Danny Alexander: 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 Danny Alexander said elsewhere, not written here

Malala Yousafzai, such a brave young woman who will not be moved from her desire to see leaders everywhere give their young citizens the education they deserve.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

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Ed Harris American actor and director

My father. He has treated every person he has met with kindness and respect.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗

John Simpson English journalist

The problem with my job is that you meet people you admire and then you don’t admire them so much. The only one I carried on admiring was Nelson Mandela.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2016 source ↗

Rob Brydon Welsh actor and comedian