Everyone has people that they̢۪d die (figuratively) to meet. And everyone loves lists. So here are the ten people I would love to meet.

10—Colbie Caillat. Besides being beautiful, she is a phenomenal singer and songwriter. It’s like she’s singing to me. Don’t laugh. I’m going to marry this woman. She’s going to serenade me nightly and we’re going to have beautiful Colbie babies together. Okay, maybe not, but still, just watch this video. How could you not be in love with this woman?

9—Brett Favre. The gunslinger from Kiln, Miss. (pronounced KILL—I’ve always wanted to say that) would probably be number one on this particular list if the year was 2007. Now, not so much. Even so, number four still led my Packers for 16 seasons and to a Super Bowl title. Give it some time, wait until he really retires, the Pack can retire his number and name a street after him and everything will be fine again. At least I hope.

8—Tommy Hanson. I have a huge, exponentially growing man-crush on the Atlanta Braves rookie right-hander. It’s not just the fact that he struck out 11 Giants in his eighth start. Nor that he held the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox scoreless in back-to-back outings while he was sick with the flu. Actually, what am I saying, these are exactly the reasons I love this man.

7—Darius Rucker. I haven’t heard much of his country album, but honestly, who doesn’t like Hootie and the Blowfish?

6—Vince Vaughn. I feel like he’d like hanging out with me.

5—Johnny Drama. Yes I know the elder Chase brother is not a real person, but is there a better character on television today than the hard luck, overlooked brother of Vincent Chase portrayed by Kevin Dillon? Just read some of these quotes!

4—Ron Paul. The 11-term congressman from Texas started a revolution in the 2008 presidential election that I became a part of, voting or him in the California Republican primary election as well as writing him in during the presidential election. I will forever be in the good doctor’s debt for saving me from neo-conservatism. If only America had elected this man instead of Mr. Obama.

3—Chipper Jones. The 1999 National League MVP is and has always been my favorite baseball player. I learned to imitate his batting stance at an early age, from his little hunch in his back when he’s at the plate to the enormous chew he always had in his mouth to the back-and-forth sway of his bat and easy swing. In little league I wore my socks high because that’s how Chipper used to wear them. He has always been a class act and is, in my estimation, the greatest third baseman to ever play the game.

2—Bill Simmons. ESPN’s Sports Guy is one of my favorite writers today and his articles are always must read, even if he is too Boston-oriented for my tastes. But Mr. Simmons, can we please have more columns than podcasts? Please?

1—Pat Buchanan. This man has shaped my views and style of writing more than any other person. I devour his books, read his articles the minute they come out, watch MSNBC over Fox News and CNN just in case he comes on TV, and I still can’t get enough of him. I agree with nearly everything he says. For those who don’t know who he is, PJB is an arch-conservative who has written books favoring a more humble foreign policy, denouncing globalism, deploring mass immigration, and, most recently, arguing that World War II was an “unnecessary war.â€Â He is famous for his “Culture War” speech that he gave to the 1992 Republican convention. He served in the Nixon, Ford, and Reagan administrations and also ran for president as a Republican in 1992 and 1996 and also as the Reform Party candidate in 2000. “Pitchfork Patâ€Â was also one of he few from the Nixon White House that escaped Watergate unscathed, even bolstering his reputation. Buchanan has influenced me more than any other public figure and is the man I most want to meet.

That̢۪s my top ten. How about you, loyal readers of the Collegian Online? Who̢۪s in your top ten?