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WH Auden
Broadcaster Jeremy Vine chooses the poet, WH Auden.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Civil liberties lawyer Helena Kennedy nominates Eleanor Roosevelt.
Max Miller
Garry Bushell nominates the 'cheeky chappie' who portrayed the voice of the working class
Leon Trotsky
Christopher Hitchens nominates Leon Trotsky, hero of the Russian Revolution.
Robin Day
News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy nominates his illustrious predecessor Robin Day.
WG Grace
Piers Morgan nominates WG Grace as the greatest English cricketer of all time.
Tamara Karsavina
Broadcaster and agony aunt Anna Raeburn nominates the ballerina Tamara Karsavina.
Ignaz Semmelweis
Writer Frances Cairncross nominates the forgotten hero of medicine Ignaz Semmelweis.
Johnny Weissmuller
Athlete Duncan Goodhew nominates the athlete-turned-actor Johnny Weissmuller.
Ella Fitzgerald
Ivan Massow nominates the great jazz singer, with expert advice from Cleo Laine.
