No. 1 Michael Jackson (The King of Pop)
Net worth :$275 million
Source : Musician
Died : June 25, 2009
Age : 50
Cause : Drug overdose
No. 2 Elvis Presley(The King of Rock 'n' Roll)
Net worth :$60 million
Source :Singer, actor
Died : Aug. 16, 1977
Age : 42
Cause : Heart attack
No. 3 J.R.R. Tolkien
Net worth :$50 million
Source : Author
Died : Sept. 2, 1973
Age : 81
Cause : Bleeding ulcer
Hits: Lord of the Rings ,Hobbit, Tolkien sold just shy of 500,000 copies in the last year.
No. 4 Charles Schulz
Net worth :$33 million
Source : Cartoonist
Died : Feb 12, 2000
Age : 77
Cause : Colon cancer
The late Schulz continues to earn from his comic strip, which appears in 2,200 newspapers across 75 countries.
No. 5 John Lennon
Net worth :$17 million
Source : Musician
Died : Dec. 8, 1980
Age : 40
Cause : Murder
No. 6 Stieg Larsson
Net worth :$15 million
Source : Writer
Died : Nov. 9, 2004
Age : 50
Cause : Heart attack
More than 40 million copies of the books have been sold in 44 languages
No. 7 Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Net worth :$11 million
Source : Author
Died : Sept. 24, 1991
Age : 87
Cause : Natural causes
The best-selling children’s author
No. 8 Albert Einstein
Net worth :$10 million
Source : Scientist
Died : April 18, 1955
Age : 76
Cause : Natural causes
No. 9 George Steinbrenner
Net worth :$ 8 million
Source : Sports Franchise Owner
Died : July 13, 2010
Age : 80
Cause : Heart attack
No. 10 Richard Rodgers
Net worth :$ 7 million
Source : Songwriter
Died : Dec. 30, 1979
Age : 77
Cause : Chronic illness
In 2009 the Netherlands' Imagem Music Group bought the rights to the collaborative catalog of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein for a reported $200 million. Without those assets, Rogers still lands on our list, thanks to his earlier work with Lorenz Hart. That catalog boasts such standards as “My Funny Valentine” and “The Lady is a Tramp.”
