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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Brenda Blethyn said elsewhere, not written here
An old tutor at Guildford School of Acting – Ian Ricketts. He is a wonderfully inspiring man.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2012 source ↗

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My mother. She’s 85 and rather than diminishing with age, she keeps surprising and growing more marvelous. She finds fun when most are jaded, wonder when most are cynical, and is curious when most are bored. She gave me life and continues to show me how to live it daily. And I know that everyone who meets her thinks the same.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2020 source ↗
Rafael Nadal Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024
Just normal people from my hometown, from my country.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2010 source ↗
Alan Bates, Lord Arbuthnot and Nick Wallis for exposing the Post Office and Fujitsu and, let’s hope, for ensuring everyone is properly compensated.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2024 source ↗

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