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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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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 ↗
Anne Enright Novelist and short-story writer
Catherine Corless, who spent her own money to secure birth certificates for the unrecorded dead children of the Tuam mother and baby home.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2024 source ↗
Jay Z. He’s a mogul. He’s a Sagittarius like me. I love his business moves.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2016 source ↗
Rebecca Front English actress, writer and comedian
Camila Batmanghelidjh, the founder of Kids Company.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2015 source ↗

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