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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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Mary Berry English food writer and television presenter
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. They are inspirational. They are going to take on a great responsibility and are preparing themselves for it.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2013 source ↗
Amber, my aunt, and her boyfriend, Gian Luigi Valino – he has primary lateral sclerosis and she cares for him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2012 source ↗
Rob Delaney American comedian and actor
Margaret Atwood: she’s an empathic human being who writes books that help me be a better person.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2015 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 ↗

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