Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid dead celebrities
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This is a list of the highest-paid dead celebrities in the world as ranked by Forbes magazine since October of 2001.
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2020 list
The 2020 list:
| Rank | Name | Career | Nation | Cause of Death | Earnings |
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| 1 | Michael Jackson | Musician | United States | Cardiac arrest | $48 million |
| 2 | Dr. Seuss | Author | United States | Cancer | $33 million |
| 3 | Charles Schulz | Cartoonist | United States | Cancer | $32.5 million |
| 4 | Arnold Palmer | Athlete | United States | Heart disease | $25 million |
| 5 | Elvis Presley | Musician | United States | Heart attack | $23 million |
| 6 | Kobe Bryant | Athlete | United States | Helicopter crash | $20 million |
| 7 | Juice Wrld | Musician | United States | Overdose | $15 million |
| 8 | Bob Marley | Musician | Jamaica | Cancer | $14 million |
| 9 | John Lennon | Musician | United Kingdom | Homicide | $13 million |
| 10 | Prince | Musician | United States | Overdose | $10 million |
| 11 | Freddie Mercury | Musician | United Kingdom | AIDS | $9 million |
| 12 | George Harrison | Musician | United Kingdom | Cancer | $8.5 million |
| 13 | Marilyn Monroe | Actor | United States | Overdose | $8 million |
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