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 Carrie Fisher said elsewhere, not written here
David Spade’s assistant.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2001 source ↗

Others on this question

View all 407 →
Bryan Ferry British singer
Richard Hamilton – as my teacher at college, he greatly influenced my ways of seeing art and the world.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 October 2010 source ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗

More from Carrie Fisher

View profile →

More on values & belief

Also answered this

Meera Syal, Dolly Parton, Stephen Graham, Julian Sands, Hayley Squires, Joseph Fiennes

Search the directory for somebody in particular.

Explore further

Report this answer