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.

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Recorded Christine Baranski said elsewhere, not written here
Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who was shot for advocating that girls be educated.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2013 source ↗

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Sam Shepard American playwright and actor
That's a hard one. All of the great writers whom I admire have died. I guess the most recent one would be Márquez.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2014 source ↗
Max Whitlock English artistic gymnast
Usain Bolt for his attitude, the amount of confidence he’s got, the way he delivers every time.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2016 source ↗
Rebecca Front English actress, writer and comedian
Camila Batmanghelidjh, the founder of Kids Company.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2015 source ↗

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