 1986 , President of Mozambique
- Ramón Magsaysay , 1957 , President of the Philippines
- Larry McDonald , U.S. Congressman , 1983 , aboard Korean Air Flight KAL-007
- Carlos Menem Jr. , 1995 , first son of former Argentine President Carlos Menem .
- George S. Mickelson , 1993 , Governor of South Dakota
- John Purroy Mitchell , 1918 , former Mayor Of New York City . First politician to die in an aviation-related accident.
- De Lesseps Story Morrison , 1964 , former Mayor Of New Orleans
- Edward Moss , 1964 , aide of Senator Ted Kennedy , who was also injured during accident
- Cyprien Ntaryamira , 1994, President of Burundi
- Donald Nutter , 1962 , Governor of Montana
- Jerry Pettis , 1975 , Representative from California
- Joel Rakotomalala , 1976 , Prime Minister of Madagascar
- Jaime Roldós Aguilera , 1981 , President of Ecuador
- Leo Ryan , 1978 , U.S. Congressman from California , while attempting to flee Jim Jones ' Cult Peoples Temple at Jonestown , Guyana
- Francisco Sá Carneiro , 1980 , Prime Minister of Portugal
- Madhavrao Scindia , 2001 , India n politician
- Władysław Sikorski , 1943 , Prime Minister of Poland
- Larkin Smith , 1989
- Earl Snell , 1947 , Governor Of Oregon
- Thaddeus C. Sweet , 1928 , U.S. Congressman from New York .
- Lord Thomson , 1930 , British Secretary Of State For Air , in the R101 disaster
- Omar Torrijos , 1981 , Panama nian dictator
- John Tower , 1991 , former U.S. Senator from Texas
- Boris Trajkovski , 2004 , President of Macedonia
- James Waltermire , 1988 , Secretary Of State of Montana
- Cecil Weeding , 1998
- Paul Wellstone , 2002 , U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq , 1988 , President of Pakistan
- Davey Allison , 1993 , NASCAR driver ( Helicopter crash)
- "Ace" Garnet Bailey , 2001 , NHL player
- Bill Barilko , 1951 , NHL player
- Tony Bettenhausen, Jr , 2000 , CART driver/owner
- Marcel Cerdan , 1949 , French world Boxing champion
- Néstor Chávez , 1969 , Venezuela n MLB player
- Roberto Clemente , 1972 , Puerto Rican MLB player
- Hansie Cronje , 2002 , South African Cricket captain
- Carlos Cruz , 1970 , Dominican world Boxing champion
- Harald Ertl , 1982 , Motoring journalist and Formula One driver
- Tom Gastall , 1956 , MLB player
- Mark Goodwin , 1925 , MLB player
- Jim Harding , 1991 , MLB player
- Graham Hill , 1975 , Formula One driver
- Al Holbert , 1988 , 24 Hours Of Le Mans winner
- Ken Hubbs , 1964 , MLB player
- Nile Kinnick , 1943 , American Football player
- Alan Kulwicki , 1993 , NASCAR driver
- Tony Lema , 1966 , champion Golf er
- Rocky Marciano , 1969 , former world boxing champion
- Bill McAfee , 1958 , MLB player
- Irv Medlinger , 1975 , MLB player
- Fred C. Miller , 1954 , Milwaukee Brewers director
- Thurman Munson , 1979 , MLB player
- Rafael Osuna , Mexican Tennis player
- Charles Peete , 1956 , MLB player
- Knute Rockne , 1931, Notre Dame football coach
- Wilbur Shaw , 1954, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner
- Payne Stewart , 1999 , champion Golf er
- Nick Vanos , ( 1987 ) NBA player, Phoenix Suns
- Cuban National Fence Team , 1976 all team, trainers and coach, terrorist attack, bomb exploted on a DC-8 of Cubana de Aviación, Barbados
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Football players, 1960 , 16 members of the team and six others
- Evansville University Basketball team, 1977 , 29 players, staff and fans
- Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR team, 2004 , 10 people associated with the team, including family, team crew, and pilots
- Italian A.C. Torino Football squad, 1949 , almost the entire team (see Superga Air Disaster )
- Manchester United Football club, 23 players, staff and associates, 1958 (see Munich Air Disaster )
- Marshall University Football team, 1970 , 35 players
- Oklahoma State University , 2001 , ten people associated with men's Basketball team (including two players)
- Puerto Rico national women's Volleyball team, 1970 , most members of the team (on the same flight as Carlos Cruz)
- Surinam professional Football team, fourteen players of an ad hoc, at Zanderij airport, Paramaribo
- Uruguay 's ''Stella Maris'' Rugby team, 1972 , 29 of 45 team members (see Andes Flight Disaster )
- US Olympic Boxing team, 1980 , all team members except for Bobby Czyz , Marvis Frazier and Lee Roy Murphy
- US Figure Skating entire team, 1961 , on Sabena Flight 548
- Orfeon Universitario , 1976 , the entire Choral Group of Venezuelan Central University, at Azores Island, Portugal
- Wichita State University , 1970 , 31 players, coaches and supporters, at Colorado
- Zambia National Football Team members, 1993
- Roald Amundsen , explorer
- Tomas Bata , founder of Bata Shoes company
- Gary Caradori , 1990 , investigating Lawrence King and Franklin Community Credit Union
- Muhammad Bin Laden , father of Osama Bin Laden
- Salem Bin Laden , half-brother of Osama Bin Laden
- Teddy Ebersol , son of Dick Ebersol
- Mohamed Samir Ferrat , 1998 , associate of Ron Brown {Link without Title} {Link without Title}
- Herschell Friday , 1994 , Clinton fundraiser
- Matthew Harding , 1996 , vice-chairman of Chelsea Football Club
- Dorothy Hunt , 1972 , wife of E. Howard Hunt
- Antonio Juarbe Poll , 1979 , Puerto Rican businessman
- Joseph LaMotta , noted chef, son of Jake LaMotta
- Alfred Lowenstein , 1928 , Belgian entrepreneur
- Alexander Onassis , son of Aristotle Onassis
- Lionel Poilâne , 2002 , French baker and entrepreneur
- C. Victor Raiser II , 1992 , Clinton fundraiser {Link without Title}
- Lance Reventlow , 1972 , entrepreneur and racecar driver
- Quentin Roosevelt , son of Theodore Roosevelt
- Samantha Smith , young activist
- Robert Smithson , Earthworks artist
- John T. Walton , son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton
- Hugh Ward , 1964 , PI working with Guy Bannister
- Charles Orde Wingate , 1944 , soldier and founder of the Chindits
- Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy , 1999 , wife of John F. Kennedy Jr.
- John F. Kennedy, Jr. , 1999 , son of John F. Kennedy
- Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. , 1944 , older brother of John F. Kennedy
- Kathleen Agnes Kennedy Cavendish , 1948 , younger sister of John F. Kennedy
- Lauren Bessette , 1999 , sister of Caroline and sister-in-law of John Jr.
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