Twitter has of late been inundated by, shall we say, “normals.” What was once our little playground has become rather more populated. But that doesn’t make it any less effective a tool for communication. It just means we have to stick together, and keep the geek community thriving.

This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links. Contact wiredlabs@wired.com to report an issue.

To this end, GeekDad has assembled the following: a list of 100 awesomely geeky-geeks. These are great, creative gamers and chiptune artists, astronomers and LEGO builders. Of course such a list cannot dream of being exhaustive, and we hope you’ll add your own suggestions in the comments.

Name Twitter ID Geek Cred Wil Wheaton wilw Blogger, writer, actor, and honorary GeekDad. OverClocked Remix ocremix A community dedicated to the appreciation, preservation, and interpretation of video game music. Al Yankovic alyankovic Geek music icon. Phil Plait badastronomer Well-known astronomy blogger. Cory Doctorow doctorow Science fiction author and founding member of Boing Boing. Bre Pettis bre Maker extraordinaire. Peter Sagal petersagal Host of Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me. Diane Duane dduane Celebrated science fiction author, especially famous for numerous Star Trek novels. Adam Savage donttrythis Co-host of Mythbusters. Patrick Norton patricknorton Tech journalist, host of Tekzilla podcast.

See the rest after the jump.