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 John Cooper Clarke said elsewhere, not written here
Peter Hitchens: he ploughs the lonely furrow.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

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Michelle Obama (not that Barack wouldn’t be right up there). She seems genuinely to enjoy her life and do the best with all the tasks that she sets her mind to.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2017 source ↗

Pedro Almodóvar, for being loyal to his personality as an artist against all the odds.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2019 source ↗

Brian May, because of his love of wildlife and love of music. He’s a kind, gentle soul.

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

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