Gregory Porter: 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 Gregory Porter said elsewhere, not written here

Barack Obama, for his humility and grace in the face of enormous difficulty.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗

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Anne Robinson English television presenter and journalist

Any mother with young children who is also doing a full-time job.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 August 2010 source ↗

Ronald Harwood South African playwright and novelist

Murray Perahia, because he is a great pianist, and temporarily lost the use of one hand, which prevented him from playing. His courage was beyond description.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 November 2016 source ↗

Lauren Bacall

No one I can think of offhand.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2004 source ↗

Joan Collins English actress and writer

Bill Clinton, I think he was a great president (who cares about his indiscretions?).

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2014 source ↗