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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Jess Phillips said elsewhere, not written here
Harriet Harman. I know how hard it is to do what she’s doing.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 April 2018 source ↗

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Dawn O'Porter British writer, director, and television presenter
My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗
kd lang Canadian musician
My mother. I am always fascinated by her, and I get schooled every time I’m around her.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2021 source ↗

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