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 Steve Buscemi said elsewhere, not written here
Gabby Giffords. She’s a survivor of gun violence and a relentless champion of sensible gun safety measures.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2025 source ↗

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Kevin Bacon
My wife – for her intelligence, talent, ability to survive this business and be such a fantastic mother to our two kids. (Of course, I have to say that, because she’s sitting right here.)
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 November 2018 source ↗
Joe Wicks British fitness coach, television presenter and author
My mum was only 17 when she had my brother, and 19 when she had me. She was learning the ropes as she went along, and had a heroin addict boyfriend, which wasn’t easy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2020 source ↗
Billie Piper English actress and former singer
My mother. She raised four children pretty much on her own. My father was around, but always out at work.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2011 source ↗

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