This is a list of people whom I owe a debt of gratitude.
People on this list will tend to be people who I have met in person (as opposed to "this author or musician has been a big influence"), and they will tend to be people who have either given me some piece of knowledge or wisdom, or perhaps an opportunity I wouldn't have had otherwise. There might be exceptions to the above, but those are the guidelines.
Importantly, the list is in no particular order
There is one other special member of this list, who has been reserved for the final place of pride, and who deserves to be kept separate from the rest of the list:
Leonard Bruce O'Neill