Fidel Castro for one..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/guevara_che.shtml
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In 1954 he went to Mexico and the following year he met Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. Guevara joined Castro's '26th July Movement' and played a key role in the eventual success of its guerrilla war against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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Juan Peron, Stalin, Palacios
http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/state_and_revolution/Che_Guevara.htm
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Reaching maturity during the presidency of Juan Peron, Che began to explore Marxist and socialist literature ranging from Joseph Stalin to Alfredo Palacios, the founder of the Argentine Socialist Party. However, it was the example of Perón himself that Che found most inspiring. While Peron has been labeled a 'caudillo' or even a fascist by some segments of the Marxist movement, he had much more in common with Fidel Castro than Mussolini with whom superficial comparisons have been made. Resenting Perón's successful links with industrial unions, the CP lashed out at Perón for stepping on its turf. When Che ran into a CP youth leader at the University of Buenos Aires, where he was studying medicine, he came across as "brusque and difficult." Anderson characterized the 22-year-old Che's overall attitude toward the CP as "very critical of its sectarianism and skeptical about its role in Argentine politics." No matter what he thought of the writings of Stalin or the example of a powerful workers state in the Soviet Union, Che was looking for an alternative.
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His wife, Hilda Gadea
http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/state_and_revolution/Che_Guevara.htm
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In Guatemala City Che became acquainted with Hilda Gadea, a heavy-set Peruvian woman with plain features whom he would eventually wed. Although Che was blessed with an Adonis-like beauty, he did not necessarily seek physical attractiveness in the opposite sex. What drew him to Hilda was her sophisticated Marxist outlook and strong personality, both of which made her a compañera and not just a romantic interest.
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Here is another link about his early life.
http://www.companeroche.com/index.php?id=6
Source(s):
http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/state_and_revolution/Che_Guevara.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/guevara_che.shtml
http://www.companeroche.com/index.php?id=6

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