These late celebrities earned huge amounts of money in 2021

Many celebrities gain even more fame and following after leaving this earth. This increased popularity is accompanied by a significant increase in income, which means that artists often continue to earn a lot of money after their death, including in 2021. These are the artists who still made a lot of money in 2021. Text: Noa Verseveldt
Online editor: Patrick Stoffer

Roald Dahl (1916 – 1990)

The writer Roald Dahl, who died in 1990, could count on an income of no less than last year €458 million. Dahl has written more than 25 books, several of which have been made into films and have become real blockbusters. Such as, for example Charlie and the Chocolate Factory en Mathilda. 32 years after Dahl passed away, a significant amount of money has been paid for the company Roald Dahl Story Company. Niemand minder dan Netflix betaalde € 611 miljoen voor het bedrijf, waardoor de streamingdienst over de volledige rechten beschikt van de verhalen van de schrijver.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

Prince (1958 – 2016)

Pop singer Prince Roger Nelson, aka Prince, has sold more than 150 million singles and albums during his lifetime. Five years after his death, in 2021, he made money from this sale €107,5 million.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

Michael Jackson (1958 – 2009)

The King of Pop's death was world news and kept the world busy for months and years after his death. The iconic singer died under suspicious circumstances, which only increased Michael's popularity. Michael Jackson's hits can still be heard on the radio to this day and his records are still streamed en masse. As a result, the pop singer still has 2021 €67 million weten te verdienen.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

Charles Schulz (1922 -2000)

Charles was a cartoonist who created the famous cartoon character Snoopy has designed. Schulz did not want the comics to continue after his death, as he would no longer be able to draw them himself. There are still reprints in circulation, but new copies are no longer made. Charles Schulz earned last year €35,8 million.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

Dr. Seuss (1904 – 1991)

Dr. Seuss was a children's author, cartoonist and poet. He is known for his successes as How the Grinch Stole Christmass of Horton Hears a Who. He has written more than 60 books in his career, for which he has received Emmys, Academy Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. Dr. Seuss is a celebrated man and has achieved a lot as a children's book writer, as his work has seen him last year €31,3 million opgeleverd.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

Bing Crosby (1903 – 1977)

Bing Crosby was a famous American singer and actor, mainly known for the song White Christmas. In 2021, some of the royalties and shares of his music were sold, leaving him still alive 44 years after his death. €29,5 million heeft verdiend.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

Elvis Presley (1935 – 1977)

Elvis Presley, the king of Rock 'n Roll. Who doesn't know the singer? Elvis still earns a lot of money from his former home Graceland to this day. And new deals are being made with the name Elvis Presley, which means Elvis has astonishing earnings €26,8 million in 2021.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