Which Survivor players have returned for another season?

121 of the 751 US Survivor castaways (16%) have returned for at least one more season. The tradition started with Survivor 8: All-Stars, and returnees have anchored 15 seasons since. Every returning player is listed below, ranked by total seasons played.

All returning Survivor players
#	Player	Seasons	Seasons played	Total days	Best placement
1	Rob Mariano Winner	5	S4, S8, S20, S22, S40	131	Winner
2	Cirie Fields	5	S12, S16, S20, S34, S50	144	3rd
3	Oscar Lusth	5	S13, S16, S23, S34, S50	149	2nd
4	Colby Donaldson	4	S2, S8, S20, S50	111	2nd
5	Rupert Boneham	4	S7, S8, S20, S27	101	4th
6	Sandra Diaz-Twine Winner	4	S7, S20, S34, S40	110	Winner
7	Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick	4	S10, S11, S20, S50	94	2nd
8	Parvati Shallow Winner	4	S13, S16, S20, S40	130	Winner
9	Benjamin Wade	4	S18, S20, S23, S50	112	2nd
10	Tyson Apostol Winner	4	S18, S20, S27, S40	106	Winner
11	Aubry Bracco Winner	4	S32, S34, S38, S50	115	Winner
12	Jenna Lewis-Dougherty	3	S1, S8, S50	68	3rd
13	Amber Mariano Winner	3	S2, S8, S40	75	Winner
14	Jeff Varner	3	S2, S31, S34	50	10th
15	Jerri Manthey	3	S2, S8, S20	89	4th
16	Tina Wesson Winner	3	S2, S8, S27	83	Winner
17	Ethan Zohn Winner	3	S3, S8, S40	69	Winner
18	Candice Cody	3	S13, S20, S27	62	8th
19	Jonathan Penner	3	S13, S16, S25	78	7th
20	Amanda Kimmel	3	S15, S16, S20	108	2nd
21	James Clement	3	S15, S16, S20	76	7th
22	J.T. Thomas Winner	3	S18, S20, S34	79	Winner
23	Russell Hantz	3	S19, S20, S22	86	2nd
24	Andrea Boehlke	3	S22, S26, S34	103	5th
25	Malcolm Freberg	3	S25, S26, S34	79	4th
26	Ciera Eastin	3	S27, S31, S34	66	5th
27	Sarah Lacina Winner	3	S28, S34, S40	96	Winner
28	Tony Vlachos Winner	3	S28, S34, S40	84	Winner
29	Jeremy Collins Winner	3	S29, S31, S40	94	Winner
30	Kelley Wentworth	3	S29, S31, S38	78	4th
31	Joe Anglim	3	S30, S31, S38	75	8th
32	Gervase Peterson	2	S1, S27	69	3rd
33	Kelly Wiglesworth	2	S1, S31	63	2nd
34	Richard Hatch Winner	2	S1, S8	54	Winner
35	Rudy Boesch	2	S1, S8	44	3rd
36	Susan Hawk	2	S1, S8	54	4th
37	Alicia Calaway	2	S2, S8	54	7th
38	Kimmi Kappenberg	2	S2, S31	51	6th
39	Michael Skupin	2	S2, S25	56	2nd
40	Lex van den Berghe	2	S3, S8	65	3rd
41	Tom Buchanan	2	S3, S8	73	4th
42	Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien	2	S4, S8	66	3rd
43	Shii Ann Huang	2	S5, S8	54	6th
44	Jenna Morasca Winner	2	S6, S8	48	Winner
45	Rob Cesternino	2	S6, S8	50	3rd
46	Andrew Savage	2	S7, S31	42	10th
47	Jon Dalton	2	S7, S16	41	3rd
48	Ami Cusack	2	S9, S16	54	6th
49	Eliza Orlins	2	S9, S16	61	4th
50	Bobby Jon Drinkard	2	S10, S11	45	9th
51	Tom Westman Winner	2	S10, S20	53	Winner
52	Danni Boatwright Winner	2	S11, S40	45	Winner
53	Aras Baskauskas Winner	2	S12, S27	60	Winner
54	Danielle DiLorenzo	2	S12, S20	72	2nd
55	Terry Deitz	2	S12, S31	51	3rd
56	Yul Kwon Winner	2	S13, S40	57	Winner
57	Yau-Man Chan	2	S14, S16	46	4th
58	Courtney Yates	2	S15, S20	63	2nd
59	Peih-Gee Law	2	S15, S31	45	5th
60	Erik Reichenbach	2	S16, S26	72	5th
61	Corinne Kaplan	2	S17, S26	55	7th
62	Jessica Kiper	2	S17, S20	42	3rd
63	Randy Bailey	2	S17, S20	38	8th
64	Stephen Fishbach	2	S18, S31	68	2nd
65	Laura Morett	2	S19, S27	53	9th
66	Monica Padilla	2	S19, S31	46	7th
67	Russell Swan	2	S19, S25	25	14th
68	Brenda Lowe	2	S21, S26	63	6th
69	Francesca Hogi	2	S22, S26	6	18th
70	Phillip Sheppard	2	S22, S26	67	2nd
71	Brandon Hantz	2	S23, S26	48	6th
72	Dawn Meehan	2	S23, S26	66	2nd
73	John Cochran Winner	2	S23, S26	69	Winner
74	Sophie Clarke Winner	2	S23, S40	67	Winner
75	Colton Cumbie	2	S24, S27	23	13th
76	Kat Edorsson	2	S24, S27	49	7th
77	Kim Spradlin-Wolfe Winner	2	S24, S40	68	Winner
78	Monica Culpepper	2	S24, S27	53	2nd
79	Troy Robertson	2	S24, S34	69	3rd
80	Abi-Maria Gomes	2	S25, S31	71	5th
81	Denise Stapley Winner	2	S25, S40	75	Winner
82	Brad Culpepper	2	S27, S34	49	2nd
83	Vytas Baskauskas	2	S27, S31	25	10th
84	Kassandra McQuillen	2	S28, S31	57	3rd
85	Latasha Fox	2	S28, S31	72	2nd
86	Spencer Bledsoe	2	S28, S31	76	3rd
87	Yung Hwang	2	S28, S31	55	2nd
88	Keith Nale	2	S29, S31	75	4th
89	Natalie Anderson Winner	2	S29, S40	78	Winner
90	Hali Ford	2	S30, S34	43	11th
91	Shirin Oskooi	2	S30, S31	35	8th
92	Sierra Dawn Thomas	2	S30, S34	69	5th
93	Caleb Reynolds	2	S32, S34	18	15th
94	Debbie Wanner	2	S32, S34	50	9th
95	Michele Fitzgerald Winner	2	S32, S40	78	Winner
96	Tai Trang	2	S32, S34	77	3rd
97	Adam Klein Winner	2	S33, S40	62	Winner
98	David Wright	2	S33, S38	63	4th
99	Michaela Bradshaw	2	S33, S34	55	7th
100	Zeke Smith	2	S33, S34	62	9th
101	Ben Driebergen Winner	2	S35, S40	76	Winner
102	Chrissy Hofbeck	2	S35, S50	55	2nd
103	Wendell Holland Winner	2	S36, S40	60	Winner
104	Angelina Keeley	2	S37, S50	50	3rd
105	Christian Hubicki	2	S37, S50	53	7th
106	Mike White	2	S37, S50	48	2nd
107	Nick Wilson Winner	2	S37, S40	73	Winner
108	Rick Devens	2	S38, S50	60	4th
109	Jonathan Young	2	S42, S50	51	2nd
110	Bruce Perreault	2	S44, S45	20	8th
111	Dee Valladares Winner	2	S45, S50	40	Winner
112	Emily Flippen	2	S45, S50	42	7th
113	Charlie Davis	2	S46, S50	37	2nd
114	Q Burdette	2	S46, S50	31	6th
115	Tiffany Nicole Ervin	2	S46, S50	43	5th
116	Genevieve Mushaluk	2	S47, S50	37	5th
117	Joe Hunter	2	S48, S50	52	3rd
118	Kamilla Karthigesu	2	S48, S50	38	4th
119	Kyle Fraser Winner	2	S48, S50	30	Winner
120	Rizo Velovic	2	S49, S50	50	4th
121	Savannah Louie Winner	2	S49, S50	32	Winner

Curious which seasons they came back for? See every season with returning players, or the shortlist of castaways with the most seasons played.

Frequently asked questions

How many Survivor players have returned for another season?

121 of the 751 castaways who have played the US version of Survivor, about 16%, have come back for at least one more season. 31 of them have played three or more times.

What was the first Survivor season with returning players?

Survivor 8 (All-Stars) was the first US season to bring castaways back, featuring 18 returning players.

Has a returning player ever won Survivor?

Yes, 10 castaways have won on a return trip, including Rob Mariano, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Parvati Shallow.

Who has returned to Survivor the most times?

Rob Mariano leads the pack with 5 total seasons played.