Just added Oswald Boelcke, who first established the rules of aerial dog fighting. Had a time finding him with limited time to edit on the search engine just to spell his last name.

Your choices pretty much define you better than most. I'd ask Barney what turned him purple.

I don't think I'd care too much for Lennon (John, that is).

That was before Keanu got serious.

I really like your list. You've got a number of my favs.

See if you can find an old copy from Revolutionary Comics of the JFK assassination (1991). I wrote it and based on my research, I think I got it right.

Barney the Dinosaur--just kidding!
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, George Patton, Alvin York, Baron von Richthofen, Oswald Boelcke, Vincent Van Gogh, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allen Poe, Ray Harryhausen, Ray Bradbury, Frank Frazetta, Bernard Herman, Sergio Leone and Enio Morricone.

Adams definitely had a little attitude. Teddy and FDR would be fascinating to talk to. Should have put Jackie Kennedy in there. A very private person in life I would love to hear what she would say about JFK personally, as President and her opinions on who was behind his assassination.

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison for the founders. Generals Grant and Lee. Lincoln for the sheer burden of office from the loss of so many. George Washington, a rare man that gave up power willingly. Einstein and Edison for science and invention. And last, George Armstrong Custer just because I'd like to know what really happened that day.

I didn't say I necessarily agreed with them - especially the last three. I looked for those people throughout history who contributed significantly to the field of philosophy - whether or not I agreed with them. It would be up to them to defend their respective ideas. But you can't really have a thorough discussion of something if you only include like minds. All that does is reinforce groupthink.

Besides Rand, I'd go with Napoleon, Billy The Kid, Socrates, Abe Lincoln, Sigmund Freud, Genghis Khan, Joan of Arc, Beethoven, and maybe throw in George Carlin just for fun! If that list seems familiar in any way, it should. (See Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)

I had a long term relationship with Brandon over 30 years....philosophical, personal, and over marriage problems...

wee need some great military minds for what we are facing today...Pershing is perfect to deal with it as is Jefferson who formed the marines to deal with muslim pirates in Tripoli...

Markie Mark? That SOB sued me because he doesn't believe in freedom of the press. I won.

Okay,..... John Locke, John Lennon, Sam Adams, Louis Pasteur, MLK, Rosa Parks, Columbus........

I love the inclusion of Adams, the feisty little guy from Mass. How about Roosevelt and Reagan, as long as you're doing presidents.

Only Hoffer? I think there's a few who'd be in a good discussion with him, including Rand.

Generally a good list. You've got a few of my favorites there. An interesting trio of Aristotle, Locke and Hume. Bandon instead of Rand? Very creative.

More discussion than debate - but debate's ok too. A very creative mix. The first three would be quite a huddle. Overall, a little leftish for my taste, but I'd break out the refreshments.

Here's my list (in no particular order):
1. Jesus Christ
2. Confucius
3. Mohatma Gandi
4. C.S. Lewis
5. Thomas Payne
6. George Washington
7. Plato
8. Karl Marx
9. Mohammed
10. Saul Alinsky

You did say you wanted debate, didn't you? ;)

My top ten would be (latest to earliest):
1) Jesus
2) Thomas Sole
3) Ronald Reagan
4) Margaret Thatcher
5) Thomas Jefferson
6) George Mason
7) George Washington
8) Tesla
9) Marcus Tullius Cicero
10) Cincinnatus

Aristotle, John Locke, David Hume, David Kelley, Nat Brandon, Thomas Jefferson, Tom Paine, Mark Twain, Milton Friedman, Ludwig Von Mises, General John J Pershing, General George S.Patton, General George Washington

Eric Hoffer

Ben Franklin, John Adams, James Monroe and Thomas Jefferson. I would love to hear their opinions about where we are right now.