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.

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Prince – there is no one greater.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 August 2014 source ↗

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Clive Myrie British journalist, newsreader, and presenter
Your average aid worker, wherever they may be. Any human being doing good by helping others, while putting themselves in harm’s way.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗
Zadie Smith Novelist and essayist
I feel almost certain I don't know them. It would be one of these types who dedicate their lives to the welfare of others, whereas the people I tend to know are people making stories out of the dramas of themselves.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2016 source ↗

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