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 George Takei said elsewhere, not written here
Pope Francis, who left the Vatican to wash the feet of non-believers.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2015 source ↗

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David Gandy British model
David Attenborough. Not only has he taught us so much, but he’s also brought so much happiness to so many people.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2020 source ↗

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball player and author
Barack Obama has shown us how to be a politician guided by intelligence, integrity, and compassion.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗

Russell Tovey English actor
This changes every day. Presently I really admire Rebecca Warren, the artist. She continues to keep creating wonderful sculpture. And I met her and she is really cool.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 October 2010 source ↗

Chris Ware American artist
For intellect: Art Spiegelman. For art: Robert Crumb. For poetry and vision: Gary Panter. For decency: Barack Obama. For genuine goodness: Charles Burns. For genius: Charlie Kaufman. For soulfulness and love: Lynda Barry. For words: Zadie Smith. For unique life's work and superhuman effort expended: Ira Glass, Dave Eggers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 October 2012 source ↗

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