Famous Radio Hams and What They Did for a Living

With two million radio hams worldwide, it is only to be expected that there will be some well-known names who hold an amateur radio license.

Famous Radio Hams and What They Did for a Living. We have divided the list of well-known radio ham celebrities into several sections rather than in a single long list. Famous radio ham names include Kings, Queen’s and Princes, a few Heads of State, authors, musicians, astronauts, and cosmonauts, plus those who took to the stage, screen, radio, and television.

The list is not complete, as it expected that there are a number of well-known people who prefer to remain anonymous on the ham bands.

4 Famous Radio Hams – Authors

15 Famous Radio Hams – Astronauts & Cosmonauts

8 Famous Radio Hams – Musicians and Singers

6 Famous Radio Hams – Politicians

5 Famous Radio Hams – Presidents & Prime Ministers

8 Famous Radio Hams – Royalty & Heads of State

10 Famous Radio Hams – Stage, Screen TV & Radio

Famous Radio Hams – About This List

While this list has been carefully researched and checked, it is possible there are some errors and omissions. Some names which appear elsewhere have been ignored due to inaccuracy and uncertainty.

Many on this list of famous radio hams have become silent keys (died). In some countries, especially the United States, callsigns which have lapsed or belonged to hams who are silent keys, are re-issued.