1. Michael Jackson ($275M)

2. Elvis Presley

3. J.R.R. Tolkien

4. Charles Schulz (Charlie Brown cartoonist)

5. John Lennon

6. Steig Larsson (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo author)

7. Dr. Suess (real name: Theodore Geisel)

8. Albert Einstein

9. George Steinbrenner

10. Richard Rogers (old time composer)

11. Jimi Hendrix and Steve McQueen (tie)

12. Aaron Spelling

[Edited 10/27/10 9:33am]

But it's good for Michael Jackson's kids.

i hate the fact elvis's picture is on the yahoo news link for this though and saying "which dead person made more than the king" type of headlines. I don't want to play the race card, but....

BklynBabe said:

It's a shame that dead people earn more than living people

Ain't it the truth?

Where is The Internet on that list?

J.R.R. Tolkien surprised me at first. But I suppose they're counting options, etc. from the upcoming Hobbit film as well as previous projects.

When I read the title I thought Michael Jordan had died.

NDRU said:

Where is The Internet on that list?

NDRU said:

Where is The Internet on that list?

BklynBabe said:

It's a shame that dead people earn more than living people

Why?

Certainly less shameless self promotion.

It's good for his children

I vividly remember when finding Michael Jackson memorbilia was like finding healthy food at McDonalds

now you can find t-shirts, keychains, jackets, posters, backpacks, buttons.....

NDRU said:

Where is The Internet on that list?