Sinéad O'Connor: 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 Sinéad O'Connor said elsewhere, not written here

Muhammad Ali. I never liked him boxing; offstage, he was an archangel.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2013 source ↗

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Vera Wang

Those who put others first.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2020 source ↗

Jessica Hynes British actress and writer

Angelina Jolie, because she really seems to get shit done.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2016 source ↗

Russell Tovey English actor

This changes every day. Presently I really admire Rebecca Warren, the artist. She continues to keep creating wonderful sculpture. And I met her and she is really cool.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 October 2010 source ↗

Walton Goggins

My wife, because of the lessons we’ve learned and what we have overcome over the course of our time together.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 May 2025 source ↗