People who are pioneers in their field, with no doubts that studying their work helps. Listed in alphabetical order.
- Alan Beardon.
- Allen Hatcher.
- Jean-Pierre Serre.
- Serge Lang.
- Terence Tao.
- William Thurston.
- Avi Wigderson.
- Bjarne Stroustrup.
- Boaz Barak.
- Brian W. Kernighan.
- Dennis M. Ritchie.
- Donald Knuth.
- Ken Thompson.
- Michael Sipser.
- Oded Goldreich.
- Peter Norvig.
- Scott Aaronson.
- Stephen Cook.
- Stuart Russell.