| 100% | DIAZ | 4 | Cameron who retired from acting in 2017 |
| 69% | DANIELDAYLEWIS | 14 | "Lincoln" actor who retired from acting after appearing in 2017's "Phantom Thread": 2 wds., hyph. |
| 58% | CAMERONDIAZ | 11 | "Charlie's Angels" actress who retired from acting after appearing in 2014's "Annie": 2 wds. |
| 58% | GENEHACKMAN | 11 | "Hoosiers" actor who retired from acting after appearing in 2004's "Welcome to Mooseport": 2 wds. |
| 54% | DIAZ | 4 | Actress Cameron who has retired from acting |
| 48% | SAJAK | 5 | Pat who retired from "Wheel of Fortune" in 2024 |
| 48% | ANA | 3 | Ivanovic who retired from tennis in 2016 |
| 48% | ROB | 3 | Gronkowski who retired from football in March |
| 48% | SELES | 5 | Monica who retired from tennis in 2008 |
| 48% | SERENA | 6 | Williams who retired from tennis in 2022 |
| 48% | BARBARA | 7 | Boxer who retired in 2017 |
| 47% | PAT | 3 | Sajak who retired from hosting "Wheel of Fortune" in June |
| 47% | USAINBOLT | 9 | Jamaican sprinter who retired in 2017 |
| 46% | FISH | 4 | Michael —, BBC TV weatherman who retired from full-time forecasting in 2004 |
| 46% | PANCHOVILLA | 11 | Mexican revolutionary who retired from hostilities in 1920 |
| 46% | EVA | 3 | Actress Mendes who retired from movies in 2014 |
| 45% | IAN | 3 | ___ Read, who retired as CEO of Pfizer in 2017 |
| 45% | TIPURIC | 7 | Justin —, Ospreys flanker who retired from international rugby in 2023 with 93 Wales caps |
| 44% | JAMES | 5 | LeBron ___, basketballer who retired from his Olympic career after winning a gold medal in 2024 |
| 44% | ALEX | 4 | ___ Morgan, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion who retired from professional soccer in 2024 |
| 43% | CUDMORE | 7 | Jamie —, former Canada and Clermont Auvergne rugby union lock who retired in 2017 |
| 42% | JAMAICA | 7 | Home country of world record holding athlete Usain (birthday today) who retired in 2017 |
| 40% | LYNCH | 5 | Marshawn ___, NFL player who retired in 2016 but returned to play for the Oakland Raiders in 2017 |
| 40% | YATES | 5 | Sally who served an abbreviated stint as acting Attorney General, in January, 2017 |
| 39% | ALI | 3 | Laila who retired from boxing undefeated |
| 38% | ELTON | 5 | “Tiny Dancer” singer John who retired from touring in 2023 |
| 38% | LENO | 4 | Jay who retired from "The Tonight Show" |
| 38% | TUCKER | 6 | Cameron ___, music teacher from the TV series "Modern Family" who performs like a Broadway star in unusual places |
| 37% | DIAZ | 4 | Cameron who voiced Fiona in “Shrek” |