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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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Anne Robinson English television presenter and journalist
Any mother with young children who is also doing a full-time job.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 August 2010 source ↗
Reece Shearsmith British actor, comedian and writer
There's a man at the tube who hands out ShortList magazine. He has never given up trying to make me take one. I admire that.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2014 source ↗
Adwoa Aboah British fashion model
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – everything she writes speaks to me. Her Ted talk, We Should All Be Feminists, inspired everything I do with Gurls Talk.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗
Rebecca Lucy Taylor
Julie Hesmondhalgh – she’s the kindest, brightest, most truthful woman. She’s so talented, works hard, cares about the right things, puts her energy in the right places. I adore her.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

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