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

The question

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.

Björk Guðmundsdóttir

Icelandic singer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I find most children quite inspiring.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Stuart Broad English former cricketer and commentator

Sienna Miller. For obvious reasons!

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 February 2013 source ↗

Nadine Gordimer South African writer

Nelson Mandela. The epitome of courage and intelligence.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2012 source ↗

Ralph Ineson English actor and narrator

Steven Spielberg. I can’t think of many people who have improved the human experience as much as that one man.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 February 2018 source ↗

I most admire Steve Sondheim, who is not alive anymore. But his words and music keep him alive.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2025 source ↗

Yesterday. Love.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2013 source ↗

Merging with nature or merging with people.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2013 source ↗

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