Two people i wish i had meet before they died were DIMEBAG and JOHNNY CASH, cause they were both great artists, who had heart and gave it all in there music.
As for people who are still around mainly because i look up to and respect them as Musicians/Artists... Mike Muir, Mike Clark from Suicidal (I meet them at an instore once but that doesn't really count), Anthrax, Ian Mackaye, Trent Reznor, Tommy Lee, Chuck D, Glen E. Friedman
But in general i like to meet people who aren't fuck wits, who talk shit about things they know nothing about and who aren't hypocrites. Other than that it doesn't really matter, i don't mind what beliefs you have, what you do for a living, how you dress or look, good people are good people.
Here's a video my mates made up one day.