Charles Collingwood: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

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

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.

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Charles Collingwood

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Freddie Flintoff. He played cricket in the best spirit and in his series Field of Dreams, you could see the boys hanging on his every word. He’s a special guy.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗

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Lil Nas X American rapper

I have to say myself, because I know everything that he’s been through and still continues to go through. I admire him. So I vote me – I like him.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 May 2024 source ↗

Armistead Maupin American writer

My friend Ian McKellen, who has an extraordinary record as an actor and a gay activist.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2019 source ↗

Hugh Jackman

Michelle Obama.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2022 source ↗

Reece Shearsmith British actor, comedian and writer

There's a man at the tube who hands out ShortList magazine. He has never given up trying to make me take one. I admire that.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2014 source ↗