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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Sohana Collins. A little girl I know who’s extremely brave.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2017 source ↗

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David Attenborough, because he gets to do all the things with wildlife that I dream of.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 June 2016 source ↗

My husband, Lincoln, for getting sober with me. He turned his own life around to turn mine around. We didn’t do AA, we anchored each other.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2023 source ↗

Alan Bates, Lord Arbuthnot and Nick Wallis for exposing the Post Office and Fujitsu and, let’s hope, for ensuring everyone is properly compensated.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2024 source ↗

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