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.
 * 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.
 * 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
 * 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