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
* 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.
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.
* Kurt Biedenkopf, German politician (former prime ministry of Saxony).
* Francis Bourgeois, British social media personality.
* 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.
C
* Johnny Cash, American singer and songwriter.
* 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.
* Kevin Costner, American actor. Co-founder of Dunrail Inc., a South Dakota Railroad Corporation.
D
* Dr. Demento, American radio personality.
* Bruce Dickinson, British singer, airline pilot, fencer and songwriter.
* Walt Disney, American film producer, animator and entrepreneur.
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* Tim Dunn, British railway historian, TV presenter, geographer and travel editor.
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.
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.
* Brian Hollingsworth, British engineer, author and railway preservationist. Director of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.
* Arthur Honegger, Swiss composer.
I
* Ibrahim Ismail of Johor, Sultan of Johor, Malaysia. He is also known for his hobby of driving Blue Tiger locomotive on some occasions.
J
* Simon Jenkins, British journalist.
* David Jenkinson, historian and modeller mainly LMS
* Ollie Johnston, American animator
* Tony Judt, British historian.
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.
* 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.
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.
* 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.
* Tom Snyder, American television personality, news anchor, and radio personality.
* 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.
* 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.<ref name="TimesAug2005"/>
* 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.
* Gomez Addams, from The Addams Family, owns a model railway in both the 1964 Television Series and 1991 Film.
* Bobby Baccalieri, from The Sopranos, is shown having a passion for model trains, and is shown buying a Lionel train set.
* 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.

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