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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Christopher Eccleston said elsewhere, not written here
Elsie Eccleston, my mother, for her emotional intelligence, kindness, intense curiosity, and chicken and leek pies.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2019 source ↗

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Anna Paquin New Zealand actress
I am really loving the badass co-captain of the US soccer team, Megan Rapinoe. She is exceptionally hard-working and talented, and stands up for what she believes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗

Bruno Tonioli Italian choreographer
Oprah Winfrey. Considering the cards she was dealt at birth, what she has achieved is quite something.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 April 2023 source ↗

The many nuns and priests who often work in the shadows, dedicating their lives to the service of others.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

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