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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Stieg Larsson Net Worth
Stieg Larsson Net Worth: Stieg Larsson was a Swedish journalist and writer who had a net worth of $30 million at the time of his death in 2004. Larsson was the author of the popular "Millennium trilogy," which includes the novels "Män som hatar kvinnor" ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo")
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Bo Dietl Net Worth
Bo Dietl net worth: Bo Bietl is an American former New York City Police Department detective and a television personality who has a net worth of $10 million dollars. Bo Dietl
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Bobby Fischer Net Worth
Bobby Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and prodigy who had a net worth of $2 million at the time of his death. Bobby Fischer won his first U.S Championship at the age of 14 and went on to make many lasting contributions to chess.
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Tamron Hall Net Worth
Tamron Hall net worth and salary: Tamron Hall is a talk show host, national correspondent, news anchor, author, and producer who has a net worth of $7 million.
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Charles Gibson Net Worth
Charles Gibson net worth: Charles Gibson is an American former broadcast television anchor and journalist who has a net worth of $50 million. Charles
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Janet Evanovich Net Worth
Janet Evanovich net worth: Janet Evanovich is an American author who has a net worth of $140 million. Janet Evanovich is best known for her series of contemporary mystery novels centered on the character of Stephanie Plum
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Peter Doocy Net Worth
Peter Doocy net worth and salary: Peter Doocy is an American journalist who has a net worth of $3 million. Peter Doocy works as a White House correspondent for Fox News. He is the son of Steve Doocy, who has been a "Fox & Friends" anchor since 1998.
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Bob Woodward Net Worth
Bob Woodward net worth: Bob Woodward is an American investigative journalist and author who has a net worth of $15 million. Bob Woodward
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Alice Walker Net Worth
Alice Walker is an American novelist, poet, and activist who has a net worth of $8 million. Alice Walker is best known for writing the novel "The Color Purple."
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Nigella Lawson Net Worth
Nigella Lawson is a food writer and television chef from England who has a net worth of $20 million. Nigella Lawson has written such cookbooks as "How to Eat," "How to Be a Domestic Goddess," "Simply Nigella," and "At My Table."
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Greta Thunberg Net Worth
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who has a net worth of $10 thousand. Greta Thunberg began advocating for climate change mitigation at the age of 15.
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Craig Melvin Net Worth
Craig Melvin is an American journalist and news anchor who has a net worth of $14 million. That is a combined net worth with his sports anchor wife Lindsay Czarniak. Craig Melvin
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Hunter S. Thompson Net Worth
Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist and author who had a net worth of $5 million at the time of his death. Hunter S. Thompson was best known for founding the gonzo journalism movement and penning the popular novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."
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Jack Hanna Net Worth
Jack Hanna is an American zookeeper and author who is the Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Jack Hanna has a net worth of $2.5 million dollars.
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Jane Goodall Net Worth
Dame Jane Goodall DBE was a British primatologist, anthropologist, and ethologist who had a net worth of $5 million at the time of her death in 2025. Jane Goodall was one of the most influential