I'll add some nominations for famous DX'er:
W6AM
W1FH (see above)
AC4YN
W1BIH
K7ZZ
K3ZO
K4GKD
W2PV
W3CRA
W4QM
W2QHH
W1TS
There's a dozen. Some were stateside DX'ers, some were the DX, and a couple were not only the DX, but operated under some hair raising conditions.