America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset (2026) featured a cast of 40 tracked actors. Of these, 18 (55%) are still alive today and 15 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Joe Biden, age 83. This TV series starred Tom Vogt and Heike Paul.
55% still with us· verified cast45% of full cast · incl. 7 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 55% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast40 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Vogt Self - Narrator | Self - Narrator | Living | 31/03/1957 | 69 | — | 69 |
 Heike Paul Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Living | 01/01/1968 | 58 | — | 58 |
 Elisabeth Anker Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Volker Depkat Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Living | 26/12/1965 | 60 | — | 61 |
Michael Hochgeschwender Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nikole Hannah-Jones Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Living | 09/04/1976 | 50 | — | 50 |
Jessica Gienow-Hecht Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Melani McAlister Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Khalil Gibran Muhammad Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Living | 27/04/1972 | 54 | — | 54 |
Michaela Hampf Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jasper Trautsch Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Max Paul Friedman Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Donald Trump Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 14/06/1946 | 80 | — | 80 |
 Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/02/1911 | 93 | 05/06/2004 | 115 |
 George W. Bush Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 06/07/1946 | 80 | — | 80 |
 John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/05/1917 | 46 | 22/11/1963 | 109 |
 Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/01/1882 | 63 | 12/04/1945 | 144 |
 Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/08/1908 | 64 | 22/01/1973 | 118 |
 Jimmy Carter Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/10/1924 | 100 | 29/12/2024 | 102 |
 Joe Biden Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 20/11/1942 | 83 | — | 84 |
 JD Vance Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 02/08/1984 | 42 | — | 42 |
 Mike Pence Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 07/06/1959 | 67 | — | 67 |
 Pete Hegseth Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 06/06/1980 | 46 | — | 46 |
 Marco Rubio Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 28/05/1971 | 55 | — | 55 |
 Elon Musk Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 28/06/1971 | 55 | — | 55 |
 Bill Gates Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 28/10/1955 | 70 | — | 71 |
 Jacques Chirac Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/11/1932 | 86 | 26/09/2019 | 94 |
 Martin Luther King Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 15/01/1929 | 39 | 04/04/1968 | 97 |
 Jerry Falwell Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 11/08/1933 | 73 | 15/05/2007 | 93 |
 Oprah Winfrey Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 29/01/1954 | 72 | — | 72 |
 Arnold Schwarzenegger Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 30/07/1947 | 79 | — | 79 |
 Rosalynn Carter Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/08/1927 | 96 | 19/11/2023 | 99 |
 Nancy Reagan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/07/1921 | 94 | 06/03/2016 | 105 |
 Melania Trump Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 26/04/1970 | 56 | — | 56 |
 Usha Vance Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 06/01/1986 | 40 | — | 40 |
 Fidel Castro Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 13/08/1926 | 90 | 25/11/2016 | 100 |
 Nikita Khrushchev Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 15/04/1894 | 77 | 11/09/1971 | 132 |
 John D. Rockefeller Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/07/1839 | 97 | 23/05/1937 | 187 |
 Andrew Carnegie Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/11/1835 | 83 | 11/08/1919 | 191 |
 Henry Ford Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/07/1863 | 83 | 07/04/1947 | 163 |