Walton Goggins: 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 Walton Goggins said elsewhere, not written here

My wife, because of the lessons we’ve learned and what we have overcome over the course of our time together.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 May 2025 source ↗

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Warren Buffett Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025

I think that Jay Powell in when, when the epidemic broke out, I think he acted in March of 2020 and I think if he'd waited two or three weeks, it would have been a disaster. Once the dominoes start toppling, they just start toppling and, and, and, and that line is shorter than anybody thinks, and it topples faster. And I think he did exactly the right thing, and he, he did it even stronger than Volker did. You know, I mean, he, he and Volker are my heroes at the Fed.

Recorded Becky Quick, CNBC “Squawk Box”, recorded in Omaha; CNBC's own transcript of its own broadcast, 31 March 2026 source ↗

Candi Staton American singer–songwriter

Hillary Clinton – people make her responsible for what Bill did, but she’s just as innocent as I was when my husband cheated on me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 April 2016 source ↗

George Takei

Pope Francis, who left the Vatican to wash the feet of non-believers.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2015 source ↗

Dolly Parton American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman

Any person trying to uplift mankind.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2012 source ↗