Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

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Recorded Samantha Morton said elsewhere, not written here
Harry apart, Michael Fassbender, because his acting is beyond my comprehension and I find him absolutely fearless and inspirational.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2012 source ↗

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Greg James British author, broadcaster, comedian, and presenter
Michael Palin. He’s managed to master several disciplines. He’s also proved that being nice doesn’t mean boring.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2019 source ↗
John Simpson English journalist
The problem with my job is that you meet people you admire and then you don’t admire them so much. The only one I carried on admiring was Nelson Mandela.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2016 source ↗
Joseph Fiennes English actor
Aung San Suu Kyi: an extraordinary humanitarian fighting for democracy in a Burmese dictatorship.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2008 source ↗

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