List of balloonists

This is a list of notable balloonists:

Jean-Pierre Blanchard (French) and John Jeffries (American), first flight across the English Channel, 1785. Retrieved 29 July 2017. Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819), first professional female balloonist, first woman to pilot her own balloon, received honours from both Napoleon and Louis XVIII Mercedes Corominas (1886–1926), first female Spanish balloonist to make a solo ascent, later famed exhibitionist in Portugal and Brazil. Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), Brazilian and one of the very few people to have contributed significantly to the development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft. Francisque Arban (1815-1849), famous for being the first to cross the Alps by balloon in the September of 1849, and for getting lost at sea a month later. Steve Fossett (1944–2007), American, first solo non-stop balloon flight around the Earth. James Glaisher FRS (1809–1903), English meteorologist, astronomer, and pioneering balloonist, with a world record-breaking ascent in 1862 David N. Levin (1948–2017), American, only "triple crown pilot" J. B. Holmes - (1982), American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Bronze medal balloonist. Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French, inventors of the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon Jean Pierre Alfred Nadal, Siege of Paris 1870 French balloon aeronautist, 1871 lieutenant magasinier général des aérostiers civils et militaires Louise Poitevin (c. 1820–1908), French balloonist, pioneer of aviation Letitia Ann Sage (c.1750–1817), first British woman to ascend in a balloon James Sadler (balloonist) (1753–1828), first English balloonist Élisabeth Thible (1757–c.1784), first female balloonist John Wise (1808–1879), American Roger Wootton (1944–2017), English

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