Poll: Who would you choose for your graduation speaker?

Last week’s Wiscopinion asked students who they would want as their graduation speaker. The top requested speakers were J.J. Watt, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. Here are others that were suggested:

Amy Poehler (actress, writer, director and comedian)
Ariana Grande (singer and actress)
Barack Obama (44th President of the United States of America)
Beyonce (singer, songwriter and actress)
Bob Uecker (sportscaster, comedian, and former professional baseball player)
Brené Brown (research professor)
Brewster Shaw (astronaut and UW alum)
Drake (rapper, singer, songwriter)
Ellen Degeneres (comedian and television host)
Eric Ries (entrepreneur, blogger and author)
Hillary Clinton (politician and former First Lady of the United States of America)
J.J. Watt (NFL football player and UW alum)
Jerry Springer (television host)
Jimmy Fallon (comedian, actor and television host)
Joe Thomas (NFL football player and UW alum)
Julie Andrews (actress in Sound of Music and Mary Poppins)
Kendrick Lamar (rapper and songwriter)
Laverne Cox (actress and LGBT advocate)
LeBron James (NBA basketball player)
Lin Manuel Miranda (composer, lyricist and playwright)
Linda Sarsour (political activist and former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York)
Lupita Nyon’go (actress)
Mark Cuban (businessman and investor)
Mary Barra (Chairman and CEO of General Motors)
Matthew Desmond (sociologist and UW alum)
Michelle Obama (lawyer and former First Lady of the United States of America)
Morgan Freeman (actor, producer and narrator)
Nick Offerman (actor, writer and comedian)
Noam Chomsky (linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist and political activist)
Oprah Winfrey (media proprietor, talk show host, actress, and producer)
Pastor John Piper (pastor and chancellor of Bethleham College and Seminary)
Richard Albert Mohler Jr. (American historical theologian and ninth president of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary)
Rajiv Batra (Co-Founder, Palo Alto Networks and UW alum)
Rihanna (singer, songwriter, and actress)
Robin Roberts (television broadcaster and anchor of Good Morning America)
Ronald Reagan (40th President of the United States of America, deceased)
Russell Wilson (NFL football player and UW Alum)
Ryan Seacrest (radio personality, television host and producer)
Scott Walker (45th Governor of Wisconsin)
Snoop Dogg (rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and television personality)
Steve Carell (actor who played fictional character Michael Scott from The Office)
Taylor Swift (singer-songwritter)
Tiffany Haddish (comedian and actress)
Tim Cook (Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc.)
Tim Tebow (current professional baseball player and former professional football player)
Tomi Lahren (political commentator and former television host)
Virgil Abloh (fashion designer)
Will Smith (actor, producer, rapper, comedian and songwriter)