Jonathan Safran Foer: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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.

Recorded Jonathan Safran Foer said elsewhere, not written here

It's not a competition.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Noam Chomsky, Barack Obama.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2015 source ↗

The sewing-machine repairman at the corner of 107th and Broadway.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2017 source ↗

Reggie Yates British actor and media personality

Anybody who invests the lion’s share of their time in helping others.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2017 source ↗

Serena Williams United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022

My mom and dad. They always encouraged me to keep spiritual things first.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗

Growing older so quickly.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2012 source ↗

Leaving the hospital.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2012 source ↗

Search the directory for somebody in particular.