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 Nick Robinson said elsewhere, not written here
My wife, because she has to live with me.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2013 source ↗

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James Corden English actor and comedian
My dad. It's only now that I realise the huge sacrifices that he made to give us a good upbringing.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2013 source ↗
John Simpson English journalist
The problem with my job is that you meet people you admire and then you don’t admire them so much. The only one I carried on admiring was Nelson Mandela.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2016 source ↗
Joely Richardson British actress
The elderly, because it takes courage to get through the day when there isn’t some glorious future ahead.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2015 source ↗

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