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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Sadie Frost

English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here
My mother, Mary Davidson, for having me at 16 – a child herself – and raising me with very little.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗

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Noah Harari Israeli historian and philosopher
On a personal level, the friend who is a single mum raising two kids by herself during this Covid era. She is a real hero. If a historical personality, I choose Mikhail Gorbachev, who probably saved the world from world war three.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 October 2021 source ↗
Eddie Izzard British comedian and actress
Jo Brand. She’s a fighter, she’s successful, she’s a straight talker; she cares about people.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗

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