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'Forbes' Top 13: Famous Dead People That Earn The Most Money Still

Sarah West / February 2, 2025 - 08:00 pm

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These dead stars earn the most

Many stars die tragically far too young, leaving behind family and fans who mourn all over the world. But even when they have passed away, artists, in particular, leave behind something that their next of kin often continue to earn from for decades. These stars are still earning money despite having passed away...

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George Harrison

Beatles member George Harrison, who died in 2001, is still making money today. From 2021 to 2022, he posthumously earned 12 million US dollars.

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John Lennon

John Lennon posthumously earned 16 million dollars in one year.

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Juan Gabriel

Juan Gabriel was known for his romantic love songs not only in his home country, but throughout Latin America, Spain and the Hispanic community in the USA. The singer died in 2016. Between 2021 and 2022 alone, he made 23 million US dollars.

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Charles Schulz

Charles Schulz (†77) owed his income of 24 million US dollars in 2022 to the comic strip 'The Peanuts'. His descendants are still earning well from the comic strip.

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Band Toto

Jeff Porcaro, drummer of the rock band Toto, who died at the young age of 38, still earned around 25 million US dollars in 2022. The rights to his releases were bought up by the company Primary Wave.

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Dr. Seuss

The famous author Dr. Seuss died in 1991, but his books are still successful: he has posthumously made a proud 32 million from them.

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Leonard Cohen

At the time of his death in 2016, Leonard Cohen had a net worth of 10 million US dollars. According to 'Forbes', the singer, who is best known for his song "Hallelujah", still had an income of 55 million US dollars in 2022.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson (†50) is one of the top earners in the ranking. Most of his income of 75 million US dollars goes to his three children.

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James Brown

Although the singer James Brown died at Christmas 2006, he still has a lot of money in his pocket to this day - namely 100 million US dollars.

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Many Stars die tragically far too young and leave behind descendants and fans who mourn all over the world. But even when they have passed away, Artists, in particular, leave behind something that their surviving relatives often earn money from for decades to come.

These dead stars earn the most

You can see who is on the list according to 'Forbes' (as of 2022) in the picture gallery. 

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