List of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart guests
This is a list of noteworthy guests that have been on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Brian Williams has made 15 appearances as an interview guest. Prior to Williams, the most frequently appearing guest on the program was Sen. John McCain with 13 visits. McCain was introduced by Jon Stewart as the "most frequently appearing guest" during McCain's appearance on 16 August 2007. As of 2015, the most frequent guest on the show is Fareed Zakaria , with 19 appearances[ 1] Denis Leary , with 16 appearances since Jon took over in 1999.
Politicians
Barack Obama , former president of the United States Joe Biden , former vice president of the United States Jimmy Carter , former President of the United States Bill Clinton , former president of the United StatesAl Gore , former vice president of the United States Hillary Clinton , former United States Secretary of State and wife of former U.S. president Bill Clinton Tony Blair , former prime minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown , former prime minister of the United Kingdom Vicente Fox , former president of Mexico Evo Morales , President of Bolivia Pervez Musharraf , former president of Pakistan Abdullah II , King of Jordan Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , President of Liberia Rosalynn Carter wife of former president of the United States Jimmy Carter Lynne Cheney , wife of former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney Michelle Obama , wife of President of the United States Barack Obama Mohamed Nasheed , former president of the Maldives Nicola Sturgeon , current first minister of Scotland
Members of the United States Cabinet
Madeleine Albright , former United States Secretary of State Robert Gates , former United States Secretary of Defense John Ashcroft , former United States Attorney General James Baker , former United States Secretary of State Zbigniew Brzezinski , former United States National Security Advisor Steven Chu , United States Secretary of Energy Austan Goolsbee , former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Lisa P. Jackson , Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Henry Kissinger , former United States Secretary of State Ray LaHood , United States Secretary of Transportation Gary Locke , United States Secretary of Commerce Ray Mabus , United States Secretary of the Navy Janet Napolitano , United States Secretary of Homeland Security Paul O'Neill , former United States Secretary of the Treasury Colin Powell , former United States Secretary of State Robert Reich , former United States Secretary of Labor Tom Ridge , former United States Secretary of Homeland Security Donald Rumsfeld , former United States Secretary of Defense Ken Salazar , United States Secretary of the Interior —First Obama cabinet member to be guest during time in office.Kathleen Sebelius , United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Spellings , United States Secretary of Education —The only Bush cabinet level guest to appear while holding office.[ 2] Christine Todd Whitman , former governor of New Jersey and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Evan Bayh , (D) Indiana , formerJoe Biden , (D) Delaware , formerBarbara Boxer , (D) California Bill Bradley , (D) New Jersey , formerLincoln Chafee , (I) Rhode Island , formerHillary Clinton , (D) New York , formerNorm Coleman , (R) Minnesota , formerTom Daschle , (D) South Dakota , formerChris Dodd , (D) Connecticut , formerBob Dole , (R) Kansas , formerDick Durbin , (D), Illinois John Edwards , (D) North Carolina , formerRussell Feingold , (D) Wisconsin , formerAl Franken , (D) Minnesota Gary Hart , (D) Colorado , formerKay Bailey Hutchison , (R) Texas , formerTed Kennedy , (D) Massachusetts , formerBob Kerrey , (D) Nebraska , formerJohn Kerry , (D) Massachusetts , formerJoseph Lieberman , (I) Connecticut , formerTrent Lott , (R) Mississippi , formerJohn McCain , (R) Arizona Bob Menendez , (D) New Jersey Zell Miller , (D) Georgia , formerCarol Moseley-Braun , (D) Illinois , formerBen Nelson , (D) Nebraska , formerBarack Obama , (D) Illinois , formerRand Paul , (R) Kentucky Bernie Sanders , (I) Vermont Rick Santorum , (R) Pennsylvania , formerCharles Schumer , (D) New York Arlen Specter , (D), Pennsylvania , former
Other federal officers and advisers
John R. Bolton , former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Michael D. Brown , former administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency Andrew Card , former White House Chief of Staff Ari Fleischer , former White House Press Secretary Alan Greenspan , former chairman of the Federal ReserveKaren Hughes , former executive adviser to President George H. W. Bush Scott McClellan , former White House Press SecretaryDana Perino , former White House Press SecretaryRichard Perle , former Assistant United States Secretary of Defense Tony Snow , former White House Press SecretaryGeorge Tenet , former Director of Central Intelligence for the United States Central Intelligence Agency Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Governors
Evan Bayh , former governor of Indiana Rod Blagojevich , former governor of Illinois Jon Corzine , former governor of New Jersey Mario Cuomo , former governor of New York Mitch Daniels , Governor of Indiana Howard Dean , former governor of Vermont and chairman of the Democratic National Committee Mike Huckabee , former governor of Arkansas Tim Kaine , former governor of Virginia , and chairman of the Democratic National Committee Bob Kerrey , former governor of Nebraska James McGreevey , former governor of New Jersey Tim Pawlenty , former governor of Minnesota Rick Perry , former governor of Texas Marc Racicot , former governor of Montana and former chairman of the Republican National Committee Bill Richardson , former governor of New Mexico Tim Walz , current governor of Minnesota William Weld , former governor of Massachusetts
Mayors
Other political guests
Ali Allawi , former Minister of Defense of Iraq Donna Brazile , former campaign manager for Al Gore Pat Buchanan , political commentator, unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for president, 1992 and 1996 ; unsuccessful Reform Party nominee for president in 2000 Wesley Clark , retired U.S. Army general , unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 2004 Elizabeth Edwards , deceased wife of former North Carolina Senator John Edwards Ed Gillespie , former chairman of the Republican National Committee Bill Kristol , political commentator, founder/editor of The Weekly Standard Christine Lagarde , Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Terry McAuliffe , former chairman of the Democratic National Committee Ken Mehlman , campaign manager for George W. Bush in 2004 and former chairman of the Republican National CommitteeRalph Nader , consumer advocate, four-time unsuccessful Green and independent candidate for PresidentJenny Sanford , ex-wife of former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford Rev. Al Sharpton , civil rights activist, unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 2004
Howard Stern , producer and radio talk show hostArchbishop Desmond Tutu , South African anti-apartheid leader, human rights spokesman
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein , Washington Post Watergate scandal ; authorsHoward Zinn , historian, political activistsJohn Zogby , pollster, founder and president/CEO of Zogby International
Journalists
Christiane Amanpour , ABC host of This Week Reza Aslan , Middle East Analyst for CBS News Maziar Bahari , Newsweek Fred Barnes , Fox News analystTom Brokaw , former NBC Nightly News Rajiv Chandrasekaran , assistant managing editor of The Washington Post Anderson Cooper , CNN Correspondent and host of Anderson Cooper 360 Bob Costas , NBC Sports commentatorKatie Couric , CBS Evening News Thomas Friedman , nationally syndicated columnistDavid Gregory , NBCChristopher Hitchens , columnist and authorPeter Jennings , late ABC World News Tonight Jim Kelly, managing editor of Time magazine
Ted Koppel , former host of Nightline Larry King , former host of Larry King Live Matt Lauer , Co-anchor of NBC's The Today Show Lara Logan , CBS News war correspondent.Rachel Maddow , host of MSNBC 's The Rachel Maddow Show Chris Matthews , host of MSNBC 's Hardball with Chris Matthews Michael Moore , documentary filmmakerBill Moyers , former host of PBS 's Now Bill O'Reilly , host of The O'Reilly Factor Fox News Jeremy Paxman , host of the BBC 's Newsnight Dan Rather , former CBS Evening News anchorAl Roker , weatherman of NBC's Today Show Helen Thomas , White House CorrespondentMike Wallace , former host of 60 Minutes Barbara Walters , conductor of The View Brian Williams , former NBC Nightly News Fareed Zakaria , former editor of Newsweek International Jorge Ramos , Noticiero Univision anchor
Actors and actresses
Ben Affleck , actor and Academy Award-winning screenwriterAlan Alda Amy Adams Gillian Anderson Julie Andrews Rowan Atkinson Kate Beckinsale Halle Berry , Academy Award-winning actressDavid Boreanaz Adrien Brody , Academy Award-winning actorPierce Brosnan Sandra Bullock , Academy Award-winning actressSteve Carell George Clooney , Academy Award-winning actorSacha Baron Cohen , once as Borat and once out of characterDaniel Craig , current James Bond David Cross Russell Crowe , Academy Award-winning actorMatt Damon , Academy Award-winning actorClaire Danes Cameron Diaz David Duchovny Clint Eastwood Carmen Electra Colin Farrell Colin Firth , Academy Award-winning actorMick Foley , pro wrestler and writerHarrison Ford , Academy Award nomineeJodie Foster , two-time Academy Award-winning actressJamie Foxx , Academy Award-winning actorRichard Gere Ricky Gervais Adam Goldberg Joseph Gordon-Levitt Topher Grace Seth Green Jake Gyllenhaal , Academy Award nomineeMaggie Gyllenhaal , Academy Award nomineeAnne Hathaway , Academy Award nomineeDustin Hoffman , two-time Academy Award-winning actorRon Howard , actor and Academy Award-winning directorSamuel L. Jackson , Academy Award nomineeAngelina Jolie , Academy Award-winning actressKeira Knightley , Academy Award nomineeDenis Leary , comedianHeath Ledger , Academy Award-winning actorAshton Kutcher John Malkovich , Academy Award nomineeRachel McAdams Ian McKellen , Academy Award nomineeDennis Miller , comedianClive Owen , Academy Award nomineeElliot Page , Academy Award nomineeRobert Patrick Dev Patel Matthew Perry Natalie Portman , Academy Award-winning actressDennis Quaid John C. Reilly , Academy Award nomineeChristina Ricci Seth Rogen Paul Rudd Adam Sandler Jerry Seinfeld Ben Stiller Meryl Streep , three-time Academy Award-winning actressChristopher Walken , Academy Award-winning actorBruce Willis Elijah Wood Jim Parsons
Musicians
Tori Amos Arcade Fire Atoms for Peace , who performed "Default " and "Harrowdown Hill "Justin Bieber , who performed on the showJon Bon Jovi Bono Coldplay , who performed songs from their 2008 album, Viva La Vida Jakob Dylan The Goo Goo Dolls Dave Grohl Jack's Mannequin , who performed songs from their 2008 album, The Glass Passenger Wynton Marsalis John Mellencamp Willie Nelson Pink , who performed on the showQuestlove RZA Richie Sambora Slash Esperanza Spalding , who performed on the showBruce Springsteen , who performed on the showRingo Starr , who performed on the show with Ben Harper and Relentless7 Tenacious D , who performed on the showThey Might Be Giants , who also perform The Daily Show theme song, penned by Bob Mould Pete Townshend Tom Waits , who performed on the showThe White Stripes , who performed on the showNeil Young
Businessmen
Elon Musk , co-founder of Tesla Inc. , SpaceX , Solar City , Neuralink , OpenAI , PayPal Jeff Bezos , founder of Amazon.com Richard Branson , Chairman of Virgin Group Bill Gates , Chairman of Microsoft Craig Newmark , founder of Craigslist Jimmy Wales , co-founder of Wikipedia
Writers
See also
References
External links
Episodes
Kilborn's tenure Stewart's tenure Noah's tenure Under various hosts
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