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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. * 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

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  • 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. * 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 * , 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, first female balloonist * John Wise (1808–1879?), American * Roger Wootton (1944–2017), English (en)
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  • 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. * 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 (en)
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  • List of balloonists (en)
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