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 Sebastian Coe said elsewhere, not written here
Among others, Mikhail Gorbachev for leadership that enabled the peaceful transition from communism in eastern Europe.

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

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Tess Daly English television presenter
Bruce Forsyth, because not only is he the most talented showman, he is the most generous individual.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 December 2016 source ↗
Jason Manford English comedian and singer
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It doesn’t seem anyone has a bad word to say about him. They should let him be president – of the world. We had a brief Twitter chat, and I printed the tweets out and put them on my office wall.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 July 2023 source ↗
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Oprah Winfrey, as Maya Angelou and Tina Turner are no longer with us. These women are Afro-American queens who, despite growing up in the racist south experiencing physical, emotional and sexual abuse, rose to the top of their professions and are an inspiration to women everywhere.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2023 source ↗
Kim Wilde English pop singer
Greta Thunberg. She has reached into the hearts and minds of people all over the world and woken them up to the terrible impact we are having on our planet. What a fascinating force of nature she is.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗

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