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.

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

Recorded Brett Anderson said elsewhere, not written here
My wife. She is the most beautiful person I know in every way and has an endless energy for other people that a vinegary old misanthrope like myself can only marvel at.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2011 source ↗

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George Michael English singer-songwriter
Anybody who fights for human rights or to make this world a better place. Nurses, doctors, teachers: these are the people who deserve the credit these days.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2014 source ↗
Ian McEwan British novelist and screenwriter
Angela Merkel. Under attack from all sides, she tries to keep alive the dreams of a tolerant, inclusive, open society.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 August 2018 source ↗
Shirley Manson Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage
Greta Thunberg, a brightly coloured little bird in a coalmine, desperately sounding the alarm for others while laying her childhood to waste.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2022 source ↗

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