This is a list of noteworthy guests that have been on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. As of his appearance on August 15, 2012, 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 and Comedian/Actor Denis Leary, with 16 appearances since Jon took over in 1999.
Politicians
Heads of state, heads of government, deputy heads of state or their spouses
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 States
Al 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. Christine Todd Whitman, former Governor of New Jersey and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency