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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Bob Harris on Sir Matt Busby, Manchester United manager

Presenter Bob Harris champions Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby.

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Minette Batters on Henry Plumb

Matthew Parris is joined by the president of the National Farmers' Union, Minette Batters.

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Roger Deakin, wild swimmer and author of Waterlogged

Nick Hayes, author of the Book of Trespass, nominates Roger Deakin.

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Comedian Chris McCausland on Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain is nominated by comedian Chris McCausland.

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Adjoa Andoh on Zora Neale Hurston

Bridgerton's Adjoa Andoh chooses the iconic American writer Zora Neale Hurston

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Arthur Ashe

Broadcaster Qasa Alom picks his hero Arthur Ashe.

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Frederick the Great of Prussia

Frederick the Great, the most surprising king of Prussia.

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Matthew Henson, Arctic explorer and pioneer

Matthew Henson, who may have been the first person ever to set foot on the North Pole.

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Frank Zappa

John Robins is obsessed by Frank Zappa - here's why

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Kofi Annan

Gillian Burke chooses the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations.

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Sir Edward Coke, prosecutor of Guy Fawkes

Jesse Norman picks Sir Edward Coke, lawyer and Parliamentarian.

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Jon Ronson picks Terry Hall of The Specials

Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials and Fun Boy Three - includes Lynval Golding

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Jake Arnott on John Gay

The satirist and writer of The Beggar's Opera nominated by Jake Arnott. With Ian Hislop.

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Tony Benn

Ellie Gibson picks the Labour politician Tony Benn

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Susie Dent on Thomas Mann

Susie Dent chooses the German writer Thomas Mann, who wrote Death in Venice.

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Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore and London Zoo

The head of ZSL, Matthew Gould, picks the founder of London Zoo

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Sophie Scott on Hattie Jacques

Sophie Scott chooses comedy legend Hattie Jacques.

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Kate Raworth on Donella Meadows

Economist Kate Raworth chooses the Environmental Scientist Donella 'Dana' Meadows

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Ludwig Koch

Chris Watson on Ludwig Koch

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Ninette de Valois

‘The Godmother of English ballet’, Dame Ninette De Valois

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Lady Eve Balfour

Lady Eve Balfour was a pioneering organic farmer and founder of the Soil Association.

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Chi-chi Nwanoku on Jessye Norman

Chi-chi Nwanoku picks the American singer Jessye Norman who became a global star of opera.

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Ken Loach on Gerrard Winstanley

Ken Loach on Gerrard Winstanley.

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Mohammad Mossadegh, PM of Iran ousted in a coup

Mohammad Mossadegh was toppled in a coup in Iran in 1953.

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Iszi Lawrence on Diana Barnato Walker

Iszi Lawrence chooses record-breaking aviator Diana Barnato Walker.

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John Gray on JG Ballard

Philosopher John Gray chooses the iconic futuristic writer JG Ballard.

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Eartha Kitt proposed by Faye Tozer

Faye Tozer from Steps nominates a singer and dancer with a trademark growl.

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Jimmy Wales on Thomas Jefferson

The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, picks the third president of the United States.

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Mr Motivator picks Harry Belafonte

Mr Motivator chooses the King of Calypso, whose hits include Day-O and Jump in the Line.

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Actor Niamh Cusack on the life of poet Mary Oliver

Actor Niamh Cusack chooses the American poet Mary Oliver.

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Alan Freeman picked by Simon Mayo

Simon Mayo picks his broadcasting hero, Pick of the Pops's Alan 'Fluff' Freeman.

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Harry Enfield on Gerard Hoffnung

Comedian Harry Enfield chooses the cartoonist, musician and raconteur Gerard Hoffnung.

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Sir Bruce Forsyth

Sir Bruce Forsyth, nominated by the political writer and broadcaster Steve Richards

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Antoni Gaudi

Antoni Gaudi, nominated by Baroness Ros Altmann.

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Katherine Rundell on E Nesbit

Writer Katherine Rundell nominates fellow children's author E Nesbit.

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