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 Chris Ware said elsewhere, not written here
For intellect: Art Spiegelman. For art: Robert Crumb. For poetry and vision: Gary Panter. For decency: Barack Obama. For genuine goodness: Charles Burns. For genius: Charlie Kaufman. For soulfulness and love: Lynda Barry. For words: Zadie Smith. For unique life's work and superhuman effort expended: Ira Glass, Dave Eggers.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 October 2012 source ↗

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Jonnie Peacock British athlete
David Beckham. He was my idol growing up and I met him in 2000, just before the England game against Romania.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗
Ted Danson American actor
My wife, who has created our life and our happiness with me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 April 2010 source ↗
Sienna Miller British actress
Liu Xiaobo, for his dignity and wisdom. If we could all have a dose of that perspective, the world would be a better place.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2012 source ↗
Kim Wilde English pop singer
Greta Thunberg. She has reached into the hearts and minds of people all over the world and woken them up to the terrible impact we are having on our planet. What a fascinating force of nature she is.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗

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