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The Wright brothers’ names are Orville and Wilbur Wright. Wilbur was born on April 16, 1867 in Millville, Indiana. Orville was born on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio. The were best known as the inventors of the airplane. They flew their first plane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903. The Wright brothers flew there instead of where they worked because that site had suitable stea