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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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Sharon Stone
Recorded said elsewhere, not written here
I’m astounded by the young activists, ecologists, poets, movement leaders, peaceful marchers, change makers everywhere. It’s like watching a garden bloom.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2021 source ↗

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Max Whitlock English artistic gymnast
Usain Bolt for his attitude, the amount of confidence he’s got, the way he delivers every time.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2016 source ↗
Russell Howard British comedian and presenter
Billy Connolly, who is a brilliantly funny man. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t adore him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2020 source ↗
Lleyton Hewitt Australian professional tennis player
Greg Norman, for the way he handles winning and losing.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2016 source ↗
Rafael Nadal Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024
Just normal people from my hometown, from my country.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2010 source ↗

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