| PETERMANSBRIDGE | "The National" host who retired in 2017 |
| DAVIDLETTERMAN | Talk show host who retired in 2015 after 6,000 episodes; he un-retired three years later with another talk show |
| EVANS | Lee - - -, manic stand-up who retired in 2017 (5) |
| BARBARA | Boxer who retired in 2017 |
| LENO | TV host who retired in 2014 |
| CUDMORE | Jamie -, former Canada and Clermont Auvergne rugby union lock who retired in 2017 |
| JAMESLIPTON | Host who retired from "Inside the Actors Studio" in 2018 |
| SAJAK | TV host who retired on 6/7/24 |
| JETER | Yankee whose #2 was retired in 2017 |
| BOOT | Monopoly token retired in 2017 |
| JAMIE | And 8 Former Canada, Clermont, Grenoble and Llanelli rugby union lock; retired in 2017 (5,7) |
| DALAI | The former head of the Tibetan government in exile, who retired in March 2011 (5,4) |
| LAMA | The former head of the Tibetan government in exile, who retired in March 2011 (5,4) |
| DALAILAMA | The former head of the Tibetan government in exile, who retired in 2011 (5,4) |
| GUPTILL | Identify the surname of this cricketer who retired in January 2025 and holds the highest score in a World Cup. (7) |
| BOBLEY | ESPN personality who retired in 2019 after being with the network since its inception in 1979 |
| CAMERONDIAZ | The Mask actress who retired in 2014 and unretired in 2022: 2 wds. |
| DAVIDROBINSON | Basketball great who retired in 2003 after winning the NBA title: 2 wds. |
| ANNA | Tennis player Kournikova who retired in 2007 at the age of 21 |
| DWAYNE | ___ Wade one of the Big Three of basketball who retired in 2019 |
