Walter Murch
Walter Murch is an extremely credit-worthy sound designer, having worked with legendary directors such as George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. He worked on George Lucas' "THX 1138", "American Graffiti" and worked on Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather Part I & II", "The Conversation" and "Apocalypse Now" for which he won an Academy Award in 1979.
Notice the sound of the rotor blades from the helicopters panning from left to right as they fly past (especially effective on headphones), and the combination of the sound from the blades combined with the image of the ceiling fan.
Ben Burtt
Ben Burtt is an incredibly famous sound designer who has worked on films such as "Star Wars", "Inavsion of the Body Snatchers", "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial", "Wall-E" and the "Indiana Jones" series.
The iconic sounds of the lightsabers amongst other small things were all created by Ben Burtt.
Verbal Vilgilante
Jode Steele and David Wainwright, A.K.A. "Verbal Vigilante" are two sound designers who specialise in huge percussion and orchestral scores for film and TV. They have a section on their website outlining their projects on movies such as "Skyline", "Shark Knight 3D", "In Time", "Dream House" and "Tremors".
Lon Bender
Lon Bender is the Supervising Sound Editor/Designer for movies such as "Shrek", "The Butterfly Effect" and "Drive". His work on "Drive" is what brought him to my attention, as one of the most brilliant things about the film is the sound. It is an extremely stylish movie without a massive amount of dialogue, so the non-diegetic sounds like the ambient music are relied upon to carry scenes, and is extremely effective and sometimes almost surreal. There is also a lot of retro-esque music in the film, which when combined with subtle things such as the bright pink font of the titles, really give off a 1980s Miami feel, whilst still sporting a stylish modern day vibe.
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