List of notable railfans
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This is a list of notable railfans, ordered alphabetically by surname or by first name in the case of royalty:
- Robert Adley, British politician
- The Rev. W. Awdry, British clergyman and author of The Railway Series; creator of Thomas the Tank Engine
- Lucius Beebe, American journalist, author, photographer and historian.
- Sir John Betjeman, British poet, writer and broadcaster.
- Kurt Biedenkopf, German politician.[1]
- Boris III, King of Bulgaria.[1]
- Joe Brown, British singer. Also the narrator of several British Transport Films of the 1960s.
- Johnny Cash, American singer and songwriter.[2]
- Giorgio de Chirico, Greek-Italian painter.[1]
- Charles Clegg, American author, photographer and historian.
- Regis Cordic, American radio personality and actor.[3]
- Kevin Costner, American actor. Co-founder of Dunrail Inc., a South Dakota Railroad Corporation.
- Dr. Demento, American radio personality.[4]
- Walt Disney, American film producer, animator and entrepreneur.
- Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer.
- Tim Fischer, Australian politician.
- Stan Fischler, American sports historian and broadcaster.
- Paul Flaherty, American computer scientist.
- Frederick IX, King of Denmark.[5]
- Leopold Gratz, Austrian politician.[1]
- John Gretton, 2nd Baron Gretton, British peer and Member of Parliament. Creator of the Stapleford Miniature Railway.
- Michael Gross, American actor.
- Murry Hammond, American musician.[6][7]
- Josef Hesoun, Austrian politician.[1]
- Arthur Honegger, Swiss composer.
- Jack Howey, British Army officer and racing driver. Creator of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.
- Simon Jenkins, British journalist.[8]
- Ollie Johnston, American animator
- Buster Keaton, American actor and film director.
- Ward Kimball, American animator.
- Shigeru Kishida, Japanese musician.
- Dionysius Lardner, Irish scientific writer.
- John Lasseter, American animator.[9]
- Detlev von Liliencron, German poet and novelist.[1]
- O. Winston Link, American photographer.
- Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia[1]
- Karl-Ernst Maedel, German author.
- Tony Marchington, British scientist and entrepreneur. Former owner of Flying Scotsman and Bittern.
- James G. Martin, American scientist and politician.
- Sir William McAlpine, British engineer. Former owner of Flying Scotsman.
- Scott McGregor, Australian actor and television presenter.
- Kazuyoshi Morita, Japanese comedian.[10]
- O.S. Nock, British engineer and author.
- Nicholas Owen, British journalist.
- Michael Palin, British comedian, actor and television presenter.
- Alan Pegler, British industrialist. Former owner of Flying Scotsman.
- Otto Perry, American photographer.
- Harold Reid, American writer, photographer and historian.
- Clive Robertson, Australian journalist.
- Hans Rosenthal, German entertainer.[1]
- David Shepherd, British artist. Owns several steam locomotives.
- Richard Steinheimer, American photographer.
- Rod Stewart, British rock star.
- Bob Symes, British television presenter and producer.
- Gerhard Tötschinger, Austrian actor, director and writer.[1]
- Hyakken Uchida, Japanese author and academic.
- Eberhard Waechter, Austrian singer.[1]
- Vernon A. Walters, United States Army officer and diplomat.[5]
- Pete Waterman, British songwriter and record producer. Owner of a commercial rolling stock leasing company.
- Rogers E. M. Whitaker, American columnist. Wrote under the pen name of E. M. Frimbo, World's Greatest Railroad Buff.
- Count Louis Zborowski, Polish-American automobile engineer and racing driver.
- Axel Zwingenberger, German jazz pianist.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Eisenbahnfreund
- ^ Discover Madison and Amqui Station. Retrieved on March 14, 2007.
- ^ The Online Internet Site for Information on Dr. Demento music, songs, lyrics and chat.. Retrieved on March 14, 2007.
- ^ A Legend In Our Own Time. Retrieved on March 14, 2007.
- ^ a b Isaacs, Victor (2005), "More famous timetable collectors", The Times: a journal of transport timetable history and analysis: 7.
- ^ The Old 97's ride new track. Retrieved on March 14, 2007.
- ^ Crandall, Bill. "The Old 97's Ride On", Rolling Stone, 2001-04-05. Retrieved on March 14, 2007.
- ^ Jenkins, Simon. "The turbo-Thatcherites can't see the limits of privatisation", The Guardian, 2007-02-28. Retrieved on March 14, 2007..
- ^ Omarzu, Tim. "Lasseter's locomotive", Sonoma Valley Sun, 2006-11-23. Retrieved on March 15, 2007..
- ^ See Quruli.
