Dave's List of Famous Radio OperatorsBelow is a list of famous amateur radio repeaters. Many sources were used for this list.
| Name | Claim to Fame | Call Sign | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Lance Bass | \'N SYNC pop singer. | KG4UYY | Unknown |
| Art Bell | Syndicated talk radio host | W6OBB | Deceased |
| Marlon Brando | Actor | KE6PZH | Deceased |
| David Brown | Astronaut. Died about Columbia (STS-107) in 2003 | KC5ZTC | Deceased |
| Kalpana Chawla | Astronaut. Died about Columbia (STS-107) in 2003 | KD5ESI | Deceased |
| Laurel Clark | Astronaut. Died about Columbia (STS-107) in 2003 | KC5ZSU | Deceased |
| Walter Cronkite | CBS News Anchorman (1960s era) | KB2GSD | Deceased |
| Adam Curry | Former MTV, current podcaster | KK6TBA | Active |
| Tim Dick | Actor and stand up comic (Stage name Tim Allen) | KK6OTD | Active |
| Hugh Downs | TV host | KD6WUS | Deceased |
| Leo Fender | Founder of Fender Musical Intrument Corp | W6DOE | Deceased |
| Yuri Gargarin | First man in space (Russia-1961) | UA1LO | Deceased |
| Owen Garriott | Astronaut | W5LFL | Deceased |
| Rajiv Ghandi | Prime Minister of India (1984-1991) | VU2RG | Deceased |
| Barry Goldwater | US Senator from Arizona | K7UGA | Deceased |
| Larnelle Harris | Country music singer | WD4LZC | Active |
| Barbara Morgan | Astronaut (was also the backup Teacher In Space) | KD5VNP | Unknown |
| Akio Morita | Founder of Sony Corp | JP1DPJ | Deceased |
| David Packard | Co-founder of HP | 9DRV | Deceased |
| Priscilla Presley | Ex-wife of Elvis | N6YOS | Inactive |
| Patty Ramey | Country music singer (stage name: Patty Loveless) | KD4WUJ | Unknown |
| Dick Rutan | Rutan Voyager aircraft designer and pilot for non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world | KB6LQS | Deceased |
| Jean Shepherd | Narrator of A Christmas Story | K2ORS | Deceased |
| Ray Szmanda | The Menards Guy | KB9JPB | Deceased |
| Paul Tibbets | Pilot of Enola Gay, which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan during WWII | KD4WUJ | Deceased |
| Joe Walsh | Singer, The Eagles | WB6ACU | Active |
| Sunita Williams | Astronaut | KD5PLB | Active |
| Jeanna Yeager | Pilot of non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft. | KB6LQR | Active |