David Hasselhoff: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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 David Hasselhoff said elsewhere, not written here

My father, because he's a positive man with an enormous amount of compassion. My mother passed away four days ago.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

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Allison Janney

My niece, Petra Janney, who got her pilot’s license to rescue animals from rural kill shelters and have them placed with different pet adoption agencies.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2025 source ↗

Suzi Quatro American-British rock musician

My sister Arlene, who is 75 and on marriage number seven. I admire her hopefulness.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 November 2016 source ↗

Mike Skinner English rapper

Bill Drummond, Thomas Bangalter and Jay-Z.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗

Bill Bryson American-British author

Angela Merkel; she seems wise, compassionate, curiously huggable.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2016 source ↗