Commencement Speakers, 1974 - present
| Year | University Commencement |
| 2010 |
Ronald Daniels President, The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. Michael Bloomberg '64 Mayor, New York City Speech is online here. |
| Year |
University Commencement |
Undergraduate Diploma
Ceremony Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering |
| 2009 |
Ronald Daniels President The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. |
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States
House of Representatives Speech is online here. |
| 2008 |
William R. Brody President The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. |
William Nye ("Bill Nye the Science Guy") Speech is online here |
| 2007 |
William R. Brody President The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. |
Brian Billick, Head Coach of the Baltimore Ravens |
| 2006 |
William R. Brody President The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. |
Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Director, National
Institutes of Health Speech is online here. |
| 2005 |
William R. Brody President The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. |
Honorable Albert Gore, Jr. Fomer vice president United States of America Speech is online here. |
| 2004 |
William R. Brody President The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. |
William H. "Bill" Cosby Jr. Actor, comedian |
| 2003 |
William R. Brody President, The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. |
Michael R. Bloomberg '64 Mayor New York City Speech is online here. |
| 2002 |
William R. Brody
President, The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. |
Tom Brokaw Anchor NBC Nightly News Speech is online here. |
| 2001 |
William R. Brody
President, The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. |
Al Hunt Executive Washington editor The Wall Street Journal Speech is online here. |
| 2000 |
William R. Brody
President, The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. |
George Tenet Director of central intelligence Speech is online here. |
| 1999 |
William R. Brody
President, The Johns Hopkins University Speech is online here. |
John McCain U.S. senator, R-Ariz. Speech is online here. |
| 1998 |
William R. Brody
President, The Johns Hopkins University |
Elizabeth Dole President, The American Red Cross |
| 1997 |
William R. Brody
President, The Johns Hopkins University |
Timothy Johnson Medical editor ABC News |
| 1996 |
Sadako Ogata U.N. high commissioner for refugees |
George Bush Former president United States of America |
| 1995 |
Barbara Mikulski U.S. senator, D-Md. |
Ted Koppel Anchor ABC News "Nightline" |
| 1994 |
Madeleine Albright U.S. ambassador to the United Nations |
Benjamin Carson Director, pediatric neurosurgery Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions |
| 1993 |
Richard von Weizsackerin President Federal Republic of Germany |
Barry Levinson filmmaker |
| 1992 |
Brian Mulroney Prime minister Canada |
Lee Iaccocca Chairman Chrysler Corp. |
| 1991 |
Thomas R. Odhiambo Founder and director Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology |
Tom Clancy Novelist |
| 1990 |
Sol Linowitz Ambassador |
Garry Trudeau Cartoonist |
| 1989 |
Javier Perez de Cuellar Secretary general United Nations |
Kenneth M. Duberstein Former White House chief of staff (Reagan administration) |
| 1988 |
J. William Fulbright Former chairman Foreign Relations Committee U.S. Senate |
Mario Cuomo Governor New York |
| 1987 |
M. Vartan Gregorian President New York Public Library |
Howard Cosell Sportscaster |
| 1986 |
Eric R. Kandel Professor Columbia University |
Roger Revelle Professor science and technology policy University of California, San Diego |
| 1985 |
James W. Rouse Developer |
John Houseman Actor |
| 1984 |
Paul Volcker Chairman Federal Reserve Board |
William F. Buckley Jr. Journalist and author |
| 1983 |
Harry Woolf Director Institute for Advanced Study |
Bill Bradley U.S. senator, D-N.J. |
| 1982 |
Ralf G. Dahrendorf Director London School of Economics |
William Donald Schaefer Mayor of Baltimore |
| 1981 |
Franklin D. Murphy Chairman Times-Mirror Co. |
no outside speaker |
| 1980 |
Leonard Bernstein Composer and conductor |
Roger Stevens Chairman of the board Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts |
| 1979 |
Rosalyn S. Yalow Nobel Prize winner Biomedical researcher VA Hospital, The Bronx |
Dick Cavett Talk show host |
| 1978 |
John R. Evans President University of Toronto |
Hyman Rickover Admiral (retired) U.S. Navy |
| 1977 |
William D. McElroy chancellor University of California, San Diego |
Isaac Asimov author |
| 1976 |
Lewis Thomas President Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute |
Tom Wicker Columnist The New York Times |
| 1975 |
William Scranton Former governor Pennsylvania |
no outside speaker |
| 1974 |
Rafael Hernandez Colon Governor Puerto Rico |
no outside speaker |