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Hig
hes
t-Ea
rnin
g…SUPERLATIVES
GW
R p
rese
nts
the
cele
brit
ies
wit
h th
e gr
eate
st a
nnua
l inc
ome
from
1 J
un 2
015
to
1 Ju
n 20
16,
acco
rdin
g to
For
bes.
The
low
est
earn
er li
sted
her
e ha
s an
ann
ual i
ncom
e so
me
500
tim
es g
reat
er
than
the
ave
rage
per
sona
l inc
ome
in t
he U
SA. B
ut f
or o
vera
ll w
ealt
h, o
ne m
an s
till
lead
s th
e pa
ck…
$6
0–$
75 m
Dav
id C
opp
erfie
ld
(US
A) e
arn
ed a
n es
tim
ated
$6
4 m
(£
43
.8 m
) in
2015
–16
. M
ost
of h
is
inco
me
com
es
from
his
lon
g-ru
nn
ing
show
in
Las
Veg
as,
Nev
ada,
US
A.
Dis
c J
ocke
y $
63
m
DJ
Cal
vin
Har
ris
(b. A
dam
W
iles,
UK
) ear
ned
$6
3 m
(£
43
.1 m
). H
arri
s h
ad
top
ped
th
e h
igh
est-
earn
ing
DJ
list
for
th
e p
revi
ous
two
year
s as
wel
l.
Mag
icia
n$
64
m
Dow
nlo
ad t
his
post
er: g
uinn
essw
orld
reco
rds.
com
/20
18
Act
or
$6
4.5
m
Wre
stle
r-tu
rned
-act
or
Dw
ayn
e J
ohn
son
(US
A,
aka
“Th
e R
ock”
) ear
ned
an
est
imat
ed $
64
.5 m
(£
44
.1 m
). S
an A
nd
reas
(U
SA
, 20
15) a
nd
Dis
ney
’s M
oan
a (U
SA
, 20
16) a
re t
wo
of t
he
mov
ies
to w
hic
h h
e le
nt
his
tal
ents
in
that
per
iod
.
Cou
ntr
y m
usi
c st
ar
Gar
th B
rook
s (U
SA
) ea
rned
$70
m (£
47.9
m)
from
Jun
20
15 t
o J
un 2
016
. His
inco
me
was
b
oost
ed c
onsi
der
ably
by
pro
fits
from
his
co
meb
ack
tou
r, w
hic
h en
tere
d it
s th
ird
year
in
Sep
20
16.
Mu
sici
an (m
ale)
$
70 m
RIC
HE
ST
PE
RS
ON
– $
86
.9 B
NN
o on
e h
as g
reat
er a
ccum
ulat
ed w
ealt
h th
an B
ill G
ates
(aka
Will
iam
H G
ates
III,
US
A).
A c
o-fo
unde
r of M
icro
soft
, Gat
es w
as t
he
wea
lthi
est
man
aliv
e in
199
5–20
07,
aga
in
in 2
00
9, a
nd
has
bee
n si
nce
20
14. A
s of
3
Apr
20
17, h
is f
ortu
ne s
tood
at $
86.
9 bn
(£
69.1
bn).
Sin
ce 1
999,
he
and
his
wif
e ha
ve
helm
ed t
he B
ill &
Mel
inda
Gat
es F
ound
atio
n,
whi
ch a
ims
to li
ft m
illio
ns o
f peo
ple
out
of
pove
rty,
wit
h a
focu
s on
elim
inat
ing
HIV
, m
alar
ia a
nd
oth
er in
fect
ious
dis
ease
s.
TV
per
son
alit
y (f
emal
e) –
$75
m
Elle
n D
eGen
eres
(U
SA
) – T
V s
tar,
actr
ess
and
hos
t of
h
er o
wn
self
-tit
led
chat
sh
ow s
ince
20
03
– ea
rned
an
esti
mat
ed $
75 m
(£
51.3
m).
> $
20
m
Gis
ele
Bü
nd
chen
(B
RA
) mad
e $
30
.5 m
(£
20.8
m) i
n th
e ye
ar t
o J
un
2016
. A
lon
gsi
de
dea
ls
wit
h th
e lik
es o
f C
han
el, B
ün
dch
en
own
s sk
inca
re a
nd
ling
erie
ran
ges
. Th
ese
con
tin
ue
to
boo
st h
er in
com
e,
des
pit
e th
e fa
ct t
hat
sh
e re
tire
d fr
om
mod
ellin
g in
20
15.
Ind
ia’s
Sh
ah R
ukh
Kh
an –
ak
a S
RK
– ea
rned
$3
3 m
(£
22.
5 m
) in
2015
–16
. S
ince
deb
uti
ng
in
Dee
wan
a (I
ND
, 19
92)
, h
e h
as a
pp
eare
d in
m
ore
than
80
film
s an
d co
nti
nu
es t
o en
joy
lead
rol
es in
h
it m
ovie
s su
ch a
s D
ilwal
e (I
ND
, 20
15).
Wit
h a
stri
ng
of
reco
rds
to h
is n
ame,
incl
udin
g th
e fa
stes
t 10
0 m
an
d 2
00
m, U
sain
Bol
t (J
AM
) h
as a
lso
seen
his
inco
me
esca
late
. Aro
und
$3
0 m
(£
20.5
m) o
f his
$32
.5-m
(£
22.2
-m) e
arn
ing
s ca
me
from
en
dor
sem
ents
. H
is b
igg
est
spon
sor
is
Pu
ma,
fro
m w
hom
he
earn
ed m
ore
than
$
10 m
(£6
.8 m
).
TV
act
ress
$
43
m
For
the
fifth
yea
r in
a r
ow, M
oder
n Fa
mily
sta
r S
ofía
V
erg
ara
(CO
L) is
th
e to
p-e
arn
ing
TV
act
ress
, wit
h an
est
imat
ed in
com
e of
$4
3 m
(£2
9.4
m).
Mod
el
$3
0 m
Bol
lyw
ood
acto
r
$3
3 m
Trac
k at
hle
te$
32
.5 m
Jim
Par
son
s (U
SA
), s
tar
of
CB
S s
itco
m T
he
Big
Ban
g Th
eory
(in
wh
ich
he
pla
ys
Sh
eld
on C
oop
er),
ear
ned
an
est
imat
ed $
22.
5 m
(£
15.4
m),
mak
ing
him
th
e ye
ar’s
top
-ear
nin
g T
V a
ctor
for
th
e se
con
d ye
ar in
su
cces
sion
.
TV
act
or $
22
.5 m
> $
90
m
Dea
d ce
leb
rity
$
82
5 m
The
“Kin
g of
Pop
” liv
es
on –
fin
anci
ally
, at
leas
t.
Mic
hae
l Jac
kson
(U
SA
, 19
58
–20
09)
ear
ned
$
825
m (£
63
6 m
) an
d h
as t
opp
ed F
orb
es’ T
op-
Ear
nin
g D
ead
Cel
ebri
ties
lis
t si
nce
20
12–1
3.
Au
thor
$
95
m
The
top-
earn
ing
auth
or in
20
16 w
as c
rim
e-th
rille
r wri
ter
Jam
es P
atte
rson
(US
A),
wit
h es
tim
ated
an
nua
l ear
nin
gs
of $
95 m
(£6
5 m
). Th
is a
lso
mak
es h
im t
he
hig
hes
t-ea
rnin
g liv
ing
cele
bri
ty
(mal
e, c
urr
ent)
.
CE
O
$13
1.2
m
In 2
015
–16
, Joh
n H
amm
erg
ren
(US
A) e
arn
ed
$13
1.19
m (£
89.
79 m
). H
e is
pre
sid
ent,
ch
airm
an
and
CEO
of M
cKes
son
Cor
pora
tion
, wh
ich
spec
ializ
es in
hea
lth
care
, med
ical
te
chn
olog
y an
d p
har
mac
euti
cals
.
On
e D
irec
tion
(U
K/I
RL)
ea
rned
an
esti
mat
ed
$11
0 m
(£75
.2 m
). M
ost
of t
hei
r in
com
e ca
me
from
th
e 20
15
On
the
Roa
d A
gai
n To
ur.
The
boy
ban
d ar
e cu
rren
tly
on h
iatu
s.
Ban
d
$11
0 m
Cel
ebri
ty
$17
0 m
Tayl
or S
wif
t (U
SA
) h
asn’
t re
leas
ed a
n al
bu
m s
ince
20
14, b
ut
the
pop
icon
’s T
he
198
9 W
orld
Tou
r g
ross
ed
$25
0 m
(£16
4.8
m),
b
oost
ing
her
ea
rnin
gs
to $
170
m
(£11
6.3
m).
Th
at’s
m
ore
than
dou
ble
h
er 2
015
inco
me.
Bri
tish
F1
star
Le
wis
Ham
ilton
ea
rned
$4
6 m
(£
31.4
m),
of
wh
ich
$4
2 m
(£28
.7 m
) ca
me
from
ra
ce w
inn
ing
s.
Ham
ilton
se
cure
d h
is t
hir
d F1
ch
amp
ion
ship
in
20
15.
Form
ula
On
e d
rive
r $
46
m
Bes
t kn
own
for
star
rin
g ro
les
in
lucr
ativ
e fr
anch
ises
Th
e H
un
ger
Gam
es a
nd
X-M
en, U
S a
ctre
ss
Jen
nif
er L
awre
nce
to
ok h
ome
arou
nd
$4
6 m
(£31
.4 m
) in
2015
–16
.
Film
act
ress
$4
6 m
Car
olin
a P
anth
ers
qu
arte
rbac
k C
am
New
ton
(US
A) e
arn
ed
$5
3 m
(£3
6.2
m) i
n th
e 12
mon
ths
to J
un
2016
. U
nu
sual
ly f
or a
sp
orts
st
ar, m
ost
of N
ewto
n’s
earn
ing
s ($
41.
1 m
; £
28.1
m) c
ame
from
h
is s
alar
y an
d g
ame
win
nin
gs.
“J
ust
” $
12 m
(£
8.2
m) c
ame
from
en
dor
sem
ents
.
Bes
t kn
own
for
his
cu
linar
y T
V s
how
s su
ch a
s H
ell’s
K
itch
en, M
aste
rCh
ef
US
A a
nd
Ram
say’
s K
itch
en N
igh
tmar
es,
Gor
don
Ram
say
(UK
) ea
rned
ap
pro
xim
atel
y $
54
m (£
36
.9 m
).
Ch
ef
$5
4 m
Am
eric
an f
ootb
all
pla
yer
– $
53
m
Kim
Kar
das
hia
n W
est
(US
A) e
arn
ed $
51 m
(£
34
.9 m
). M
uch
of
th
is in
com
e ca
me
from
her
mob
ile
gam
e K
im K
ard
ash
ian
: H
olly
woo
d, w
hic
h m
ade
$71
.8 m
(£5
8.3
m) i
n 20
15 a
lon
e.
Rea
lity
TV
sta
r
$5
1 m
$4
5–$
60
m
“Sh
ock
jock
” H
owar
d S
tern
(U
SA
) en
joye
d an
inco
me
of $
85
m
(£5
8.1
m).
In D
ec 2
015
, Ste
rn
ann
oun
ced
that
he
had
sig
ned
a
new
five
-yea
r d
eal w
ith
rad
io s
tati
on S
iriu
s X
M.
Rad
io h
ost
$
85
m
Bas
ketb
all p
laye
r
$77
m
Com
edia
n
$8
7.5
m
Kevi
n H
art (
US
A) p
laye
d m
ore
than
10
0 li
ve s
how
s, e
ach
wit
h an
ave
rage
gro
ss o
f mor
e th
an $
1 m
(£6
84
,45
3),
hel
pin
g h
im t
o an
nu
al e
arn
ing
s of
$
87.
5 m
(£59
.8 m
).
Cu
rren
tly
wit
h th
e C
leve
lan
d C
aval
iers
, Le
Bro
n J
ames
(U
SA
) ea
rned
an
esti
mat
ed $
77 m
(£
52.
7 m
). A
rou
nd
$5
4 m
(£
36
.9 m
) of
this
cam
e fr
om a
ran
ge
of h
igh
-en
d en
dor
sem
ents
wit
h b
ran
ds
such
as
Nik
e, C
oca-
Col
a an
d S
amsu
ng
.
Tied
wit
h D
r P
hil
in
Forb
es’ l
ist
of
the
hig
hes
t ea
rner
s is
Rea
l Mad
rid
sup
erst
ar C
rist
ian
o R
onal
do
(PR
T).
Som
e $
32
m (£
21.
9 m
) of
his
ea
rnin
gs
cam
e fr
om
end
orse
men
t d
eals
–
not
ably
wit
h N
ike.
Ath
lete
$
88
m
TV
per
son
alit
y $
88
m
Am
eric
an
tele
visi
on s
tar
Dr
Ph
il M
cGra
w
– b
est
know
n fo
r h
is C
BS
tal
k sh
ow
Dr.
Ph
il –
earn
ed a
n es
tim
ated
$8
8 m
(£
60
.2 m
) in
2015
–16
.
$75
–$9
0 m