| KARPOV | World chess champion from 1975 to 1985 (6) |
| ANATOLYKARPOV | Russian chess player who was world champion from 1975 to 1985 (7,6) |
| ALLMAN | Gregg ___, U.S. rock musician who was married to singer Cher from 1975 to 1979 (6) |
| POKERE | Steve ......, centre or outside half who played 18 internationals for the All Blacks from 1981 to 1985 (6) |
| CETERA | Peter, lead vocalist and bassist for the rock band Chicago from 1967 to 1985 (6) |
| SOPHIA | Wife of Juan Carlos I, Queen of Spain from 1975 to 2014 (6) |
| FRASER | Australian Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister from 1975 to 1983 (7,6) |
| ANGELS | BBC drama series about student nurses which ran from 1975 to 1983 |
| POLPOT | Politician who led the Khmer Rouge's totalitarian regime in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 (3,3) |
| FISCHER | Bobby --, world chess champion from 1972 to 1975 (7) |
| SPASSKY | Russian grandmaster and world chess champion from 1969 to 1972, Boris ... |
| BORISSPASSKY | World Chess Champion from 1969 to 1972 (5,7) |
| EMANUEL | -- Lasker, World Chess Champion from 1894 to 1921 (7) |
| GARRYKASPAROV | Undisputed world chess champion from Russia (1985-1993): 2 wds. |
| MAGNUSCARLSEN | World Chess Champion from 2013 to 2023 |
| BORIS | World chess champion from 1969-72 (5,7) |
| TAL | Former world chess champion from Russia |
| LARRYHOLMES | Heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1985: 2 wds. |
| CANTO | Miguel ___, WBC Flyweight champion from 1975-79 (5) |
| JOHNHSTRACEY | WBC Welterweight champion from 1975-76 (4,1,7) |
