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 Matt Smith said elsewhere, not written here
My dad, because he is full of integrity and good humour; and my grandad, because he's full of the same.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2013 source ↗

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Cerys Matthews Welsh singer-songwriter
President Jimmy Carter, for his single-handedness in working to eradicate the guinea worm.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2016 source ↗
Christopher Eccleston English actor
Elsie Eccleston, my mother, for her emotional intelligence, kindness, intense curiosity, and chicken and leek pies.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2019 source ↗
Arnold Schwarzenegger
My mother-in-law, Eunice Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics, and my father-in-law, Sargent Shriver, who founded Job Corps and was the first director of the Peace Corps.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2003 source ↗
David Hasselhoff American actor, singer, and television personality
My father, because he's a positive man with an enormous amount of compassion. My mother passed away four days ago.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

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