List of railfans
This is a list of notable railfans, ordered alphabetically by surname (or by first name in the case of royalty).
List
A
- Robert Adley, British politician
- Peter Alexander, Austrian actor and singer
- Robert Allbritton, American newspaper and TV stations owner[1][2]
- Cecil J. Allen, British author of numerous railway books.
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey.
- The Rev. W. Awdry, British clergyman and author of The Railway Series; creator of Thomas the Tank Engine
- Dan Aykroyd, Canadian-American actor, owner of a private railcar.[3]
B
- Lucius Beebe, American journalist, author, photographer and historian.
- Sir John Betjeman, British poet, writer and broadcaster.
- Tim Berners-Lee, British scientist and World Wide Web pioneer.[4]
- Joe Biden, American politician, current President of the United States, former Vice President of the United States.[5]
- Kurt Biedenkopf, German politician (former prime ministry of Saxony)
- Boris III, King of Bulgaria.
- Joe Brown, British singer. Also the narrator of several British Transport Films of the 1960s.
- Theo van den Boogaard, Dutch comics artist. He often includes scenes set in railway stations or near railway roads in his comics. [6]
C
- Johnny Cash, American singer and songwriter.[7]
- Giorgio de Chirico, Greek-Italian painter.
- Oz Clarke, British wine writer, broadcaster and actor
- Charles Clegg, American author, photographer and historian.
- Regis Cordic, American radio personality and actor.[8]
- Kevin Costner, American actor. Co-founder of Dunrail Inc., a South Dakota Railroad Corporation.
D
- Dr. Demento, American radio personality.[9]
- Bruce Dickinson, British singer, airline pilot, fencer and songwriter.
- Walt Disney, American film producer, animator and entrepreneur.[10][11]
- Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer.[12]
F
- Tim Fischer, Australian Ambassador to the Holy See and former deputy prime minister.
- Stan Fischler, American sports historian and broadcaster.
- Paul Flaherty, American computer scientist.
- Frederick IX, King of Denmark.[13]
G
- George VI, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth.
- Leopold Gratz, Austrian politician.
- John Gretton, 2nd Baron Gretton, British peer and Member of Parliament. Creator of the Stapleford Miniature Railway.
- Michael Gross, American actor.
H
- Murry Hammond, American musician.[14][15]
- Arthur Honegger, Swiss composer.[16]
I
- Ibrahim Ismail of Johor, Sultan of Johor, Malaysia. He is also known for his hobby of driving Blue Tiger locomotive on some occasions.[17]
J
- Simon Jenkins, British journalist.[18]
Ollie Johnston with his backyard railroad.
- David Jenkinson, historian and modeller mainly LMS
- Ollie Johnston, American animator
- Tony Judt, British historian.[19]
K
- Buster Keaton, American actor and film director.
- Isaac C. Kidd, Jr., admiral in the United States Navy, carried a small model train layout in a suitcase whenever he went to sea.
- Ward Kimball, American animator.
- Shigeru Kishida, Japanese musician.
L
- Dionysius Lardner, Irish scientific writer.
- John Lasseter, American animator.
- Detlev von Liliencron, German poet and novelist.
- O. Winston Link, American photographer.[20]
- Eric Lomax, a British Army officer and former prisoner of war who was involved in Burma Railway construction, who later wrote his ordeal in his book The Railway Man.
- Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
M
- Geoff Marshall, British video producer and author.
- Tom Marshall, British photo colouriser and founder of the Will Hay Appreciation Society.
- James May, British journalist and TV presenter
- James G. Martin, American scientist and politician.
- Sir William McAlpine, British engineer. Former owner of Flying Scotsman.
- Scott McGregor, Australian actor and television presenter.
- Vyacheslav Molotov, former Soviet politician, foreign minister
- Joel Monaghan, Australian rugby player.
- Kazuyoshi Morita, Japanese comedian.[21]
N
- O. S. Nock, British engineer and author.
O
- Nicholas Owen, British journalist.
P
- Michael Palin, British comedian, actor and television presenter.
- Mandy Patinkin, actor.[22]
- Alan Pegler, British industrialist. Former owner of Flying Scotsman.
- Otto Perry, American photographer.
- Michael Portillo, former British politician, and television presenter. Notable for presenting Great British Railway Journeys and Great Continental Railway Journeys.
R
- Harold Reid, American writer, photographer and historian.
- Clive Robertson, Australian journalist.
- Hans Rosenthal, German entertainer.
- Ross Rowland, American businessman, and steam excursion promoter, best known for the American Freedom Train of 1975-1976.
S
- David Shepherd, British artist. Owns several steam locomotives.
- William James Sidis, writer.
- Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer.
- Bruce Springsteen, American singer and songwriter. Lyrics feature trains mentioned prominently, as do several of his music videos. Owned a Lionel train set as a child, and spotted riding New Jersey Transit trains numerous times in the early 1990s with his son Sam.
- Richard Steinheimer, American photographer.
- Rod Stewart, British rock star.[2][23]
- Richard Stilgoe, British songwriter, lyricist and musician. Wrote the lyrics for the rock musical Starlight Express.
- Ernst Streeruwitz, Austrian politician, former Austrian federal chancellor
- Bob Symes, British television presenter and producer.
U
- Hyakken Uchida, Japanese author and academic.
W
- Vernon A. Walters, United States Army officer and diplomat.[13]
- Pete Waterman, British songwriter and record producer. Owner of a commercial rolling stock leasing company.
- Timothy West. British actor.
- Rogers E. M. Whitaker, American columnist. Wrote under the pen name of E. M. Frimbo, World's Greatest Railroad Buff.
Y
- Neil Young, rock musician and famed railway modeller.
Z
- Count Louis Zborowski, Polish-American automobile engineer and racing driver.
- Axel Zwingenberger, German jazz pianist.
Fictional Railfans
- The Eighth Doctor, From Doctor Who, was accused of being a train spotter, complete with a spotters notebook, by his companion in S02E05 of the Audio Book Series.
- Sheldon Cooper - There is a running joke on The Big Bang Theory that Sheldon is obsessed with trains.
- Reg Hollis, from The Bill train spotter who takes his girlfriend trainspotting on their first date. His house has various railway memorabilia and is a fan of model railways.
- Reverend Sam Weech, from The Titfield Thunderbolt is an avid railway enthusiast.
- Reverend Lovejoy, from The Simpsons owns a model railway.
- Herb Melnick, from Two and a Half Men owns a model railway.
See also
References
- "Swiss Gotthard Line". Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- See also: Model Railroder Magazine, issue December 2007
- McGrath, Nick (4 February 2016). "Dan Aykroyd's Travelling Life". The Telegraph. The Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- "Answers for young people - Tim Berners-Lee". World Wide Web Consortium. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- Railfan & Railroad Staff (September 30, 2020). "Biden to Campaign By Rail in Ohio, Pennsylvania". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- "Theo van den Boogaard".
- "Discover Madison and Amqui Station". Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "The Online Internet Site for Information on Dr. Demento music, songs, lyrics and chat". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "A Legend In Our Own Time". Archived from the original on 2007-03-27. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- Broggie, Michael. Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom, 4th ed., The Donning Company Publishers, 2014. ISBN 978-1-57864-914-3.
- All Aboard: A Celebration of Walt's Trains|The Walt Disney Family Museum
- Antonin Dvořák - The Trainspotter - Classic FM
- Isaacs, Victor (August 2005), "More famous timetable collectors" (PDF), The Times: A Journal of Transport Timetable History and Analysis: 7, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-09, retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "The Old 97's ride new track". Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- Crandall, Bill (2001-04-05). "The Old 97's Ride On". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- Short Biography
- Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, a ruler revered by the rakyat - The Sun Daily
- Jenkins, Simon (2007-02-28). "The turbo-Thatcherites can't see the limits of privatisation". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-03-14..
- Judt, Tony (2010-03-11). "In Love with Trains". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- Vintage Railroad Photos|Collectors Weekly
- See Quruli.
- "Mandy Patinkin - Miscellany". Archived from the original on 2001-08-23. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- Rod Stewart is on the cover of Railway Modeller magazine - TODAY
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.