Linux Mint is a great beginner distro.
I got my dad, who is very non-tech, to switch from Windows 10 to Linux Mint; he has been using it for over 2 years now. He went from using Edge, Microsoft Word, and Outlook to using Firefox, LibreOffice and Thunderbird.
Based on my own experience as well as taking into account the suggestions of other people, here are the top three Linux distros for beginners:
These are basically just “install-and-go” distros; no need for advanced setup.