Patrisse Khan-Cullors: 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 Patrisse Khan-Cullors said elsewhere, not written here

My mother, because she is vivacious, amazing, brilliant, giving, strong and powerful.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 March 2018 source ↗

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Mark Gatiss British actor and writer

Alan Bennett, because he has been such a huge influence on me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2016 source ↗

James Corden English actor and comedian

My dad. It's only now that I realise the huge sacrifices that he made to give us a good upbringing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2013 source ↗

Noah Harari Israeli historian and philosopher

On a personal level, the friend who is a single mum raising two kids by herself during this Covid era. She is a real hero. If a historical personality, I choose Mikhail Gorbachev, who probably saved the world from world war three.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 October 2021 source ↗

Billie Piper English actress and former singer

My mother. She raised four children pretty much on her own. My father was around, but always out at work.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2011 source ↗