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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Laurie Metcalf said elsewhere, not written here
My sister, who manages to see the positive in any situation.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2018 source ↗

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Steve Buscemi
Gabby Giffords. She’s a survivor of gun violence and a relentless champion of sensible gun safety measures.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2025 source ↗
Bernadette Peters
I most admire Steve Sondheim, who is not alive anymore. But his words and music keep him alive.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2025 source ↗
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Steven Spielberg. I can’t think of many people who have improved the human experience as much as that one man.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 February 2018 source ↗

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