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.^[1]
• Mercedes Corominas (1886–1926), first female Spanish balloonist to make a solo ascent, later famed exhibitionist in Portugal and Brazil.^[2]
• 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.
• 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^[3][4]
• 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^[5]

First public demonstration of the Montgolfier brothers balloon.

References

1. "Boston's first aeronaut". The New York Times. July 10, 1885. Retrieved 29 July 2017. (subscription required)
2. "Patentes Curiosas - Museo Virtual - Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas". historico.oepm.es. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
3. Project Gutenberg. "EN BALLON! PENDANT LE SIÈGE DE PARIS" (in French). Gaston Tissandier. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
4. Heylli, Georges d'(1833-1902). "Le livre rouge de la Commune : extraits du "Journal officiel"" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 23 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. "Professor Roger Wootton | Register | The Times & The Sunday Times". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-29.