List of prominent radio amateurs

The former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I , has the amateur radio callsign EAØJC and is Honorary President of the Spanish Amateur Radio Association URE .

This list of prominent radio amateurs shows prominent personalities who are or were radio amateurs .

(For radio pioneers and personalities who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of amateur radio , see the list of amateur radio personalities .)

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Joseph M. Acaba (* 1967), American astronaut, amateur radio call sign KE5DAR
• Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016), King of Thailand, HS1A
• Albert II (Monaco) (* 1958), Prince of Monaco, 3AØAG
• Franz Anderle (1874–1957), Austrian officer, DE1ØØ5
• Clayton Conrad Anderson (* 1959), American astronaut, KD5PLA
• Jerome Apt (* 1949), American physicist and astronaut, N5QWL
• Chet Atkins (1924-2001), American country musician, W4CGP
• Sergei Wassiljewitsch Avdejew (* 1956), Russian cosmonaut, RV3DW

B.

• Amitabh Bachchan (* 1942), Indian actor, VU2AMY
• Ellen Louise Shulman Baker (* 1953), American astronaut, KB5SIX
• John Baldacci (* 1955), American politician (Democratic Party), KB1NXP
• Hugo Banzer Suárez (1926–2002), Bolivian head of state, CP1CL
• John-David Francis Bartoe (* 1944), American astrophysicist, W4NYZ
• Lance Bass (* 1979), American singer, actor and film producer, KG4UYY
• Otakar Batlička (1895–1942), Czech radio amateur, globetrotter , writer and resistance fighter against National Socialism, OK1CB
• Shari Belafonte (born 1954), American actress and singer, KE6YGN
• Tex Beneke (1914–2000), American jazz saxophonist, singer and big band leader, KØHWY
• Harold Henry Beverage (1893-1993), American Electrical Engineer, W2BML
• John Elmer Blaha (* 1942), American astronaut, KC5TZQ
• Charles Frank Bolden (* 1946), American astronaut, major general and director of NASA, KE4IQB
• Charles Eldon Brady (1951-2006), American astronaut, N4BQW
• Marlon Brando (1924-2004), American actor, FO5GJ
• Goran Bregović (* 1950), Yugoslav musician and composer, YU4ZU
• Michael Stuart Brown (born 1941), American geneticist, W3DCL
• Edmond Bruce (1899–1973), American electrical engineer, 2JR
• Nolan Bushnell (* 1943), American entrepreneur, W7DUK

C.

Tracy Caldwell Dyson , KF5DBF, 2010

• Robert Donald Cabana (* 1949), American astronaut, KC5HBV
• Tracy Caldwell Dyson (* 1969), American astronaut, KF5DBF
• Kenneth Donald Cameron (* 1949), American astronaut, KB5AWP
• Christopher John Cassidy (* 1970), American astronaut, KF5KDR
• Kalpana Chawla (1961-2003), Indian-American astronaut, KD5ESI
• Laurel Blair Salton Clark (1961-2003), American astronaut, KC5ZSU
• Kenneth Dale Cockrell (* 1950), American astronaut, KB5UAH
• Catherine Grace Coleman (* 1960), American astronaut, KC5ZTH
• Arthur A. Collins (1909–1987), American entrepreneur, WØCXX
• Eileen Collins (* 1956), American astronaut, KD5EDS
• Alex Comfort (1920–2000), British physician, writer, psychologist, scientist, pacifist and anarchist, KA6UXR
• Frank Conrad (1874–1941), American broadcasting pioneer, 8XK
• Stu Cook (* 1945), American guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival , N6FUP
• Francesco Cossiga (1928-2010), Italian politician, IØFCG
• Samantha Cristoforetti (* 1977), Italian fighter pilot and astronaut, IZØUDF
• Walter Cronkite (1916–2009), American television journalist and news anchor for CBS, KB2GSD
• Ward Cunningham (born 1949), American programmer, K9OX

D.

• Josef Daneš († 1999), Czech non-fiction author and radio presenter, OK1YG
• Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925–1980), Nicaraguan head of state, YN1AS
• Léon Deloy (1894–1969), French marksman, (F) 8AB
• Andy Devine (1905–1977), American actor, WB6RER
• John Hibbett DeWitt (1906-1999), American electrical engineer, N4CBC
• Walter Dieminger (1907–2000), German geophysicist and high frequency technician, DL6DS
• Robert Lloyd Drake (1910–1975), American electrical engineer, W8CYE
• John T. Draper (* 1944), American hacker and software developer, WB6EWU
• Brian Duffy (* 1953), American test pilot and astronaut, N5WQW
• Stephen Dunwell (1913–1994), American computer engineer, W8CGQ
• Samuel Thornton Durrance (* 1943), American astronaut, N3TQA

E.

Reinhold Ewald, DL2MIR, 2015

• Jeri Ellsworth (* 1974), American entrepreneur, AI6TK
• Anthony Wayne England (* 1942), American astronaut, WØORE
• Abraham Esau (1884–1955), German physicist, EK4AAL
• Reinhold Ewald  (picture) (* 1956), German physicist and astronaut, DL2MIR

F.

• Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz (1923–2005), King of Saudi Arabia, HZ1AA
• Allen Fairhall (1909-2006), Australian broadcasting pioneer and politician, VK2KB
• Leo Fender (1909–1991), American instrument maker, W6DOE
• Reginald Fessenden (1866-1932), Canadian inventor and broadcasting pioneer, 1XS
• Martin Joseph Fettman (* 1956), American astronaut, KC5AXA
• Michael Fincke (* 1967), American astronaut, KE5AIT
• Donald G. Fink (1911-1996), American electrical engineer, W2AFX
• Klaus-Dietrich Flade (* 1952), German astronaut, DL1MIR
• Paul Flaherty (1964–2006), American computer scientist and electrical engineer, N9FZX
• John Ambrose Fleming (1849–1945), British electrical engineer and physicist
• Colin Michael Foale (* 1957), British-American astronaut, KB5UAC
• Rudolf Formis (1894–1935), German engineer and radio technician, K-Y4
• Michael Edward Fossum (* 1957), American astronaut, KF5AQG
• Renée Franke (1928–2011), German pop singer, DJ6RF
• Limor Fried American engineer, AC2SN
• Dirk Frimout (* 1941), first Belgian astronaut, ON1AFD
• Josef Fuchs (1904–1989), Austrian astronomer, geophysicist and radio amateur, OE1JF
• Christer Fuglesang (* 1957), Swedish physicist and astronaut, SAØAFS
• David Funderburk (* 1944), American politician, K4TPJ
• Reinhard Furrer (1940–1995), German-Austrian science astronaut, DD6CF

G

• Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), Indian politician, VU2RG
• Sonia Gandhi (* 1946), Indian politician, VU2SON
• Owen Kay Garriott (1930–2019), American astronaut, W5LFL
• Richard Garriott (* 1961), American computer game developer, W5KWQ
• Günther Maria Garzaner (1951–2015), Austrian writer, OE5KEO
• Hugo Gernsback (1884–1967), American publisher and science fiction author
• Alexander Gerst (* 1976), German geophysicist and astronaut, KF5ONO
• Edmund P. Giambastiani (* 1948), American admiral, N4OC
• Francis H. Griswold (1904–1989), American officer, KØDWC
• Arthur Godfrey (1903–1983), American radio and television host, K4LIB
• Linda Maxine Godwin (* 1952), American astronaut, N5RAX
• Barry Goldwater (1909–1998), American politician, K7UGA
• Guillermo González Camarena (1917–1965), Mexican inventor, XE1GC
• Stewart Granger (1913–1993), British actor, N6KGB
• Wilson Greatbatch (1919-2011), American inventor, W2QBO
• Wayne Green (1922-2013), American publicist, W2NSD
• William George Gregory (* 1957), American astronaut, KC5MGA
• Michael Griffin (* 1949), American physicist, NR3A
• Alfred Gross (1918–2000), American electrical engineer, W8PAL
• Peter Guber (* 1942), American film producer, K1ADJ

H

• Kamal Haasan (* 1954), Indian actor, VU2HAS
• Jan Habrda (1912–1943), Czech resistance fighter, OK2AH
• Anton Habsburg-Lothringen (1901–1987), Archduke of Austria, OE3AH
• Chris Austin Hadfield (* 1959), Canadian astronaut, VA3OOG
• Claudie Haigneré (* 1957), French astronaut and politician, FXØSTA
• James Donald Halsell (* 1956), American astronaut, KC5RNI
• Lloyd Blaine Hammond (* 1952), American astronaut, KC5HBS
• Robert Hanssen (* 1944), American double agent and former FBI employee, K9QVL
• Wolf Harranth (* 1941), Austrian children's book author, translator and media journalist, OE1WHC
• Sako Hasegawa (1929–1993), Japanese electrical engineer and founder of Yaesu , JA1MP
• Bob Heil (* 1940), American sound engineer, K9EID
• Susan Jane Helms (* 1958), American astronaut, KC7NHZ
• Hans Hilberling (* around 1948) German company founder and chief developer, DK7LG
• Wau Holland (1951–2001), German journalist and computer activist, DB4FA
• Michael Scott Hopkins (* 1968), American astronaut, KF5LJG
• Rudolf Horkheimer (1894–1982), German engineer and radio technology pioneer, DL9PF, K-Y8
• Paul Horowitz (* 1942), American physicist and electronics specialist, W1HFA
• Akihiko Hoshide (* 1968), Japanese astronaut, KE5DNI
• Howard Hughes (1905–1976), American entrepreneur, W5CY
• Russell Hulse (* 1950), American physicist, WB2LAV
• Hussein I (Jordan) (1935–1999), King of Jordan, JY1
• Muna al-Hussein (born 1941), former wife of Hussein I, jy2
• John Huston (1906–1987), American film director, screenwriter, and actor, 6UK

I.

• Ibuka Masaru (1908-1997), Japanese entrepreneur, J3BB

J

• Tamara Elizabeth Jernigan (* 1959), American astronaut, KC5MGF
• Juan Carlos I (* 1938), former King of Spain, EAØJC
• Larry Junstrom (1949–2019), American southern rock bassist, K4EB
• Fyodor Nikolajewitsch Yurtschichin (* 1959), Russian cosmonaut, RN3FI

K

• Leonard R. Kahn (1926–2012), American electrical engineer, WB2SSP
• Heinz Kaminski (1921–2002), German chemical engineer and space researcher, DJ5YM
• Phil Karn (* 1956), American electrical engineer, KA9Q
• Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976), President of Rwanda, 9X1A
• Jack Kilby (1923-2005), American engineer, W9GTY
• Joseph Kittinger (* 1928), American pilot, N4HDP
• Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941), Polish monk and martyr, SP3RN
• Oleg Dmitrijewitsch Kononenko (* 1964), Russian cosmonaut, RN3DX
• Wolfram Felix Körner (1920–1998), German specialist author, DL1CU
• Michail Borissowitsch Kornijenko (* 1960), Russian cosmonaut, RN3BF
• Gustav Košulič , Czechoslovak resistance fighter, OK1GU
• John D. Kraus (1910-2004), American physicist, W8JK
• Ernst Theodorowitsch Krenkel (1903–1971), Soviet polar explorer and radio operator, RAEM
• Sergei Konstantinowitsch Krikaljow (* 1958), Russian cosmonaut, U5MIR
• Alois Krischke (* 1936), Austrian non-fiction author and communications engineer, OE8AK, DJØTR
• Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (1902–1976), President of Brazil, PY1JKO
• André Kuipers (* 1958), Dutch spaceman, PI9ISS

L.

• Émile Lahoud (* 1936), Lebanese President, OD5LE
• Wendy Barrien Lawrence (* 1959), American astronaut, KC5KII
• John Lees (* 1947), British singer, songwriter, composer and guitarist, GØHEP
• David Cornell Leestma (* 1949), American astronaut, N5WQC
• Paul-Émile Léger (1904–1991), Canadian Cardinal, TJ1BC
• Ernest Lehman (1915-2005), American screenwriter, K6DXK
• Curtis E. LeMay (1906–1990), American general, KØGRL
• Richard Lindzen (* 1940), American atmospheric physicist, KA1SA
• Jerry Michael Linenger (* 1955), American astronaut, KC5HBR
• Shannon Lucid (* 1943), American astronaut, RØMIR

M.

Hiram Percy Maxim , W1AW, ca.1914

• John Madey (1943–2016), American physicist, K2KGH
• Sandra Hall Magnus (* 1964), American astronaut, KE5FYE
• Roger Mahony (born 1936), American Cardinal, W6QYI
• Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (* 1961), Russian cosmonaut, RK3DUP
• Mussa Chiramanowitsch Manarow (* 1951), former Soviet cosmonaut, U2MIR, UV3AM
• Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937), Italian radio pioneer and entrepreneur
• Thomas Henry Marshburn (* 1960), American astronaut, KE5HOC
• Hiram Percy Maxim (1869-1936), American inventor, 1AW, W1AW
• William S. McArthur (* 1951), American astronaut, KC5ACR
• Carlos Menem (* 1930), President of Argentina, LU1SM
• Donald Menzel (1901–1976), American astronomer, W1JEX
• Ulf Merbold (* 1941), German physicist and astronaut, DB1KM
• Karl Meinzer (* 1940), German physicist, DJ4ZC
• Friedrich Merz (* 1955), German politician, DK7DQ
• Ernst Messerschmid (* 1945), German physicist and astronaut, DG2KM
• Raul Midón (* 1966), American singer-songwriter, KB5ZOT
• Ronnie Milsap (* 1943), American country and pop singer, WB4KCG
• Kevin Mitnick (* 1963), American hacker, N6NHG
• Sir Mix-a-Lot (born 1963), American rapper and music producer, N6IWP
• William Moerner (* 1953), American Nobel Laureate, WN6I
• Eckart Moltrecht (* 1939), German specialist author, DJ4UF
• James Moran (* 1943), American astrophysicist, K1AKE
• Marshall Moran (1906-1992), American missionary, 9N1MM
• Barbara Radding Morgan (* 1951), American astronaut, KD5VNP
• Mamoru Mōri (* 1948), Japanese astronaut, 7L2NJY
• Morita Akio (1921–1999), Japanese entrepreneur, JP1DPJ

N

• Steven Ray Nagel (1946-2014), American astronaut, N5RAW
• Paolo Nespoli (* 1957), Italian spaceman, IZØJPA
• Claude Nicollier (* 1944), first Swiss astronaut, HB9CN
• Nūr von Jordan (* 1951), widowed wife of Hussein I., JY1NH

O

• Frank O'Beirne (1903-1998), American officer, N4RJR
• Keizō Obuchi (1937-2000), Japanese politician, JI1KIT
• Ellen Lauri Ochoa (* 1958), American astronaut, KB5TZZ
• Wubbo Ockels (1946-2014), Dutch physicist, PE1LFO
• Gregory Olsen (* 1945), American entrepreneur, KC2ONX
• Stephen Scot Oswald (* 1951), American astronaut, KB5YSR

P

• David Packard (1912–1996), American entrepreneur, 9DRV
• Gennady Ivanovich Padalka (* 1958), Russian cosmonaut, RN3DT
• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980), Shah of Persia, EP1MP
• Ronald Anthony Parise (1951–2008), American astronaut, WA4SIR
• Luca Parmitano (* 1976), Italian test pilot and astronaut, KF5KDP
• George Pataki (* 1945), American politician, K2ZCZ
• Bruce Perens , American computer scientist, K6BP
• Gordon Pettengill (* 1926), American radio astronomer, W1OUN
• Joseph Pevney (1911–2008), American film director, actor, film producer and screenwriter, WA6MOS
• Robert Phelps (1926–2013), American mathematician, K7UW
• Yvette Pierpaoli (1938–1999), French refugee worker, F2YP
• Hans-Joachim Pietsch (* 1941), German communications engineer and specialist author, DJ6HP
• Marcos Pontes , Brazilian astronaut and politician, PY0AEB
• Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov (* 1942), Soviet cosmonaut, U3MIR
• Charles Joseph Precourt (* 1955), American astronaut, KB5YSQ
• Priscilla Presley (* 1945), American actress, N6YOS
• Bill Putnam (1920–1989), American music producer, WA6PUK

R.

• Tony Randel (born 1956), American screenwriter, film director and film editor, K6BBC
• Grote Reber (1911–2002), American radio astronomer, W9GFZ
• Serhiy Rebrow (* 1974), Ukrainian soccer player, UT5UDX, MØSDX
• Thomas Reiter (* 1958), German astronaut, DF4TR
• Sergei Nikolajewitsch Rewin (* 1966), Russian cosmonaut, RN3BS
• Alvino Rey (1908-2004), American jazz guitarist and band leader, W6UK
• John Reynolds (1923-2000), American geophysicist, KC6JCQ
• Cliff Richard (born 1940), British pop singer, W2JOF
• Richard Noel Richards (* 1946), American astronaut, KB5SIW
• Brian Rix, Baron Rix (1924-2016), English actor, G2DQU
• Lothar Rohde (1906–1985), German high frequency technician, DJ5LR
• Ulrich Rohde (* 1940), German high-frequency technician, DJ2LR, N1UL / mm
• Harold A. Rosen (1926–2017), American electrical engineer, W5JKW
• Jerry Ross (* 1948), American astronaut, N5SCW
• Mike Ross (born 1961), American politician (Democratic Party), WD5DVR
• Karl Rothammel (1914–1987), German non-fiction author, Y21BK, Y3ØABK
• Samuel Ruben (1900–1988), American inventor in electrochemistry, 2ASP
• Wolfgang Rudolph (* 1944), German television presenter, DC3PA
• Richard Glenn Rutan (* 1938), American test pilot, KB6LQS

S.

• Qaboos ibn Sa'id Al Sa'id (1940–2020), Sultan of Oman, A41AA
• Bobby Schenk (* 1939), German sports sailor, DK8CL
• Egon Schlegel (1938–2013), German film director, screenwriter and actor, DM2BUD, Y22UD, DL1ROQ. As a radio amateur he was also in the development of amateur radio - transceiver Teltow directly involved.
• Hans Wilhelm Schlegel (* 1951), German astronaut, DG1KIH
• Lutz D. Schmadel (1942–2016), German astronomer, DK8UH
• Wilhelm Ludolf Schmitz (1899–1973), German physicist, K-P6
• Fred H. Schnell (1892–1975), the world's first shortwave transocean connection (with Léon Deloy ), 1MO, U1MO, W9UZ, W4CF
• John Sculley (* 1939), American manager, K2HEP
• Richard Alan Searfoss (1956-2018), American astronaut, KC5CKM
• Ronald Michael Sega (* 1952), American astronaut, KC5ETH
• Martin Selber (1924-2006), German writer, DM2APG
• Garry Shandling (1949-2016), American actor and comedian, KD6OY
• Feargal Sharkey (* 1958), Northern Irish singer, GØOAN
• Helen Patricia Sharman (* 1963), first British astronaut, GB1MIR
• Charles Simonyi (* 1948), American computer scientist, KE7KDP
• Bhawani Singh (1931–2011), Indian Maharajah, VU2HHJ
• George E. Smith (* 1930), American physicist, AA2EJ
• Phillip Smith (1905-1987), American engineer, 1ANB
• Percy Spencer (1894–1970), American inventor, W1GBE
• Rudolf Staritz (* 1921), German communications engineer, DL3CS
• Clifford Stoll (* 1950), American astronomer and publicist, K7TA
• Emanuel Strunz (1911–2011), Austrian entrepreneur, OE3ES
• Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (* 1951), American astronaut, N5YVV
• George Sweigert (1920–1999), American inventor, N9LC

T

• Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (* 1941), American astrophysicist, K1JT
• Frederick Terman (1900-1982), American electrical engineer, 6AE, 6FT, 6WH
• Gerhard Thiele (* 1953), German astronaut, DG1KIL
• Robert Brent Thirsk (* 1953), Canadian astronaut, VA3CSA
• Donald Alan Thomas (* 1955), American astronaut, KC5FVF
• Edward O. Thorp (* 1932), American mathematician, W6VVM
• Paul Tibbets (1915–2007), American Air Force pilot, K4ZVZ
• Dennis Tito (* 1940), American entrepreneur and first space tourist, KG6FZX
• Wladimir Georgijewitsch Titov (* 1947), Soviet cosmonaut, U1MIR
• Michel Tognini (1949), French astronaut, KD5EJZ
• Bob Twiggs (1935), American aerospace engineer, KE6QMD

U

• U Thant (1909–1974), UN Secretary General, XZ2TH

V

• Louis Varney (1911-2000), British communications engineer, G5RV
• Heinz Oskar Vetter (1917–1990), German trade unionist, DL6BQ
• Franz Viehböck (* 1960), first Austrian cosmonaut, OEØMIR
• Jürgen Vietor (* 1942), German pilot, DJ6FP
• Janice Elaine Voss (1956–2012), American astronaut, KC5BTK

W.

Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, on his Radio Shack , 2006

• Kōichi Wakata (* 1963), Japanese astronaut, KC5ZTA
• Greg Walden (* 1957), American politician, W7EQI
• Don Wallace (1898–1985), American radio pioneer, W6AM
• Ulrich Walter (* 1954), German physicist and astronaut, DG1KIM
• Joe Walsh  (pictured) (born 1947), American rock musician, WB6ACU
• Carl Erwin Walz (* 1955), American astronaut, KC5TIE
• Douglas Harry Wheelock (* 1960), American astronaut, KF5BOC
• Clyde Wiegand (1915-1996), American experimental particle physicist, W6CGD
• Osmo A. Wiio (1928–2013), Finnish communication scientist, OH2TK
• Sunita Lyn Williams (* 1965), American astronaut, KD5PLB
• Loren Windom (1905–1988), American officer, W8GZ
• Pawel Wladimirowitsch Vinogradow (* 1953), Russian cosmonaut, RV3BS
• Reid Wiseman (* 1975), American astronaut, KF5LKT
• Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov (born 1948), Soviet cosmonaut, U4MIR
• Sergei Alexandrowitsch Wolkow (* 1973), Russian cosmonaut, RU3DIS
• Steve Wozniak (* 1950), American computer engineer and entrepreneur, formerly WA6BND

Y

• Jeana Yeager (* 1952), US test pilot, KB6LQR

Z

• Gary Zimmerman (born 1961), American football player, N7ZIM

literature

• Radio Amateur Callbook. Billboard Books publisher, different years.

Web links

• Prominent radio amateurs on www.afug-info.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jeri Ellsworth in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) database
2. ↑ K2KGH in the database of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
3. ↑ FA author DJ6HP turns 75 - congratulations! In: Funkamateur .de. November 24, 2016, accessed April 9, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Werner Hegewald, DL2RD; Andreas Suske, DL9UNF: "40 years of Teltow - a birthday and a review" in Funkamateur , No. 3/2014 , p. 245
5. ↑ Steve Wozniak in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) database
6. ↑ RT73SW Callsign Page. In: qrz.com. March 13, 2016, accessed June 2, 2018 .