List of flight attendants
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Notable flight attendants include the following:
- Ron Akana, second-longest-serving flight attendant[1]
- Hokuma Aliyeva, Azerbaijani flight attendant who was killed on Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 in 2024 and was recognised as a National Hero of Azerbaijan.[2]
- Sara Allen, American songwriter, best known for her work with the duo Hall & Oates, having inspired the song "Sara Smile"[3]
- Kathy Augustine, a flight attendant prior to entering Nevada politics
- Pam Baricuatro, the governor of Cebu, Philippines who had worked for Cathay Pacific as a flight attendant[4]
- Rico Barrera, an actor and former reality show contestant (Pinoy Big Brother) who continues to fly with Seair
- Alex Best, ex-wife of George Best
- Neerja Bhanot, was a flight attendant for Pan Am airlines, based in Bombay, India, who died while saving passengers from terrorists on board the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 on 5 September 1986. She received India's highest civilian award for bravery, the Ashoka Chakra.
- Regina Bird, Big Brother Australia 2003 winner
- Deborah Burlingame, sister of Charles "Chic" Burlingame III, pilot of hijacked American Airlines Flight 77
- Nh. Dini, Indonesian novelist and mother of French director Pierre Coffin. Worked as a Garuda Indonesian Airways flight attendant during her early life
- Betty Ong, was a flight attendant on board American Airlines Flight 11 the first of four hijacked aircraft on the morning of 11 September 2001.
- Madeline Amy Sweeney, was also a flight attendant on board Flight 11, Sweeney was the first to describe the hijackers, and their actions.
- Beverly Lynn Burns, American Airlines stewardess class of 1971; first woman Boeing 747 Captain in the world July 1984
- Terence Cao, Singaporean actor
- Skye Chan, 2008 Miss Hong Kong first runner-up and Miss World 2008 contestant, artist with TVB
- Ellen Church, first female flight attendant in history
- Uli Derickson, on duty during the TWA Flight 847 hijacking
- Brian Dowling, UK Big Brother 2001 winner
- Gaëtan Dugas, alleged Patient Zero for acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- Ruth Carol Taylor, first verified African-American stewardess, hired by Mohawk Airlines in 1958[5]
- Roz Hanby, face of the British Airways "Fly the Flag" campaign (1970s/1980s)
- Barbara Jane Harrison, posthumously awarded the George Cross for bravery
- Ann Hood, American novelist and short story writer; she has also written nonfiction[6]
- Jennifer Hosten, 1970 Miss World winner
- Nexar Antonio Flores, Ecuadorian-Finnish artist
- Patricia Ireland, former President of the National Organization for Women
- Kris Jenner, was a flight attendant, for a year, before marrying Robert Kardashian
- Annita Keating, Dutch-born estranged wife of former Australian prime minister Paul Keating, who flew with KLM and Alitalia prior to her marriage
- Sonija Kwok, 1999 Miss Hong Kong, now a popular artist with TVB
- Evangeline Lilly, Canadian actress, who coincidentally played a plane crash survivor on Lost, worked for Royal Airlines.
- Katherine Lee, American flight attendant famous for her finger wag in Delta Air Lines' in-flight safety video, which became a hit on YouTube
- Kate Linder, actress on The Young and the Restless, who continues to fly with United Airlines on weekends when not filming
- Sharon Luk, 2005 Miss Hong Kong First Runner-up, artist with TVB
- Gabriele von Lutzau (born Gabriele Dillmann), a flight attendant on hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181, praised for her loyalty to the passengers and crew. In the aftermath, she was named "Der Engel von Mogadischu" (The Angel of Mogadishu).
- Catherine Maunoury, French winner of the Aerobatics World Championship in 1988 and 2000
- Pamela Bianca Manalo, a flight attendant for Philippine Airlines before she was crowned Miss Philippines-Universe in 2009
- Carole Middleton, mother of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- Avis Miller, Playboy Playmate Miss November 1970
- Jane McGrath, co-founder of the McGrath Foundation for breast cancer.
- Nyla Murphy, lawyer, real estate broker, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
- Naila Nazir, Pakistani air hostess who received 1985's Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) Heroism Award for bravely handling a tense and dangerous situation during the Flight PK-326 hijacking[7][8]
- Bette Nash, the world's longest-serving flight attendant at the time of her death in 2024
- Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former El Al flight attendant
- Froso Papaharalambous, singer
- Iris Peterson, flew for United Airlines from 1946 until 2007, retiring at the age of 85
- Lyudmila Putina, former wife of Russian president Vladimir Putin, a flight attendant early in her career
- Doria Ragland, social worker, yoga instructor, and mother of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
- Robert Reardon, retired from Delta Air Lines at the age of 90 as the world's longest serving flight attendant and also the oldest active flight attendant[9]
- Linda Louise Rowley, former beauty queen who held the title Miss Alaska USA
- Lee Seung-yeon, Korean actress/talk show host
- Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic Airlines, former Prime Minister of Iceland and first openly LGBT Head of Government
- Ellen Simonetti, first flight attendant to be fired for blogging
- Steven Slater, who quit after the airplane landed and activated the emergency evacuation slide[10][11]
- Tania Soni, beauty pageant winner
- Silver Tree, writer and producer
- Vesna Vulović, Guinness world record holder for surviving the highest fall without a parachute
- Julie Woodson, Playboy Playmate Miss April 1973
- Ziana Zain, Malaysian international artist, model, actress
- Ant (real name Anthony Steven Kalloniatis), TV personality Celebrity Fit Club former American Airlines flight attendant
- Queen Silvia of Sweden, briefly a flight attendant before marrying King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
References
[edit]- ↑ Michelle Higgins (17 March 2012). "63 Years Flying, From Glamour to Days of Gray". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "Təyyarə qəzasında həlak olan ekipaj üzvlərinə Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanı adı verilib" [Crew members killed in plane crash awarded National Heroes of Azerbaijan]. Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N Roll Gold Rush: A Singles Un-Cyclopedia. Algora. ISBN 978-0-87586-227-9.
- ↑ Lato-Ruffolo, Cris Evert (10 May 2017). "Motherhood, womanhood". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ AVIATION: Another First TIME, 6 January 1958
- ↑ "Bio".
- ↑ "History of PIA". 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009.
- ↑ "FSF Heroism Award". 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009.
- ↑ Riegler, Paul (31 August 2014). "World's Oldest Active Flight Attendant to Retire". Frequent Business Traveler. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ Barash, Stephanie (10 August 2010). "Enraged JetBlue Flight Attendant Set Free On Bail". WPIX, Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ Miller, Michelle (12 August 2010). "Slater's Story Discredited by JetBlue Fliers". CBS News. Retrieved 12 August 2010.