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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

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Dawn O'Porter British writer, director, and television presenter
My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗
My husband, who always seems to have everything in control and is so consistent.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2024 source ↗

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