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Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American musician, singer and songwriter. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. [1] Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the release of ...
Dr. Dre currently holds the record for the highest annual earnings for a musician, collecting $620 million in 2014, mainly through the sales of his headphone-manufacturing company, Beats Electronics. [9] Madonna is the first woman in music to earn $100 million for a year (2009) and has become the highest-paid female musician a record 11 times.
As of 2024, five music artists have reached the billionaire status on Forbes reports: Jay-Z leading the list with US$2.5 billion, and becoming the first hip-hop billionaire artist, followed by Rihanna (the first billionaire female artist), Taylor Swift—the first primarily billionaire artist on the basis of her music and performances, and Sean ...
Net worth Origin Residence 1: Carlos Slim: $67.1 billion Lebanon Mexico: 2 Joseph Safra: $17.4 billion Lebanon Brazil: 3 Gilbert Chagoury: $7.4 billion Lebanon Nigeria: 4 Nicolas Hayek and Family $4.1 billion Lebanon Switzerland: 5 Robert Naify: $4.0 billion Lebanon United States: 7: Tom Gores: $3.3 billion Lebanon United States: 8 Tony Fadell
Note: The list includes families who, according to reliable sources, have a combined net worth of 5 billion US dollars and above. Jacob Wallenberg, Peter Junior Wallenberg, Marcus Wallenberg, Raoul Wallenberg. André Oscar Wallenberg, Knut Agathon Wallenberg . Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, Bennett Dorrance, John Dorrance, III.
Thurman John " T. J. " Rodgers (born March 15, 1948) [1] is an American billionaire scientist and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Cypress Semiconductor and holds patents ranging from semiconductors to energy to winemaking. Rodgers is known for his public relations acumen, brash personality, and strong advocacy of laissez-faire capitalism.
At the young age of 29, pop singer Justin Bieber is one of the world's wealthiest performers, with a net worth of $300 million. Forbes estimated his annual salary to be in the neighborhood of $80...
Jim Simons. James Harris Simons (April 25, 1938 – May 10, 2024) was an American hedge fund manager, mathematician, and philanthropist. [3] At the time of his death, Simons's net worth was estimated to be $31.4 billion, making him the 51st-richest person in the world. [3] He was the founder of Renaissance Technologies, a quantitative hedge ...