List of 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]
Bruce Dickinson, British singer, airline pilot, fencer and songwriter.
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 with his backyard railroad.

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]^{[citation needed]}
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]