Ginger Baker (The original rock drum god)
Dave Grohl (For bringing back basic drumming. And for being the most powerful drummer alive)
Tony Williams (Who, at 18, was the greatest drummer Miles Davis has ever seen)
Runners up:
Max Roach & Art Blakey (Tie - for stressing that drumming is musical)
Steve Gadd (just because he's Steve Gadd. Nuff said)
Matt Cameron (for being so tasteful in the midst of real heavy guitars)