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.

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Cathy Rigby. She was really good in that stage version of Peter Pan. No joke.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2011 source ↗

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Kevin Rowland British singer
Gerry Adams, because he’s got incredible integrity and vision, and he’s had to put up with so much flak.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2025 source ↗
Harriet Walter English actress
Judith Clark, on whom I based my character in the prison trilogy. She has served over 35 years and turned herself around. She is an inspiration.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗
Maureen O'Hara Irish and American actress and singer
My grandson, for taking such wonderful care of me in my old age.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2014 source ↗
Brenda Blethyn British actress
An old tutor at Guildford School of Acting – Ian Ricketts. He is a wonderfully inspiring man.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2012 source ↗

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