Sebastian Coe: 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.

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

Sebastian Coe

British athlete and politician

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Among others, Mikhail Gorbachev for leadership that enabled the peaceful transition from communism in eastern Europe.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2012 source ↗

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Chris Ware American artist

For intellect: Art Spiegelman. For art: Robert Crumb. For poetry and vision: Gary Panter. For decency: Barack Obama. For genuine goodness: Charles Burns. For genius: Charlie Kaufman. For soulfulness and love: Lynda Barry. For words: Zadie Smith. For unique life's work and superhuman effort expended: Ira Glass, Dave Eggers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 October 2012 source ↗

Cat Deeley English television presenter

Michelle Obama. Her girls were massive fans of So You Think You Can Dance and we were invited to the White House for the Easter egg hunt. She was even more brilliant than you imagine, and we bonded over a love of Beyoncé.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 May 2021 source ↗

Shane MacGowan Irish singer-songwriter