Every Nepo Baby Graduating in 2024
Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Garner, and Conan O'Brien are fêting the achievements of their children, who are all grown up and graduating with the Class of 2024.
While many celebrity children seem to forgo a formal education in lieu of following in their parent's footsteps with artistic careers of their own, other nepo babies opt to carve their own path in life with careers on their own terms. In the age of social media and near-constant paparazzi attention on celebrities, many of our favorite stars have chosen to raise their children out of the spotlight, making it easier for them to adjust to life as adults. While it may seem that many of Hollywood's most famous celebrity kids lead fabulous lives like their parents, in actuality, more than a few of those same figures are gearing up to leave behind their parents' California mansions or New York penthouses in favor of dorm life, embracing lives that are as normal as possible
In honor of all of this year's graduates, see some of the celebrity children headed for a new chapter in their lives.
Every Nepo Baby Graduating in 2024: Violet Affleck
Violet Affleck, daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, graduated from high school in May 2024. Neither parent has revealed where their oldest daughter is headed off to in the fall, but Garner shared several emotional photos of her celebrating Violet's achievement on Instagram.
Every Nepo Baby Graduating in 2024: Suri Cruise
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's daughter—Suri Cruise, who turned 18 in April 2024—is on track to graduate from the New York City highschool she attends in May 2024. Holmes, who prefers to stay private when it comes to her family life, has not revealed what her daughter plans to do in the fall, but given her daughter's passion for acting and singing, fans have speculated that Suri will attend a performing arts program, possibly in one of New York's prestigious colleges.
Shortly before her graduation, Suri seemingly entered a new era, as she appeared to drop her last name in favor of her mother's middle name, and appeared on the playbill of her final high school performance as Suri Noelle.
Every Nepo Baby Graduating in 2024: Moses Martin
Following his graduation from high school in May 2024, Gwyneth Paltrow shared that her youngest son, Moses Martin, will be enrolled as a freshman at Brown University in the fall. Seeing as Apple Martin, Chris Martin and Paltrow's oldest daughter, is a current student at Vanderbilt University, it's safe to say that both parents—who are now divorced but co-parent their children amicably—will be making plenty of trips to the East coast to visit their kids in years to come.
Ahead of Moses' graduation, Paltrow posted a sweet message on Instagram in honor of her son's 18th birthday, and wrote that she was "unbelievably proud" of him. Paltrow also lamented empty nest syndrome in anticipation of her son leaving for college in a recent interview with The Sunday Times, and said that she felt "On the one hand, incredible sadness. A deep sense of impending grief. On the other hand, this is exactly what should be happening."
Every Nepo Baby Graduating in 2024: Beckett O'Brien
Conan O'Brien's youngest son, Beckett O'Brien, is another nepo baby member of the graduating class of 2024. The comedian has not shared where his son will be attending school in the fall, but remarked in a 2014 interview with Absolute Radio that his son was like "a little Steve Jobs." Given Beckett's apparent interest in technology, fans are speculating that the comedian's son will study in a STEM-oriented path at college in the fall of 2024.
In the same 2014 interview, O'Brien revealed that he prefers to keep his family life private in order to keep his children grounded. “I don’t take my children to premieres,” he said. “I don’t want my kids living in a zero-gravity environment just because I happened to get lucky," he continued. "I think I’m a good dad, but I don’t want them around show business."
Every Nepo Baby Graduating in 2024: Barron Trump
One of the most high-profile nepo babies graduating in 2024 is Barron Trump, who earned his diploma from Oxbridge, a private school in Palm Beach, Florida, earlier in May 2024. Neither parent has revealed where their son is continuing his education, but the former president hinted that Barron may be attending the University of Pennsylvania in the fall.
