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 Willem Dafoe said elsewhere, not written here
Bob Dylan: his great gift as a poet and musician, his long, incorruptible career—and he continues to tour constantly.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2014 source ↗

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Samuel West British actor, theatre director, and narrator
Greta Thunberg. For setting an example and fighting hatred with humour.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 October 2020 source ↗
Dermot O'Leary British-Irish television presenter
My parents for the roots; my old parish priest, Father Arthur Barrow, for the fire and the reason; Richard Curtis for the drive and humanity; and, for living in the public eye with principles, George Clooney.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2014 source ↗
Tina Brown British and American journalist
Harry Evans. My opportunities to admire him are many since I am – at time of writing – still married to him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2010 source ↗

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