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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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Clive Myrie British journalist, newsreader, and presenter
Your average aid worker, wherever they may be. Any human being doing good by helping others, while putting themselves in harm’s way.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗
Ice-T American rapper and actor
Barack Obama – just for the simple fact he took the shot and went all the way to president.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 November 2015 source ↗
Aung San Suu Kyi, Caetano Veloso, Terry and Jo Harvey Allen, Ford Wheeler, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning. My late father.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2014 source ↗

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