Granted, this is an old chestnut of a question, but I got asked it today and had to work to come up with an answer! Thought it would be interesting to see what others have to say.

Soooo .... What 5 people, living or dead, would you like to invite to a dinner party?

My list:

Kurt Vonnegut
Ben Bradlee
Napoleon
the apostle Paul
Marie Curie