| 100% | ELTON | 5 | “Tiny Dancer” singer John who retired from touring in 2023 |
| 46% | TIPURIC | 7 | Justin —, Ospreys flanker who retired from international rugby in 2023 with 93 Wales caps |
| 40% | ELTON | 5 | John who will stop touring in 2021 |
| 39% | MADDEN | 6 | Flamboyant NFL broadcaster John who retired in 2009 |
| 39% | SAJAK | 5 | Pat who retired from "Wheel of Fortune" in 2024 |
| 39% | ANA | 3 | Ivanovic who retired from tennis in 2016 |
| 39% | ROB | 3 | Gronkowski who retired from football in March |
| 39% | DIAZ | 4 | Cameron who retired from acting in 2017 |
| 39% | SELES | 5 | Monica who retired from tennis in 2008 |
| 39% | SERENA | 6 | Williams who retired from tennis in 2022 |
| 38% | PAT | 3 | Sajak who retired from hosting "Wheel of Fortune" in June |
| 38% | JOHN | 4 | Elton ___, "Tiny Dancer" singer who sang at Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in 2012 |
| 37% | FISH | 4 | Michael —, BBC TV weatherman who retired from full-time forecasting in 2004 |
| 37% | TOMBRADY | 8 | Star quarterback who retired (for the second time) in 2023 |
| 37% | PANCHOVILLA | 11 | Mexican revolutionary who retired from hostilities in 1920 |
| 37% | EVA | 3 | Actress Mendes who retired from movies in 2014 |
| 37% | BALE | 4 | Gareth ___, Welsh soccer player who retired in 2023 |
| 37% | BRADY | 5 | Tom ___, American football quarterback who retired in 2023 |
| 36% | ELTON | 5 | "Tiny Dancer" singer ___ John |
| 36% | JAMES | 5 | LeBron ___, basketballer who retired from his Olympic career after winning a gold medal in 2024 |
| 36% | LECARRE | 7 | John, who wrote The Spy Who Came In from the Cold |
| 35% | CAMERONDIAZ | 11 | "Charlie's Angels" actress who retired from acting after appearing in 2014's "Annie": 2 wds. |
| 35% | DANIELDAYLEWIS | 14 | "Lincoln" actor who retired from acting after appearing in 2017's "Phantom Thread": 2 wds., hyph. |
| 35% | GENEHACKMAN | 11 | "Hoosiers" actor who retired from acting after appearing in 2004's "Welcome to Mooseport": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALEX | 4 | ___ Morgan, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion who retired from professional soccer in 2024 |
| 35% | ELTON | 5 | John who sang "Tiny Dancer" |
| 35% | ELTON | 5 | "Tiny Dancer" singer John |
| 35% | CENA | 4 | John who announced that he would retire from wrestling at the end of 2025 |
| 35% | PAUL | 4 | Singer Simon who announced in February that he's retiring |
| 35% | ELTON | 5 | Singer ___ John who is about to begin a three-year farewell tour |