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Ruth Rogers on James Baldwin

Ruth Rogers chooses the life of writer James Baldwin.

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JRR Tolkien, creator of The Hobbit

Niall Ferguson chooses JRR Tolkien, creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

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Rory Sutherland on Johnny Ramone

The advertising guru Rory Sutherland on the founder of the New York punk band, the Ramones

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Jeanne Baret, first woman to sail round the globe

Nina Sosanya picks Jeanne Baret, first woman round the globe.

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Noor-Un-Nissa Inayat Khan

The muslim princess who became a WW2 Special Agent

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William Lever, Lord Leverhulme, founder of Unilever

The mighty soap manufacturer, William Lever, chosen by the boss of Iceland

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Lady Hale on Lady Rhondda

Lady Hale on Lady Rhondda.

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Roma Agrawal on Mrinalini Sarabhai

The engineer and author Roma Agrawal on Indian classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai.

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Spike Milligan

Comedian and poet Henry Normal picks his comedy hero - Spike Milligan.

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Brian Cox on Lindsay Anderson

Brian Cox on Lindsay Anderson

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Tom Hopkinson, editor of Picture Post

Donald Macintyre on Tom Hopkinson, editor of Picture Post and Drum.

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Janet Ellis on Puffin editor Kaye Webb

Blue Peter's Janet Ellis champions a children's publishing sensation.

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Lolita Chakrabarti on actor Ira Aldridge

Lolita Chakrabarti on actor Ira Aldridge.

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Gil Scott-Heron

Joe Swift on Gil Scott-Heron

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Mr Manchester Tony Wilson nominated by Terry Christian

Terry Christian from The Word on Tony Wilson of Factory Records and The Hacienda.

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Rob Newman on Franklin D Roosevelt

Comedian Rob Newman nominates one of his heroes, President Franklin D Roosevelt.

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Joan Rhodes, strongest woman in the world

Anna Maxwell Martin proposes Joan Rhodes, variety artiste and strongwoman

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Judy Garland

Ethel Gumm, better known as Judy Garland, picked by Susie Boyt.

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Pat Nevin on Johan Cruyff

Pat Nevin picks Johan Cruyff, the Dutch footballer who changed how the game was played.

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Holly Walsh on BS Johnson

Holly Walsh picks BS Johnson, fiery sixties novelist

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Ravi Shankar, India's famous sitar player

Bobby Seagull picks Ravi Shankar.

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Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Educationalist

Sir John Timpson picks Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw.

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Rosalind Franklin picked by Kate Bingham, former head of the UK government's vaccine taskforce

Rosalind Franklin, whose work was central to the discovery of DNA.

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Romy Gill on poet Amrita Pritam

Chef Romy Gill celebrates a poet whose work was heavily influenced by Partition.

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George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood nominated by Lesley Garrett

Soprano Lesley Garrett celebrates the life of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood

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Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking

Cressida Cowell on her hero Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking.

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Bonnie Greer on the Women of the Morant Bay Rebellion

Bonnie Greer nominates the women of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica.

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Olia Hercules on Alla Horska, Ukrainian painter

Cookbook author and activist Olia Hercules nominates the Ukrainian painter Alla Horska.

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Olivia Laing on Christopher Lloyd, Gardener and Writer

Writer Olivia Laing nominates the gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd.

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Noddy Holder on Chuck Berry

Slade frontman Noddy Holder champions the life of rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry.

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