# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/katherine-stinson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:35:27.916Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/katherine-stinson"
name: "Katherine Stinson"
slug: "katherine-stinson"
description: "Katherine Stinson was an American aviation pioneer who, in 1912, became the fourth woman in the United States to earn the FAI pilot certificate. She set flying records for aerobatic maneuvers, distance, and endurance. She was the first female pilot employed by the U.S. Postal Service and the first civilian pilot to fly the mail in Canada. She was also one of the first pilots to ever fly at night and the first female pilot to fly in Canada, Japan, and China. She also was the first woman to fly over London, England."
tagline: "American aviator"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Katherine-stinson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Architects"
  slug: "architects"
profileType:
  name: "Architect"
  slug: "architect"
birthDate: "1891-02-14"
deathDate: "1977-07-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.43
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.561953333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "ਕੈਥਰੀਨ ਸਟਿੰਸਨ"
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    title: "كاثرين ستينسون"
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    title: "كاثرين ستينسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Stinson"
    title: "Katherine Stinson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Stinson"
    title: "Katherine Stinson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Stinson"
    title: "Katherine Stinson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Stinson"
    title: "Katherine Stinson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Stinson"
    title: "Katherine Stinson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "キャサリン・スティンソン"
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  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Stinson"
    title: "Katherine Stinson"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q291914"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump