Evergreen writes on dataviz and reporting from an evaluation background - Works in Excel, cognition-based, extremely readable

Cairo draws on his journalism background to balance form and function for dataviz - examples are information-rich data graphics

Hailing from business, Few crafts and critiques dataviz innovations - research-based, thought-provoking, bit cantankerous

Rosling is the most compelling presenter of the bunch, hailing from public health, striving to change public opinion - known for motion bubble charts

Tufte is the godfather of modern data visualizataion, his writings form the basis of many modern critiques - advocates for simplicity, rails against chart junk

With his focus on graphic design, McCandless loves the beauty of data visualization, eschewing simplicity at times for aesthetics