Bob Marley ranks 11th as 'The Most Outstanding Dead Man Who Died' 2021

Reggae legend Bob Marley has reappeared on Forbes' annual list of ‘Highest-Paid Dead Celebrity’.

Marley, who passed away in 1981 from cancer, ranked 11th out of 13 on the 2021 list of deceased celebrities, with a net worth of $ 16 million this year.

“The reggae star's brand — which features speakers, voice recorders, headphone jacks, clothing and lighters — has expanded into a mental illness, thanks to a unique multi-year license agreement with Silo Wellness Inc. in June to make a mushroom product line called 'Marley One. ', "Forbes reported.

Marley has been listed 17 times the highest paid 'celebrity' list since 2001 — a year in which the business journal began tracking the pre-tax revenue of exempted celebrities, from sales, flow, licensing and other data sources.

According to Forbes, the Marley farm has earned at least $ 246 million over the past 20 years.

"His listeners also keep coming back to his hits like 'Is This Love' and 'Jamming,' which regularly streams his songs once a billion times a year in the United States," they noted, in a list published October 30.

Both songs have been featured on Bob Marley and The Wailers' 14-song album, Legend, which will soon reach a milestone of 100 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.

In May this year, Forbes also reported that Legend was the second album in history to spend 13 years or 676 weeks, on the Billboard 200 chart. more than 15 million copies in the United States.

Leading the list for the Most Paid Celebrities this year is British novelist Roald Dahl, producer of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 43 other books, 16 of which were turned into major films. Revenue from his assets came to $ 513 million in 2021.

Other deceased celebrities who entered the list include Prince with $ 120 million; Michael Jackson and $ 75 million; Charles Schultz and $ 40 million; Theodor ‘Dk. Seuss ’Geisel with US $ 35 million; Bing Crosby with US $ 33 million; Elvis Presley and $ 30 million; golf champion, Arnold Palmer with US $ 27 million; Gerry Goffin and $ 23 million; R&B star Luther Vandross with US $ 21 million, Jarad ‘Juice WRLD’ Higgins with US $ 15 million, and former Beatles member John Lennon with US $ 12 million.