[{"n": "Wasil Ahmad", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/wasil-ahmad/", "s": "Afghan child soldier who commanded a police unit and was killed at age eleven."}, {"n": "Tim Allen", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/tim-allen/", "s": "Actor, comedian, and voice of Buzz Lightyear."}, {"n": "Hiroshi Amano", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/hiroshi-amano/", "s": "Co-inventor of the blue LED and Nobel laureate in physics."}, {"n": "H. Peter Anvin", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/h-peter-anvin/", "s": "Swedish-American programmer, originator of SYSLINUX and LANANA."}, {"n": "Charles E. Apgar", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/charles-e-apgar/", "s": "Amateur radio operator whose recordings exposed a World War I espionage ring."}, {"n": "Bernard Babani", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/bernard-babani/", "s": "Publisher of practical booklets for amateur radio and electronics enthusiasts."}, {"n": "Joe Barr", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/joe-barr/", "s": "Technology journalist, Linux advocate, and amateur radio operator W5CT."}, {"n": "Otakar Batlička", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/otakar-batli-ka/", "s": "Czech adventurer, ham radio operator, and resistance communicator."}, {"n": "Tom Baugh", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/tom-baugh/", "s": "Former NFL center turned amateur radio operator and school board member."}, {"n": "E. W. Bedford", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/e-w-bedford/", "s": "British-born Ceylon tea planter and amateur radio operator."}, {"n": "Art Bell", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/art-bell/", "s": "Founder and original host of Coast to Coast AM."}, {"n": "Leo Beranek", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/leo-beranek/", "s": "Acoustician, MIT professor, and founder of BBN Technologies."}, {"n": "Red Blanchard (radio personality)", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/red-blanchard-radio-personality/", "s": "Zorch-talking DJ who brought novelty and comedy to California radio."}, {"n": "Carl Bødtker", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/carl-b-dtker/", "s": "Norwegian engineer and radio host known as 'Uncle Bødtker'."}, {"n": "David Boggs", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/david-boggs/", "s": "Co-inventor of Ethernet and developer of early Internet protocols."}, {"n": "Howard J. Brewington", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/howard-j-brewington/", "s": "American visual comet discoverer and former SDSS telescope operator."}, {"n": "James Harvey Brown", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/james-harvey-brown/", "s": "Ham radio operator, broadcast engineer, councilman, and municipal judge."}, {"n": "W. A. S. Butement", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/w-a-s-butement/", "s": "Radar pioneer, inventor of the proximity fuse, and chief defence scientist."}, {"n": "Tom Christian", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/tom-christian/", "s": "Long‑serving radio operator and voice of Pitcairn Island."}, {"n": "Laurel Clark", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/laurel-clark/", "s": "NASA astronaut and medical doctor who perished in the Columbia disaster."}, {"n": "Chuck Colby", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/chuck-colby/", "s": "Engineer who pioneered portable computers and DVR surveillance systems."}, {"n": "Arthur A. Collins", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/arthur-a-collins/", "s": "Radio engineer who founded Collins Radio and pioneered computer-communication integration."}, {"n": "Arnie Coro", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/arnie-coro/", "s": "Cuban ham radio guru and cofounder of Radio Havana."}, {"n": "Ward Cunningham", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/ward-cunningham/", "s": "Creator of the first wiki and agile software development co-author."}, {"n": "Jan Dahm", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/jan-dahm/", "s": "Norwegian resistance member who headed SIS radio station Theta."}, {"n": "Ted David", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/ted-david/", "s": "Financial journalist, CNBC launch team member, and licensed ham radio operator."}, {"n": "Alvin Devane", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/alvin-devane/", "s": "Amateur radio operator, police lieutenant, and namesake of an Austin street."}, {"n": "John H. DeWitt Jr.", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/john-h-dewitt-jr/", "s": "Amateur radio operator who led the first Moon radar echo experiment."}, {"n": "Franklin M. Doolittle", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/franklin-m-doolittle/", "s": "Pioneer of stereo radio and early FM broadcasting in Connecticut."}, {"n": "Harold Dorschug", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/harold-dorschug/", "s": "Master control engineer for The War of the Worlds broadcast."}, {"n": "Jane English", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/jane-english/", "s": "Physicist turned photographer and co-translator of Taoist classics."}, {"n": "Allen Fairhall", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/allen-fairhall/", "s": "Australian politician, defence minister, and lifelong amateur radio operator."}, {"n": "Paul Flaherty (computer scientist)", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/paul-flaherty-computer-scientist/", "s": "Computer scientist, inventor of AltaVista, and amateur radio operator N9FZX."}, {"n": "Peter Freeman (musician)", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/peter-freeman-musician/", "s": "American bassist, composer, and longtime collaborator of Jon Hassell."}, {"n": "Owen Garriott", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/owen-garriott/", "s": "NASA astronaut and first amateur radio operator in space."}, {"n": "Attilio Gatti", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/attilio-gatti/", "s": "Italian-born explorer, author, filmmaker, and amateur radio operator OQ5ZZ."}, {"n": "Steff Gruber", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/steff-gruber/", "s": "Swiss filmmaker, internet pioneer, and multimedia artist."}, {"n": "Ross Gunn", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/ross-gunn/", "s": "Physicist who helped pioneer nuclear submarine propulsion and drone technology."}, {"n": "Jenean Hampton", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/jenean-hampton/", "s": "First African American to hold statewide office in Kentucky."}, {"n": "Bob Heil", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/bob-heil/", "s": "American audio engineer who shaped modern rock sound and amateur radio."}, {"n": "Augie Hiebert", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/augie-hiebert/", "s": "Pioneer who brought radio and television to Alaska."}, {"n": "Rod Holt", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/rod-holt/", "s": "Apple's fifth employee who created the Apple II power supply."}, {"n": "Herbert Hoover Jr.", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/herbert-hoover-jr/", "s": "Engineer, under secretary, and amateur radio leader with call W6ZH."}, {"n": "Paul Horowitz", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/paul-horowitz/", "s": "Physicist, engineer, youngest amateur radio operator, and SETI pioneer."}, {"n": "Hussein of Jordan", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/hussein-of-jordan/", "s": "King of Jordan who balanced regional pressures and became a peacemaker."}, {"n": "Robert Iannucci", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/robert-iannucci/", "s": "Computer scientist and former Nokia chief technology officer."}, {"n": "Ed Iskenderian", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/ed-iskenderian/", "s": "Pioneering hot rodder and camshaft innovator who founded Isky Racing Cams."}, {"n": "William Elvin Jackson", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/william-elvin-jackson/", "s": "Engineer who advanced electronic aids to air navigation and control."}, {"n": "Henry Bourne Joy", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/henry-bourne-joy/", "s": "Packard president and Lincoln Highway co-founder."}, {"n": "Martin F. Jue", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/martin-f-jue/", "s": "Founder of MFJ Enterprises, largest amateur radio manufacturer worldwide."}, {"n": "Stanley Jungleib", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/stanley-jungleib/", "s": "Pioneer of software-based music synthesis and psychoenergetic computing."}, {"n": "Larry Junstrom", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/larry-junstrom/", "s": "Founding bassist of Lynyrd Skynyrd and longtime member of .38 Special."}, {"n": "Wojciech Kaczmarski", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/wojciech-kaczmarski/", "s": "Polish engineer advancing open digital radio protocols and platforms."}, {"n": "Phil Karn", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/phil-karn/", "s": "Engineer, inventor of Karn's Algorithm, and creator of KA9Q NOS."}, {"n": "Don Keith", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/don-keith/", "s": "American writer and amateur radio operator since 1969."}, {"n": "Edwin Kerby", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/edwin-kerby/", "s": "Australian politician, RSL leader, and amateur radio operator VK7EK and VK3KK."}, {"n": "Jack Kilby", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/jack-kilby/", "s": "Co-inventor of the integrated circuit and Nobel laureate."}, {"n": "Maximilian Kolbe", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/maximilian-kolbe/", "s": "Franciscan friar who volunteered to die at Auschwitz."}, {"n": "Theresa M. Korn", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/theresa-m-korn/", "s": "First woman engineering graduate of Carnegie Mellon; ham radio operator and pilot."}, {"n": "Ernst Krenkel", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/ernst-krenkel/", "s": "Soviet Arctic explorer and radio operator on North Pole-1."}, {"n": "Don Lancaster", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/don-lancaster/", "s": "American author, inventor, and microcomputer pioneer."}, {"n": "Leo Laporte", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/leo-laporte/", "s": "Technology broadcaster, author, and founder of TWiT.tv."}, {"n": "James L. Lawson", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/james-l-lawson/", "s": "Physicist, radar pioneer, and champion amateur radio contester."}, {"n": "Jerry Lawson (engineer)", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/jerry-lawson-engineer/", "s": "Engineer who pioneered the first swappable video game cartridge."}, {"n": "Ernest Lehman", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/ernest-lehman/", "s": "Screenwriter, producer, and amateur radio operator K6DXK."}, {"n": "Douglas Mackiernan", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/douglas-mackiernan/", "s": "First CIA officer killed in the line of duty."}, {"n": "Sandra Magnus", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/sandra-magnus/", "s": "Engineer, former NASA astronaut, and amateur radio operator KE5FYE."}, {"n": "Gordon S. Marshall", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/gordon-s-marshall/", "s": "Amateur radio operator who founded a major electronics distribution company."}, {"n": "Gordon Eugene Martin", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/gordon-eugene-martin/", "s": "Physicist who automated sonar array design with Jacobian matrix software."}, {"n": "Nevil Maskelyne (magician)", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/nevil-maskelyne-magician/", "s": "Magician and inventor who hacked Marconi's wireless demonstration in 1903."}, {"n": "Yoritake Matsudaira", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/yoritake-matsudaira/", "s": "Amateur radio aficionado and 14th head of the Matsudaira family."}, {"n": "Hiram Percy Maxim", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/hiram-percy-maxim/", "s": "Co-founder of the American Radio Relay League and inventor of the firearm silencer."}, {"n": "Anthony McCormack", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/anthony-mccormack/", "s": "Australian radio and TV producer, SYN creative director."}, {"n": "Tom McManus (American football)", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/tom-mcmanus-american-football/", "s": "Former NFL linebacker turned Jacksonville sports radio and TV host."}, {"n": "Frederick Kenneth McTaggart", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/frederick-kenneth-mctaggart/", "s": "Australian chemist who pioneered microwave chemistry and gas plasma reactions."}, {"n": "Donald Howard Menzel", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/donald-howard-menzel/", "s": "Theoretical astronomer, Harvard Observatory director, and UFO skeptic."}, {"n": "W. C. J. Meredith", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/w-c-j-meredith/", "s": "Canadian lawyer, dean, and amateur radio enthusiast."}, {"n": "Robert C. Michelson", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/robert-c-michelson/", "s": "Inventor of the entomopter and founder of the International Aerial Robotics Competition."}, {"n": "Ronnie Milsap", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/ronnie-milsap/", "s": "Blind country singer who crossed over to pop success."}, {"n": "Leslie R. Mitchell", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/leslie-r-mitchell/", "s": "Founder of Jamboree-on-the-Air, the global Scouting radio event."}, {"n": "Kevin Mitnick", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/kevin-mitnick/", "s": "American hacker turned security consultant and author."}, {"n": "Alan Moller", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/alan-moller/", "s": "Meteorologist who advanced storm spotter training and integrated warning systems."}, {"n": "Marshall D. Moran", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/marshall-d-moran/", "s": "First ham radio operator in Nepal, call sign 9N1MM."}, {"n": "William I. Orr", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/william-i-orr/", "s": "Author of The W6SAI Antenna Handbook and co-creator of OSCAR 1."}, {"n": "Gladys Kathleen Parkin", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/gladys-kathleen-parkin/", "s": "Early female radio operator and youngest to earn first-class license."}, {"n": "Gordon Pettengill", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/gordon-pettengill/", "s": "Radio astronomer who used radar to measure planets and map Venus."}, {"n": "Yvette Pierpaoli", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/yvette-pierpaoli/", "s": "French humanitarian and early amateur radio operator."}, {"n": "Victor Poor", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/victor-poor/", "s": "Engineer who co-created the first microprocessor and pioneered digital amateur radio."}, {"n": "John Quade", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/john-quade/", "s": "Character actor known for playing brutish villains and ruthless authority figures."}, {"n": "Grote Reber", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/grote-reber/", "s": "Amateur radio operator who built the first parabolic radio telescope."}, {"n": "Glen P. Robinson", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/glen-p-robinson/", "s": "Ham radio enthusiast who founded Scientific Atlanta and shaped satellite TV."}, {"n": "Dave Rowntree", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/dave-rowntree/", "s": "Blur drummer, Labour councillor, and space mission advocate."}, {"n": "Joe Rudi", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/joe-rudi/", "s": "Three-time All-Star and Gold Glove left fielder for the Athletics dynasty."}, {"n": "Matthew Sands", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/matthew-sands/", "s": "Physicist, co-author of Feynman Lectures, and accelerator pioneer."}, {"n": "Sarika", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/sarika/", "s": "Indian actress and costume designer, winner of two National Film Awards."}, {"n": "Jean Shepherd", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/jean-shepherd/", "s": "Storyteller, radio personality, and co-writer of A Christmas Story."}, {"n": "H. Paul Shuch", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/h-paul-shuch/", "s": "Engineer, radio amateur, and SETI coordinator."}, {"n": "Loyd Sigmon", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/loyd-sigmon/", "s": "Creator of the Sig Alert traffic warning system."}, {"n": "Lelia Constantza Băjenescu", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/lelia-constantza-b-jenescu/", "s": "First female amateur radio operator in Romania."}, {"n": "Sergey Avdeev", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/sergey-avdeev/", "s": "Russian cosmonaut and amateur radio operator who held the space endurance record."}, {"n": "John Ambrose Fleming", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/john-ambrose-fleming/", "s": "Inventor of the vacuum tube and designer of the first transatlantic radio transmitter."}, {"n": "David Edward Hughes", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/david-edward-hughes/", "s": "Inventor of the printing telegraph and carbon microphone."}, {"n": "Fred Judd", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/fred-judd/", "s": "British inventor, amateur radio operator, and early electronic music pioneer."}, {"n": "Judica-Cordiglia brothers", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/judica-cordiglia-brothers/", "s": "Italian brothers who recorded alleged lost Soviet cosmonauts."}, {"n": "Mikhail Kornienko", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/mikhail-kornienko/", "s": "Russian cosmonaut who completed a year-long ISS mission."}, {"n": "Guglielmo Marconi", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/guglielmo-marconi/", "s": "Italian inventor of practical wireless telegraphy and Nobel laureate."}, {"n": "Ernst Messerschmid", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/ernst-messerschmid/", "s": "German physicist and astronaut on STS-61-A Spacelab mission."}, {"n": "Artie Moore", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/artie-moore/", "s": "Welsh wireless pioneer who heard Titanic's distress signal."}, {"n": "Florence Violet McKenzie", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/florence-violet-mckenzie/", "s": "Australia's first female electrical engineer and amateur radio pioneer."}, {"n": "Rupert Goodwins", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/rupert-goodwins/", "s": "British journalist, programmer, and amateur radio operator G6HVY."}, {"n": "Brian Rix", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/brian-rix/", "s": "Actor-manager who broke West End farce records and became a disability campaigner."}, {"n": "Camille Tissot", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/camille-tissot/", "s": "French naval officer who pioneered wireless telegraphy at sea."}, {"n": "Bob Tomalski", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/bob-tomalski/", "s": "Pirate radio pioneer, gadget guru, and broadcasting freedom advocate."}, {"n": "Constantin Zablovschi", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/constantin-zablovschi/", "s": "Romanian engineer and pioneer in telecommunications."}, {"n": "Charuhasan", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/charuhasan/", "s": "Indian actor, director and retired lawyer; National Award winner."}, {"n": "Nariman Printer", "u": "/e/amateur-radio-people/nariman-printer/", "s": "Indian amateur radio operator who helped broadcast for the independence movement."}]