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Celebrities and popular figures choose their heroes from history. Browse these interviews to find out more about the people they chose…

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Deborah Meaden and Lady Hester Stanhope
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My history hero Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden chooses Lady Hester Stanhope . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Commonwealth secretary-general Baroness Scotland chooses Ulric Cross . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Dame Rachel de Souza chooses Ignatius of Loyola

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My history hero Ashley John-Baptiste chooses Walter Tull

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My history hero Sir Keir Starmer chooses Eleanor Roosevelt . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Chris Hadfield chooses Michael Collins . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Michelle Gayle chooses James Baldwin . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Tim Dunn chooses John Betjeman . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Monica Ali chooses Richard Burton . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Phil Tufnell chooses Denis Compton . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Micheal Rosen and Émile Zola
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My history hero Michael Rosen chooses Émile Zola . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Reeta Chakrabarti and Janusz Korczak
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My history hero Reeta Chakrabarti chooses Janusz Korczak . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Iain Dale chooses Ronald Reagan . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Sam Naz chooses Noor Inayat Khan . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Jeremy Bowen chooses Vincent Sheean . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.