I am trying to put together a list of really inspiring people in all different types of fields. I recognise there are 1000s and 1000s of inspiring people out there but just wondered who inspires you?
No doubt, for me this is Richard Stallman. He follows his ideas of free software for the whole live, never betrays them and with time, his philosophy [0] looks more and more modern (especially in the post-Snowden times).
Diogenes of Sinope. A philosopher, cynic, and has legendary altercations with Alexander the Great, Plato, Socrates and other famous figures during that time. Unfortunately most of his original works were destroyed, so we only have bits of anecdotes and hearsay.
Of all the people I have read about, he lives the most congruent life and thoughtfully challenges status quo.
He has a lot of interesting conversations on Tested [0], as well as a lot of conference talks that are posted online. The amount of stuff he makes is impressive. He is also very open about his failures and how he has learned from them.
[0] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/