Cerys Matthews: 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 Cerys Matthews said elsewhere, not written here

President Jimmy Carter, for his single-handedness in working to eradicate the guinea worm.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2016 source ↗

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Greg James British author, broadcaster, comedian, and presenter

Michael Palin. He’s managed to master several disciplines. He’s also proved that being nice doesn’t mean boring.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2019 source ↗

Trevor Noah

Joseph Opio, a Ugandan writer who has discovered the secrets of happiness.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2016 source ↗

Dustin Hoffman

The Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, who is 100 years old and still working.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2009 source ↗

Steve Jobs Co-founder and chief executive of Apple; co-founder of NeXT; chief executive of Pixar

You know, Dr. Edwin Land was a troublemaker. He dropped out of Harvard and founded Polaroid. Not only was he one of the great inventors of our time but, more important, he saw the intersection of art and science and business and built an organization to reflect that.

Recorded David Sheff, Playboy Interview, February 1985 source ↗