Kim Wilde: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

Which living person do you most admire, and why?

Originally asked

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 Kim Wilde said elsewhere, not written here

Greta Thunberg. She has reached into the hearts and minds of people all over the world and woken them up to the terrible impact we are having on our planet. What a fascinating force of nature she is.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗

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Chris Froome British cyclist

David Kinjah, my old coach and mentor in Kenya.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2014 source ↗

Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist

My buddy Kenny Laguna. He’s a person of extraordinary character, he’s intelligent, and a very good friend.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗

Pedro Almodóvar Film director

Dr. Pedro Cavadas, a pioneer in face transplants and a specialist in the transplant of severed members. This surgeon from Valencia devotes his summer breaks to travel to Africa and tend to children who have been castrated in tribal conflicts.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2020 source ↗

David Chang