Rachel Whiteread: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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 Rachel Whiteread said elsewhere, not written here

People inspiring the new generation of politically active youngsters.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

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Ray Mears British woodsman and TV presenter

My wife, Ruth, because she holds the fort, making it possible for me to do what I do.

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

Maxine Peake British actress

My grandad for having the courage always to be himself.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2011 source ↗

Rhys Ifans Welsh actor and musician

Anyone who is risking their life to cross a body of water with their family to escape war.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2019 source ↗

Dominic West English actor

Stacey Dooley. She does incredible documentaries – in one, she took spoiled British kids to the Philippines to work in a factory. It’s exactly what my kids need to watch.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 December 2018 source ↗