Some great names on that list. I've had occasion to meet many of them at one time or another at the Blade and Guild shows over the years. You couldn't go wrong with any of them.
I'd add my old friend Ray Kirk (Master Smith) out of Tahlequah, OK to the list of makers. Ray's a very gifted maker who can make a knife that just plain works its ass off, or as fancy as you please...or both. His prices have always been reasonable and if you contact him, tell him his old friend "blues" sent you.
Ray specializes in forged 52100 which is a great steel.