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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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Cathy Rigby. She was really good in that stage version of Peter Pan. No joke.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2011 source ↗
Mel Giedroyc British actress and comedian
Probably my husband. In a world of bullshitters, he steers a tremendously honest course.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2015 source ↗

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