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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Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2019 source ↗

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Natalie Imbruglia
Alanis Morissette because, in my earlier career, she was a big influence on me and had a feistiness that you didn’t see much of in women in the industry. Also, she has been very vocal about mental health issues.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2026 source ↗
Liz Jones British journalist
Celia Hammond: she gave up a glamorous life to rescue cats.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2013 source ↗
Paul Theroux American travel writer and novelist
The Buddhist monk Tapa Snim I met in Burma in 2007, all of whose earthly possessions he carried in a small bundle slung on one shoulder.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2013 source ↗

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