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Forbes Releases List Of ‘Top Earning Dead Celebrities’ — Michael Jackson Tops.

Damilola A.
By Damilola A.
Published: October 27, 2015
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Michael Jackson is number one on the Forbes list of top-earning dead celebrities for the third year in a row.

Jackson, who died in 2009, has pulled in around 115 million US dollars (£75 million) over the past year, which is down from the estimated 140 million dollars (£91.3 million) he earned in 2014.

Fast and The Furious star Paul Walker is a new entry into the list at position number nine.

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Walker, who died in a car accident 2013, is estimated to have raked in around 10.5 million dollars (£6.8 million).

The top ranking British stars on the list are Elizabeth Taylor at position five, estimated to have made 20 million dollars (£13 million) and John Lennon at position seven with 12 million dollars (£7.8 million).

Here are the top 13 celebrities on the Forbes list:

  1. Michael Jackson: 115 million dollars (£75 million)
  2. Elvis Presley: 55 million dollars (£35.8 million)
  3. Charles Schulz: 40 million dollars (£26 million)
  4. Bob Marley: 21 million dollars (£13.7 million)
  5. Elizabeth Taylor: 20 million dollars (£13 million)
  6. Marilyn Monroe: 17 million dollars (£11 million)
  7. John Lennon: 12 million dollars (£7.8 million)
  8. Albert Einstein: 11 million dollars (£7.1 million)
  9. Paul Walker: 10.5 million dollars (£6.8 million)
  10. Bettie Page: 10 million dollars (£6.5 million)
  11. Theodor Geisel: 9.5 million dollars (£6.1 million)
  12. Steve McQueen: 9 million dollars (£5.8 million)
  13. James Dean: 8.5 million dollars (£5.5 million)
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Damilola is a dedicated entertainment writer for Okay Nigeria (Okay.ng). He joined the platform with the aim of using his experience in the Entertainment industry to share wonderful articles in this field. Dammy is a die-hard fan of Wizkid.
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