Munroe Bergdorf: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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.

Munroe Bergdorf

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Victoria Rose, a British surgeon operating on children in Gaza.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 2025 source ↗

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Person Victoria Rose not yet on FLAPSS
Place Gaza

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Terry Gilliam American-born British filmmaker

Maggie, my wife – for putting up with me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2012 source ↗

Cuba Gooding Jr American actor

President Obama: he was the first to accomplish something so great in our country as an African American.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2012 source ↗

Patti Smith Musician, poet and photographer

The artist Gerhard Richter.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2024 source ↗

Clare Balding English broadcaster, journalist, TV presenter and author

AP McCoy, the 15 times champion jump jockey. I am constantly in awe of his dedication to his sport.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 January 2011 source ↗

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