| 100% | PANCHOVILLA | 11 | Mexican revolutionary who retired from hostilities in 1920 |
| 42% | SAJAK | 5 | Pat who retired from "Wheel of Fortune" in 2024 |
| 42% | ANA | 3 | Ivanovic who retired from tennis in 2016 |
| 42% | ROB | 3 | Gronkowski who retired from football in March |
| 42% | DIAZ | 4 | Cameron who retired from acting in 2017 |
| 42% | SELES | 5 | Monica who retired from tennis in 2008 |
| 42% | SERENA | 6 | Williams who retired from tennis in 2022 |
| 42% | PAT | 3 | Sajak who retired from hosting "Wheel of Fortune" in June |
| 41% | FISH | 4 | Michael —, BBC TV weatherman who retired from full-time forecasting in 2004 |
| 40% | EVA | 3 | Actress Mendes who retired from movies in 2014 |
| 40% | VILLA | 5 | Pancho —, Mexican revolutionary leader who died in 1923 |
| 40% | TIPURIC | 7 | Justin —, Ospreys flanker who retired from international rugby in 2023 with 93 Wales caps |
| 39% | JAMES | 5 | LeBron ___, basketballer who retired from his Olympic career after winning a gold medal in 2024 |
| 39% | CAMERONDIAZ | 11 | "Charlie's Angels" actress who retired from acting after appearing in 2014's "Annie": 2 wds. |
| 39% | DANIELDAYLEWIS | 14 | "Lincoln" actor who retired from acting after appearing in 2017's "Phantom Thread": 2 wds., hyph. |
| 39% | GENEHACKMAN | 11 | "Hoosiers" actor who retired from acting after appearing in 2004's "Welcome to Mooseport": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALEX | 4 | ___ Morgan, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion who retired from professional soccer in 2024 |
| 35% | LORENAOCHOA | 11 | Mexican golfer who was #1 in the LPGA from April 2007 to May 2010: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DEBS | 4 | Third-place candidate in the 1920 presidential election who ran his campaign from jail |
| 34% | ALI | 3 | Laila who retired from boxing undefeated |
| 34% | ELTON | 5 | “Tiny Dancer” singer John who retired from touring in 2023 |
| 34% | LENO | 4 | Jay who retired from "The Tonight Show" |
| 32% | SHAQ | 4 | Cager who retired in 2011 |
| 32% | BARBARA | 7 | Boxer who retired in 2017 |
| 32% | JETER | 5 | Yankee who retired in 2014 |
| 32% | ELI | 3 | Manning who retired from the NFL after the 2019 season |
| 32% | ROCKYMARCIANO | 13 | Boxer from the 50s who is the only world heavyweight champion in professional boxing to retire undefeated: 2 wds. |
| 32% | OMAR | 4 | Shortstop Vizquel who retired in 2012 |
| 32% | USAINBOLT | 9 | Jamaican sprinter who retired in 2017 |
| 32% | VIN | 3 | Sportscaster Scully who retired in 2016 |