People mentioned on Fresh Air

Part of Fresh Air.

As of November 2026, 100 people have been mentioned across 35 analyzed episodes of Fresh Air; the most frequent are Terry Gross, Barack Obama and Bob Odenkirk.

Who comes up on Fresh Air?

  1. Terry Gross — 9 episodes, most recently Jan 2026 in Star of ‘Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn | Fresh Air
  2. Barack Obama — 2 episodes, most recently Aug 2025 in Jacob Soboroff on Trump-Era Immigration Tactics | Fresh Air
  3. Bob Odenkirk — 2 episodes, most recently Jan 2026 in Star of ‘Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn | Fresh Air
  4. Bill and Hillary Clinton — 2 episodes, most recently Aug 2025 in Jacob Soboroff on Trump-Era Immigration Tactics | Fresh Air
  5. Martin Scorsese — 2 episodes, most recently Dec 2025 in Brendan Fraser on his lifelong search for belonging
  6. Brendan Fraser — 1 episode, most recently Dec 2025 in Brendan Fraser on his lifelong search for belonging
  7. Johnny Greenwood — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in For Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, there are no rules to composing for film (2022 interview)
  8. Lucy Liu — 1 episode, most recently Jan 2026 in Lucy Liu on rejection, "Hey Ya," and returning to Mandarin in 'Rosemead'
  9. Lindsey Adario — 1 episode, most recently Dec 2025 in Photojournalist Lynsey Addario on balancing work and family — when work is a war zone | Fresh Air
  10. Cameron Crowe — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor | Fresh Air
  11. Diane Keaton — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Remembering Diane Keaton (1997 interview) | Fresh Air
  12. Coleman Domingo — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Colman Domingo (2023 interview) | Fresh Air
  13. Jake Gyllenhaal — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Anne Hathaway (2010 interview) | Fresh Air
  14. Ray Seahorn — 1 episode, most recently Jan 2026 in Star of ‘Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn | Fresh Air
  15. Samin Nosrat — 1 episode, most recently Sep 2025 in Samin Nosrat is embracing 'Good Things' | Fresh Air
  16. Bayard Rustin — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Colman Domingo (2023 interview) | Fresh Air
  17. Paul Thomas Anderson — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in For Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, there are no rules to composing for film (2022 interview)
  18. Sam Fragoso — 1 episode, most recently Dec 2025 in Photojournalist Lynsey Addario on balancing work and family — when work is a war zone | Fresh Air
  19. Lester Bangs — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor | Fresh Air
  20. Ang Lee — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Anne Hathaway (2010 interview) | Fresh Air
  21. Chris Kristofferson — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor | Fresh Air
  22. David Greybeard — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Remembering Jane Goodall (1993 interview) | Fresh Air
  23. Kim Wexler — 1 episode, most recently Jan 2026 in Star of ‘Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn | Fresh Air
  24. Martin Luther King — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Colman Domingo (2023 interview) | Fresh Air
  25. George Lucas — 1 episode, most recently Aug 2025 in Remembering actor Terence Stamp (2002 interview) | Fresh Air
  26. Joseph Campbell — 1 episode, most recently Jul 2025 in Remembering renowned Broadcaster Bill Moyers | Fresh Air
  27. Karen Bass — 1 episode, most recently Aug 2025 in Jacob Soboroff on Trump-Era Immigration Tactics | Fresh Air
  28. Steven Miller — 1 episode, most recently Aug 2025 in Jacob Soboroff on Trump-Era Immigration Tactics | Fresh Air
  29. Tennessee Williams — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in For 'Vogue' Titan André Leon Talley, Fashion Was A 'Gateway To The World' (2018 interview)
  30. Michael Caine — 1 episode, most recently Aug 2025 in Remembering actor Terence Stamp (2002 interview) | Fresh Air
  31. Hannah Arendt — 1 episode, most recently Aug 2025 in Ocean Vuong on Class, Grief, and When He Plans To Call It Quits| Fresh Air
  32. Philip Seymour Hoffman — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor | Fresh Air
  33. Abraham Lincoln — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in Mary Todd Lincoln as a cabaret star? How Cole Escola's 'stupid' dream came true | Fresh Air
  34. Virginia Woolf — 1 episode, most recently Aug 2025 in Ocean Vuong on Class, Grief, and When He Plans To Call It Quits| Fresh Air
  35. Bob Dylan — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor | Fresh Air
  36. Albert Finney — 1 episode, most recently Aug 2025 in Remembering actor Terence Stamp (2002 interview) | Fresh Air
  37. Ken Burns — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in Mary Todd Lincoln as a cabaret star? How Cole Escola's 'stupid' dream came true | Fresh Air
  38. Bob Weir — 1 episode, most recently Jan 2026 in Remembering Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead | Fresh Air
  39. Wes Anderson — 1 episode, most recently Jun 2025 in Ebon Moss-Bachrach takes us inside 'The Bear' kitchen | Fresh Air
  40. Brian Wilson — 1 episode, most recently Jun 2025 in Remembering Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys (1988 interview) | Fresh Air
  41. Heath Ledger — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Anne Hathaway (2010 interview) | Fresh Air
  42. Bruce Dern — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Thinking she had just months to live, Laura Dern's mother 'spilled the beans' (2023 interview)
  43. Jimmy Carter — 1 episode, most recently Jul 2025 in Remembering renowned Broadcaster Bill Moyers | Fresh Air
  44. Nicholas Cage — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Thinking she had just months to live, Laura Dern's mother 'spilled the beans' (2023 interview)
  45. Yo-Yo Ma — 1 episode, most recently Sep 2025 in Samin Nosrat is embracing 'Good Things' | Fresh Air
  46. Sarah Paulson — 1 episode, most recently Jun 2025 in Ebon Moss-Bachrach takes us inside 'The Bear' kitchen | Fresh Air
  47. Toni Morrison — 1 episode, most recently Aug 2025 in Ocean Vuong on Class, Grief, and When He Plans To Call It Quits| Fresh Air
  48. John Carter — 1 episode, most recently Apr 2025 in Noah Wyle is at home in 'The Pitt' | Fresh Air
  49. John Mulaney — 1 episode, most recently Jun 2025 in Ebon Moss-Bachrach takes us inside 'The Bear' kitchen | Fresh Air
  50. Federico Fellini — 1 episode, most recently Aug 2025 in Remembering actor Terence Stamp (2002 interview) | Fresh Air
  51. Eric Clapton — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor | Fresh Air
  52. Jimmy Page — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor | Fresh Air
  53. Diane Ladd — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Thinking she had just months to live, Laura Dern's mother 'spilled the beans' (2023 interview)
  54. Vince Gilligan — 1 episode, most recently Jan 2026 in Star of ‘Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn | Fresh Air
  55. Kate Winslet — 1 episode, most recently Apr 2025 in From 'Designing Women' to 'Hacks', Jean Smart's career remains strong (2021 interview) | Fresh Air
  56. John Wells — 1 episode, most recently Apr 2025 in Noah Wyle is at home in 'The Pitt' | Fresh Air
  57. Lena Dunham — 1 episode, most recently Jul 2025 in Lena Dunham on sex, oversharing And writing about lost 'Girls' (2014 interview) | Fresh Air
  58. Jim Miller — 1 episode, most recently Jul 2025 in Leslie Uggams looks back on decades in show business | Fresh Air
  59. Morgan Freeman — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in Bestselling author James Patterson on the voices that keep him up at night | Fresh Air
  60. Dolly Parton — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in Bestselling author James Patterson on the voices that keep him up at night | Fresh Air
  61. Doug Honor — 1 episode, most recently Jan 2026 in Lucy Liu on rejection, "Hey Ya," and returning to Mandarin in 'Rosemead'
  62. Akira Emoto — 1 episode, most recently Dec 2025 in Brendan Fraser on his lifelong search for belonging
  63. Edwick — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Anne Hathaway (2010 interview) | Fresh Air
  64. Greg Alman — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor | Fresh Air
  65. Penny Lane — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor | Fresh Air
  66. Penny Trumbull — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor | Fresh Air
  67. Dale Peterson — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Remembering Jane Goodall (1993 interview) | Fresh Air
  68. Gus Fring — 1 episode, most recently Jan 2026 in Star of ‘Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn | Fresh Air
  69. Patrick Fabian — 1 episode, most recently Jan 2026 in Star of ‘Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn | Fresh Air
  70. Hannah Einbinder — 1 episode, most recently Apr 2025 in From 'Designing Women' to 'Hacks', Jean Smart's career remains strong (2021 interview) | Fresh Air
  71. Ira Glass — 1 episode, most recently Jul 2025 in Atsuko Okatsuka on Caretaking, Comedy, and Growing Up Late | Fresh Air
  72. John Cameron Mitchell — 1 episode, most recently Jul 2025 in Lena Dunham on sex, oversharing And writing about lost 'Girls' (2014 interview) | Fresh Air
  73. Ella Fitzgerald — 1 episode, most recently Jul 2025 in Leslie Uggams looks back on decades in show business | Fresh Air
  74. Connie Stephen — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in Bestselling author James Patterson on the voices that keep him up at night | Fresh Air
  75. Sam Briger — 1 episode, most recently Sep 2025 in Samin Nosrat is embracing 'Good Things' | Fresh Air
  76. Abraham Joshua Heschel — 1 episode, most recently Sep 2025 in Samin Nosrat is embracing 'Good Things' | Fresh Air
  77. Fava — 1 episode, most recently Sep 2025 in Samin Nosrat is embracing 'Good Things' | Fresh Air
  78. Kristen Stewart — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in For Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, there are no rules to composing for film (2022 interview)
  79. Kristof Penderecki — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in For Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, there are no rules to composing for film (2022 interview)
  80. Ryan Cougler — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in "Sinners" director Ryan Coogler paid a steep price for the films he made | Fresh Air
  81. Chadwick Boseman — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in "Sinners" director Ryan Coogler paid a steep price for the films he made | Fresh Air
  82. Buddy Guy — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in "Sinners" director Ryan Coogler paid a steep price for the films he made | Fresh Air
  83. Billy Strings — 1 episode, most recently Sep 2025 in Bluegrass star Billy Strings | Fresh Air
  84. Robert Redford — 1 episode, most recently Sep 2025 in At 77, Robert Redford goes back to his roots (2013 Interview) | Fresh Air
  85. Michael B. Jordan — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in "Sinners" director Ryan Coogler paid a steep price for the films he made | Fresh Air
  86. Jamie Lee Curtis — 1 episode, most recently Jun 2025 in Ebon Moss-Bachrach takes us inside 'The Bear' kitchen | Fresh Air
  87. Warren Beatty — 1 episode, most recently Aug 2025 in Remembering actor Terence Stamp (2002 interview) | Fresh Air
  88. John F. Kennedy — 1 episode, most recently Jul 2025 in Remembering renowned Broadcaster Bill Moyers | Fresh Air
  89. Al Pacino — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Remembering Diane Keaton (1997 interview) | Fresh Air
  90. Laura Dern — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Thinking she had just months to live, Laura Dern's mother 'spilled the beans' (2023 interview)
  91. Sanjay Gupta — 1 episode, most recently Sep 2025 in How does pain work? Dr. Sanjay Gupta Explains | Fresh Air
  92. Jane Goodall — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Remembering Jane Goodall (1993 interview) | Fresh Air
  93. Chad Michael — 1 episode, most recently Jun 2025 in Ebon Moss-Bachrach takes us inside 'The Bear' kitchen | Fresh Air
  94. Ryan Reynolds — 1 episode, most recently Jul 2025 in Leslie Uggams looks back on decades in show business | Fresh Air
  95. Taylor Swift — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in Mary Todd Lincoln as a cabaret star? How Cole Escola's 'stupid' dream came true | Fresh Air
  96. Andy Warhol — 1 episode, most recently May 2025 in For 'Vogue' Titan André Leon Talley, Fashion Was A 'Gateway To The World' (2018 interview)
  97. David Lynch — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Thinking she had just months to live, Laura Dern's mother 'spilled the beans' (2023 interview)
  98. Jonathan Demme — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Anne Hathaway (2010 interview) | Fresh Air
  99. Anne Hathaway — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Anne Hathaway (2010 interview) | Fresh Air
  100. Woody Allen — 1 episode, most recently Oct 2025 in Remembering Diane Keaton (1997 interview) | Fresh Air