Paul Weller: 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 Paul Weller said elsewhere, not written here

David Attenborough, because he sticks to what he loves and is still passionate about it. God bless him.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2014 source ↗

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James Corden English actor and comedian

My dad. It's only now that I realise the huge sacrifices that he made to give us a good upbringing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2013 source ↗

Björn Ulvaeus Swedish musician

Bill Gates. Not only did he build Microsoft, he went on with his wife to create the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. They support the, in my view, single most important factor in making the world a better place – empowerment of women and girls.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2020 source ↗

Susan Greenfield British scientist

An Italian neuroscientist called Rita Levi-Montalcini. She is now over 100. Under Mussolini she was forbidden from practising medicine because of the race laws. So she set up a lab in her basement, and the work she did there laid the foundations for her winning the Nobel prize.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 December 2011 source ↗

Alex Honnold Rock climber; first person to free solo El Capitan

And, you know, Chris Sharma obviously was like setting all kinds of world record type things when I was a kid. I was just like, “Oh, he’s so amazing.” And Tommy Caldwell was also a big hero, which has been cool because now I get to climb with Tommy as an adult and I’m just like, “Oh, that’s pretty cool.” I’m still always excited to climb with Tommy.

Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show, The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss, 1 January 2018 source ↗