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205 cast members · 87 with active Buzz Score
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Keenen Ivory Wayans is currently the most popular Finding Your Roots cast member online with a Buzz Score of 13.6. 22 of 205 cast members rank in the top 1,000 actors online today. Updated June 4, 2026.

Today's Most Popular Cast
#1
Keenen Ivory Wayans
as Self
13.6
#79 overall
#2
Barack Obama
as Self (archive footage)
12.5
#95 overall
#3
Tina Fey
as Self
9.7
#157 overall
Full Cast Ranked
June 4, 2026
1
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Self · 1 eps
13.6
#79 overall
2
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
12.5
#95 overall
3
Tina Fey
Self · 2 eps
9.7
#157 overall
4
Carmelo Anthony
Self · 1 eps
9.1
#176 overall
5
Paul Rudd
Self · 1 eps
8.7
#191 overall
6
Anderson Cooper
Self · 2 eps
8.7
#196 overall
7
Sally Field
Self · 2 eps
8.3
#220 overall
8
Jessica Alba
Self · 1 eps
7.0
#327 overall
9
Ben Affleck
Self · 1 eps
6.9
#330 overall
10
Ted Danson
Self · 1 eps
6.3
#401 overall
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11
Sean Combs
Self · 1 eps
6.0
#441 overall
12
Kyra Sedgwick
Self · 1 eps
6.0
#444 overall
13
David Sedaris
Self · 1 eps
5.4
#557 overall
14
Sting
Self · 2 eps
4.9
#642 overall
15
Kevin Bacon
Self · 1 eps
4.7
#688 overall
16
Robert Downey Jr.
Self · 1 eps
4.7
#699 overall
17
Stephen King
Self · 1 eps
4.4
#751 overall
18
Bernie Sanders
Self · 1 eps
4.4
#755 overall
19
Dustin Hoffman
Self · 1 eps
4.2
#850 overall
20
Condoleezza Rice
Self · 1 eps
4.0
#903 overall
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21
Mary Steenburgen
Self · 1 eps
4.0
#912 overall
22
Patricia Arquette
Self · 1 eps
3.9
#968 overall
23
Samuel L. Jackson
Self · 1 eps
3.8
#1,026 overall
24
Christopher Walken
Self · 1 eps
3.3
#1,290 overall
25
Larry David
Self · 1 eps
3.1
#1,456 overall
26
Fred Armisen
Self · 1 eps
2.9
#1,573 overall
27
Sterling K. Brown
Self · 1 eps
2.8
#1,621 overall
28
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Self · 1 eps
2.8
#1,653 overall
29
Martha Stewart
Self · 1 eps
2.7
#1,774 overall
30
Richard Branson
Self · 1 eps
2.5
#1,943 overall
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31
Cory Booker
Self · 1 eps
2.5
#1,950 overall
32
John McCain
Self · 1 eps
2.5
#1,960 overall
33
Angela Bassett
Self · 2 eps
2.4
#2,080 overall
34
Carole King
Self · 1 eps
2.4
#2,118 overall
35
Nas
Self · 2 eps
2.3
#2,175 overall
36
Neil Patrick Harris
Self · 1 eps
2.3
#2,197 overall
37
William H. Macy
Self · 1 eps
2.2
#2,322 overall
38
Sasheer Zamata
Self · 1 eps
2.1
#2,421 overall
39
Carly Simon
Self · 1 eps
2.1
#2,483 overall
40
Julianna Margulies
Self · 1 eps
2.1
#2,490 overall
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41
LL Cool J
Self · 1 eps
1.9
#2,816 overall
42
Billie Jean King
Self · 1 eps
1.9
#2,824 overall
43
Derek Jeter
Self · 2 eps
1.9
#2,844 overall
44
Wanda Sykes
Self · 1 eps
1.8
#2,997 overall
45
Michelle Rodriguez
Self · 1 eps
1.7
#3,201 overall
46
Adrian Grenier
Self · 1 eps
1.4
#4,097 overall
47
Barbara Walters
Self · 1 eps
1.4
#4,121 overall
48
Shonda Rhimes
Self · 1 eps
1.4
#4,227 overall
49
Jon Batiste
Self · 1 eps
1.3
#4,370 overall
50
Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
1.3
#4,401 overall
51
Alan Dershowitz
Self · 2 eps
1.3
#4,419 overall
52
Ken Burns
Self · 1 eps
1.2
#4,615 overall
53
John Legend
Self · 1 eps
1.2
#4,635 overall
54
Gaby Hoffmann
Self · 1 eps
1.2
#4,751 overall
55
Harry Connick Jr.
Self · 1 eps
1.2
#4,852 overall
56
Gloria Steinem
Self · 1 eps
1.2
#4,907 overall
57
Courtney B. Vance
Self · 1 eps
1.1
#5,403 overall
58
Gloria Reuben
Self · 1 eps
1.0
#5,889 overall
59
Bill O'Reilly
Self · 1 eps
1.0
#6,052 overall
60
Margaret Cho
Self · 1 eps
0.9
#6,192 overall
61
John Lewis
Self · 1 eps
0.8
#7,006 overall
62
Anna Deavere Smith
Self · 1 eps
0.8
#7,130 overall
63
Robert Downey Sr.
Self · 1 eps
0.8
#7,301 overall
64
Tony Kushner
Self · 2 eps
0.7
#7,918 overall
65
Khandi Alexander
Self · 1 eps
0.7
#7,963 overall
66
Tom Colicchio
Self · 2 eps
0.7
#8,062 overall
67
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self - Host · 126 eps
0.6
#8,514 overall
68
Norman Lear
Self · 1 eps
0.6
#8,775 overall
69
Deepak Chopra
Self · 1 eps
0.6
#8,985 overall
70
George Stephanopoulos
Self · 2 eps
0.6
#8,994 overall
71
Sanjay Gupta
Self · 1 eps
0.6
#9,343 overall
72
Frank Gehry
Self · 1 eps
0.6
#9,411 overall
73
Ana Navarro
Self · 1 eps
0.5
#10,250 overall
74
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Self · 1 eps
0.5
#11,073 overall
75
Bryant Gumbel
Self · 1 eps
0.4
#11,902 overall
76
Rick Warren
Self · 1 eps
0.3
#14,100 overall
77
Maya Lin
Self · 1 eps
0.3
#16,257 overall
78
Branford Marsalis
Self · 1 eps
0.3
#16,622 overall
79
Donna Brazile
Self · 1 eps
0.2
#17,272 overall
80
Ming Tsai
Self · 1 eps
0.2
#18,771 overall
81
Janet Mock
Self · 1 eps
0.2
#21,665 overall
82
Azar Nafisi
Self · 1 eps
0.2
#22,084 overall
83
Rebecca Lobo
Self · 1 eps
0.1
#23,371 overall
84
Naomi Foner
Self · 1 eps
0.1
#26,898 overall
85
Suzanne Malveaux
Self · 1 eps
0.1
#26,879 overall
86
Linda Chavez
Self · 1 eps
0.0
#36,800 overall
87
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Self · 1 eps
0.0
#41,062 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?
Keenen Ivory Wayans is currently the most popular Finding Your Roots cast member online, with a Buzz Score of 13.6 and an overall actor rank of #79 as of June 4, 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?
22 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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