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.

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United Farm Workers organizer Dolores Huerta.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2018 source ↗

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James Bay English singer-songwriter and guitarist
My dad, for providing for the family for 20 years – he was a wine merchant and recently retired.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2016 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 ↗
Bear Grylls
I love and admire Julia Roberts, one of our Running Wild guests, for the way she has a few close friends, is loyal to her family, doesn’t believe in all the fame stuff and can laugh at herself.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2026 source ↗
Philip Treacy Irish-born haute couture milliner
The Queen, because she's kept hats alive in the imagination of people all over the world.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2014 source ↗

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