List of Survivor (American TV series) contestants
Survivor is an American reality television show, based on the Swedish program Expedition Robinson . Contestants are referred to as "castaways", and they compete against one another to become the "Sole Survivor" and win one million U.S. dollars . First airing in 2000, there currently have been a total of 47 seasons aired; the program itself has been filmed on five continents.
Contestants usually apply to be on the show, but the series has been known to recruit contestants for various seasons. For Survivor: Fiji , the producers had hoped to have a more racially diverse cast, and hoped that a more diverse group would apply after the success of the racially segregated Survivor: Cook Islands . When this did not happen, the producers turned to recruiting and in the end, only one contestant had actually submitted an application to be on the show.[ 1] For the most part, contestants are virtually unknown prior to their Survivor appearance, but occasionally some well-known people are cast.
A total of 715 participants (castaways) have competed so far (as of Survivor 47 ). 105 of those participants have competed in multiple seasons: 75 of them have competed in two seasons, 23 have competed in three seasons, six have competed in four seasons, and Rob Mariano has competed in five seasons of the show. Two contestants, Russell Hantz and Sandra Diaz-Twine, have competed on international editions of the series (in both cases Australian Survivor ). Fourteen seasons have featured returning players: five with all-returnees (Survivor: All-Stars in 2004, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains in 2010,[ 2] Survivor: Cambodia in 2015, Survivor: Game Changers in 2017, and Survivor: Winners at War in 2020),[ 3] six with one to four returning players on tribes with new players (Survivor: Guatemala in 2005, Survivor: Redemption Island and Survivor: South Pacific in 2011,[ 4] [ 5] Survivor: Philippines in 2012, Survivor: Edge of Extinction in 2019 and Survivor 45 in 2023),[ 6] two with a tribe of ten returning "Favorites" facing off against a tribe of ten "Fans" (Survivor: Micronesia in 2008 and Survivor: Caramoan in 2013), and one featuring a tribe of ten returning players playing against a tribe of their family members (Survivor: Blood vs. Water in 2013).
On two occasions, contestants have been cast but ultimately withdrew before the game began without being replaced: a 20th contestant, model agency owner Mellisa McNulty, was originally cast in Survivor: Fiji , but dropped out and returned home the night before the show began because of panic attacks,[ 7] while in Survivor: San Juan del Sur , the 19th and 20th contestants, sisters So and Doo Kim, were removed just before filming due to a medical emergency.[ 8] So would later appear on the following season Survivor: Worlds Apart . Fiji and San Juan del Sur proceeded with an uneven gender balance. But because Fiji had only one player withdraw, it is the only season in the history of the show to start with an odd number of players.
Key legend
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Contestant played the game for a second time.
Contestant played the game for a third time.
Contestant played the game for a fourth time.
Contestant played the game for a fifth time.
Seasons 1–10 (2000–2005)
Jenna Lewis, Survivor: Borneo and Survivor: All-Stars
Rudy Boesch , Survivor: Borneo and Survivor: All-Stars
Jerri Manthey , Survivor: The Australian Outback , Survivor: All-Stars and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Nick Brown , Survivor: The Australian Outback
Elisabeth Filarski Hasselbeck , Survivor: The Australian Outback
Rob Mariano , Survivor: Marquesas , Survivor: All-Stars , Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains , Survivor: Redemption Island winner, and Survivor: Winners at War
Tammy Leitner , Survivor: Marquesas
Brian Heidik, Survivor: Thailand winner
Jenna Morasca , Survivor: The Amazon winner, Survivor: All-Stars
Rupert Boneham , Pearl Islands , All-Stars , Heroes vs. Villains and Blood vs. Water .
Jonny Fairplay , Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: Micronesia
Sandra Diaz-Twine , Survivor: Pearl Islands winner, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains winner, Survivor: Game Changers and Survivor: Winners at War
Eliza Orlins , Survivor: Vanuatu and Survivor: Micronesia
Jolanda Jones , Survivor: Palau
Stephenie LaGrossa, Survivor: Palau , Survivor: Guatemala runner-up, and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
All information is accurate as of the time the season was filmed, and thus may vary from season to season for returning players.
Seasons 11–20 (2005–2010)
Danni Boatwright , Survivor: Guatemala winner and Survivor: Winners at War
Dan Barry , Survivor: Panama
Cirie Fields , Survivor: Panama , Survivor: Micronesia , Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains , and Survivor: Game Changers
J.P. Calderon , Survivor: Cook Islands
Parvati Shallow , Survivor: Cook Islands , Survivor: Micronesia winner, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains runner-up, and Survivor: Winners at War
Ozzy Lusth , Survivor: Cook Islands runner-up, Survivor: Micronesia , Survivor: South Pacific , and Survivor: Game Changers
Yul Kwon , Survivor: Cook Islands winner and Survivor: Winners at War
Yau-Man Chan , Survivor: Fiji and Survivor: Micronesia
Earl Cole , Survivor: Fiji winner
Ashley Massaro , Survivor: China
Jean-Robert Bellande , Survivor: China
Todd Herzog , Survivor: China winner
Ken Hoang , Survivor: Gabon
Jessica "Sugar" Kiper , Survivor: Gabon 2nd runner-up and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Robert "Bob" Crowley , Survivor: Gabon winner
Tyson Apostol , Survivor: Tocantins , Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains , Survivor: Blood vs. Water winner, and Survivor: Winners at War
Debra "Debbie" Beebe, Survivor: Tocantins
Benjamin "Coach" Wade , Survivor: Tocantins , Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains , and Survivor: South Pacific runner-up
Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George , Survivor: Tocantins
Russell Swan, Survivor: Samoa and Survivor: Philippines
All information is accurate as of the time the season was filmed, and thus may vary from season to season for returning players.
Seasons 21–30 (2010–2015)
Jimmy Johnson , Survivor: Nicaragua
Chase Rice , Survivor: Nicaragua runner-up
Francesca Hogi, Survivor: Redemption Island and Survivor: Caramoan
Steve Wright , Survivor: Redemption Island
Elyse Umemoto , Survivor: South Pacific
Whitney Duncan , Survivor: South Pacific
John Cochran , Survivor: South Pacific and Survivor: Caramoan winner
Troy "Troyzan" Robertson , Survivor: One World and Survivor: Game Changers 2nd runner-up
Jeff Kent , Survivor: Philippines
Lisa Whelchel , Survivor: Philippines
Julia Landauer , Survivor: Caramoan
J'Tia Taylor , Survivor: Cagayan
Keith Nale, Survivor: San Juan del Sur and Survivor: Cambodia
Missy Payne, Survivor: San Juan del Sur 2nd runner-up
Sierra Dawn Thomas, Survivor: Worlds Apart and Survivor: Game Changers and Joe Anglim, Survivor: Worlds Apart , Survivor: Cambodia , and Survivor: Edge of Extinction
Carolyn Rivera, Survivor: Worlds Apart runner-up
Mike Holloway , Survivor: Worlds Apart winner
All information is accurate as of the time the season was filmed, and thus may vary from season to season for returning players.
Seasons 31–40 (2015–2020)
Scot Pollard , Survivor: Kaôh Rōng
Cydney Gillon , Survivor: Kaôh Rōng
Mari Takahashi , Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X
Michaela Bradshaw, Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X and Survivor: Game Changers
Desiree "Desi" Williams, Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
John Hennigan , Survivor: David vs. Goliath
Mike White , Survivor: David vs. Goliath runner-up
Nick Wilson , Survivor: David vs. Goliath winner
Tom Laidlaw , Survivor: Island of the Idols
Elizabeth Beisel , Survivor: Island of the Idols
All information is accurate as of the time the season was filmed, and thus may vary from season to season for returning players.
Seasons 41–present (2021–present)
Danny McCray , Survivor 41
Ryan Medrano , Survivor 43
Noelle Lambert , Survivor 43
J. Maya]], Survivor 45
Jon Lovett , Survivor 47
All information is accurate as of the time the season was filmed, and thus may vary from season to season for returning players.
References
General
"Survivor: Borneo contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: The Australian Outback contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: Africa contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: Marquesas contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: Thailand contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: The Amazon contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: Pearl Islands contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: All-Stars contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: Vanuatu contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: Palau contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: Guatemala contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: Panama contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: Cook Islands contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: Fiji contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved June 21, 2007 .
"Survivor: China contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved August 20, 2007 .
"Survivor: Micronesia contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved January 8, 2008 .
"Survivor: Gabon contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved August 27, 2008 .
"Survivor: Tocantins contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved January 14, 2009 .
"Survivor: Samoa contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved August 27, 2009 .
"Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved January 7, 2010 .
"Survivor: Nicaragua contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved November 9, 2010 .
"Survivor: Redemption Island contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved January 10, 2011 .
"Survivor: South Pacific contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved August 23, 2011 .
"Survivor: One World contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved January 19, 2012 .
"Survivor: Philippines contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved January 11, 2013 .
"Survivor: Caramoan contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved January 11, 2013 .
"Survivor: Blood vs. Water contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013 .
"Survivor: Cagayan contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .
"Survivor: San Juan del Sur contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014 .
"Survivor: Worlds Apart contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015 .
"Survivor: Cambodia contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
"Survivor: Kaoh Rong contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
"Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen. X contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
"Survivor: Game Changers contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
"Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
"Survivor: Ghost Island contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
"Survivor: David vs. Goliath contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
"Survivor: Edge of Extinction contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024 .
"Survivor: Island of the Idols contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024 .
"Survivor: Winners at War contestants" . CBS.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024 .
Specific
^ Young, Susan (February 8, 2007). "New 'Survivor: Fiji' divides haves and have-nots "Survivor: Fiji" " . East Bay Times . Retrieved September 4, 2017 .
^ " 'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains' cast revealed" . Today . January 6, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2017 .
^ Holmes, Gordon (May 6, 2015). " 'Survivor: Second Chance' Invites Viewers to Select the Castaways" . Xfinity. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015 .
^ " 'Survivor': They're baaaaaaaack! Russell and Boston Rob join the cast of 'Redemption Island' " (Press release). Entertainment Weekly . January 13, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
^ Ross, Dalton (August 24, 2011). " 'Survivor: South Pacific': Ozzy and Coach to return for new season. They talk about it here! -- EXCLUSIVE" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
^ Ross, Dalton (December 19, 2018). "Four former Survivor players to return for Edge of Extinction season" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved December 20, 2018 .
^ Rudolph, Ileane (February 7, 2007). "Survivor Bombshell: Fiji's "Babe" Reveals Why She Bailed!" . TV Guide . Retrieved November 11, 2010 .
^ Bierly, Mandi (June 2, 2014). " 'Survivor': Two contestants left show before filming began in Nicaragua -- EXCLUSIVE" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved June 2, 2014 .
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