Rebecca Front
English actress, writer and comedian
Camila Batmanghelidjh, the founder of Kids Company.
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.
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Obama, because against all odds, he's getting the job done with grace and integrity.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 March 2011 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 420 →My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.
Max Whitlock
English artistic gymnast
Usain Bolt for his attitude, the amount of confidence he’s got, the way he delivers every time.
Elisabeth Moss
American actor
This is kind of cheesy, but my mum.
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