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 Annie Mac said elsewhere, not written here
My parents, for still being in love after 40 years.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 May 2010 source ↗

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David Shrigley British visual artist
Peter Tatchell is a person very worthy of admiration, but few ever seem to acknowledge him as such.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2013 source ↗
Craig David British singer
My manager and friend Colin Lester, who has protected me through the good times and the bad.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2016 source ↗
Renée Zellweger
Jimmy Carter. Michelle Obama. Barack Obama. Geoffrey Canada. Tank Man. Marian Wright Edelman. Madeleine Albright. King Abdullah II of Jordan. Norman Lear. Malala Yousafzai. Beyoncé Knowles.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2017 source ↗
Russell Howard British comedian and presenter
Billy Connolly, who is a brilliantly funny man. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t adore him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2020 source ↗

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