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.

Recorded Enrique Iglesias said elsewhere, not written here
Elvira, the lady that took care of me when my parents weren't able to be there. She dedicated her whole life to me and my brother and my sister. Now I take care of her.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 August 2010 source ↗

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David Hasselhoff American actor, singer, and television personality
My father, because he's a positive man with an enormous amount of compassion. My mother passed away four days ago.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗
Antonio Banderas
Pedro Almodóvar, for being loyal to his personality as an artist against all the odds.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2019 source ↗
Sebastian Coe British athlete and politician
Among others, Mikhail Gorbachev for leadership that enabled the peaceful transition from communism in eastern Europe.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2012 source ↗

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