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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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Robert Carlyle Scottish actor
I'm a great admirer of Tony Benn -he's one of the few politicians who speaks his mind.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗
Billie Piper English actress and former singer
My mother. She raised four children pretty much on her own. My father was around, but always out at work.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2011 source ↗
Joe Wicks British fitness coach, television presenter and author
My mum was only 17 when she had my brother, and 19 when she had me. She was learning the ropes as she went along, and had a heroin addict boyfriend, which wasn’t easy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2020 source ↗
John Bishop English comedian and actor
Bob Geldof, because he changed the perception of what people should do when they see a situation of need.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2013 source ↗

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