Patrisse Khan-Cullors: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

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.

Patrisse Khan-Cullors

American artist and activist

Recorded 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 ↗

Others on this question

Ralph Ineson English actor and narrator

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 ↗

Filippo Grandi, United Nations Refugee Agency high commissioner.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2025 source ↗

Robbie Williams English singer

My wife. As someone who is forever bored, I’m never bored with or of her.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2017 source ↗

Bozoma Saint John Marketing executive; former chief marketing officer of Netflix

My daughter, Lael. She’s fearless and fun. In her eight years, she’s had traumatic events, but still gives hugs.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2017 source ↗