Barbara Walters: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

Originally asked

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 Barbara Walters said elsewhere, not written here

Christopher and Dana Reeve. Robert and Michelle Smithdas—teachers who are both deaf and blind. Oprah Winfrey.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2004 source ↗

Others on this question

Carlos Acosta, for his incredible achievement in dance.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 October 2010 source ↗

Gillian Anderson American actress and writer

Obama, because against all odds, he's getting the job done with grace and integrity.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 March 2011 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 ↗

Sarah Brown British Anglican priest

Aung San Suu Kyi – for her courage, self-sacrifice and showing that you don't need to be fierce to be strong.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 March 2011 source ↗

A fireplace, a book, and a snowy day, with no possibility of getting into the office.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 October 2004 source ↗

In Paris and Italy, the summer after graduating from college.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2004 source ↗

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