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.

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My daughter, Lael. She’s fearless and fun. In her eight years, she’s had traumatic events, but still gives hugs.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2017 source ↗

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Jason Manford English comedian and singer
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It doesn’t seem anyone has a bad word to say about him. They should let him be president – of the world. We had a brief Twitter chat, and I printed the tweets out and put them on my office wall.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 July 2023 source ↗
Monica Ali British writer, novelist
Clive Stafford Smith. He campaigns for prisoners on death row in the US.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2011 source ↗

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