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 Ray Mears said elsewhere, not written here
My wife, Ruth, because she holds the fort, making it possible for me to do what I do.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2016 source ↗

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John Bishop English comedian and actor
Bob Geldof, because he changed the perception of what people should do when they see a situation of need.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2013 source ↗

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 ↗

Big Narstie British entertainer
Ed Sheeran, a little ginger boy from the farmlands in Suffolk who ran away to London, slept on the streets and became the biggest musician in the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2022 source ↗

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