Jason Manford: 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 Jason Manford said elsewhere, not written here

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It doesn’t seem anyone has a bad word to say about him. They should let him be president – of the world. We had a brief Twitter chat, and I printed the tweets out and put them on my office wall.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 July 2023 source ↗

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John Bishop English comedian and actor

Bob Geldof, because he changed the perception of what people should do when they see a situation of need.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2013 source ↗

Rob Delaney American comedian and actor

Margaret Atwood: she’s an empathic human being who writes books that help me be a better person.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2015 source ↗

Danny Alexander British banker

Malala Yousafzai, such a brave young woman who will not be moved from her desire to see leaders everywhere give their young citizens the education they deserve.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2013 source ↗

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Founder and executive chairperson of Biocon

As a businesswoman, I admire Indra Nooyi, because of the way she is transforming Pepsi into a 'healthy' fast food organisation

Recorded Shweta Punj, Most Powerful Women in Business 2011, Business Today, 18 September 2011 source ↗