Dinner for 6

I am a newbie here and love swaps that cost nothing!!!

Before i had children i used to host a lot of dinner parties. At any time if the party was a little slow you could ask this question and the conversation would flow!!

So, for my swap i would like a list of 6 people you would like to have at your dinner table (can be dead or alive), who they are if you think it warrants explanation and why you would want to sit down and dine with this person??

I am really looking forward to hearing what my partners say!!