Stanford Report takes a look back at Commencement speakers over the last several decades. The list includes an impressive array of speakers – most with a connection to the university – ranging from politicians to entrepreneurs to poets. Check out the slideshow.
![Commencement speaker Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar encouraged the graduates to snap their fingers while he rapped part of his Commencement address.](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0015/124224/varieties/gallery.jpg)
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![Ken Burns](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0013/124222/varieties/400w.jpeg)
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![Richard Engel](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0016/124225/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Bill and Melinda Gates](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0014/124223/varieties/400w.jpeg)
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![Michael Bloomberg](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0017/124226/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Cory Booker](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0018/124227/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Calderon](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0019/124228/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Susan Rice](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0020/124229/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Anthony Kennedy](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0012/124230/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Oprah Winfrey](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0013/124231/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Gioia](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0014/124232/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Brokaw](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0015/124233/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Jobs](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0012/124221/varieties/400w.jpeg)
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![O'Connor](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0016/124234/varieties/400w.jpg)
Image credit: Steve Castillo
![Toledo](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0017/124235/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Rice](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0018/124236/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Fiorina](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0019/124237/varieties/400w.jpg)
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![Annan](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0020/124238/varieties/400w.jpg)
Image credit: Rod Searcey
![Pinsky](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0021/124239/varieties/400w.jpg)
Image credit: Steve Castillo
![Koppel](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0037/129979/varieties/400w.webp)
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![Breyer](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0029/129980/varieties/400w.webp)
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