WordPress Function: List all authors of a blog grouped by first name with a single letter as a header character.

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<?php
/** 
 *	List Users Alphabetically
 *
 *	Create a list of all authors of a WordPress blog.
 *	Names are grouped by first name with a single letter
 *	as a header character.
 *
 *      Call the function with <?php ngtj_list_users_alphabetically(); ?>
 *      where you want the list to appear.
 *
 *	@author		Nate Jacobs
 *	@link		https://gist.github.com/1321741
 */
function ngtj_list_users_alphabetically()
{
	$users = get_users( 'orderby=display_name&role=author' );
	
	$first_letter = '';
	foreach( $users as $user )
	{
		$space = strpos( $user->display_name, ' ' );
		$letter = substr( $user->display_name, 0, 1 );
		if ( $letter != $first_letter )
		{
			$first_letter = $letter;
			echo "<strong>$first_letter</strong>";
			echo "<br>";	
		}
		echo $user->display_name;
		echo "<br>";
	}
}