List of aviation pioneers

Pioneers of aviation have contributed to the development of aeronautics in one or more ways: through science and theory, theoretical or applied design, by constructing models or experimental prototypes, the mass production of aircraft for commercial and government request, achievements in flight, and providing financial resources and publicity to expand the field of aviation.

Columns for Name, Date of birth/Date of death, Country and Achievement can be sorted in either ascending or descending order.

The Achievement column will sort according to the date of the pioneer's earliest significant contribution to aviation.

The list is of outright records, irrespective of race, nationality or gender, and in which at least one of the following criteria is met: † indicates died in an air accident Dickson took part in the Lanark flying meet in August 1910, where he won the £400 prize for the greatest aggregate distance flown.

;[78] died 1913 of injuries from 1910 midair collision 6 July 1915 (Australia) Design Construction Aviator First United Kingdom citizen to make a flight in Britain.