Glamorous Ghosts: The Highest-Earning Dead Celebrities
It’s Halloween, and ghosts and spirits are coming out to play worldwide. While most ghosts and spirits have no income to speak of, that is not the case for all of them; some celebrities left behind a legacy so great that they are still cashing in after death!
Every year, in celebration of Halloween, Forbes compiles a list of the highest-earning dead celebrities for the year. The list consists of a number of icons whose legacies extend far beyond their mortal lives.
The list features thirteen (spooky!) celebrities, a majority of whom are musicians whose music is still being sold in huge numbers despite their not being here.
Here is the Forbes list of the highest-earning dead celebrities in 2019:
1. Michael Jackson, $60 million. Dead since 2009 (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
2. Elvis Presley, $39 million. Dead since 1977 (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
3. Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, $38 million. Dead since 2000 (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Liaison)
4. Arnold Palmer, $30 million. Dead since 2016 (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
5. Bob Marley, $20 million. Dead since 1981 (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
6. Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, $19 million. Dead since 1991 (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
7. John Lennon, $14 million. Dead since 1980 (Photo by Ron Case/Keystone/Getty Images)
8. Marilyn Monroe, $13 million. Dead since 1962 (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)
9. Prince, $12 million. Dead since 2016 (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NCLR)
10. Nipsey Hussle, $11 million. He died just this past March (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for BET)
11. XXXTentacion, $10 million. He died in June of last year (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images)
12. Whitney Houston, $9.5 million. Dead since 2012 (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
13. George Harrison, $9 million. Dead since 2001 (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
What do YOU think about this list? Are you surprised by anyone who made it? Are you surprised by anyone who isn’t on the list?
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