Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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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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Recorded Anna Paquin said elsewhere, not written here
I am really loving the badass co-captain of the US soccer team, Megan Rapinoe. She is exceptionally hard-working and talented, and stands up for what she believes.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗

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Paul Theroux American travel writer and novelist
The Buddhist monk Tapa Snim I met in Burma in 2007, all of whose earthly possessions he carried in a small bundle slung on one shoulder.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2013 source ↗
Maggie O'Farrell Irish-British novelist
Darnella Frazier, the teenager who filmed George Floyd’s murder. It took astonishing courage to stand on the pavement in front of those policemen, and we all owe her so much.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2023 source ↗

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