List of Famous Hams
 
Pinched from the F5BMK Web Page (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/f5bmk)
 

 
 
7L2NJY Dr Mamoru Mohri, Japanese astronaut
9K2CS Prince Yousuf Al-Sabah
9N1MM Father Marshall Moran, missionary (SK)
A41AA Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said, Sultan of Oman
AC6V Rod Dinkins, Best Ham WebPage 
EAOJC Juan Carlos, King of Spain
F05GJ Marlon Brando aka Martin Brandeaux, actor 
G2DQU Lord Rix (formerly Sir Brian), former actor and charity head 
G3YLA Jim Bacon OBE, weatherman 
GBlMIR Helen Sharman, astronaut 
HS1A Bhumiphol Adulayadej, King of Thailand 
IOFCG Francisco Cossiga, former President of Italy 
JI1KIT Japanese Prime Minister, Keizo Obuchi (1998) 
JA5FHB Japanese Minister for Transport and Communications in the 1980's 
JY1 King Hussein of Jordan 
JYlNH Queen Norr, wife of JY1 
KOHWY Tex Beneke, band leader 
KlOKI Mickey Schulhof, head of Sony US 
K2HEP John Sculley, CEO of apple (lapsed) 
K2ORS Jean Shepard, author 
K4LIB Arthur Godfrey, TV performer (SK) 
K4ZVZ Paul Tibbets, Pilot A-Bomb, author of Amateur Radio Newsline 
K6DUE Roy Neal, television reporter 
K7TA Clifford Stoll, Author & scientist 
K7UGA Senator Barry Goldwater 
KA3VSP Brian Pasternak 
KA6HVK Burl Ives, Singer 
KA6UXR Dr. Alexander Comfort, Author (The Joy of Sex) 
KB2GSD Walter Cronkite, news reader 
KB6LQR Jeana Yeager, Voyager `86 pilot 
KB6LQS Dick Rutan, Voyager `86 pilot 
KB6OLJ Paul J. Cohen, mathematician 
KC4OCA Gordon Barnes, weatherman 
KD4WUJ Patty Loveless, alias Patty L. Ramey, country singer 
KC5FVF Don Thomas, FUHS SAREX Astraunaut 
KD6BUP James Treybig Jr, son of W6JKV 
KD6OY Garry Shandling, comedian 
KG7JF Jeff Duntemann, author 
KI6M Stu Gilliam, Comedian 
KM6WF Gayle Olson 
KN4UB Larry Junstrom, Rock Musician 
KO6L Armand Tanny, Mr.Universe in the 60's;
N4HDP Joe Kittinger, USAF Col. (ret), aviator, balloonist 
N4KET David French, former CNN anchor, Public Affairs at CIA 
N4RH Ralph Haller, FCC PRB chief 
N5YYV Kathy Sullivan, Chief scientist NOAA (former astronaut) 
N6FUP Stu Cook, baseball player 
N6GGM Laura, XYL of N6FUP 
N6KGB Stewart Granger, born James Stewart, actor (SK) 
N6YOS Priscilla Presley/Lou Lou Beaulieu, actress 
NK7U Joe Rudi, baseball player 
ONlAFD Count Dirk Frimouth, Belgian astronaut 
S21A Head of Bangladeshi PTT 
SUlVN/P Prince Talal of Saudi Arabia 
SV2ASP/A Monk Apollo 
TI2DR David Roben, M.D., author (Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about Sex but Were Afraid to Ask) 
U2MIR/UV3A Musa Manarov, cosmonaut 
UAlLO Yuri Gagarin, cosmonaut (SK) 
VK2BL Graham Connelly, radio announcer 
VK2DIK Dick Smith, entrepreneur & millionaire 
VK2IG Dave Grey, Deputy Commissioner (?) 
VK2KB Sir Allan Fairhall, politician 
VK2YOW Bob Hughes, radio announcer 
VK4ZGB Gary Bonnor, the Operator of this Web Page. Spent ages getting this page set up!!. 
VK5MIR Andy Thomas, Australian born NASA Astronaut. Spent a total of 4 months on MIR Space Station 1n 1998. 
VR6TC Tom Christian, greatgrandson of Fletcher Christian (MOTB) 
VU2RG Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (SK) 
VU2SON Sonia Gandhi, XYL of VU2RG 
WOORE Tony England, astronaut 
W2TQ Joel Miller, IEEE lawyer 
W3ACE Armin Meyer, US Ambassador to Japan in the 1970's 
W4LAA Paul Kangas, host of "Nightlyy Business Report" (PBS) 
W4WRO Emory Gordy Jr., OM of P. Loveless 
W4ZG Worth Gruelle, started Raggedy Ann & Andy 
W5LFL Owen Garriot, astronaut 
W6EZV General Curtis LeMay (SK) Vice Presidential Candiate 
W6FZZ Samuel F.B. Morse III 
W6JKV James Treybig, CEO of Tandem 
W6QHS President of California Microware, retired David Lesson 
W6QYI Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles 
W6UK Alvino Rey, Musician 
W6ZH Herbert Hoover Jr (son of ARRL Pres., grandson of US Pres) 
W8JK John Kraus (astronomer?) 
WA2MKI Larry Ferrari, organ player 
WA4CZD Chet Atkins, guitar player 
WA4SIR Ron Parise, astronaut 
WA6TJM President of ISD Inc. 
WB4KCG Ronnie Milsap, singer 
WB4KVB Paul Yandell, musician 
WB6ACU Joe Walsh, singer 
WB6RER Andy Devine, actor (SK) 
 
 

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This page was created by Gary Bonnor - VK4ZGB.
Updated 26 July 2001