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.

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Recorded Sam Ryder said elsewhere, not written here
Brian May, because of his love of wildlife and love of music. He’s a kind, gentle soul.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 August 2023 source ↗

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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 ↗
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My mother. Any child of a single parent, if they are in a relationship when they become a parent, thinks, “How the hell did you do it alone?”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2017 source ↗
Jay Z. He’s a mogul. He’s a Sagittarius like me. I love his business moves.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2016 source ↗

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