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 Trevor Noah said elsewhere, not written here
Joseph Opio, a Ugandan writer who has discovered the secrets of happiness.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2016 source ↗

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Lily Tomlin Comedian and actor
My partner, who’s helping me with this Proust Questionnaire.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2022 source ↗
Tom Ellis Welsh actor
Barack Obama. On a daily basis he faced racism, and I admire him for trying to push through that to better his nation.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 September 2021 source ↗
Zack Polanski
Chlöe Swarbrick who is co-leader of the New Zealand Greens. She’s demonstrating the bold leadership that I look to do every single day.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

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