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.

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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.

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

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Johanna Konta British tennis player
My parents, because they did what they did to give me the opportunities to do what I do. They left their lives behind in Australia and started again in their 40s in a new country.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 June 2018 source ↗
It’s a tie between Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr., Wole Soyinka, and Oprah Winfrey. All are fearless, all know themselves, all have examined themselves, and all are comfortable with what they have seen.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2019 source ↗
The Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, who is 100 years old and still working.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2009 source ↗

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