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 Father John Misty said elsewhere, not written here
Grace Zabriskie – her style; her woodworking.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2022 source ↗

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Kelis Rogers American singer
My mom. She has been a fashion designer and run a catering business.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 June 2010 source ↗

Russell Howard British comedian and presenter
Billy Connolly, who is a brilliantly funny man. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t adore him.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2020 source ↗

Burt Reynolds American actor
My son Quinton. He’s working behind the scenes in the picture biz and he’s done it all on his own.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 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 ↗

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