Elton John: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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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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AIDS activist Jeanne White-Ginder.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2023 source ↗

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Terry Wogan Irish-British radio and television broadcaster

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

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

Father John Misty American musician

Grace Zabriskie – her style; her woodworking.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2022 source ↗

Chris Bryant

Zelenskyy for holding out against Putin.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

Philip Treacy Irish-born haute couture milliner

The Queen, because she's kept hats alive in the imagination of people all over the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2014 source ↗

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Dying, because I am so happy now.

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Being with my husband, David, and the boys.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2023 source ↗

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