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 Toni Collette said elsewhere, not written here
Anyone brave enough to truly be themselves.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2025 source ↗

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Hiroshi Mikitani Founder, chairman and chief executive of Rakuten
I often take this advice and keep an eye on the ones the world may dismiss as crazy—Elon Musk included. They are often the ones who have the guts to take on a big project; The courage to be aggressive and innovative.
Recorded staff meeting, LinkedIn, 27 May 2022 source ↗
Zoe Ball British TV and radio personality
All the NHS workers, care home staff and teachers who are the real superheroes of 2020.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 December 2020 source ↗
Bruno Tonioli Italian choreographer
Oprah Winfrey. Considering the cards she was dealt at birth, what she has achieved is quite something.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 April 2023 source ↗

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