Lots of great and extremely deserving names listed. A few important names that have had immense positive impact on the field that I don’t think have come up yet:
Keith Olbermann,
Bert Sugar,
Brian Brusokas,
Michael O’Keeffe (writers wing!),
Bruce Yeko,
and definitely Charles Bray.
Few were as important to the field in the earliest days of the organized hobby (from the 1930s to the 1960s!) as Charles Bray. This is just off the top of my head. I’m sure there are many others that are extremely worthy of note by any criteria. I especially agree that the hobby publishers such as Dan Dischley and John Stommen (and in more modern high-tech times: Leon Luckey!) are among the most important contributors to the field, providing a way for collectors to communicate with one another, more easily learn about collecting, and just in general playing a huge role in helping the hobby be accessible and to grow.
Last edited by Robert_Lifson; 11-20-2018 at 10:30 PM.
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