Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The highest-paid dead celebrities (richest dead celebrities), between the years 2001 and 2021 (according to Forbes).

2021 Methodology:
This year's Dead Celebrity ranking includes pretax earnings from sales, streams, licensing deals and other sources between October 30, 2020 and October 30, 2021, as well as estate acquisitions made or announced during the same period. We compile our numbers with the help of data from MRC Data, IMDbPro, NPD BookScan and interviews with industry insiders. Fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted.


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The highest paid dead celebrities between 2001 and 2021:
Elvis Presley
Charles Schulz
John Lennon
Dr. Seuss
Bob Marley
Stieg Larsson
Michael Crichton
Heath Ledger
Freddie Mercury
Whitney Houston
David Bowie
Bruce Lee
Jimi Hendrix
Marlon Brando
Luther Vandross
George Harrison
Hugh Hefner
Paul Walker
Jenni Rivera
Andy Warhol
Cole Porter
Robert Ludlum
Kobe Bryant
Bettie Page
J. R. R. Tolkien
Paul Newman
James Brown
Roald Dahl
XXXTentacion
Steve McQueen
Johnny Cash
Frank Sinatra
Arnold Palmer
Richard Rodgers
Marvin Gaye
Jerry Garcia
Marilyn Monroe
Tom Petty
Yves Saint Laurent
Gerry Goffin
Juice Wrld
George Harrison
Muhammad Ali
Elizabeth Taylor
Aaron Spelling
Ray Charles
Keith Haring
Prince
James Dean
George Steinbrenner
Oscar Hammerstein
Tupac Shakur
Kurt Cobain
George Gershwin
Michael Jackson
Bing Crosby
Nipsey Hussle
Albert Einstein
Irving Berlin
Dale Earnhardt