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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Filippo Grandi, United Nations Refugee Agency high commissioner.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2025 source ↗

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The Queen, because she's kept hats alive in the imagination of people all over the world.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2014 source ↗
Ann Patchett American author
A friend named Charles Strobel, who runs the Campus for Human Development in Nashville. It’s a homeless shelter. He lives a life of pure kindness, and he’s a funny guy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2017 source ↗

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