| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Allen Moore | Crew | Crew | Cinematography | 9 |
 Buddy Squires | Crew | Crew | Cinematography | 9 |
Geoffrey C. Ward | Crew | Writing | Writer | 9 |
 Ken Burns | Crew | Production | Producer, Executive Producer, Cinematography, Music Director, Director, Writer | 9 |
 Lynn Novick | Crew | Production | Producer | 9 |
Michael Levine | Crew | Editing | Editor | 1 |
Paul Barnes | Crew | Editing | Editor | 1 |
Tricia Reidy | Crew | Editing | Editor | 3 |
Mike Hill | Crew | Production | Coordinating Producer | 9 |
 Stephen Ives | Crew | Production | Consulting Producer | 9 |
Rikk Desgres | Crew | Editing | Editor | 1 |
David Schaye | Crew | Production | Associate Producer | 9 |
Yaffa Lerea | Crew | Editing | Editor | 3 |
Bruce Alfred | Crew | Production | Coordinating Producer | 9 |
Daniel J. White | Crew | Production | Associate Producer | 9 |
Susanna Steisel | Crew | Production | Associate Producer | 9 |
 Adam Arkin | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Aidan Quinn | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Al Lewis | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Alan King | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Amy Madigan | Cast | Actress | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Anthony Hopkins | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
Arthur Ashe | Cast | Self | 9 | |
 Arthur Miller | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Billy Crystal | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
 Bob Costas | Cast | Actor | Self - Host | 1 |
 Charlie Rose | Cast | Actor | Self - Host | 6 |
 Chris Rock | Cast | Actor | Self | 0 |
 Daniel Okrent | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
 David Caruso | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Delroy Lindo | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Derek Jacobi | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Doris Kearns Goodwin | Cast | Actress | Self | 9 |
 Ed Harris | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Eli Wallach | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Garrison Keillor | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Gene Jones | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 George Plimpton | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
 George Will | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
 Gregory Hines | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Gregory Peck | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Hank Aaron | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
 Jason Robards | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Jerry Stiller | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Jesse Jackson | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 John Chancellor | Cast | Actor | Self - Narrator (voice) | 9 |
 John Cusack | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 John Hartford | Cast | Actor | Voice | 0 |
 John Sayles | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
 John Turturro | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Julie Harris | Cast | Actress | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Keith Carradine | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Keith Olbermann | Cast | Actor | Self | 0 |
Ken Burns | Cast | Actor | Self - Guest | 1 |
 LaTanya Richardson Jackson | Cast | Actress | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Loren Dean | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 M. Emmet Walsh | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
Mario Cuomo | Cast | Self | 9 | |
 Michael Moriarty | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Mickey Mantle | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
Mike Barnicle | Cast | Self | 9 | |
 Ossie Davis | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Paul Newman | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Paul Roebling | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Paul Winfield | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Philip Bosco | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
Red Barber | Cast | Self | 9 | |
Shelby Foote | Cast | Self | 9 | |
Stephen Jay Gould | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
 Stephen King | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
 Stephen Lang | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 9 |
Tip O'Neill | Cast | Various (voice) | 9 | |
Tom Wicker | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
 Vin Scully | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
Willie Morris | Cast | Self | 9 | |
 Yogi Berra | Cast | Actor | Self - Guest | 1 |
Omar Vizquel | Cast | Self | 9 | |
 Bob Gibson | Cast | Self - Guest | 1 | |
 Studs Terkel | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill | Cast | Actor | Various (voice) | 1 |
Marvin Miller | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
Buck O'Neil | Cast | Self | 9 | |
 Pedro Martínez | Cast | Actor | Self | 0 |
 Rachel Robinson | Cast | Actress | Self | 9 |
Gerald Early | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
 Howard Bryant | Cast | Actor | Self | 0 |
 Bud Selig | Cast | Actor | Self | 0 |
 Bill Lee | Cast | Actor | Self | 2 |
 Ted Williams | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
Charles McDowell | Cast | Self | 9 | |
 Bob Feller | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
Roger Angell | Cast | Self | 9 | |
Curt Flood | Cast | Self | 9 | |
Jody Powell | Cast | Various (voice) | 9 | |
 John Thorn | Cast | Actor | Self | 9 |
Shirley Povich | Cast | Self | 9 | |
Donald Hall | Cast | Self | 9 | |
Riley Stewart | Cast | Self | 9 | |
Clyde Sukeforth | Cast | Self | 9 | |
Sammie Haynes | Cast | Self | 9 | |
Robert Creamer | Cast | Self | 9 | |
Manuel Márquez-Sterling | Cast | Self | 9 | |
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