| OTTKE | Sven, IBF super-middleweight champion from 1998 to 2004 (5) |
| HUGOSOTO | WBA Flyweight boxing champion from 1998 to 1999 (4,4) |
| IVANOV | Igor, foreign minister of Russia from 1998 to 2004 (6) |
| HOULLIER | Gerard, French coach who managed Liverpool FC from 1998 to 2004 (8) |
| PETRONASTOWERS | Kuala Lumpur landmark, the world's tallest building from 1998 to 2004 (8,6) |
| TONEY | James ___, IBF Super Middleweight champion from 1993-94 (5) |
| FROCH | 2012-15 IBF super middleweight champion (5) |
| TRUAX | 2017-18 IBF super middleweight champion (5) |
| CALEB | 2017-18 IBF super middleweight champion (5) |
| SELIG | Baseball commissioner from 1998 to 2015 |
| TAPIA | Johnny ___, WBA Bantamweight champion from 1998-99 (5) |
| ADAMKUS | Valdas ___, Lithuanian politician; president from 1998 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2009 (7) |
| LACY | Jeff ?, IBF Super Middleweight champion from 2004-06 (4) |
| JEFFLACY | US boxer who was IBF Super Middleweight champion from 2004- 06 (4,4) |
| LIPENG | Chinese Communist politician; prime minister from 1988 to 1998 and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1998 to 2003 (2,4) |
| JAMESDELAHUNT | Presenter on STV's 'Scotsport' from 1998 to 2006 (5,8) |
| LOOSEENDS | BBC Radio a programme presented by Ned Sherrin from 1998 to 2006 (5.4) |
| BUTE | Lucian ...., 2007-12 IBF Super middleweight champion (4) |
| CARL | 2012-15 IBF super middleweight champion (4) |
| KARIMI | Iranian midfielder who scored 38 goals in international competition during his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2013. In 2004 he was named Asian Footballer of the Year. (6) |
