Who are the top-earning dead celebrities for 2010 and now importantly which dead top-earning dead celebrity won first place for 2010? Forbes magazine has recently announced their list of the top-earned dead celebrities of the year. Michael Jackson is the year’s top-earning dead celebrity with approximately $275 million. Forbes top-earning dead celebrities list for 2010 also featured celebrities who had been dead for more than 50 years along with more recently deceased celebrities. The top earning dead celebrities includes Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Schulz, John Lennon, Stieg Larsson, Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel), Albert Einstein, George Steinbrenner, Richard Rodgers, Jimi Hendrix, Steve McQueen, and Aaron Spelling.
Michael Jackson
Elvis Presley
J.R.R. Tolkien
Charles Schulz
John Lennon
Stieg Larsson
Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Albert Einstein
George Steinbrenner
Richard Rodgers