Moonwalk

Definitively these guys inspired MJ for Moonwalking.

Fred Astaire,
Bill Bailey,
Buck and Bubbles,
Cab Calloway,
Clark Brothers,
Sammy Davis Jr.,
Daniel L. Haynes,
Rubberneck Holmes,
Patterson and Jackson
Eleanor Powell,
Bill Robinson,
Three Chefs (only the feet),
Tip Tap and Toe (feat. Ray Winfield),
Earl Snakehips Tucker.

and his version.

JC