Hello native English speakers.

1. I like people such as him.
2. I like people such as he.
3. I like people such as he is.
4. I like such people as him.
5. I like such people as he.
6. I like such people as he is.
7. I like people ——such people as he is.
8. I like people ——such people as him.

Which is grammatically correct?
Do they have the same meaning?

Question

Hello native English speakers.

1.  I like people such as him.
2.  I like people such as he.
3.  I like people such as he is.
4.  I like such people as him.
5.  I like such people as he.
6.  I like such people as he is.
7. I like people ——such people as he is.
8. I like people ——such people as him.

Which is grammatically correct?
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer

Hello, actually, as British native speaker, none of them sound very natural to me. We would probably say:
"He is the sort of person (that) I like." 
" He's my kind of person." 
Or "I like people like him."

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