| WAUGH | Australia's 1999 men's World Cup-winning captain (5) |
| MARSH | Coached Australia to 1999 men's cricket World Cup (5) |
| TWOSE | NZ's England-born batting star 1999 men's cricket World Cup (5) |
| EALES | Wallabies' 1999 Rugby World Cup-winning captain (5) |
| MOORE | England's World Cup winning captain, 1966 (5,5) |
| BOBBY | England's World Cup winning captain, 1966 (5,5) |
| DUNGA | Brazil's 1994 FIFA World Cup-winning captain (5) |
| KAPIL | India 1983 Cricket World Cup-winning captain (5) |
| FINCH | Australia's 2021 men's T20 World Cup-winning captain (5) |
| IMRAN | 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup-winning captain (5,4) |
| ALANA | - - - Gattinger, the first female team manager at a men's World Cup when working with Canada at Japan 2019 (5) |
| SPAIN | 2010 men's World Cup champs |
| RICKY | Head coach of Delhi and a former World Cup winning captain for Australia (first name only) |
| SAMMY | West Indian all-rounder and two-time T20I World Cup winning captain, who captained SRH in 2014 |
| FARAG | 2023 PSA Men's World Squash Championship winner (5) |
| PETER | Darts player; 1989 Men's World Masters champion (5,6) |
| MCCAW | NZ's first three-time men's World Rugby Player of the Year (5) |
| COSTA | - - - Rica, central American country that started this year in 100th position in the men's world rankings (5) |
| OWENS | Holder of the men's world record for long jump from 1935-60, winner of four Olympic gold medals (5) |
| USAIN | Sprinter; men's world record holder in the 100m and 200m races (5,4) |
