@OtoKalab @ingrid https://twitter.com/drpeterloewe is making such collection for the german library (well, basically mostly written and digitized material)

I could give you many names, but best is, you just start with Sol Katz Award list https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Sol_Katz_Award and move further to OSGeo board members https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors#History_of_OSGeo_Foundation_Boards_of_Directors