List of Alaskan aviators
A
- Toivo Aho (ca1915-1938)
B
- Harvey W. Barnhill (ca. 1902-ca. late 1950s), one of the founders of Barnhill & McGee Airways
- Lucien Frank Barr (1903-1983), signer of the Alaska Constitution
- Joe Barrows (1903-1983)
- Elmer A.A. Bennett (b. ca. 1888)
- Harry Blunt (1889-1985)
- Vernon Bookwalter (1892-1975)
- Edward "Lonnie" Brennan (1898-1967)
- Hugh Brewster (d. 1950s)
- Chet Browne (b. 1909)
- Nathan C. "Nat" Browne (1895-1979)
C
- Estol Call, pilot for McGee Airways
- Robert "Bob" Carlson (d. 1937)
- Jesse "Jack" Carr (not to be confused with the Jesse Carr who led Alaska's Teamsters Union Local 959 from the early 1960s to the early 1980s)
- Pearl Laska Chamberlain (1909-2012), pilot and flight instructor based in Nome
- Hakon Christensen (1902-1956)
- Alonzo Cope (1897-1939)
- John Milton Cross (1895-1981), pilot based in Kotzebue, signer of the Alaska Constitution
- Joseph E. Crosson (1903-1949)
- Marvel Crosson (1904-1929)
D
- Roy S. Dickson (1901–1958), pilot for McGee Airways, Woodley Airways, and Star Air Lines; founder of Bering Sea Airways
- James M. "Jim" Dodson (1902–1969), pilot for McGee Airways, Bowman Airways, and Noel Wien's family of air services; founded Jim Dodson Air Service
- Frank G. Dorbandt (1893-1935)
- Ed Dorrance (d. 1937)
- Wesley Earl Dunkle (1887-1957)
E
- Ben Easley (d. mid-1930s)
- Anscel Eckmann
- Carl Ben Eielson (1897-1929)
- Jack Elliott, pilot for Mirow Air Service, Star Air Service
- Robert E. "Bob" Ellis (1903-1994)
- Don Emmons (d. 1959), pilot for Star Air Service
F
- Ed Fageros, pilot for McGee Airways, Noel Wien's family of air services
- Archie R. Ferguson (1895-1967), pilot based in Kotzebue, founded Ferguson Airways, later sold to Wien and ran Wien's Kotzebue hub
- Frank R. Ferguson (1939-2003), son of Archie Ferguson, served in the Alaska Legislature during the 1970s and 1980s
- Neal W. "Willie" Foster (1916-1979), pilot and air carrier operator based in Nome, served in the territorial and state senates
- Richard Foster (1946-2009), son of Willie Foster, took over the family's air service
G
- (Charles) Harold Gillam (1903-1943), pilot based in Fairbanks, founded Gillam Airways, later sold to Frank Barr
- Don Glass (d. 1943), pilot for McGee Airways, Woodley Airways, Star Air Lines
- Don H. Goodman (b. 1909), pilot for McGee Airways and Star Air Service; co-founder of Alaska Interior Airlines
- William E. "Bill" Graham (b. ca. 1898)
- Charles "Slim" Gropsis (d. 1936)
H
- Murray Hall
- Walter Hall
- Jay Hammond (1922-2005)
- Dick Hawley
- Jack Herman
- Art Hines
- Alex Holden
- Roy J. Holm (1913-2000)
- Allen E. "Al" Horning (b. ca. 1908)
- Percy M. Hubbard (b. ca. 1899)
- Vern Hurlbert (b. 1938), pilot based in Bethel in the 1960s and 1970s, later served in the Alaska House of Representatives
J
- Jack Jefford (1910-1979)
- Arthur D. Johnson (1920-1961), Wien pilot based in Nome, was serving in the Alaska House at the time of his death in a plane crash
- Jerry Jones
- Roy F. Jones (1893-1974)
- Holger "Jorgy" Jorgenson (b. 1927)
- Herman "Herm" Joslyn (1905-1969)
K
- James Maurice King (1900-1951)
- M.D. "Kirk" Kirkpatrick (1902-1939)
- Bill Knox
L
- William L. "Bill" Lavery (1914-1983)
- Herman Leardahl (1906-1983)
- Bert Lien (d. 1966)
- John H. "Johnny" Littley (1903-1994)
- Al Lyle
- John Lynn
M
- Gordon MacKenzie (1894-1963), pilot for McGee Airways, Star Air Service, Woodley Airways, Mirow Air Service, Alaska Airlines
- Linious "Mac" McGee (1897-1988), co-founder of Barnhill & McGee Airways, founder of McGee Airways
- Owen E. Meals (1891-1974)
- Russel Hyde Merrill (1894-1929)
- Eugene A. "Gene" Meyring (1904-1975)
- Steven E. "Steve" Mills (1896-1936), one of the founders of Star Air Service
- Hans Mirow (d. 1939), pilot and founder of Mirow Air Service, based in Nome
- Freddie Moller (d. 1944)
- Alf Nikolai "Al" Monsen (d. 1947 in crash of Pan Am Flight 923)
- John Wesley "Johnny" Moore (1907-1988), pilot for McGee Airways, Star Air Service, Mirow Air Service
- Leo Moore
- Herbert A. "Herb" Munter (1894-1970)
- William "Bill" Munz, pilot and air carrier operator based in Nome; awarded the Air Medal by President Truman for his rescue of the crew of the downed B-29 "Clobbered Turkey"
N
- Kenneth Wayne "Kenny" Neese (1903-1944), pilot for McGee Airways, Star Air Lines
- Matt Nieminen (1897-1966)
- Herbert B Nicholson (1914-1976), years active flying 1933-1956; owner of Nicholson Air Service - Alaska Air Express
O
- Martin L. Olson, pilot and air carrier operator from Golovin, father of Donald Olson
P
- Elbert E. "Al" Parmenter (1903-1978)
- Jack Peck (1915-1978)
- Ingrid Pederson, first person to fly a small airplane over the North Pole
- Raymond Ingvard "Ray" Petersen (1912-2008), pilot for Star Airways, founded Ray Petersen Flying Service which became part of Northern Consolidated Airlines
- Frank Pollack
R
- Robert Campbell Reeve (1902-1980)
- Pat Renahan (d. 1930)
- S.E. Robbins
- Victor "Vic" Ross (1896-1975)
- Albert E. "Bert" Ruoff (1904-1950)
- Charles H. "Charlie" Ruttan (died 1994), one of the founders of Star Air Service
- Joseph Patrick "Joe" Ryan (b. 1936), pilot and flight instructor in Interior Alaska late 1970s – early 1990s, later served in the Alaska House
S
- Woodie Salmon (b. 1952), pilot in the Yukon Flats region, later served in the Alaska House
- Murrell Sasseen (1906-1974), pilot for McGee Airways, Star Airways, Mirow Air Service, Woodley Airways, Alaska Coastal Airlines
- Ward Sattler (b. 1940), pilot based in Bethel in the 1960s and 1970s, father of Mary Sattler
- Ralph Savory (1909-2010), pilot for Star Air Lines, Pacific Alaska Airways
- George S. "Tony" Schwamm (1902-1966)
- Clayton L. "Scotty" Scott (1905-2006)
- Donald E. Sheldon (1921-1975) awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during WW II; pioneered glacier landings on Mt. McKinley.
- Sheldon B. "Shell" Simmons (1908-1994)
- Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith (1907-1981), pilot based in Cordova whose name is synonymous with the history of aviation in the Copper River and Prince William Sound regions, namesake of Cordova's main airport
- Murray Stuart
V
- A.J. Valley
- Dan Victor (1901-1942), pilot for McGee Airways, Star Air Lines
W
- Clarence E. "Slim" Walters (1914-2005)
- Clyde Wann (d. 1967)
- John E. "Jack" Waterworth (1906-1969), one of the founders of Star Air Service
- Frank H. Whaley (1906-1997), awarded the Air Medal by President Truman for his rescue of the crew of the downed B-29 "Clobbered Turkey"
- Samuel Otho "Sam" White (1891-1976), pioneering game warden and later bush pilot based in Fairbanks
- Noel Wien (1899-1977)
- Ralph Wien (1897-1930)
- Sigurd "Sig" Wien (1903-1994)
- Oscar Winchell (1903-1987) pilot for McGee Airways, founded Oscar Winchell Flying Service, co-founded Alaska Interior Airlines
- Arthur Gordon "Art" Woodley (1906-1990)
Y
- George E. "Ed" Young (b. 1893, d. early 1930s)
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