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205 cast members · 87 with active Buzz Score
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Barack Obama is currently the most popular Finding Your Roots cast member online with a Buzz Score of 18.0. 17 of 205 cast members rank in the top 1,000 actors online today. Updated June 24, 2026.

Today's Most Popular Cast
#1
Barack Obama
as Self (archive footage)
18.0
#52 overall
#2
Larry David
as Self
9.4
#148 overall
#3
Sally Field
as Self
6.3
#337 overall
Full Cast Ranked
June 24, 2026
1
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
18.0
#52 overall
2
Larry David
Self · 1 eps
9.4
#148 overall
3
Sally Field
Self · 2 eps
6.3
#337 overall
4
Ben Affleck
Self · 1 eps
6.3
#348 overall
5
Carmelo Anthony
Self · 1 eps
5.4
#480 overall
6
Jessica Alba
Self · 1 eps
4.9
#559 overall
7
Bernie Sanders
Self · 1 eps
4.9
#568 overall
8
Christopher Walken
Self · 1 eps
4.8
#586 overall
9
Stephen King
Self · 1 eps
4.7
#608 overall
10
Sean Combs
Self · 1 eps
4.7
#620 overall
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11
Robert Downey Jr.
Self · 1 eps
4.4
#687 overall
12
Anderson Cooper
Self · 2 eps
4.3
#746 overall
13
Patricia Arquette
Self · 1 eps
4.3
#751 overall
14
Tina Fey
Self · 2 eps
3.9
#856 overall
15
Kevin Bacon
Self · 1 eps
3.7
#949 overall
16
Samuel L. Jackson
Self · 1 eps
3.7
#956 overall
17
Dustin Hoffman
Self · 1 eps
3.7
#957 overall
18
Mary Steenburgen
Self · 1 eps
3.6
#1,024 overall
19
Paul Rudd
Self · 1 eps
3.5
#1,072 overall
20
Ted Danson
Self · 1 eps
3.4
#1,136 overall
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21
Kyra Sedgwick
Self · 1 eps
3.3
#1,179 overall
22
Sting
Self · 2 eps
3.0
#1,348 overall
23
Neil Patrick Harris
Self · 1 eps
2.9
#1,440 overall
24
Carly Simon
Self · 1 eps
2.5
#1,832 overall
25
Alan Dershowitz
Self · 2 eps
2.5
#1,885 overall
26
John McCain
Self · 1 eps
2.4
#1,917 overall
27
Julianna Margulies
Self · 1 eps
2.4
#1,982 overall
28
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Self · 1 eps
2.4
#1,996 overall
29
Fred Armisen
Self · 1 eps
2.3
#2,017 overall
30
Angela Bassett
Self · 2 eps
2.3
#2,053 overall
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31
Nas
Self · 2 eps
2.2
#2,200 overall
32
Carole King
Self · 1 eps
2.2
#2,219 overall
33
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Self · 1 eps
2.2
#2,258 overall
34
Barbara Walters
Self · 1 eps
2.1
#2,370 overall
35
Michelle Rodriguez
Self · 1 eps
2.0
#2,419 overall
36
William H. Macy
Self · 1 eps
2.0
#2,461 overall
37
LL Cool J
Self · 1 eps
1.9
#2,715 overall
38
David Sedaris
Self · 1 eps
1.8
#2,789 overall
39
Jon Batiste
Self · 1 eps
1.8
#2,802 overall
40
Richard Branson
Self · 1 eps
1.8
#2,913 overall
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41
Billie Jean King
Self · 1 eps
1.7
#2,993 overall
42
Martha Stewart
Self · 1 eps
1.7
#3,010 overall
43
Condoleezza Rice
Self · 1 eps
1.7
#3,116 overall
44
Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
1.7
#3,173 overall
45
Derek Jeter
Self · 2 eps
1.6
#3,335 overall
46
Cory Booker
Self · 1 eps
1.6
#3,368 overall
47
Sterling K. Brown
Self · 1 eps
1.5
#3,551 overall
48
Ken Burns
Self · 1 eps
1.3
#4,105 overall
49
Gloria Steinem
Self · 1 eps
1.2
#4,575 overall
50
Adrian Grenier
Self · 1 eps
1.2
#4,587 overall
51
Wanda Sykes
Self · 1 eps
1.2
#4,593 overall
52
John Legend
Self · 1 eps
1.2
#4,717 overall
53
Harry Connick Jr.
Self · 1 eps
1.1
#4,907 overall
54
Courtney B. Vance
Self · 1 eps
1.1
#5,137 overall
55
Gloria Reuben
Self · 1 eps
1.0
#5,291 overall
56
Gaby Hoffmann
Self · 1 eps
1.0
#5,457 overall
57
Shonda Rhimes
Self · 1 eps
1.0
#5,467 overall
58
Bill O'Reilly
Self · 1 eps
1.0
#5,494 overall
59
Ana Navarro
Self · 1 eps
1.0
#5,664 overall
60
Robert Downey Sr.
Self · 1 eps
0.9
#5,830 overall
61
Margaret Cho
Self · 1 eps
0.9
#6,180 overall
62
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Self · 1 eps
0.8
#6,981 overall
63
John Lewis
Self · 1 eps
0.8
#7,241 overall
64
Norman Lear
Self · 1 eps
0.7
#7,339 overall
65
Khandi Alexander
Self · 1 eps
0.7
#7,807 overall
66
Sasheer Zamata
Self · 1 eps
0.6
#8,380 overall
67
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self - Host · 126 eps
0.6
#8,520 overall
68
Frank Gehry
Self · 1 eps
0.6
#8,779 overall
69
Deepak Chopra
Self · 1 eps
0.6
#8,815 overall
70
Anna Deavere Smith
Self · 1 eps
0.6
#9,359 overall
71
George Stephanopoulos
Self · 2 eps
0.5
#9,799 overall
72
Tony Kushner
Self · 2 eps
0.5
#10,777 overall
73
Sanjay Gupta
Self · 1 eps
0.4
#12,894 overall
74
Rick Warren
Self · 1 eps
0.4
#13,196 overall
75
Ming Tsai
Self · 1 eps
0.3
#13,279 overall
76
Bryant Gumbel
Self · 1 eps
0.3
#13,545 overall
77
Donna Brazile
Self · 1 eps
0.3
#16,237 overall
78
Rebecca Lobo
Self · 1 eps
0.2
#16,786 overall
79
Tom Colicchio
Self · 2 eps
0.2
#16,898 overall
80
Branford Marsalis
Self · 1 eps
0.2
#16,971 overall
81
Maya Lin
Self · 1 eps
0.2
#16,945 overall
82
Janet Mock
Self · 1 eps
0.2
#20,826 overall
83
Naomi Foner
Self · 1 eps
0.1
#23,756 overall
84
Azar Nafisi
Self · 1 eps
0.1
#26,892 overall
85
Suzanne Malveaux
Self · 1 eps
0.1
#27,569 overall
86
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Self · 1 eps
0.1
#32,114 overall
87
Linda Chavez
Self · 1 eps
0.1
#34,631 overall
88
Kara Walker
Self · 1 eps
·
89
Geoffrey Canada
Self · 1 eps
·
90
Angela Warnick Buchdahl
Self · 1 eps
·
91
Yasir Qadhi
Self · 1 eps
·
92
Ruth Simmons
Self · 1 eps
·
93
Margarett Cooper
Self · 1 eps
·
94
Ben Jealous
Self · 1 eps
·
95
Valerie Jarrett
Self · 2 eps
·
96
Deval Patrick
Self · 1 eps
·
97
Aarón Sánchez
Self · 2 eps
·
98
Sandra Cisneros
Self · 1 eps
·
99
Oswald Mosley
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
·
100
Tonya Lewis Lee
Self · 1 eps
·
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Cast Popularity FAQ
Who is the most popular Finding Your Roots cast member right now?
Barack Obama is currently the most popular Finding Your Roots cast member online, with a Buzz Score of 18.0 and an overall actor rank of #52 as of June 24, 2026.
How many cast members does Finding Your Roots have?
Finding Your Roots has 205 credited cast members. 87 of them have an active Buzz Score on Television Stats today.
Which Finding Your Roots cast member has the highest career peak?
Sean Combs has the highest Peak Buzz Score among the Finding Your Roots cast, reaching 184.3 at their career high.
How many Finding Your Roots cast members are in the top 1,000 actors today?
17 of the 205 Finding Your Roots cast members currently rank within the top 1,000 most popular actors online on Television Stats.
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