15 Celebrities Giving Commencement Speeches This Year
By Caroline Blair
Published on May 9, 2026.
Celebrityrities have been chosen to give commencement speeches for the graduating class of 2026, including Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey, Will Ferrell, Jerry Seinfeld, former President Barack Obama, and Michelle Obama. Over a dozen actors, musicians, politicians, and athletes have been selected to deliver commencement speeches this year. Hilary Duff addressed the Northeastern University undergraduate class of 2020 at Fenway Park in Boston on April 29, while Hugh Jackman delivered the commencement speech at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., on May 2, and Kristin Davis returned to her hometown of Boulder, Colo., to speak at the University of Colorado Boulder's 150th graduation ceremony. Nancy Pelosi, who was raised in Maryland and studied at Trinity College, addressed the graduates at Notre Dame de Namur, California, while Nancy Pelosi called for leadership while giving the commencement speeches.
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