Angus Deayton: 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 Angus Deayton said elsewhere, not written here

Sir Alex Ferguson is the most impressive person I’ve met in terms of charisma and achievement.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 August 2016 source ↗

Others on this question

Hans Zimmer Film composer

Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2019 source ↗

Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist

My buddy Kenny Laguna. He’s a person of extraordinary character, he’s intelligent, and a very good friend.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗

Robert Carlyle Scottish actor

I'm a great admirer of Tony Benn -he's one of the few politicians who speaks his mind.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 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 ↗

England 1 Iceland 2.

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

With the correct pronunciation of my name.

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

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