David Chang: 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.

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David Chang

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My wife, Grace.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2019 source ↗

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Robbie Williams English singer

My wife. As someone who is forever bored, I’m never bored with or of her.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2017 source ↗

John Simpson English journalist

The problem with my job is that you meet people you admire and then you don’t admire them so much. The only one I carried on admiring was Nelson Mandela.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2016 source ↗

Dermot O'Leary British-Irish television presenter

My parents for the roots; my old parish priest, Father Arthur Barrow, for the fire and the reason; Richard Curtis for the drive and humanity; and, for living in the public eye with principles, George Clooney.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2014 source ↗

Jaime Winstone English actress