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 Jennifer Hudson said elsewhere, not written here
Aretha Franklin. I mean, she’s Aretha! That says it all.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗

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Ivan Lendl Czech and American tennis player
People who have done really well in their sports: in tennis, Steffi Graf; in ice hockey, Wayne Gretzky.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗

Elsie Eccleston, my mother, for her emotional intelligence, kindness, intense curiosity, and chicken and leek pies.

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

Harriet Walter English actress
Judith Clark, on whom I based my character in the prison trilogy. She has served over 35 years and turned herself around. She is an inspiration.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗

Alice Eve British actress
Hillary Clinton, because it’s not easy being bullied and humiliated publicly and carrying on.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 April 2020 source ↗

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