Ranking of richest celebrities (actors, singers, athletes)

[Maciamo]

The celebrities below are American unless otherwise specified.

Richest actors/actresses

1. Shahrukh Khan (India) : $750 million
2. Tom Cruise : $550 million
3. George Clooney : $500 million
4. Amitabh Bachchan (India) : $425 million
5. Mel Gibson (Australia) : $425 million
6. Jack Nicholson : $400 million
7. Sylverster Stallone : $400 million
8. Jackie Chan (China) : $395 million
9. Clint Eastwood : $375 million
10. Keanu Reeves : $360 million
11. Tom Hanks : $350 million
12. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Austria) : $350 million
13. Michael Douglas : $300 million
14. Adam Sandler : $300 million
15. Will Smith : $280 million
16. Robert Downey Jr. : $275 million
17. Brad Pitt : $270 million
18. Kevin Costner : $250 million
19. Victoria Principal : $250 million
20. Leonardo DiCaprio : $245 million
21. Salman Khan (India) : $245 million
22. Scott Speedman (UK/Canada) : $245 million
23. Sean Connery (UK) : $240 million
24. Harrison Ford : $230 million
25. Mark Wahlberg : $225 million
26. Samuel L. Jackson : $210 million
27. Akshay Kumar (India) : $210 million
28. Jennifer Aniston : $210 million
29. Denzel Washington : $205 million
30. Gérard Depardieu (France) : $200 million

I combined and averaged the rankings from The Richest and Celebrity Net Worth. Actors in the top 100 are worth over $65 million.

Richest singers/musicians

1. Andrew LLoyd Webber (UK) : $1.28 billion
2. Paul McCartney (UK) : $1.2 billion
3. Herb Alpert : $850 million
4. Sean 'Puffy' Comb : $825 million
5. Jay-Z : $810 million
6. Céline Dion (Canada) : $800 million
7. Madonna : $780 million
8. Dr Dre : $740 million
9. Bono (Ireland) : $700 million
10. Dolly Parton : $500 million
11. Gloria Estefan (Cuba) : $500 million
12. Victoria Beckham (UK) : $450 million (together with David Beckham)
13. Johnny Mathis : $400 million
14. Taylor Swift : $400 million
15. Barbara Streisand : $370 million
16. Jennifer Lopez : $360 million
17. Toby Keith : $360 million
18. Beyonce : $350 million
19. Shania Twain (Canada) : $350 million
20. Bruce Springsteen : $340 million
21. George Strait : $325 million
22. Cher : $300 million
23. Mariah Carey : $300 million
24. Julio Igesias (Spain) : $300 million
25. Nana Mouskouri (Greece) : $280 million
26. Lady Gaga : $275 million
27. Justin Bieber (Canada) : $265 million
28. Kenny Rogers : $250 million
29. Diana Ross : $250 million
30. Tom Jones (UK) : $250 million

According to this list, to be in the top 100 richest singers one has to be worth over $60 million.

Richest Athletes

I did not include sports managers, promoters, announcers and business people.

1. Michael Jordan : $1.4 billion
2. Michael Schumacher (Germany) : $800 million
3. Tiger Woods : $750 million
4. Magic Johnson : $600 million
5. Roger Staubach : $600 million
6. Floyd Mayweather : $560 million
7. Junior Bridgeman : $500 million
8. David Beckham (UK) : $450 million
9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) : $450 million
10. Roger Federer (Switzerland) : $425 million
11. Kobe Bryant : $425 million
12. Lionel Messi (Spain) : $400 million
13. LeBron James : $390 million
14. Phil Mickelson : $385 million
15. Shaquille O'Neal : $375 million
16. Alex Rodriguez : $325 million
17. Jack Niklaus : $300 million
18. Greg Norman (Australia) : $300 million
19. Lewis Hamilton : $285 million
20. Dale Earnhardt Jr. : $260 million
21. "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson : $250 million
22. Fernando Alonso (Spain) : $220 million
23. Dave Whelan (UK) : $210 million
24. Wayne Gretzky (Canada) : $200 million
25. John Madden : $200 million
26. Peyton Manning : $200 million
27. Oscar De La Hoya : $200 million
28. Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria) : $200 million
29. Jeff Gordon : $200 million
30. Kimi Räikkönen (Finland) : $190 million

One needs to be worth at least $100 million to make the top 100 wealthiest athletes.

[Angela]

The celebrities below are American unless otherwise specified.

Richest actors/actresses

1. Shahrukh Khan (India) : $750 million
2. Tom Cruise : $550 million
3. George Clooney : $500 million
4. Amitabh Bachchan (India) : $425 million
5. Mel Gibson (Australia) : $425 million
6. Jack Nicholson : $400 million
7. Sylverster Stallone : $400 million
8. Jackie Chan (China) : $395 million
9. Clint Eastwood : $375 million
10. Keanu Reeves : $360 million
11. Tom Hanks : $350 million
12. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Austria) : $350 million
13. Michael Douglas : $300 million
14. Adam Sandler : $300 million
15. Will Smith : $280 million
16. Robert Downey Jr. : $275 million
17. Brad Pitt : $270 million
18. Kevin Costner : $250 million
19. Victoria Principal : $250 million
20. Leonardo DiCaprio : $245 million
21. Salman Khan (India) : $245 million
22. Scott Speedman (UK/Canada) : $245 million
23. Sean Connery (UK) : $240 million
24. Harrison Ford : $230 million
25. Mark Wahlberg : $225 million
26. Samuel L. Jackson : $210 million
27. Akshay Kumar (India) : $210 million
28. Jennifer Aniston : $210 million
29. Denzel Washington : $205 million
30. Gérard Depardieu (France) : $200 million

I combined and averaged the rankings from The Richest and Celebrity Net Worth. Actors in the top 100 are worth over $65 million.

Richest singers/musicians

1. Andrew LLoyd Webber (UK) : $1.28 billion
2. Paul McCartney (UK) : $1.2 billion
3. Herb Alpert : $850 million
4. Sean 'Puffy' Comb : $825 million
5. Jay-Z : $810 million
6. Céline Dion (Canada) : $800 million
7. Madonna : $780 million
8. Dr Dre : $740 million
9. Bono (Ireland) : $700 million
10. Dolly Parton : $500 million
11. Gloria Estefan (Cuba) : $500 million
12. Victoria Beckham (UK) : $450 million (together with David Beckham)
13. Johnny Mathis : $400 million
14. Taylor Swift : $400 million
15. Barbara Streisand : $370 million
16. Jennifer Lopez : $360 million
17. Toby Keith : $360 million
18. Beyonce : $350 million
19. Shania Twain (Canada) : $350 million
20. Bruce Springsteen : $340 million
21. George Strait : $325 million
22. Cher : $300 million
23. Mariah Carey : $300 million
24. Julio Igesias (Spain) : $300 million
25. Nana Mouskouri (Greece) : $280 million
26. Lady Gaga : $275 million
27. Justin Bieber (Canada) : $265 million
28. Kenny Rogers : $250 million
29. Diana Ross : $250 million
30. Tom Jones (UK) : $250 million

According to this list, to be in the top 100 richest singers one has to be worth over $60 million.

Richest Athletes

I did not include sports managers, promoters, announcers and business people.

1. Michael Jordan : $1.4 billion
2. Michael Schumacher (Germany) : $800 million
3. Tiger Woods : $750 million
4. Magic Johnson : $600 million
5. Roger Staubach : $600 million
6. Floyd Mayweather : $560 million
7. Junior Bridgeman : $500 million
8. David Beckham (UK) : $450 million
9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) : $450 million
10. Roger Federer (Switzerland) : $425 million
11. Kobe Bryant : $425 million
12. Lionel Messi (Spain) : $400 million
13. LeBron James : $390 million
14. Phil Mickelson : $385 million
15. Shaquille O'Neal : $375 million
16. Alex Rodriguez : $325 million
17. Jack Niklaus : $300 million
18. Greg Norman (Australia) : $300 million
19. Lewis Hamilton : $285 million
20. Dale Earnhardt Jr. : $260 million
21. "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson : $250 million
22. Fernando Alonson (Spain) : $220 million
23. Dave Whelan (UK) : $210 million
24. Wayne Gretzky (Canada) : $200 million
25. John Madden : $200 million
26. Peyton Manning : $200 million
27. Oscar De La Hoya : $200 million
28. Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria) : $200 million
29. Jeff Gordon : $200 million
30. Kimi Räikkönen (Finland) : $190 million

One needs to be worth at least $100 million to make the top 100 wealthiest athletes.

Very interesting. Some surprised me, like Keanu Reeves. Also surprised Lady Gaga isn't higher up on the list. Plus, Herb Alpert made that much money!? That's a shocker. :)