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 Timothy Hutton said elsewhere, not written here
Chuck Feeney (the James Bond of philanthropy).

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

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Cat Deeley English television presenter
Michelle Obama. Her girls were massive fans of So You Think You Can Dance and we were invited to the White House for the Easter egg hunt. She was even more brilliant than you imagine, and we bonded over a love of Beyoncé.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 May 2021 source ↗
Grace Coddington Welsh former model and creative director
All the people I work with, people like Anna Wintour and Bruce Weber.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2015 source ↗
Kirsty Wark Scottish journalist and television presenter
People in their 80s who are still volunteering and giving to the community.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2010 source ↗

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