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Credits to N2GJ and W2SG:
| 9K2CS | Prince Yousuf Al-Sabah | Royalty | - |
| 9N1MM | Rev. Marshall D. Moran, S.J. | "Father Moran" was a famous Jesuit missionary from Chicago who initially went to India in 1929, where he later befriended Mahatma Gandhi and J. Nehru |
| CN8MH | King Hassan II (Moulay Hassan) | King of Morocco | (SK) 24-JUL-1999 (70) |
| EA0JC | King Juan Carlos | King of Spain; QSL card link. His Majesty's MV Agusta motorcycle, as seen in the Guggenheim Museum's "Art of the Motorcycle" show. | W2SG; Curtis Jurrens |
| F5VBY | Tony Dolby | brother invented Dolby Noise Reduction System; (ex-G3TZH); near Toulouse, France; XYL: Anne F5VBX | - |
| FO5GJ | Marlon Brando, Jr. | Actor; (pseudonym Martin Brandeaux) - (see also KE6PZH); bio; in this "Larry King Live" transcript from 07-OCT-1994, Brando confirms his interest in ham radio in response to a caller's question. Links. | (SK) 01-JUL-2004 (80); VE7RJT; K4GZZ; links W2SG, G4DCV |
| G0OAN | Feargal Sharkey | lead singer Irish punk band in 70's | G4KFK |
| HS1A | Bhumiphol Adulayadej | King of Thailand | K3ZO/HS0ZAR |
| HS1D | Maha Chakri Sirindhorn | Princess/Heiress to throne of Thailand (second-in-line) | K3ZO/HS0ZAR |
| I0FCG | Francesco Cossiga | former President of Italy | XE1MN |
| JI1KIT | Keizo Obuchi | served as the 84th Prime Minister of Japan; official web site; BBC obituary; | (SK) 14-MAY-2000 |
| JA5FHB | Katsutsugu Sekiya | Minister of Construction and Minister of State for the National Land Agency | JH6MHO |
| JY1 | King Hussein | King of Jordan; was very active ham before his passing; touching memorial here. QSL card. | (SK) 07-FEB-1999 (63) |
| JY1NH | Queen Noor | Queen of Jordan; American-born Lisa Halaby | - |
| JY2HT | former Crown Prince Hassan | King Hussein's brother | - |
| JY2RZ | Prince Raad | The late King Hussein's cousin; Chairman of the Royal Jordan Radio Amateur Society | - |
| LU1SM | Carlos Saul Menem | President of Argentina (1989-1999). | LW7EMN |
| SU1VN | Prince Talal | Saudi Arabian royalty | - |
| UA1LO | Yuri Gagarin | First Cosmonaut; - died in jet crash - Click here to read a very nice note, reprinted with permission, from Yuri, YL2DX. See also bio and entry on my Astronaut Hams page. | (SK) 27-MAR-1968 (34);YL2DX |
| VU2RG | Rajiv Ghandi | late Prime Minister of India; victim of assassination/bomb explosion. | (SK) 21-MAR-1991 (47) |
| VU2SON | Sonia Ghandi | XYL of VU2RG | - |
| W3ACE |
US Ambassador Armin
Henry Meyer, |
(YI2AN, OD5AX, YA1AM, EP3AM and JH1YDR). | - |