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 Isaac Mizrahi said elsewhere, not written here
Ricky Gervais. I’m saying that so he might read this and cast me in something.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2022 source ↗

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Ivan Lendl Czech and American tennis player
People who have done really well in their sports: in tennis, Steffi Graf; in ice hockey, Wayne Gretzky.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗
Ruth Jones Welsh actress, producer, and writer
My mother, Hannah: nearly 82, mother of four, homemaker, retired GP and knitter extraordinaire.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗
Nadiya Hussain British television chef, baker and author
My little sister Yasmin. She’s got congenital heart disease, but continues to smile regardless.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 September 2016 source ↗
PP Arnold
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 ↗

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