Income for 2009.
10. Michael Crichton - $9 million (Author)
9. Albert Einstein - $10 million (Mainly gained from licensing his likeness)
8. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) - $15 million (Children's books)
7. John Lennon - $15 million
6. Charles Schulz - $35 million (Creator of Peanuts cartoons)
5. J.R.R. Tolkien - $50 million (Lord of the Rings)
4. Elvis Presley - $55 million
3. Michael Jackson - $90 million
2. Rodgers & Hammerstein - $235 million (Composers, South Pacific, Oklahoma, etc.)
1. Yves Saint Laurent - $350 million (Clothing designer - derived mostly from the auctions of his estate)