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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Iyanla Vanzant Net Worth
Iyanla Vanzant Net Worth: Iyanla Vanzant is an American motivational speaker who has a net worth of $4 million. Iyanla Vanzant
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Norman Mailer Net Worth
Norman Mailer net worth: Norman Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, filmmaker, and actor who had a net worth equal to $5 million
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Jane Goldman Net Worth
Jane Goldman is an English screenwriter, producer, and author who has a net worth of $35 million. That is a combined net worth with her husband, Jonathan Ross. They have been married since 1998.
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Terry Pratchett Net Worth
Terry Pratchett net worth: Terry Pratchett was an English novelist who had a net worth of $40 million at the time of his
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John Green Net Worth
John Green is an American author and YouTuber who has a net worth of $30 million. John Green is the author of such popular young adult novels as "Looking for Alaska," "The Fault in Our Stars," and "Turtles All the Way Down,"
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Annabelle Neilson Net Worth
Annabelle Neilson was an English model, children's book author, and reality television personality who had a net worth of $10 million at the time of her death in 2018.
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Patricia Cornwell Net Worth
Patricia Cornwell Net Worth: Patricia Cornwell is an American contemporary crime writer who has a net worth of $25 million. Patricia Cornwell
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Angela Davis Net Worth
Angela Davis net worth: Angela Davis is an American political activist, author, and academic scholar who has a net worth of $800 thousand. Angela
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Deborah Roberts Net Worth
Deborah Roberts is an American television journalist who has a net worth of $70 million. That is a combined net worth with her husband, Al Roker. Al Roker's salary is $10 million per year.
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Max Brooks Net Worth
Max Brooks net worth: Maximillian Michael "Max" Brooks is an American horror author and screenwriter who has a net worth of $20 million. Max
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Conrad Anker Net Worth
Conrad Anker net worth: Conrad Anker is an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author who has a net worth of $1 million. Conrad Anker
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Che Guevara Net Worth
Che Guevara was an Argentine revolutionary, physician, author, diplomat, and military theorist who had a net worth of $50 thousand at the time of his death in 1967.
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Tony Dokoupil Net Worth
Tony Dokoupil is an American journalist, author, and television news anchor who has a net worth of $5 million. Tony Dokoupil has spent more than two decades reporting on politics
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Stan Lee Net Worth
Stan Lee Net Worth and salary: Stan Lee was an American comic book writer, actor and entrepreneur who had a net worth of $50 million dollars at the time of his death in November of 2018.
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Erich von Däniken Net Worth
Erich von Däniken was a Swiss author and cultural provocateur who had a net worth of $30 million at the time of his death.
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Vicki Gunvalson Net Worth
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Philip K. Dick Net Worth
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Carole Radziwill Net Worth
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Terri Irwin Net Worth
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Stephen King Net Worth
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Jackie Collins Net Worth
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Jackie Guerrido Net Worth
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Ernest Hemingway Net Worth
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Katie Pavlich Net Worth
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