Will Smith, Bill Clinton among celebrities at Muhammad Ali funeral

From The Associated Press, here is a list of the notable guests scheduled  to attend the funeral of  boxing great Muhammad Ali. The funeral is set for Friday in Louisville, Kty.

  • Former President Bill Clinton
  • Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to President Barack Obama
  • Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
  • King Abdullah II of Jordan
  • Rev. Jesse Jackson

  • Comedian/actor Billy Crystal
  • Actor Will Smith
  • Television journalist Bryant Gumbel
  • Boxing promoter Don King
  • Former boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard
  • Former boxing champion Lennox Lewis
  • Former boxing champion George Foreman
  • Former boxing champion Larry Holmes
  • Former boxing champion Bernard Hopkins
  • Former NBA player Hedo Turkoglu
  • International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach
  • Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin
  • Former Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown Jr.
  • Imam Zaid Shakir, Muslim scholar
  • Sherman Jackson, Muslim scholar
  • Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam
  • Boxing promoter and CEO of Top Rank Boxing Bob Arum
  • Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer
  • Former Louisville Mayor Harvey Sloane

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