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Who's speaking on the final night of the Democratic convention?

Hillary Clinton is set to deliver her speech Thursday night in Philadelphia to formally accept the 2016 Democratic nomination for president and a slew of elected officials, celebrities and average Americans are also expected to address the convention.

All of the speakers below except Hillary and Chelsea Clinton speak between 6 p.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET.

Some of the speakers include people who were reportedly on Clinton's shortlist to be her vice presidential running mate, including Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-California and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.

The president of the Human Rights Campaign, Chad Griffin, is scheduled to address the convention as is LGBT activist Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person to ever address a convention.

Members of Congress are slated to speak including House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, Rep. James Clyburn, D-South Carolina, Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, and Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, who's challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Mark Kirk for his Senate seat this year.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Clinton's own governor, is scheduled to speak.

Other speakers include Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

Retired General John Allen, who previously led the coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and served as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, will address the delegates.

Performers include Carole King and Katy Perry.

Around 10 p.m. ET, Chelsea Clinton will do the honors of introducing her mother to the convention and then the Democratic nominee will address the delegates.

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