Mark Bonnar: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

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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Mark Bonnar

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David Attenborough, because he introduced me to the world.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

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Matt Smith English actor

My dad, because he is full of integrity and good humour; and my grandad, because he's full of the same.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2013 source ↗

Tamsin Greig

Nick Cave for his determination to hold a space for public discourse on the deep and difficult and mysterious elements of life.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 May 2025 source ↗

Arnold Schwarzenegger

My mother-in-law, Eunice Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics, and my father-in-law, Sargent Shriver, who founded Job Corps and was the first director of the Peace Corps.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2003 source ↗

Alison Steadman British actress

I have great hopes for Barack Obama.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗