Richard Wilson: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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 Richard Wilson said elsewhere, not written here

Jeremy Corbyn – for his honesty and the possibilities he offers the Labour party. And he visited the refugees in Calais, so good on him.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2016 source ↗

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Roger Moore

Nelson Mandela.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2008 source ↗

Judy Murray Scottish tennis coach

Billie Jean King. She’s the reason tennis is such an equal sport in terms of opportunity for women.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 December 2020 source ↗

Steve Jobs Co-founder and chief executive of Apple; co-founder of NeXT; chief executive of Pixar

You know, Dr. Edwin Land was a troublemaker. He dropped out of Harvard and founded Polaroid. Not only was he one of the great inventors of our time but, more important, he saw the intersection of art and science and business and built an organization to reflect that.

Recorded David Sheff, Playboy Interview, February 1985 source ↗

Billy Ocean British singer