Does anyone have resources that might have a list or collection of data on Bitcoin Talk users that could be used to determine LONG standing in the community. Any resources that could better quantify the most positively legendary figures from THIS community.
BPIP.org is the best available one for you. It is the first third-party website to scrape the forum data, after the merit system was kicked off in January 2018.
I am not sure what indicators you want to use but BPIP gives you a few to choose from: Most merit, Most activity, Most trusted, Most recognized.