List of New York University honorary degree recipients

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Honorary degree recipients of NYU are typically persons of great distinction or achievement who are nationally or internationally prominent in their subject areas or disciplines and who reflect the values of New York University. As a whole, the group of honorees vary in their fields of endeavor, and are diverse in ethnicity, race, background, and gender. Among some of the distinguished recipients honored in recent years at Commencement are the following:

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