Rose Parade 2024: A list of parade grand marshals through the years

 

 

 

The Tournament of Roses named Broadway star Audra McDonald its 2024 grand marshal for its 135th Rose Parade. A Grammy Award winning and six-time Tony Award winning singer-actress is the personification of the parade’s theme “Celebrating a World of Music.”

McDonald joins an eclectic mix of astronauts, entertainers, military leaders, politicians, sports stars, well-known figures from the worlds of business, journalism and science —  a cartoon character and two beloved puppets —  on a list that dates back to the 1890 inaugural Rose Parade.

How many do you remember or recognize?

2020s

2020 – Laurie Hernández, Rita Moreno and Gina Torres

2021 – None (parade cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic.)

2022 – LeVar Burton

2023 – Gabby Giffords

 

 

2010s

2010 – Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III

2011 – Paula Deen

2012 – J. R. Martinez

2013 – Jane Goodall

2014 – Vin Scully

2015 – Louis Zamperini  (posthumous)

2016 – Ken Burns

2017 – Greg Louganis, Janet Evans and Allyson Felix

2018 – Gary Sinise

2019 – Chaka Khan

 

 

2000s

2000 – Roy E. Disney

2001 – Tom Brokaw

2002 – Regis Philbin

2003 – Bill Cosby, Art Linkletter and Fred Rogers

2004 – John Williams

2005 – Mickey Mouse

2006 – Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

2007 – George Lucas

2008 – Emeril Lagasse

2009 – Cloris Leachman

1990s

1990 – Sen. John Glenn

1991 – Bob Newhart

1992 – Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal y Gorosábel, 18th Duke of Veragua (descendant of Christopher Columbus) and Rep. Ben Nighthorse Campbell

1993 – Angela Lansbury

1994 – William Shatner

1995 – Juan “Chi-Chi” Rodríguez

1996 – Kermit the Frog

1997 – Carl Lewis and  Shannon Miller

1998 – Carol Burnett

1999 – Buzz Aldrin, Shirley Temple Black, Jackie Robinson (posthumous) and David L. Wolper

1980s

1980 – Frank Sinatra

1981 – Lorne Greene

1982 – James Stewart

1983 – Merlin Olsen

1984 – Danny Kaye

1985 – Lee A. Iacocca

1986 – Erma Bombeck

1987 – Pelé

1988 – Gregory Peck

1989 – Shirley Temple Black

 

 

1970s

1970 – Apollo 12 astronauts Alan L. Bean, Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard F. Gordon Jr.

1971 – Rev. Billy Graham

1972 – Lawrence Welk

1973 – John Wayne

1974 – Charles M. Schulz

1975 – Hank Aaron

1976 – Kate Smith

1977 – Roy Rogers and Dale Evans

1978 – President Gerald Ford

1979 – Lathrop K. Leishman

 

 

1960s

1960 – Vice President Richard M. Nixon

1961 – William F. Quinn

1962 – Albert D. Rosellini

1963 – Dr. William H. Pickering

1964 –  President Dwight D. Eisenhower

1965 – Arnold Palmer

1966 –– Walt Disney

1967 – Thanat Khoman

1968 – Sen. Everett Dirksen

1969 – Bob Hope

1950s

1950 – Paul G. Hoffman

1951 – Corporal Robert S. Gray (For General Dwight D. Eisenhower)

1952 – Medal of Honor recipients: Major Carl Sitter, Captain Lewis Millett, Lieutenant Stanley Adams, Lieutenant Thomas Hudner, Captain Raymond Harvey, Sergeant Ernest Kouma and Sergeant Joseph C. Rodriguez

1953 – Sen. and Vice President-elect Richard M. Nixon

1954 – Gen. William F. Dean

1955 – Chief Justice Earl Warren

1956 – Charles E. Wilson

1957 – Eddie Rickenbacker

1958 – Robert Gordon Sproul

1959 – E. L. “Bob” Bartlett

1940s

1940 – Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy

1941 – E. O. Nay

1942 – Kay Kyser

1943 – Earl Warren

1944 – Amos Alonzo Stagg

1945 – Herbert Hoover

1946 – Adm. William Halsey

1947 – Bob Hope

1948 – Gen. Omar Bradley

1949 – Perry Brown

1930s

1930 – James Rolph

1931 – Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth

1932 – William May Garland

1933 – Mary Pickford

1934 – Adm. William Sims

1935 – Harold Lloyd

1936 – James V. Allred

1937 – Eugene Biscailuz

1938 – Leo Carrillo

1939 – Shirley Temple

1920s

1920 – Frank G. Hogan

1921 – W. A. Boucher

1922 – Harold Landreth

1923 – H.L. Gianetti

1924 – Col. George S. Parker

1925 – Lewis H. Turner

1926 – Col. L. J. Mygatt

1927 – Dr. C.D. Lockwood

1928 – John McDonald

1929 – Marco Hellman

1910s

1910 – Dr. Francis F. Rowland and Prof. Charles F. Holder

1911 – Dr. Ralph Skillen

1912 – E. H. Groenendyke

1913 – Leigh Guyer

1914 – Charles Daggett

1915 – M. S. Pashgian

1916 – Dr. Francis F. Rowland

1917 – Dr. C. D. Lockwood

1918 – Dr. Z. T. Malaby

1919 – Frank Hunter

1900s

1900-1901 – Charles Daggett

1902-1903 – C. C. Reynolds

1904-1905 – Francis F. Rowland

1906 – John B. Miller

1907-1908 – Dr. Ralph Skillen

1909 – Walter S. Wright

1890s

1890 – Dr. Francis F. Rowland

1891 – None

1892 – Dr. Francis F. Rowland

1893 – None

1894 – Dr. Francis F. Rowland

1895 – Dr. Henry H. Sherk

1896-1897 – Edwin Stearns

 

Source: Pasadena Tournament of Roses

Source: Orange County Register