Students said they were pleased with the committee's eclectic list, which also includes both Clintons, Colin Powell, Chris Rock, Michael Jordan and Mr. T.

"I thought the committee did a pretty good job in presenting the final 30," said Will Fleming '01."I picked Bill Clinton as my top choice because I think he's very intelligent and would deliver an interesting speech."

And though women only form a small proportion of the list, Katie M. Duffy '01 asserted the committee had to "reach lower" for the male choices.

"I think the women in general are of a higher tier," she said. "Mr. T? Let's be honest."

Other speakers on the list of finalists included Bono, Bill Cosby, Bill Gates, Bill Murray, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Dan Rather, Dennis Miller, Hilary Clinton, J.K. Rowling, Jerry Seinfeld, John Leguizamo, Maya Angelou and Michael J. Fox.

Mike Myers, Oprah Winfrey, Robin Williams, Sean Connery, Steve Martin, Steven Spielberg, Tom Green and Tom Hanks were also on the list.