orbes Magazine Releases List Of The Top-Earning Dead Celebrities Of 2017…And Guess Who’s Number 1?

Forbes Magazine Releases List Of The Top-Earning Dead Celebrities Of 2017…And Guess Who’s Number 1?

Michael Jackson tops Forbes’ list of the 13 highest-paid dead celebrities for the fifth year in a row with earnings of $75 million.

The list measures pretax income from October 15, 2016 through October 15, 2017 before deducting cuts for agents, managers and lawyers.

1. Michael Jackson – $75 million

2. Golf legend Arnold Palmer – $40 million.

3. Peanuts creator Charles Schulz – $38 million

4. Elvis Presley – $35 million

5. Bob Marley- $23 million,

6. Tom Petty – $20 million

7. Prince – $18 million

10. Albert Einstein – $10 million

11. David Bowie – $9.5 million

12. Elizabeth Taylor – $8 million