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 Harry Hill said elsewhere, not written here
The artist Magda Archer [his wife].

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2011 source ↗

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Ivan Lendl Czech and American tennis player
People who have done really well in their sports: in tennis, Steffi Graf; in ice hockey, Wayne Gretzky.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗

Karamo Brown American television host, personality and actor
My son, Jason, because he has overcome so much and continues to keep a smile on his face, and I just love that.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2021 source ↗

Bryan Ferry British singer
Richard Hamilton – as my teacher at college, he greatly influenced my ways of seeing art and the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 October 2010 source ↗

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