Learning Names

Looking back at 2004, I realize (amongst other things) that I've learn peoples'names.
In 2003 I had hard time remembering names of famous java programmers/architects (or even not knowing those people at all).
Now I know who is:

• Martin Fowler
• Ward Cunningham
• Kent Beck
• Ron Jeffries
  
• Craig McClanahan
• Ron Johnson (no blog, too bad... have a look at spring)
• The GoF (Erich Gamma)
  
• and many other...
  

But I still need to read a little more about some of them...
For example thomas pointed me Alistair Cockburn whom I knew about but never read anything from him.