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 Kevin Bacon said elsewhere, not written here
My wife – for her intelligence, talent, ability to survive this business and be such a fantastic mother to our two kids. (Of course, I have to say that, because she’s sitting right here.)

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 November 2018 source ↗

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Sadiq Khan Mayor of London since 2016
Mo Farah represents everything that’s great about our country.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2016 source ↗
Tommy Hilfiger American fashion designer
Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute. The work he and the team are doing to reduce extreme poverty is phenomenal.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2011 source ↗
John Malkovich American actor
I admire the mother of my children a great deal, because she’s interesting, smart and funny.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 March 2018 source ↗

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