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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Armistead Maupin American writer
My friend Ian McKellen, who has an extraordinary record as an actor and a gay activist.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2019 source ↗
The exact median middle-aged black woman in the US. If hard work guaranteed success, she’d be the most successful person on the planet. But she isn’t, yet she keeps on going.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2025 source ↗

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