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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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Cuba Gooding Jr American actor
President Obama: he was the first to accomplish something so great in our country as an African American.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2012 source ↗
Gina Lollobrigida
I’m defined as a very strong woman. I don’t identify myself with a specific figure, but I do greatly admire people who manage to persevere with humility through great difficulties.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗
Angus Deayton English actor, comedian, presenter and writer
Sir Alex Ferguson is the most impressive person I’ve met in terms of charisma and achievement.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 August 2016 source ↗

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