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 Dan Aykroyd said elsewhere, not written here
My wife, Donna – she is an explorer, adventuress and true contributor to the lives of everyone she meets.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2013 source ↗

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Olly Alexander English singer and actor
Jill Nalder. Lydia West played her character in It’s a Sin. She was on the wards with nurses caring for patients who were dying [of Aids] when lots of people wouldn’t go near them.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 March 2025 source ↗
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 ↗
Pope Francis. He’s going with the original program. He may not be perfect, but he’s trying.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2015 source ↗
Richard Wilson Scottish actor and theatre director
Jeremy Corbyn – for his honesty and the possibilities he offers the Labour party. And he visited the refugees in Calais, so good on him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2016 source ↗

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