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 Esther Rantzen said elsewhere, not written here
Alan Bates, Lord Arbuthnot and Nick Wallis for exposing the Post Office and Fujitsu and, let’s hope, for ensuring everyone is properly compensated.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2024 source ↗

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Craig David British singer
My manager and friend Colin Lester, who has protected me through the good times and the bad.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2016 source ↗
Vicky McClure English actress
Paul Irons, the deputy head at my school, Fernwood comprehensive. He was an inspiration, and still is.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 March 2018 source ↗

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Maybe I should have agreed to take the job of controller of BBC One when Bill Cotton offered it to me. I do feel a wimp; I would have been the first woman in the job.What do you consider your greatest achievement? I don’t really claim credit, I hope, for helping to launch Childline and the Silver Line and Silver Stories. It is an achievement that they all exist, but that is down to their amazing teams.
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