Eddie Izzard: 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 Eddie Izzard said elsewhere, not written here

Jo Brand. She’s a fighter, she’s successful, she’s a straight talker; she cares about people.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗

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James Bay English singer-songwriter and guitarist

My dad, for providing for the family for 20 years – he was a wine merchant and recently retired.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2016 source ↗

Johanna Konta British tennis player

My parents, because they did what they did to give me the opportunities to do what I do. They left their lives behind in Australia and started again in their 40s in a new country.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 June 2018 source ↗

Sebastian Coe British athlete and politician

Among others, Mikhail Gorbachev for leadership that enabled the peaceful transition from communism in eastern Europe.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2012 source ↗

Caroline Lucas

Jacinda Ardern, the former New Zealand prime minister – for embodying a different, more compassionate politics.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗