I come across a lot of intriguing people during my perusals of the web. Here’s a select few I recommend checking out:

Folks — whose work+philosophy especially stand out to me
artist Jonathan Harris
entrepreneur Colin Wright
designer Sarah J. Bray
designer/polymath Lyza Danger Gardner
designer Simon Collison
writer James Shelley

Blogs — I like 
lawyer turned world traveler Jodi Ettenberg on her adventures, travel advice, etc
software developer Jean Hsu on being a female developer, startups, other musings
blogger Matt Cheuvront on life. Without pants. Not literally.
designer Nicole Antoinnette on…pretty much whatever strikes her fancy.

Neat resources for aspiring designers/developers:

Design — sites & articles
On Your Way Here // interviews with designers
52 Weeks of UX // what it sounds like: 52 weeks of UX insights
Boxes and Arrows // user experience/information architecture blog
How Do I Become A Better Designer? // answer from Simon Collison
A List Apart // for people who make websites

Dev — sites & articles 
Top 200 Blogs for Developers // I haven’t looked through the list yet, but there’s bound to be something here for everyone