Rob Brydon: 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 Rob Brydon said elsewhere, not written here

Rod Stewart. For obvious reasons.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Barack Obama, for his humility and grace in the face of enormous difficulty.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗

Karamo Brown American television host, personality and actor

My son, Jason, because he has overcome so much and continues to keep a smile on his face, and I just love that.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2021 source ↗

Simone Biles United States artistic gymnast

My parents: they raised me to be the best I can be.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2017 source ↗

Joseph Fiennes English actor

Aung San Suu Kyi: an extraordinary humanitarian fighting for democracy in a Burmese dictatorship.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2008 source ↗

As a boy in a tree.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2012 source ↗

Meeting Rod Stewart.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2012 source ↗

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