Authors
These are the richest authors in the world! Here is a listing of the highest paid authors, past and present. Whether it's Tom Clancy, J.K.Rowling or Stephanie Meyer, the hardest challenge for any author is pretending to be a normal person when they publish millions of copies of their work. Who makes the most out of the group? Find out on our Top 50 Richest Authors list.
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Garry Kasparov Net Worth
Garry Kasparov Net Worth: Garry Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, writer, and political activist who has a net worth of $6 million. Garry Kasparov was ranked number one in the world for a record 255 months between 1984 and his retirement in 2005.
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Jon Krakauer Net Worth
Jon Krakauer Net Worth: Jon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer who has a net worth of $10 million. Jon Krakauer is best known for authoring such non-fiction bestsellers as "Into the Wild
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Curtis Sliwa Net Worth
Curtis Sliwa net worth: Curtis Sliwa is an American anti-crime activist, media personality, and politician who has a net worth of $500 thousand. Curtis
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Gloria Steinem Net Worth
Gloria Steinem net worth: Gloria Steinem is an American feminist, journalist, and activist who has a net worth of $20 million. Gloria Steinem is known for being a pioneering figure in the second wave
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Dean Koontz Net Worth
Dean Koontz Net Worth: Dean Koontz is an American author who has a net worth of $200 million. He is known for his suspense thrillers and for his frequent
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Annie Leibovitz Net Worth
Annie Leibovitz net worth and salary: Annie Leibovitz is an American portrait photographer who has a net worth of $50 million. Annie Leibovitz has taken some of the most iconic photos of celebrities ever.
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Toni Morrison Net Worth
Toni Morrison net worth: Toni Morrison is an American novelist, editor, and professor who has a net worth of $20 million. Toni Morrison
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Robin McGraw Net Worth
Robin McGraw net worth: Robin McGraw is a philanthropist, television personality, and author who has a net worth of $40 million dollars.
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Brooklyn Beckham Net Worth
Brooklyn Beckham net worth: Brooklyn Beckham is an English author, photographer, and social media personality who has a net worth of $10 million. Brooklyn
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Jemima Khan Net Worth
Jemima Khan Net Worth: Jemima Khan is a British writer and campaigner who has a net worth of $100 million. Jemima Khan currently serves
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Lou Dobbs Net Worth
Lou Dobbs was an American former television personality, author and radio host who had a net worth of $20 million. Lou Dobbs began working at CNN at the network's inception in 1980
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David Benioff Net Worth
David Benioff net worth and salary: David Benioff is an American writer and producer who has a net worth of $100 million. David Benioff is best-known for developing and producing the show "Game of Thrones" for HBO. He also has worked on "Troy," "City of Thieves," and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
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Jonathan Franzen Net Worth
Jonathan Franzen Net Worth: Jonathan Franzen in an American novelist and essayist who has a net worth of $5 million dollars. Jonathan Franzen
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Mary Higgins Clark Net Worth
Mary Higgins Clark net worth: Mary Higgins Clark is a celebrated author of mystery and suspense who has a net worth of
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Malcolm X Net Worth
Malcolm X net worth: Malcolm X was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who had a net worth of $150 thousand. Malcolm