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 Hans Zimmer said elsewhere, not written here
Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2019 source ↗

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Cerys Matthews Welsh singer-songwriter
President Jimmy Carter, for his single-handedness in working to eradicate the guinea worm.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2016 source ↗
Zoe Ball British TV and radio personality
All the NHS workers, care home staff and teachers who are the real superheroes of 2020.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 December 2020 source ↗
Martin Freeman English actor
It’s hard to beat David Attenborough. Everything he does is quality. I like people who make me proud to be British.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2019 source ↗
Shirley Hughes English illustrator and author
My sons for their bravery, and my daughter and daughters-in-law for being working mothers and always being able to make me laugh.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2012 source ↗

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