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The engineer and author Roma Agrawal on Indian classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai.
Lady Hale on Lady Rhondda.
The mighty soap manufacturer, William Lever, chosen by the boss of Iceland
The muslim princess who became a WW2 Special Agent
Nina Sosanya picks Jeanne Baret, first woman round the globe.
The advertising guru Rory Sutherland on the founder of the New York punk band, the Ramones
Niall Ferguson chooses JRR Tolkien, creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
Ruth Rogers chooses the life of writer James Baldwin.
The life and brutal death of a gifted mathematician and philosopher from the ancient world
The president of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge champions the life of the Italian saint
Peggy Seeger picks her partner of 30 years, Ewan MacColl, folk singer and labour activist.
Tristram Hunt on Josiah Wedgwood, vase maker general to the universe!
The anti-colonial writer and psychiatrist from Martinique is the choice of Lindsay Johns
The first black tennis player to win Wimbledon is the choice of Professor Devi Sridhar.
Violinist Tasmin Little on her hero, Sir Yehudi Menuhin.
Author of The Little Mermaid and The Emperor's New Clothes, he was 'a very strange orchid'
A runaway rollercoaster of Great Lives.
Rosie tells Matthew Parris that Edward III was a cultural hero who deserves greater fame.
Actor and comedian Ben Miller nominates essayist William Hazlitt.
Singer-songwriter Arlo Parks nominates the young life of singer Elliott Smith.
President Roosevelt's right hand man in World War Two, Harry Hopkins.
Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall nominates Scottish humorist Ivor Cutler
Veteran black and British entertainer Kenny Lynch.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown picks Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe.
Sometimes known as 'the stalker's balladeer', she is director Jonathan Kent's choice.
Human rights lawyer Cori Crider explains why she is inspired by the life of Cesar Chavez.
Actor Caroline Catz chooses Delia Derbyshire, who realised the theme to Doctor Who.
Actor David Jonsson champions artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jessica Mitford is championed by Robert Rinder.
Comedian and actor Diane Morgan chooses the life of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding
