Look who's coming to dinner

This is an email swap which requires a little bit of thought but not much time.

You are having a dinner party for some of your favorite people! You are allowed to go through all of time and space both real and fictional to invite them. You are only allowed six guests. Write down the name of the six guests. A brief profile of who they are and why you would invite them.

For extra credit: you can make seating arrangements or discuss possible match-ups. You can also state what sort of meal is being served, location, what the band is playing, etc.

Try to keep under two pages. Newbies are welcome. Be polite.