This document lists several influential people in the field of data visualization including Edward Tufte, John Snow, Charles Minard, E.J. Marey, William Playfair, Nicholas Kouchoukos, Vera Buhl, Gregory McRae, and Leonardo DaVinci. It discusses Edward Tufte's book "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information" and cites works from 1855 to 2010 related to data visualization and its applications for instruction.