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 Ken Loach said elsewhere, not written here
Tony Benn, for moving to the left throughout his life rather than to the right.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2012 source ↗

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Eddie Izzard British comedian and actress
Jo Brand. She’s a fighter, she’s successful, she’s a straight talker; she cares about people.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗
Big Narstie British entertainer
Ed Sheeran, a little ginger boy from the farmlands in Suffolk who ran away to London, slept on the streets and became the biggest musician in the world.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2022 source ↗
Tina Brown British and American journalist
Harry Evans. My opportunities to admire him are many since I am – at time of writing – still married to him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2010 source ↗
Meera Syal British writer and actress
My parents. They have been the best example of a loving and respectful marriage over 60 years.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 April 2018 source ↗

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