diff --git a/src/data/contributors-manual.json b/src/data/contributors-manual.json
index ff4c6b8..7cd5f62 100644
--- a/src/data/contributors-manual.json
+++ b/src/data/contributors-manual.json
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 {
   "generated_at": "2025-09-03T13:46:04.752Z",
-  "total_contributors": 1,
+  "total_contributors": 3,
   "total_contributions": 24,
   "total_impact_score": 24,
   "total_recent_activity": 24,
   "scoring_method": "manual_entry",
   "contributors": [
     {
-      "id": 999999999,
+      "id": 999999999, 
       "login": "Robobc",
       "name": "Roberto Catalano",
       "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/999999999?v=4",
       "html_url": "https://github.com/Robobc",
-      "bio": "Solutions Architect at AWS in Zurich",
+      "bio": "Created some great example repositories and helped with the documentation.",
       "company": "Amazon Web Services",
       "location": "Zürich",
       "blog": null,
@@ -33,6 +33,62 @@
       "total_reviews": 0,
       "last_activity": "2025-09-03T13:46:04Z",
       "pr_success_rate": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 0,
+      "login": "gwoodwa1",
+      "name": "Gary Woodward",
+      "avatar_url": "https://github.com/gwoodwa1.png",
+      "html_url": "https://github.com/gwoodwa1",
+      "bio": "Supported Go-port by giving gnmi support over grpc transport",
+      "company": null,
+      "location": null,
+      "blog": null,
+      "hireable": null,
+      "public_repos": 0,
+      "followers": 0,
+      "following": 0,
+      "created_at": null,
+      "contributions": 0,
+      "repositories": [
+        "utcp-go"
+      ],
+      "repo_count": 1,
+      "impact_score": 0,
+      "total_prs": 0,
+      "total_merged_prs": 0,
+      "total_recent_commits": 0,
+      "total_reviews": 0,
+      "last_activity": null,
+      "pr_success_rate": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 0,
+      "login": "armanzeroeight",
+      "name": "Arman Nourifar",
+      "avatar_url": "https://github.com/armanzeroeight.png",
+      "html_url": "https://github.com/armanzeroeight",
+      "bio": "For social media content and his excellent gifs",
+      "company": null,
+      "location": "Oslo, Norway",
+      "blog": "https://medium.com/@arman08",
+      "hireable": null,
+      "public_repos": 0,
+      "followers": 0,
+      "following": 0,
+      "created_at": null,
+      "contributions": 0,
+      "repositories": [
+        "community"
+      ],
+      "repo_count": 1,
+      "impact_score": 0,
+      "total_prs": 0,
+      "total_merged_prs": 0,
+      "total_recent_commits": 0,
+      "total_reviews": 0,
+      "last_activity": null,
+      "pr_success_rate": 0
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/hall-of-fame.module.css b/src/pages/hall-of-fame.module.css
index f2e79a2..c0ef90b 100644
--- a/src/pages/hall-of-fame.module.css
+++ b/src/pages/hall-of-fame.module.css
@@ -843,4 +843,88 @@
   .linesChangedLabel {
     font-size: 0.4rem;
   }
+}
+
+/* Other Contributors (non-coder) section */
+.otherContributorsSection {
+  padding: 3rem 1rem 0;
+  max-width: 1200px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.otherContributorsHeader {
+  text-align: center;
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.otherContributorsTitle {
+  font-size: 2rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffff 0%, #8b5cf6 100%);
+  background-clip: text;
+  -webkit-background-clip: text;
+  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
+}
+
+.otherContributorsSubtitle {
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  color: #888888;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.otherContributorsGrid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.otherContributorCard {
+  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #111111 0%, #0a0a0a 100%);
+  border: 1px solid #222222;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.otherContributorIcon {
+  width: 72px;
+  height: 72px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  font-size: 2rem;
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1a 0%, #2a2a2a 100%);
+  border: 1px solid #333333;
+}
+
+.otherContributorImage {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  object-fit: cover;
+}
+
+.otherContributorRole {
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.otherContributorThanks {
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  color: #cccccc;
+  margin: 0;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+  .otherContributorsSection {
+    padding-top: 2rem;
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/hall-of-fame.tsx b/src/pages/hall-of-fame.tsx
index df7da66..14d6fd3 100644
--- a/src/pages/hall-of-fame.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/hall-of-fame.tsx
@@ -472,6 +472,60 @@ const ContributorRow = ({ contributor, rank }: { contributor: DisplayContributor
 
 export default function Contributors(): React.ReactNode {
   const contributors = useContributors();
+  const [otherContributors, setOtherContributors] = useState<Array<{ avatar?: string; role: string; thanks: string; username: string }>>([]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const loadOtherContributors = async () => {
+      try {
+        const manualModule = await import('../data/contributors-manual.json');
+        const manualData = manualModule.default as { contributors?: Array<any> };
+        const mapped = (manualData?.contributors || []).map((c: any) => {
+          const username: string = c?.login || c?.name || 'friend';
+          const name: string = c?.name || username;
+          const bio: string | null = c?.bio || null;
+          const avatar: string | undefined = c?.avatar_url || undefined;
+          return {
+            avatar,
+            role: name,
+            thanks: bio || 'Thank you for supporting UTCP.',
+            username
+          };
+        });
+        setOtherContributors(mapped);
+      } catch (err) {
+        // Fallback to a small static list when manual file is unavailable
+        setOtherContributors([
+          { avatar: undefined, role: 'Maintainer', thanks: 'Guiding the project and ensuring high quality.', username: 'maintainer' },
+          { avatar: undefined, role: 'Designer', thanks: 'Improving UX and visual language.', username: 'designer' },
+          { avatar: undefined, role: 'Researcher', thanks: 'Exploring the landscape and informing decisions.', username: 'researcher' }
+        ]);
+      }
+    };
+    loadOtherContributors();
+  }, []);
+
+  const OtherContributorCard = ({ avatar, role, thanks, username }: { avatar?: string; role: string; thanks: string; username: string }) => {
+    const [imageError, setImageError] = useState(false);
+    const showImage = Boolean(avatar) && !imageError;
+    return (
+      <div className={styles.otherContributorCard}>
+        <div className={styles.otherContributorIcon}>
+          {showImage ? (
+            <img
+              src={avatar as string}
+              alt={`${role} avatar`}
+              className={styles.otherContributorImage}
+              onError={() => setImageError(true)}
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <span className={styles.avatarEmoji}>{generateFallbackAvatar(username)}</span>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <div className={styles.otherContributorRole}>{role}</div>
+        <div className={styles.otherContributorThanks}>{thanks}</div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  };
 
   return (
     <Layout
@@ -502,6 +556,18 @@ export default function Contributors(): React.ReactNode {
               />
             ))}
           </div>
+
+          <div className={styles.otherContributorsSection}>
+            <div className={styles.otherContributorsHeader}>
+              <h2 className={styles.otherContributorsTitle}>Special Thanks</h2>
+              <p className={styles.otherContributorsSubtitle}>Beyond code, here are some of our champions</p>
+            </div>
+            <div className={styles.otherContributorsGrid}>
+              {otherContributors.map((oc, i) => (
+                <OtherContributorCard key={i} avatar={oc.avatar} role={oc.role} thanks={oc.thanks} username={oc.username} />
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
           
           {contributors.length > 1 && contributors[0]?.total_changes > 0 && (
             <div className={styles.statsFooter}>