Founders/VIP:

• Satoshi Nakamoto (anon): https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto
• Harold Thomas Finney II (May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Finney_(computer_scientist)
• Nick Szabo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Szabo
• Adam Back: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Back

Influencers:

• USA:
  • Andreas M. Antonopolous: https://antonopoulos.com/
  • Elizabeth Stark: https://lightning.engineering/team.html
  • Jameson Lopp: https://lopp.net/index.html
  • Peter Todd: https://github.com/petertodd

• Italy:
  • Giacomo Zucco: https://giacomozucco.com/

• U.K.:
  • Bitknow: https://thebitgeneration.org/