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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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Shirley Manson Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage
Greta Thunberg, a brightly coloured little bird in a coalmine, desperately sounding the alarm for others while laying her childhood to waste.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2022 source ↗
Tina Brown British and American journalist
Harry Evans. My opportunities to admire him are many since I am – at time of writing – still married to him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2010 source ↗
Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser
Dr Denis Mukwege, because he is to sexualised violence against females what Mandela was to apartheid.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2017 source ↗
Tony Ross British writer of children's books
Sue Townsend, for creating Adrian Mole, her insight into people and for overcoming the problems she's had.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2013 source ↗

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