Jonathan Safran Foer: 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 Jonathan Safran Foer said elsewhere, not written here

It's not a competition.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Grace Coddington Welsh former model and creative director

All the people I work with, people like Anna Wintour and Bruce Weber.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2015 source ↗

Noam Chomsky, Barack Obama.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2015 source ↗

Clare Balding English broadcaster, journalist, TV presenter and author

AP McCoy, the 15 times champion jump jockey. I am constantly in awe of his dedication to his sport.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 January 2011 source ↗

Barack Obama, for his humility and grace in the face of enormous difficulty.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗

Leaving the hospital.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2012 source ↗

Growing older so quickly.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2012 source ↗

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