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Forbes list of the world's highest-paid dead celebrities

April 12, 2024

This is a list of the world's highest-paid dead celebrities as ranked by Forbes magazine since October 2001.

Michael Jackson earned $825 million in 2016, the highest earnings for a celebrity dead or alive in any year. Since his death in mid-2009, he has topped the list every year except for 2009, 2012, and 2021-22.

2023 list edit

The 2023 list:[1]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide $115 million
2 Elvis Presley Musician Heart attack $100 million
3 Ray Manzarek Musician Cancer $45 million
4 Dr. Seuss Author Heart attack $40 million
5 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $30 million
6 Prince Musician Overdose $30 million
7 Whitney Houston Musician Drowning $30 million
8 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $22 million
9 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer $16 million
10 Bing Crosby Musician United States Heart attack $14 million
11 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom Cancer $14 million
12 Arnold Palmer Athlete United States Heart disease $10 million
13 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose $10 million

2022 list edit

The 2022 list:[2]

J.R.R. Tolkien earned $500 million from the sale of Middle-Earth Enterprises.[2]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 J. R. R. Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia $500 million
2 Kobe Bryant Athlete United States Helicopter crash $400 million
3 David Bowie Musician United Kingdom Cancer $250 million
4 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack $110 million
5 James Brown Musician Heart failure $100 million
6 Michael Jackson Musician Overdose/Homicide[3] $75 million
7 Leonard Cohen Musician Canada Fatal fall $55 million
8 Dr. Seuss Author United States Cancer $32 million
9 Jeff Porcaro Musician Heart attack $25 million
10 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $24 million
11 Juan Gabriel Musician Mexico Heart attack $23 million
12 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $16 million
13 George Harrison Musician Cancer $12 million

2021 list edit

The 2021 list:[4]

Netflix announced the acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company, which manages the rights to Roald Dahl's stories and characters, for a fee of $684 million (£500m). Dahl's heirs held at least a 75% stake before the company was acquired.[4]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Roald Dahl Author United Kingdom Cancer $513 million
2 Prince Musician United States Overdose $120 million
3 Michael Jackson Overdose/Homicide[3] $75 million
4 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $40 million
5 Dr. Seuss Author $35 million
6 Bing Crosby Musician Heart Attack $33 million
7 Elvis Presley $30 million
8 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart Disease $27 million
9 Gerry Goffin Lyricist Natural Causes $23 million
10 Luther Vandross Musician Stroke $21 million
11 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer $16 million
12 Juice Wrld United States Accidental Overdose $15 million
13 John Lennon United Kingdom Homicide $12 million

2020 list edit

The 2020 list:[5]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide[3] $48 million
2 Dr. Seuss Author Cancer $33 million
3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist $32.5 million
4 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart disease $25 million
5 Elvis Presley Musician Heart attack $23 million
6 Kobe Bryant Athlete Helicopter crash $20 million
7 Juice Wrld Musician Overdose $15 million
8 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer $14 million
9 John Lennon United Kingdom Homicide $13 million
10 Prince United States Overdose $10 million
11 Freddie Mercury United Kingdom AIDS $9 million
12 George Harrison Cancer $8.5 million
13 Marilyn Monroe Actor United States Overdose $8 million

2019 list edit

The 2019 list:[6]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide[3] $60 million
2 Elvis Presley Heart attack $39 million
3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $38 million
4 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart disease $30 million
5 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer $20 million
6 Dr. Seuss Author United States $19 million
7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $14 million
8 Marilyn Monroe Actor United States Overdose $13 million
9 Prince Musician United States $12 million
10 Nipsey Hussle Homicide $11 million
11 XXXTentacion $10 million
12 Whitney Houston Drowning $9.5 million
13 George Harrison United Kingdom Cancer $9 million

2018 list edit

The 2018 list:[7][8]

Michael Jackson brought in $287 million from the sale of his estate's stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishing to Sony.[9]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide[3] $400 million
2 Elvis Presley Heart attack $40 million
3 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart disease $35 million
4 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $34 million
5 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica $23 million
6 Dr. Seuss Author United States $16 million
7 Hugh Hefner Personality Sepsis $15 million
8 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose $14 million
9 Prince Musician Overdose $13 million
10 John Lennon United Kingdom Homicide $12 million
11 XXXTentacion United States $11 million
12 Muhammad Ali Athlete Septic shock $8 million
13 Bettie Page Model Heart attack $7 million

2017 list edit

The 2017 list:[10][11]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide[3] $75 million
2 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart disease $40 million
3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $38 million
4 Elvis Presley Musician Heart attack $35 million
5 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer $23 million
6 Tom Petty United States Overdose $20 million
7 Prince $18 million
8 Dr. Seuss Author Cancer $16 million
9 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $12 million
10 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm $10 million
11 David Bowie Musician United Kingdom Cancer $9.5 million
12 Elizabeth Taylor Actor Heart failure $8 million
13 Bettie Page Model United States Heart attack $7.5 million

2016 list edit

The 2016 list:[12]

Michael Jackson had the largest annual gain for an entertainer, living or dead, due to the $750 million sale of his half of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalogue.

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide[3] $825 million
2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $48 million
3 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart disease $40 million
4 Elvis Presley Musician Heart attack $27 million
5 Prince Overdose $25 million
6 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer $21 million
7 Dr. Seuss Author United States $20 million
8 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $12 million
9 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm $11.5 million
10 Bettie Page Model United States Heart attack $11 million
11 David Bowie Musician United Kingdom Cancer $10.5 million
12 Steve McQueen Actor United States Heart attack $9 million
13 Elizabeth Taylor United Kingdom Heart failure $8 million

2015 list edit

The 2015 list:[13]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide[3] $115 million
2 Elvis Presley Heart attack $55 million
3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $40 million
4 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica $21 million
5 Elizabeth Taylor Actor United Kingdom Heart failure $20 million
6 Marilyn Monroe United States Overdose $17 million
7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $12 million
8 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm $11 million
9 Bettie Page Model United States Heart attack $10 million
10 Dr. Seuss Author Cancer $9.5 million
11 Steve McQueen Actor Heart attack $9 million
12 Paul Walker Car crash $8.5 million
James Dean

2014 list edit

The 2014 list:[14]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide[3] $140 million
2 Elvis Presley Heart attack $55 million
3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $40 million
4 Elizabeth Taylor Actor United Kingdom Heart failure $25 million
Paul Walker United States Car crash
6 Marilyn Monroe Overdose $17 million
7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $12 million
8 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm $11 million
9 Dr. Seuss Author United States Cancer $9 million
Bruce Lee Actor Cerebral edema
Steve McQueen Cancer
Bettie Page Model Heart attack
13 James Dean Actor Car crash $7 million

2013 list edit

The 2013 list:[15]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide[3] $160 million
2 Elvis Presley Heart attack $55 million
3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $37 million
4 Elizabeth Taylor Actor United Kingdom Heart failure $25 million
5 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer $17 million
6 Marilyn Monroe Actor United States Overdose $15 million
7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $12 million
8 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm $10 million
Bettie Page Model United States Heart attack
10 Dr. Seuss Author Cancer $9 million
Steve McQueen Actor Heart attack
12 Bruce Lee Cerebral edema $7 million

2012 list edit

 
Elizabeth Taylor earned $219 million in 2012.

The 2012 list:[16]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Elizabeth Taylor Actor United Kingdom Heart failure $210 million
2 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide[3] $145 million
3 Elvis Presley Heart attack $55 million
4 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $37 million
5 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica $17 million
6 John Lennon United Kingdom Homicide $12 million
7 Marilyn Monroe Actor United States Overdose $10 million
Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm
9 Dr. Seuss Author United States Cancer $9 million
10 Steve McQueen Actor Heart attack $8 million
Bettie Page Model
12 Richard Rodgers Composer Cancer $6 million
13 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom $5.5 million

2011 list edit

The 2011 list:[17]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide[3] $170 million
2 Elvis Presley Heart attack $55 million
3 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose $27 million
4 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $25 million
5 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $12 million
Elizabeth Taylor Actor Heart failure
7 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm $10 million
8 Dr. Seuss Author United States Cancer $9 million
9 Jimi Hendrix Musician Overdose $7 million
Stieg Larsson Author Sweden Heart attack
Steve McQueen Actor United States
Richard Rodgers Composer Cancer
13 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom $6 million
Bettie Page Model United States Heart attack
Andy Warhol Artist Arrhythmia

2010 list edit

The 2010 list:[18]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose/Homicide[3] $275 million
2 Elvis Presley Heart attack $60 million
3 J. R. R. Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia $50 million
4 Charles Schulz Cartoonist United States Cancer $33 million
5 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $17 million
6 Stieg Larsson Author Sweden Heart attack $15 million
7 Dr. Seuss United States Cancer $11 million
8 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm $10 million
9 George Steinbrenner Businessperson United States Heart attack $8 million
10 Richard Rodgers Composer Cancer $7 million
11 Jimi Hendrix Musician Overdose $6 million
Steve McQueen Actor Heart attack
13 Aaron Spelling Film producer Stroke $5 million

2009 list edit

The 2009 list:[19][20]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Yves Saint Laurent Fashion designer France Cancer $350 million
2 Richard Rodgers Composer United States $235 million
Oscar Hammerstein Lyricist
3 Michael Jackson Musician Overdose/Homicide[3] $90 million
4 Elvis Presley Musician Heart attack $55 million
5 J. R. R. Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia $50 million
6 Charles Schulz Cartoonist United States Cancer $35 million
7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $15 million
Dr. Seuss Author United States Cancer
9 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm $10 million
10 Michael Crichton Author United States Cancer $9 million
11 Jimi Hendrix Musician Overdose $8 million
Aaron Spelling Film producer Stroke
13 Andy Warhol Artist Arrhythmia $6 million

2008 list edit

 
Elvis Presley earned $52 million in 2008.

The 2008 list:[21]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack $52 million
2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist United States Cancer $33 million
3 Heath Ledger Actor Australia Overdose $20 million
4 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm $18 million
5 Aaron Spelling Film producer United States Stroke $15 million
6 Dr. Seuss Author United States Cancer $12 million
7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $9 million
Andy Warhol Artist United States Arrhythmia
9 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose $6.5 million
10 Steve McQueen Heart attack $6 million
11 Paul Newman Cancer $5 million
James Dean Car crash
13 Marvin Gaye Musician Homicide $3.5 million

2007 list edit

The 2007 list:[22]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack $49 million
2 John Lennon United Kingdom Homicide $44 million
3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist United States Cancer $35 million
4 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom $22 million
5 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm $18 million
6 Andy Warhol Artist United States Arrhythmia $15 million
7 Dr. Seuss Author Cancer $13 million
8 Tupac Shakur Musician Homicide $9 million
9 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose $7 million
10 Steve McQueen Heart attack $6 million
11 James Brown Musician Heart failure $5 million
12 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer $4 million
13 James Dean Actor United States Car crash $3.5 million

2006 list edit

 
Kurt Cobain earned $50 million in 2006, after the sale of the Nirvana song catalogue.

The 2006 list:[23]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Kurt Cobain Musician United States Suicide $50 million
2 Elvis Presley Heart attack $42 million
3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $35 million
4 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $24 million
5 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm $20 million
6 Andy Warhol Artist United States Arrhythmia $19 million
7 Dr. Seuss Author Cancer $10 million
Ray Charles Musician Liver failure
9 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose $8 million
10 Johnny Cash Musician Diabetes $8 million
11 J. R. R. Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia $7 million
George Harrison Musician Cancer
Bob Marley Jamaica

2005 list edit

The 2005 list:[24]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack $45 million
2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $35 million
3 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $22 million
4 Andy Warhol Artist United States Arrhythmia $16 million
5 Dr. Seuss Author Cancer $10 million
6 Marlon Brando Actor Respiratory failure $9 million
7 Marilyn Monroe Overdose $8 million
J. R. R. Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia
9 George Harrison Musician Cancer $7 million
Johnny Cash United States Diabetes
Irving Berlin Composer Heart attack
12 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer $6 million
Ray Charles United States Liver failure

2004 list edit

The 2004 list:[25]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack $40 million
2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $35 million
3 J. R. R. Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia $23 million
4 John Lennon Musician Homicide $21 million
5 Dr. Seuss Author United States Cancer $18 million
6 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose $8 million
7 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom Cancer $7 million
Irving Berlin Composer United States Heart attack
Bob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer
10 Richard Rodgers Composer United States $6.5 million
11 George Gershwin $6 million
Ira Gershwin Lyricist Heart disease
Jimi Hendrix Musician Overdose
Alan Jay Lerner Lyricist Cancer
Frederick Loewe Composer Heart attack
Cole Porter Kidney failure
17 James Dean Actor Car crash $5 million
Dale Earnhardt Athlete
Jerry Garcia Musician Heart attack
Freddie Mercury United Kingdom AIDS
Tupac Shakur United States Homicide
Frank Sinatra Heart attack

2003 list edit

The 2003 list:[26]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack $40 million
2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $32 million
3 J. R. R. Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia $22 million
4 John Lennon Musician Homicide $19 million
5 George Harrison Cancer $16 million
6 Dr. Seuss Author United States
7 Dale Earnhardt Athlete Car crash $15 million
8 Tupac Shakur Musician Homicide $12 million
9 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer $9 million
10 Marilyn Monroe Actor United States Overdose $8 million
11 Frank Sinatra Musician Heart attack $7 million
12 Richard Rodgers Composer Cancer
13 Oscar Hammerstein Songwriter
14 Jimi Hendrix Musician Overdose
15 Cole Porter Composer Kidney failure $6 million
16 Irving Berlin Heart attack
17 Robert Atkins Doctor United Kingdom Head trauma
18 James Dean Actor United States Car crash $5 million
19 Jerry Garcia Musician Heart attack

2002 list edit

The 2002 list:[27]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack $37 million
2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $28 million
3 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide $20 million
Dale Earnhardt Athlete United States Car crash
5 Dr. Seuss Author Cancer $19 million
6 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom $17 million
7 J. R. R. Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia $12 million
8 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer $10 million
9 Jimi Hendrix United States Overdose $8 million
10 Tupac Shakur Homicide $7 million
Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose
12 Jerry Garcia Musician Heart attack $5 million
Robert Ludlum Author

2001 list edit

The 2001 list:[28]

Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings
1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack $35 million
2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer $20 million
John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide
4 Dr. Seuss Author United States Cancer $17 million
5 Jimi Hendrix Musician Overdose $10 million
Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer
7 Andy Warhol Artist United States Arrhythmia $8 million
8 J. R. R. Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia $7 million
9 Frank Sinatra Musician United States Heart attack $6 million
10 Jerry Garcia $5 million
11 Keith Haring Artist AIDS $4 million
Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose
13 James Dean Car crash $3 million

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This is a list of the world s highest paid dead celebrities as ranked by Forbes magazine since October 2001 Michael Jackson earned 825 million in 2016 the highest earnings for a celebrity dead or alive in any year Since his death in mid 2009 he has topped the list every year except for 2009 2012 and 2021 22 Contents 1 2023 list 2 2022 list 3 2021 list 4 2020 list 5 2019 list 6 2018 list 7 2017 list 8 2016 list 9 2015 list 10 2014 list 11 2013 list 12 2012 list 13 2011 list 14 2010 list 15 2009 list 16 2008 list 17 2007 list 18 2006 list 19 2005 list 20 2004 list 21 2003 list 22 2002 list 23 2001 list 24 References2023 list editThe 2023 list 1 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 115 million2 Elvis Presley Musician Heart attack 100 million3 Ray Manzarek Musician Cancer 45 million4 Dr Seuss Author Heart attack 40 million5 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 30 million6 Prince Musician Overdose 30 million7 Whitney Houston Musician Drowning 30 million8 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 22 million9 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer 16 million10 Bing Crosby Musician United States Heart attack 14 million11 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom Cancer 14 million12 Arnold Palmer Athlete United States Heart disease 10 million13 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose 10 million2022 list editThe 2022 list 2 J R R Tolkien earned 500 million from the sale of Middle Earth Enterprises 2 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 J R R Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia 500 million2 Kobe Bryant Athlete United States Helicopter crash 400 million3 David Bowie Musician United Kingdom Cancer 250 million4 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack 110 million5 James Brown Musician Heart failure 100 million6 Michael Jackson Musician Overdose Homicide 3 75 million7 Leonard Cohen Musician Canada Fatal fall 55 million8 Dr Seuss Author United States Cancer 32 million9 Jeff Porcaro Musician Heart attack 25 million10 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 24 million11 Juan Gabriel Musician Mexico Heart attack 23 million12 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 16 million13 George Harrison Musician Cancer 12 million2021 list editThe 2021 list 4 Netflix announced the acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company which manages the rights to Roald Dahl s stories and characters for a fee of 684 million 500m Dahl s heirs held at least a 75 stake before the company was acquired 4 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Roald Dahl Author United Kingdom Cancer 513 million2 Prince Musician United States Overdose 120 million3 Michael Jackson Overdose Homicide 3 75 million4 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 40 million5 Dr Seuss Author 35 million6 Bing Crosby Musician Heart Attack 33 million7 Elvis Presley 30 million8 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart Disease 27 million9 Gerry Goffin Lyricist Natural Causes 23 million10 Luther Vandross Musician Stroke 21 million11 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer 16 million12 Juice Wrld United States Accidental Overdose 15 million13 John Lennon United Kingdom Homicide 12 million2020 list editThe 2020 list 5 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 3 48 million2 Dr Seuss Author Cancer 33 million3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist 32 5 million4 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart disease 25 million5 Elvis Presley Musician Heart attack 23 million6 Kobe Bryant Athlete Helicopter crash 20 million7 Juice Wrld Musician Overdose 15 million8 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer 14 million9 John Lennon United Kingdom Homicide 13 million10 Prince United States Overdose 10 million11 Freddie Mercury United Kingdom AIDS 9 million12 George Harrison Cancer 8 5 million13 Marilyn Monroe Actor United States Overdose 8 million2019 list editThe 2019 list 6 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 3 60 million2 Elvis Presley Heart attack 39 million3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 38 million4 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart disease 30 million5 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer 20 million6 Dr Seuss Author United States 19 million7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 14 million8 Marilyn Monroe Actor United States Overdose 13 million9 Prince Musician United States 12 million10 Nipsey Hussle Homicide 11 million11 XXXTentacion 10 million12 Whitney Houston Drowning 9 5 million13 George Harrison United Kingdom Cancer 9 million2018 list editThe 2018 list 7 8 Michael Jackson brought in 287 million from the sale of his estate s stake in Sony ATV Music Publishing to Sony 9 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 3 400 million2 Elvis Presley Heart attack 40 million3 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart disease 35 million4 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 34 million5 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica 23 million6 Dr Seuss Author United States 16 million7 Hugh Hefner Personality Sepsis 15 million8 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose 14 million9 Prince Musician Overdose 13 million10 John Lennon United Kingdom Homicide 12 million11 XXXTentacion United States 11 million12 Muhammad Ali Athlete Septic shock 8 million13 Bettie Page Model Heart attack 7 million2017 list editThe 2017 list 10 11 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 3 75 million2 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart disease 40 million3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 38 million4 Elvis Presley Musician Heart attack 35 million5 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer 23 million6 Tom Petty United States Overdose 20 million7 Prince 18 million8 Dr Seuss Author Cancer 16 million9 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 12 million10 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm 10 million11 David Bowie Musician United Kingdom Cancer 9 5 million12 Elizabeth Taylor Actor Heart failure 8 million13 Bettie Page Model United States Heart attack 7 5 million2016 list editThe 2016 list 12 Michael Jackson had the largest annual gain for an entertainer living or dead due to the 750 million sale of his half of the Sony ATV Music Publishing catalogue Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 3 825 million2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 48 million3 Arnold Palmer Athlete Heart disease 40 million4 Elvis Presley Musician Heart attack 27 million5 Prince Overdose 25 million6 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer 21 million7 Dr Seuss Author United States 20 million8 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 12 million9 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm 11 5 million10 Bettie Page Model United States Heart attack 11 million11 David Bowie Musician United Kingdom Cancer 10 5 million12 Steve McQueen Actor United States Heart attack 9 million13 Elizabeth Taylor United Kingdom Heart failure 8 million2015 list editThe 2015 list 13 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 3 115 million2 Elvis Presley Heart attack 55 million3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 40 million4 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica 21 million5 Elizabeth Taylor Actor United Kingdom Heart failure 20 million6 Marilyn Monroe United States Overdose 17 million7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 12 million8 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm 11 million9 Bettie Page Model United States Heart attack 10 million10 Dr Seuss Author Cancer 9 5 million11 Steve McQueen Actor Heart attack 9 million12 Paul Walker Car crash 8 5 millionJames Dean2014 list editThe 2014 list 14 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 3 140 million2 Elvis Presley Heart attack 55 million3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 40 million4 Elizabeth Taylor Actor United Kingdom Heart failure 25 millionPaul Walker United States Car crash6 Marilyn Monroe Overdose 17 million7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 12 million8 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm 11 million9 Dr Seuss Author United States Cancer 9 millionBruce Lee Actor Cerebral edemaSteve McQueen CancerBettie Page Model Heart attack13 James Dean Actor Car crash 7 million2013 list editThe 2013 list 15 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 3 160 million2 Elvis Presley Heart attack 55 million3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 37 million4 Elizabeth Taylor Actor United Kingdom Heart failure 25 million5 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer 17 million6 Marilyn Monroe Actor United States Overdose 15 million7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 12 million8 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm 10 millionBettie Page Model United States Heart attack10 Dr Seuss Author Cancer 9 millionSteve McQueen Actor Heart attack12 Bruce Lee Cerebral edema 7 million2012 list edit nbsp Elizabeth Taylor earned 219 million in 2012 The 2012 list 16 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Elizabeth Taylor Actor United Kingdom Heart failure 210 million2 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 3 145 million3 Elvis Presley Heart attack 55 million4 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 37 million5 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica 17 million6 John Lennon United Kingdom Homicide 12 million7 Marilyn Monroe Actor United States Overdose 10 millionAlbert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm9 Dr Seuss Author United States Cancer 9 million10 Steve McQueen Actor Heart attack 8 millionBettie Page Model12 Richard Rodgers Composer Cancer 6 million13 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom 5 5 million2011 list editThe 2011 list 17 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 3 170 million2 Elvis Presley Heart attack 55 million3 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose 27 million4 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 25 million5 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 12 millionElizabeth Taylor Actor Heart failure7 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm 10 million8 Dr Seuss Author United States Cancer 9 million9 Jimi Hendrix Musician Overdose 7 millionStieg Larsson Author Sweden Heart attackSteve McQueen Actor United StatesRichard Rodgers Composer Cancer13 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom 6 millionBettie Page Model United States Heart attackAndy Warhol Artist Arrhythmia2010 list editThe 2010 list 18 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Michael Jackson Musician United States Overdose Homicide 3 275 million2 Elvis Presley Heart attack 60 million3 J R R Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia 50 million4 Charles Schulz Cartoonist United States Cancer 33 million5 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 17 million6 Stieg Larsson Author Sweden Heart attack 15 million7 Dr Seuss United States Cancer 11 million8 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm 10 million9 George Steinbrenner Businessperson United States Heart attack 8 million10 Richard Rodgers Composer Cancer 7 million11 Jimi Hendrix Musician Overdose 6 millionSteve McQueen Actor Heart attack13 Aaron Spelling Film producer Stroke 5 million2009 list editThe 2009 list 19 20 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Yves Saint Laurent Fashion designer France Cancer 350 million2 Richard Rodgers Composer United States 235 millionOscar Hammerstein Lyricist3 Michael Jackson Musician Overdose Homicide 3 90 million4 Elvis Presley Musician Heart attack 55 million5 J R R Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia 50 million6 Charles Schulz Cartoonist United States Cancer 35 million7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 15 millionDr Seuss Author United States Cancer9 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm 10 million10 Michael Crichton Author United States Cancer 9 million11 Jimi Hendrix Musician Overdose 8 millionAaron Spelling Film producer Stroke13 Andy Warhol Artist Arrhythmia 6 million2008 list edit nbsp Elvis Presley earned 52 million in 2008 The 2008 list 21 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack 52 million2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist United States Cancer 33 million3 Heath Ledger Actor Australia Overdose 20 million4 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm 18 million5 Aaron Spelling Film producer United States Stroke 15 million6 Dr Seuss Author United States Cancer 12 million7 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 9 millionAndy Warhol Artist United States Arrhythmia9 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose 6 5 million10 Steve McQueen Heart attack 6 million11 Paul Newman Cancer 5 millionJames Dean Car crash13 Marvin Gaye Musician Homicide 3 5 million2007 list editThe 2007 list 22 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack 49 million2 John Lennon United Kingdom Homicide 44 million3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist United States Cancer 35 million4 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom 22 million5 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm 18 million6 Andy Warhol Artist United States Arrhythmia 15 million7 Dr Seuss Author Cancer 13 million8 Tupac Shakur Musician Homicide 9 million9 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose 7 million10 Steve McQueen Heart attack 6 million11 James Brown Musician Heart failure 5 million12 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer 4 million13 James Dean Actor United States Car crash 3 5 million2006 list edit nbsp Kurt Cobain earned 50 million in 2006 after the sale of the Nirvana song catalogue The 2006 list 23 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Kurt Cobain Musician United States Suicide 50 million2 Elvis Presley Heart attack 42 million3 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 35 million4 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 24 million5 Albert Einstein Scientist Germany Aneurysm 20 million6 Andy Warhol Artist United States Arrhythmia 19 million7 Dr Seuss Author Cancer 10 millionRay Charles Musician Liver failure9 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose 8 million10 Johnny Cash Musician Diabetes 8 million11 J R R Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia 7 millionGeorge Harrison Musician CancerBob Marley Jamaica2005 list editThe 2005 list 24 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack 45 million2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 35 million3 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 22 million4 Andy Warhol Artist United States Arrhythmia 16 million5 Dr Seuss Author Cancer 10 million6 Marlon Brando Actor Respiratory failure 9 million7 Marilyn Monroe Overdose 8 millionJ R R Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia9 George Harrison Musician Cancer 7 millionJohnny Cash United States DiabetesIrving Berlin Composer Heart attack12 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer 6 millionRay Charles United States Liver failure2004 list editThe 2004 list 25 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack 40 million2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 35 million3 J R R Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia 23 million4 John Lennon Musician Homicide 21 million5 Dr Seuss Author United States Cancer 18 million6 Marilyn Monroe Actor Overdose 8 million7 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom Cancer 7 millionIrving Berlin Composer United States Heart attackBob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer10 Richard Rodgers Composer United States 6 5 million11 George Gershwin 6 millionIra Gershwin Lyricist Heart diseaseJimi Hendrix Musician OverdoseAlan Jay Lerner Lyricist CancerFrederick Loewe Composer Heart attackCole Porter Kidney failure17 James Dean Actor Car crash 5 millionDale Earnhardt AthleteJerry Garcia Musician Heart attackFreddie Mercury United Kingdom AIDSTupac Shakur United States HomicideFrank Sinatra Heart attack2003 list editThe 2003 list 26 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack 40 million2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 32 million3 J R R Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia 22 million4 John Lennon Musician Homicide 19 million5 George Harrison Cancer 16 million6 Dr Seuss Author United States7 Dale Earnhardt Athlete Car crash 15 million8 Tupac Shakur Musician Homicide 12 million9 Bob Marley Jamaica Cancer 9 million10 Marilyn Monroe Actor United States Overdose 8 million11 Frank Sinatra Musician Heart attack 7 million12 Richard Rodgers Composer Cancer13 Oscar Hammerstein Songwriter14 Jimi Hendrix Musician Overdose15 Cole Porter Composer Kidney failure 6 million16 Irving Berlin Heart attack17 Robert Atkins Doctor United Kingdom Head trauma18 James Dean Actor United States Car crash 5 million19 Jerry Garcia Musician Heart attack2002 list editThe 2002 list 27 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack 37 million2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 28 million3 John Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide 20 millionDale Earnhardt Athlete United States Car crash5 Dr Seuss Author Cancer 19 million6 George Harrison Musician United Kingdom 17 million7 J R R Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia 12 million8 Bob Marley Musician Jamaica Cancer 10 million9 Jimi Hendrix United States Overdose 8 million10 Tupac Shakur Homicide 7 millionMarilyn Monroe Actor Overdose12 Jerry Garcia Musician Heart attack 5 millionRobert Ludlum Author2001 list editThe 2001 list 28 Rank Name Career Nation Cause of Death Earnings1 Elvis Presley Musician United States Heart attack 35 million2 Charles Schulz Cartoonist Cancer 20 millionJohn Lennon Musician United Kingdom Homicide4 Dr Seuss Author United States Cancer 17 million5 Jimi Hendrix Musician Overdose 10 millionBob Marley Jamaica Cancer7 Andy Warhol Artist United States Arrhythmia 8 million8 J R R Tolkien Author United Kingdom Pneumonia 7 million9 Frank Sinatra Musician United States Heart attack 6 million10 Jerry Garcia 5 million11 Keith Haring Artist AIDS 4 millionMarilyn Monroe Actor Overdose13 James Dean Car crash 3 millionReferences edit Dellatto Marisa October 31 2023 The Highest Paid Dead Celebrities Of 2023 Forbes Retrieved 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