Zack Polanski: 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.

Zack Polanski

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Chlöe Swarbrick who is co-leader of the New Zealand Greens. She’s demonstrating the bold leadership that I look to do every single day.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

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Organisation New Zealand Greens
Person Chlöe Swarbrick not yet on FLAPSS

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Donatella Versace

Any homosexual or transgender people fighting for their rights anywhere in the world.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2014 source ↗

Gillian Anderson American actress and writer

Obama, because against all odds, he's getting the job done with grace and integrity.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 March 2011 source ↗

Judd Apatow

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, Neil Young. Not in that order.

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

Gina Lollobrigida

I’m defined as a very strong woman. I don’t identify myself with a specific figure, but I do greatly admire people who manage to persevere with humility through great difficulties.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗