List of Dancing with the Stars ( U.S. ) competitors - wikipedia List of Dancing with the Stars ( U.S. ) competitors Dancing with the Stars is an American reality television show in which celebrity contestants and professional dance partners compete to be the best dancers, as determined by the show 's judges and public voting. The series first broadcast in the 2005, and twenty - six complete seasons have aired on ABC through Spring 2018. During each season, competitors are progressively eliminated on the basis of public voting and scores received from the judges until only a few contestants remain. These finalists participate in a finale, from which a winner is determined. Celebrities appearing on Dancing with the Stars include `` actors, singers, comedians, musicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, reality stars, journalists, internet personalities, newsmakers, and where - are - they - now personalities ''. As of season 26, 296 celebrities have competed. Seven of those withdrew from the competition : Sara Evans of season three left the show to `` give her family full attention '' after filing for divorce ; Misty May - Treanor of season seven was forced to pull out after an ankle injury ; Tom DeLay of season nine reportedly withdrew `` due to stress fractures in both of his feet '' ; Dorothy Hamill of season sixteen withdrew due to a previous injury that was unrelated to the competition ; Billy Dee Williams of season eighteen quit due to a back injury ; Kim Zolciak - Biermann of season twenty - one was forced to withdraw after suffering a mini-stroke, which prevented her from flying to California ; and Tamar Braxton of season twenty - one withdrew due to pulmonary embolisms in her lungs. At age 14, actress Willow Shields of season twenty was the youngest contestant to compete on the show. At age 82, actress Cloris Leachman of season seven was the oldest contestant to compete on the show. At age 51, singer Donny Osmond of season nine was the oldest contestant to win the competition. At age 16 years, Laurie Hernandez of season twenty - three was the youngest contestant to win. The first ( and, as of now, only ) contestant to pass away after appearing on the show is Florence Henderson of season eleven, who died in November 2016, six years after her participation. Forty - four professional dancers have partnered with the celebrities. The twenty - six winners of the show, in chronological order, are Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Hélio Castroneves, Kristi Yamaguchi, Brooke Burke, Shawn Johnson, Donny Osmond, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Grey, Hines Ward, J.R. Martinez, Donald Driver, Melissa Rycroft, Kellie Pickler, Amber Riley, Meryl Davis, Alfonso Ribeiro, Rumer Willis, Bindi Irwin, Nyle DiMarco, Laurie Hernandez, Rashad Jennings, Jordan Fisher and Adam Rippon. The fifteen professional partners who have won are Alec Mazo, Cheryl Burke ( twice ), Julianne Hough ( twice ), Mark Ballas ( twice ), Derek Hough ( six times ), Kym Johnson ( twice ), Karina Smirnoff, Peta Murgatroyd ( twice ), Tony Dovolani, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Witney Carson, Valentin Chmerkovskiy ( twice ), Emma Slater, Lindsay Arnold and Jenna Johnson. Competitors In the following list, the winner of each season is shown in gold, second place in silver and third place in bronze. Contents Season : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Jr. Drew Lachey, winner of season 2 Emmitt Smith, winner of season 3 Apolo Anton Ohno, winner of season 4 Hélio Castroneves, winner of season 5 Kristi Yamaguchi, winner of season 6 Brooke Burke Charvet, winner of season 7 Shawn Johnson, winner of season 8 and runner - up of season 15 Donny Osmond, winner of season 9 Nicole Scherzinger, winner of season 10 Jennifer Grey, winner of season 11 Hines Ward, winner of season 12 J.R. Martinez, winner of season 13 Donald Driver, winner of season 14 Kellie Pickler, winner of season 16 Amber Riley, winner of season 17 Meryl Davis ( winner ) and Charlie White ( 5th place ) from season 18 Alfonso Ribeiro, winner of season 19 Rumer Willis, winner of season 20 Bindi Irwin, winner of season 21 Nyle DiMarco, winner of season 22 Laurie Hernandez, winner of season 23 Rashad Jennings, winner of season 24 Jordan Fisher, winner of season 25 Adam Rippon, winner of season 26 Season Celebrity Professional partner Finish Trista Sutter Louis van Amstel 6th Evander Holyfield Edyta Śliwińska 5th Rachel Hunter Jonathan Roberts 4th Joey McIntyre Ashly DelGrosso 3rd John O'Hurley Charlotte Jørgensen 2nd Kelly Monaco Alec Mazo 1st Kenny Mayne Andrea Hale 10th Tatum O'Neal Nick Kosovich 9th Giselle Fernandez Jonathan Roberts 8th Master P Ashly DelGrosso 7th Tia Carrere Maksim Chmerkovskiy 6th George Hamilton Edyta Śliwińska 5th Lisa Rinna Louis van Amstel 4th Stacy Keibler Tony Dovolani 3rd Jerry Rice Anna Trebunskaya 2nd Drew Lachey Cheryl Burke 1st Tucker Carlson Elena Grinenko 11th Shanna Moakler Jesse DeSoto 10th Harry Hamlin Ashly DelGrosso 9th Vivica A. Fox Nick Kosovich 8th Willa Ford Maksim Chmerkovskiy 7th Sara Evans Tony Dovolani 6th * Jerry Springer Kym Johnson 5th Monique Coleman Louis van Amstel 4th Joey Lawrence Edyta Śliwińska 3rd Mario Lopez Karina Smirnoff 2nd Emmitt Smith Cheryl Burke 1st Paulina Porizkova Alec Mazo 11th Shandi Finnessey Brian Fortuna 10th Leeza Gibbons Tony Dovolani 9th Clyde Drexler Elena Grinenko 8th Heather Mills Jonathan Roberts 7th John Ratzenberger Edyta Śliwińska 6th Billy Ray Cyrus Karina Smirnoff 5th Ian Ziering Cheryl Burke 4th Laila Ali Maksim Chmerkovskiy 3rd Joey Fatone Kym Johnson 2nd Apolo Anton Ohno Julianne Hough 1st 5 Josie Maran Alec Mazo 12th Albert Reed Anna Trebunskaya 11th Wayne Newton Cheryl Burke 10th Floyd Mayweather Karina Smirnoff 9th Mark Cuban Kym Johnson 8th Sabrina Bryan Mark Ballas 7th Jane Seymour Tony Dovolani 6th Cameron Mathison Edyta Śliwińska 5th Jennie Garth Derek Hough 4th Marie Osmond Jonathan Roberts 3rd Mel B Maksim Chmerkovskiy 2nd Hélio Castroneves Julianne Hough 1st 6 Penn Jillette Kym Johnson 12th Monica Seles Jonathan Roberts 11th Steve Guttenberg Anna Trebunskaya 10th Adam Carolla Julianne Hough 9th Priscilla Presley Louis van Amstel 8th Marlee Matlin Fabian Sanchez 7th Shannon Elizabeth Derek Hough 6th Mario Karina Smirnoff 5th Marissa Jaret Winokur Tony Dovolani 4th Cristián de la Fuente Cheryl Burke 3rd Jason Taylor Edyta Śliwińska 2nd Kristi Yamaguchi Mark Ballas 1st 7 Jeffrey Ross Edyta Śliwińska 13th Ted McGinley Inna Brayer 12th Kim Kardashian Mark Ballas 11th Misty May - Treanor Maksim Chmerkovskiy 10th * Rocco DiSpirito Karina Smirnoff 9th Toni Braxton Alec Mazo 8th Cloris Leachman Corky Ballas 7th Susan Lucci Tony Dovolani 6th Maurice Greene Cheryl Burke 5th Cody Linley Julianne Hough 4th Lance Bass Lacey Schwimmer 3rd Warren Sapp Kym Johnson 2nd Brooke Burke Derek Hough 1st 8 Belinda Carlisle Jonathan Roberts 13th Denise Richards Maksim Chmerkovskiy 12th Holly Madison Dmitry Chaplin 11th Steve Wozniak Karina Smirnoff 10th David Alan Grier Kym Johnson 9th Steve - O Lacey Schwimmer 8th Lawrence Taylor Edyta Śliwińska 7th Chuck Wicks Julianne Hough 6th Lil ' Kim Derek Hough 5th Ty Murray Chelsie Hightower 4th Melissa Rycroft Tony Dovolani 3rd Gilles Marini Cheryl Burke 2nd Shawn Johnson Mark Ballas 1st 9 Ashley Hamilton Edyta Śliwińska 16th Macy Gray Jonathan Roberts 15th Kathy Ireland Tony Dovolani 14th Tom DeLay Cheryl Burke 13th * Debi Mazar Maksim Chmerkovskiy 12th Chuck Liddell Anna Trebunskaya 11th Natalie Coughlin Alec Mazo 10th Melissa Joan Hart Mark Ballas 9th Louie Vito Chelsie Hightower 8th Michael Irvin Anna Demidova 7th Mark Dacascos Lacey Schwimmer 6th Aaron Carter Karina Smirnoff 5th Joanna Krupa Derek Hough 4th Kelly Osbourne Louis van Amstel 3rd Mýa Dmitry Chaplin 2nd Donny Osmond Kym Johnson 1st 10 Shannen Doherty Mark Ballas 11th Buzz Aldrin Ashly DelGrosso - Costa 10th Aiden Turner Edyta Śliwińska 9th Kate Gosselin Tony Dovolani 8th Jake Pavelka Chelsie Hightower 7th Pamela Anderson Damian Whitewood 6th Niecy Nash Louis van Amstel 5th Chad Ochocinco Cheryl Burke 4th Erin Andrews Maksim Chmerkovskiy 3rd Evan Lysacek Anna Trebunskaya 2nd Nicole Scherzinger Derek Hough 1st 11 David Hasselhoff Kym Johnson 12th Michael Bolton Chelsie Hightower 11th Margaret Cho Louis van Amstel 10th Michael `` The Situation '' Sorrentino Karina Smirnoff 9th Florence Henderson Corky Ballas 8th Audrina Patridge Tony Dovolani 7th Rick Fox Cheryl Burke 6th Kurt Warner Anna Trebunskaya 5th Brandy Maksim Chmerkovskiy 4th Bristol Palin Mark Ballas 3rd Kyle Massey Lacey Schwimmer 2nd Jennifer Grey Derek Hough 1st 12 Mike Catherwood Lacey Schwimmer 11th Wendy Williams Tony Dovolani 10th Sugar Ray Leonard Anna Trebunskaya 9th Petra Nemcova Dmitry Chaplin 8th Chris Jericho Cheryl Burke 7th Kendra Wilkinson Louis van Amstel 6th Romeo Chelsie Hightower 5th Ralph Macchio Karina Smirnoff 4th Chelsea Kane Mark Ballas 3rd Kirstie Alley Maksim Chmerkovskiy 2nd Hines Ward Kym Johnson 1st 13 Metta World Peace Peta Murgatroyd 12th Elisabetta Canalis Valentin Chmerkovskiy 11th Kristin Cavallari Mark Ballas 10th Chynna Phillips Tony Dovolani 9th Carson Kressley Anna Trebunskaya 8th Chaz Bono Lacey Schwimmer 7th David Arquette Kym Johnson 6th Nancy Grace Tristan MacManus 5th Hope Solo Maksim Chmerkovskiy 4th Ricki Lake Derek Hough 3rd Rob Kardashian Cheryl Burke 2nd J.R. Martinez Karina Smirnoff 1st 14 Martina Navratilova Tony Dovolani 12th Jack Wagner Anna Trebunskaya 11th Sherri Shepherd Valentin Chmerkovskiy 10th Gavin DeGraw Karina Smirnoff 9th Gladys Knight Tristan MacManus 8th Jaleel White Kym Johnson 7th Roshon Fegan Chelsie Hightower 6th Melissa Gilbert Maksim Chmerkovskiy 5th Maria Menounos Derek Hough 4th William Levy Cheryl Burke 3rd Katherine Jenkins Mark Ballas 2nd Donald Driver Peta Murgatroyd 1st 15 ( All - Stars ) Pamela Anderson Tristan MacManus 13th Joey Fatone Kym Johnson 12th Drew Lachey Anna Trebunskaya 11th Hélio Castroneves Chelsie Hightower 10th Bristol Palin Mark Ballas 9th Sabrina Bryan Louis van Amstel 8th Kirstie Alley Maksim Chmerkovskiy 7th Gilles Marini Peta Murgatroyd 6th Apolo Anton Ohno Karina Smirnoff 5th Emmitt Smith Cheryl Burke 4th Kelly Monaco Valentin Chmerkovskiy 3rd Shawn Johnson Derek Hough 2nd Melissa Rycroft Tony Dovolani 1st 16 Dorothy Hamill Tristan MacManus 12th * Wynonna Judd Tony Dovolani 11th Lisa Vanderpump Gleb Savchenko 10th D.L. Hughley Cheryl Burke 9th Victor Ortiz Lindsay Arnold 8th Andy Dick Sharna Burgess 7th Sean Lowe Peta Murgatroyd 6th Ingo Rademacher Kym Johnson 5th Alexandra Raisman Mark Ballas 4th Jacoby Jones Karina Smirnoff 3rd Zendaya Valentin Chmerkovskiy 2nd Kellie Pickler Derek Hough 1st 17 Keyshawn Johnson Sharna Burgess 12th Bill Nye Tyne Stecklein 11th Valerie Harper Tristan MacManus 10th Christina Milian Mark Ballas 9th Nicole `` Snooki '' Polizzi Sasha Farber 8th Brant Daugherty Peta Murgatroyd 7th Elizabeth Berkley - Lauren Valentin Chmerkovskiy 6th Leah Remini Tony Dovolani 5th Bill Engvall Emma Slater 4th Jack Osbourne Cheryl Burke 3rd Corbin Bleu Karina Smirnoff 2nd Amber Riley Derek Hough 1st 18 Diana Nyad Henry Byalikov 12th Sean Avery Karina Smirnoff 11th Billy Dee Williams Emma Slater 10th * Cody Simpson Witney Carson 9th Drew Carey Cheryl Burke 8th NeNe Leakes Tony Dovolani 7th Danica McKellar Valentin Chmerkovskiy 6th Charlie White Sharna Burgess 5th James Maslow Peta Murgatroyd 4th Candace Cameron Bure Mark Ballas 3rd Amy Purdy Derek Hough 2nd Meryl Davis Maksim Chmerkovskiy 1st 19 Lolo Jones Keoikantse Motsepe 13th Tavis Smiley Sharna Burgess 12th Randy Couture Karina Smirnoff 11th Betsey Johnson Tony Dovolani 10th Jonathan Bennett Allison Holker 9th Antonio Sabàto, Jr. Cheryl Burke 8th Michael Waltrip Emma Slater 7th Lea Thompson Artem Chigvintsev 6th Tommy Chong Peta Murgatroyd 5th Bethany Mota Derek Hough 4th Janel Parrish Valentin Chmerkovskiy 3rd Sadie Robertson Mark Ballas 2nd Alfonso Ribeiro Witney Carson 1st 20 Redfoo Emma Slater 12th Charlotte McKinney Keoikantse Motsepe 11th Michael Sam Peta Murgatroyd 10th Suzanne Somers Tony Dovolani 9th Patti LaBelle Artem Chigvintsev 8th Willow Shields Mark Ballas 7th Robert Herjavec Kym Johnson 6th Chris Soules Witney Carson 5th Nastia Liukin Derek Hough 4th Noah Galloway Sharna Burgess 3rd Riker Lynch Allison Holker 2nd Rumer Willis Valentin Chmerkovskiy 1st 21 Chaka Khan Keoikantse Motsepe 13th Victor Espinoza Karina Smirnoff 12th Kim Zolciak - Biermann Tony Dovolani 11th * Gary Busey Anna Trebunskaya 10th Paula Deen Louis van Amstel 9th Hayes Grier Emma Slater 8th Andy Grammer Allison Holker 7th Alexa PenaVega Mark Ballas 6th Tamar Braxton Valentin Chmerkovskiy 5th * Carlos PenaVega Witney Carson 4th Alek Skarlatos Lindsay Arnold 3rd Nick Carter Sharna Burgess 2nd Bindi Irwin Derek Hough 1st 22 Geraldo Rivera Edyta Śliwińska 12th Mischa Barton Artem Chigvintsev 11th Marla Maples Tony Dovolani 10th Doug Flutie Karina Smirnoff 9th Kim Fields Sasha Farber 7th Von Miller Witney Carson Jodie Sweetin Keoikantse Motsepe 6th Antonio Brown Sharna Burgess 4th Wanyá Morris Lindsay Arnold Ginger Zee Valentin Chmerkovskiy 3rd Paige VanZant Mark Ballas 2nd Nyle DiMarco Peta Murgatroyd 1st 23 Jake T. Austin Jenna Johnson 13th Rick Perry Emma Slater 12th Kenny `` Babyface '' Edmonds Allison Holker 11th Vanilla Ice Witney Carson 10th Amber Rose Maksim Chmerkovskiy 9th Maureen McCormick Artem Chigvintsev 8th Ryan Lochte Cheryl Burke 7th Marilu Henner Derek Hough 6th Terra Jolé Sasha Farber 5th Jana Kramer Gleb Savchenko 4th Calvin Johnson, Jr. Lindsay Arnold 3rd James Hinchcliffe Sharna Burgess 2nd Laurie Hernandez Valentin Chmerkovskiy 1st 24 Chris Kattan Witney Carson 12th Charo Keoikantse Motsepe 11th Mr. T Kym Johnson - Herjavec 10th Erika Jayne Gleb Savchenko 9th Heather Morris Maksim Chmerkovskiy 8th Nancy Kerrigan Artem Chigvintsev 6th Nick Viall Peta Murgatroyd Bonner Bolton Sharna Burgess 5th Simone Biles Sasha Farber 4th Normani Kordei Valentin Chmerkovskiy 3rd David Ross Lindsay Arnold 2nd Rashad Jennings Emma Slater 1st 25 Barbara Corcoran Keoikantse Motsepe 13th Debbie Gibson Alan Bersten 12th Derek Fisher Sharna Burgess 11th Sasha Pieterse Gleb Savchenko 10th Nick Lachey Peta Murgatroyd 9th Nikki Bella Artem Chigvintsev 7th Vanessa Lachey Maksim Chmerkovskiy Terrell Owens Cheryl Burke 6th Victoria Arlen Valentin Chmerkovskiy 5th Drew Scott Emma Slater 4th Frankie Muniz Witney Carson 3rd Lindsey Stirling Mark Ballas 2nd Jordan Fisher Lindsay Arnold 1st 26 ( Athletes ) Jamie Anderson Artem Chigvintsev 9th Johnny Damon Emma Slater Kareem Abdul - Jabbar Lindsay Arnold 7th Arike Ogunbowale Gleb Savchenko Jennie Finch Daigle Keoikantse Motsepe 4th Chris Mazdzer Witney Carson Mirai Nagasu Alan Bersten Tonya Harding Sasha Farber 3rd Josh Norman Sharna Burgess 2nd Adam Rippon Jenna Johnson 1st 27 TBA Brandon Armstrong TBD TBA Lindsay Arnold TBD TBA Alan Bersten TBD TBA Sharna Burgess TBD TBA Cheryl Burke TBD TBA Witney Carson TBD TBA Artem Chigvintsev TBD TBA Valentin Chmerkovskiy TBD TBA Sasha Farber TBD TBA Jenna Johnson TBD TBA Keoikantse Motsepe TBD TBA Gleb Savchenko TBD TBA Emma Slater TBD Juniors TBA Rylee Arnold TBD TBA Hailey Bills TBD TBA Brightyn Brems TBD TBA Artyon Celestine TBD TBA JT Church TBD TBA Kami Couch TBD TBA Lev Khmelev TBD TBA Tristan Ianiero TBD TBA Jake Monreal TBD TBA Kamri Peterson TBD TBA Sage Rosen TBD TBA Elliana Walmsley TBD * Indicates contestant withdrew from competition for personal / health reasons. Indicates contestant died after competing. Notes Jump up ^ `` Voting -- How It Works ''. American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009. Jump up ^ Weber, Joseph ( August 17, 2009 ). `` Tom DeLay joins ' Dancing With the Stars ' ''. The Washington Times. News World Communications. Retrieved October 24, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Divorce Forces Sara Evans to Quit ' Dancing with the Stars ' ''. Fox News Channel. October 13, 2006. Retrieved October 23, 2009. Jump up ^ Reardanz, Karen ( October 8, 2008 ). `` Misty May - Treanor Has Surgery for Dance Injury ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 23, 2009. Jump up ^ Rizzo, Monica ( October 6, 2009 ). `` Tom DeLay to Quit Dancing with the Stars ''. People. Time Inc. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2009. Jump up ^ Gorman, Steve ( August 25, 2008 ). `` Cloris Leachman, 82, joins `` Dancing with Stars '' ``. Reuters. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 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Martinez Donald Driver Melissa Rycroft Kellie Pickler Amber Riley Meryl Davis Alfonso Ribeiro Rumer Willis Bindi Irwin Nyle DiMarco Laurie Hernandez Rashad Jennings Jordan Fisher Adam Rippon Professional Alec Mazo Cheryl Burke Julianne Hough Mark Ballas Derek Hough Kym Johnson Karina Smirnoff Peta Murgatroyd Tony Dovolani Maksim Chmerkovskiy Witney Carson Valentin Chmerkovskiy Emma Slater Lindsay Arnold Jenna Johnson Games Dancing with the Stars We Dance ! Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Dancing_with_the_Stars_(U.S.)_competitors&oldid=857124938 '' Categories : Lists of 21st - century people Lists of reality show participants Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 29 August 2018, at 18 : 37 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who has won dancing with the stars the most
Answer: Derek Hough