Some celebrities made fortunes while they were alive. This is normal, right? What is surprising is that even after death, the income from all this money remains very high, so some of these inheritances grow more every day. Check out the list of the 10 celebrities who left great fortunes.
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These famous people left huge fortunes behind
1. Charles Schulz
The American cartoonist opens the Forbes list. Charles passed away at the age of 77 in the 2000s, a victim of a heart attack. The artist was known for his most famous character, the dog Snoopy. In 2022, his work is still bearing fruit. He was left to the heirs around $24 million. Approximately R$ 128 million.
2. Jeff Porcaro
We also have the eternal drummer of the band Toto, who left many musical hits such as, for example, the song Africa. The American drummer passed away in 1992, victim of a cardiac arrest at the age of 38. He left an inheritance of US$ 25 million (R$ 134 million).
3. Theodor Seuss Geisel
Dr Seuss, as he was better known, left a substantial sum to his heirs. About $32 million. The author of great characters, such as the Grinch, died in 1991 at the age of 87, a victim of cancer.
4. Leonard Cohen
Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, after passing away in 2016 at the age of 82 from a fall while sleeping, left an amount of approximately $55 million to his family.
One of his best known songs is "Hallelujah".
5. Michael Jackson
The eternal King of Pop, considered by many to be one of the greatest singers, dancers and composers in history, after passing away from a cardiac arrest in 2009 at the age of 50, he still raised US$ 75 million in 2022.
6. Marcos Paul
Since the death of actor and television director Marcos Paulo, in 2012, Antonia Fontenelle, who was his partner until the last days of life, together with their daughters fought a millionaire fight for heritage.
However, what the daughters did not expect is that a letter written by the actor was left saying that he wanted 60% of his inheritance to go to his wife, Fontenelle. This was the reason that triggered a long legal battle between Antonia and the Daughters of Marcos over the fortune.
7. James Brown
We have the American singer and songwriter James Brown, who died at Christmas 2006 at the age of 73, a victim of pneumonia. Even though 16 years have passed, his heirs are still guaranteed $100 million.
8. Elvis Presley
The eternal king of rock, Elvis Presley, appears in fourth place. The American died in 1977 at the age of 42 from cardiac arrest. Currently his descendants earn U$110 million.
9. David Bowie
In third place is British singer-songwriter David Bowie. The singer died in 2016, a victim of cancer at the age of 69. He was known as the “Chameleon of Rock” and for several famous songs. One of them is the “Magic Dance”. Even after death, the deceased brought in an estimated $250 million this year alone.
10. Kobe Bryant
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in January 2020. Considered one of the greatest in the history of the sport, Kobe secured around $400 million for the family.
11. J.R.R. Tolkien
At the top of the list, we have John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the author of great books like “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings”, in addition to several other successful works. Tolkien was born in South Africa and died in 1973 at the age of 81 from a chest infection. With the sale of his successes and the copyrights of his stories, the author reached a total of US$ 500 million in 2022.
12. Gugu Liberato
Gugu was an icon on Brazilian television, a fact that made him end up becoming a billionaire. After his death, in his will, he requested that 75% of everything remain for his children, with three of them in total, each ending up with 25% of his assets. The remaining 25% was divided according to his will among the five nephews, leaving 5% for each.
