Terry Wogan: 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.

Terry Wogan

Irish-British radio and television broadcaster

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

The present Lady Wogan, for putting up with me for 46 years of marriage. The woman's a saint.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2011 source ↗

Mentioned in this answer

Lemn Sissay. What happened to him and what he’s done with his life is extraordinary.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 December 2025 source ↗

Noam Chomsky, Barack Obama.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2015 source ↗

Elisabeth Moss American actor

This is kind of cheesy, but my mum.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2012 source ↗

Victoria Rose, a British surgeon operating on children in Gaza.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 2025 source ↗

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