Even years after his death, Elvis Presley is still one of the top earners. Last year, Elvis (†42) had an income of 110 million US dollars. In addition to his music income, this was also due to the sale of tickets for "Graceland".

With 140 million records sold, David Bowie was one of the most influential musicians in rock and pop music. The singer died on January 10, 2016. He still generates a lot of revenue today - between 2021 and 2022, 250 million US dollars was earned.

Basketball star Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash alongside his daughter Gianna on January 26, 2020. In addition to his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, he was also involved in the energy drink "Body-Armor". In November 2021, Coca-Cola, which already owned 30 percent of the shares, bought the remaining 70 percent. According to 'Forbes', this resulted in 400 million US dollars flowing to Bryant's remaining family.

'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy is one of the most successful books of the 20th century and is considered a seminal work of modern fantasy literature. Author J.R.R. Tolkien still earns a lot of money from the books - 500 million US dollars between 2021 and 2022.