Death Is No Obstacle: Top Earning Deceased Celebrities
by SavvyRoo on Mar 27, 2015 | Views: 476 | Score: 1
| Amount of money earned in 2014 (in USD) | |
| Michael Jackson | 140000000 |
| Elvis Presley | 55000000 |
| Charles Schulz | 40000000 |
| Elizabeth Taylor | 25000000 |
| Bob Marley | 20000000 |
| Marilyn Monroe | 17000000 |
| John Lennon | 12000000 |
| Albert Einstein | 11000000 |
| Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) | 9000000 |
| Bruce Lee | 9000000 |
Sources:
, forbes.com

Even in death, these celebrities are still raking in a paycheck. Micheal Jackson tops the list as the most financially successful deceased celebrity, posthumously earning a staggering $140 million dollars in 2014. The earnings figure of Michael Jackson nearly triples that of the next closest earner, the King himself, Elvis.