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.

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My wife, Grace.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2019 source ↗

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Joseph Opio, a Ugandan writer who has discovered the secrets of happiness.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2016 source ↗
Adwoa Aboah British fashion model
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – everything she writes speaks to me. Her Ted talk, We Should All Be Feminists, inspired everything I do with Gurls Talk.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗
Enrique Iglesias Spanish singer
Elvira, the lady that took care of me when my parents weren't able to be there. She dedicated her whole life to me and my brother and my sister. Now I take care of her.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 August 2010 source ↗
Burt Reynolds American actor
My son Quinton. He’s working behind the scenes in the picture biz and he’s done it all on his own.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗

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