Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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.

Recorded Jessica Brown Findlay said elsewhere, not written here
My nan. She lost her husband at the end of 2019 and over the past year she’s been in isolation, but every single week when we speak, she’s full of hope.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 March 2021 source ↗

Others on this question

View all 410 →
Dermot O'Leary British-Irish television presenter
My parents for the roots; my old parish priest, Father Arthur Barrow, for the fire and the reason; Richard Curtis for the drive and humanity; and, for living in the public eye with principles, George Clooney.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2014 source ↗
Julian Clary English actor, comedian, novelist and presenter
Dame Joan Collins. She insists on being happy whatever is going on and, despite being a Tory, is a very caring person.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 June 2022 source ↗
Anna Paquin New Zealand actress
I am really loving the badass co-captain of the US soccer team, Megan Rapinoe. She is exceptionally hard-working and talented, and stands up for what she believes.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗

More from Jessica Brown Findlay

View profile →

More on values & belief

Also answered this

Olly Alexander, Hayley Atwell, Harriet Walter, Laurence Fox, Kylie Minogue, Carrie Fisher

Search the directory for somebody in particular.

Explore further

Report this answer