from a mind-boggling magician to
America's favorite psychologist here are
the highest-paid celebs of 2017
number 23 Gordon Ramsay this Michelin
star chef is known for his intimidating
presence and amazing skills in the
kitchen he was born in Scotland and
faced many hardships in his early years
due to his family's struggles he has two
sisters and one brother although he
originally played soccer in his teens
the injuries he sustained from the sport
pushed him into the culinary world
Ramsay now has several high-end
restaurants including Gordon Ramsay
steak and Hell's Kitchen in Las Vegas
Nevada in 2017 he pulled in about 60
million dollars number 22 Garth Brooks
this country star was born in Tulsa
Oklahoma in total album sales he is in
second place behind the Beatles Brooks
is the only music artist in history to
have seven Diamond status albums he has
a total of 14 records including no
fences the chase scarecrow and
gunslinger Brooks has taken home over 22
Academy of Country Music Awards as well
as two Grammys he became a Country Music
Hall of Fame inductee in 2012 he made
around sixty million dollars in 2017
number 21 Kevin Durant Kevin Durant
plays for the Golden State Warriors of
the NBA he was born in Washington DC and
has two brothers and one sister in
college he played basketball for the
University of Texas Longhorns before
being drafted for the big leagues he has
accomplished many things through his
career so far including being named NBA
champion twice NBA Most Valuable Player
once and NBA all-star nine times Durant
also holds two Olympic gold medals from
playing with the u.s. national team this
star made sixty point six million
dollars last year number 20 David
Copperfield
this famous magician was born
David Seth cockin in Metuchen New Jersey
he has been an illusionist for over 40
years and has an ongoing show at the MGM
Grand in Las Vegas Nevada Copperfield
has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
and holds 11 Guinness World Records
he was even knighted by the French
government the celeb has also received
over 20 Emmys for his television
specials
there's no denying Copperfield
showmanship and taste for the dramatic
in 2017
he made sixty one point five million
dollars number 19 Roger Federer this
tennis star was born in Basel
Switzerland he is presently ranked at
number two by the Association of Tennis
Professionals and men's singles Federer
has also spent 310 weeks at the number
one spot which is more than any other
player and has achieved 20 singles
titles in the Grand Slam tournaments he
also has six Australian Open won French
Open eight Wimbledon in five US Open
titles Federer also has the most
guinness world records in a single
category at 27 last year he made 64
million dollars number 18 Dwayne Johnson
this famous actor was born in Hayward
California
he began his life playing football but
eventually became a professional
wrestler as an injury prevented him from
continuing to play defensive tackle
Johnson started acting in the late 1990s
and is known for various roles including
Spencer in Jumanji welcome to the jungle
and Maui in Disney's Moana he has taken
home several awards for his wrestling
and acting careers such as the WWF / WWE
Championship eight times and an NAACP
Entertainer of the Year Image Award he
made 65 million dollars in 2017 number
17 Mark Wahlberg this actor and producer
was born in Boston Massachusetts Marky
Mark originally began a career in music
but started acting in 1993 he was known
for films like
ed Deepwater Horizon and the departed
Wahlberg has won several awards
throughout his career including two MTV
Movie Awards to Boston society of Film
Critics Awards and a blockbuster
entertainment award according to IMDB he
has a total of 20 wins in 71 nominations
last year he made 68 million dollars
number 16 Jerry Seinfeld
Jerome Seinfeld was born in Brooklyn New
York he is a stand-up comedian director
actor and producer
he has perhaps most well known for
portraying himself in Seinfeld a sitcom
he wrote and created along with Larry
David he has several awards including a
Golden Globe a Primetime Emmy and three
American Comedy Awards Seinfeld is also
recognized as an automobile enthusiast
which is very apparent in his show
comedians in cars getting coffee in 2017
he took home 69 million dollars number
15 Adele Adele is a singer and
songwriter in was born in London England
she graduated from the Brit school for
Performing Arts and Technology and
received a recording contract from XL
Recordings in 2006 she has three albums
19 21 and 25 and has won numerous awards
for her work Adele won the Academy Award
for Best Original Song for Skyfall in
2013 and has 5 AMAs 18 Billboard Music
Awards and 15 Grammys considering her
immense fame and talent it's no surprise
that she made 69 million dollars last
year
number 14 Bruce Springsteen this famous
musician was born in Long Branch New
Jersey he is mostly recognized for the
work he's done with the E Street Band he
has over 20 albums including born to run
lucky town and high hopes
Springsteen has won numerous awards
including an Academy Award for Best
Original Song for streets of
Philadelphia for AMAs and 20 Grammys he
is a part of the rock and roll
songwriters and New Jersey halls of fame
in 2017 Springsteen made 75 million
dollars number 13 Ellen DeGeneres this
comedian and actress was born in
Metairie Louisiana she gained most of
her popularity through the sitcom Ellen
and her talk show The Ellen DeGeneres
Show DeGeneres is also well known for
her work in Finding Nemo and finding
dory
she has also recognized for her
humanitarian efforts including The Ellen
DeGeneres Wildlife Fund and other
various charities she has won a
Primetime Emmy three American Comedy
Awards and over ten Daytime Emmys
DeGeneres made 77 million dollars last
year
number 12 dr. Phil Philip McGraw was
born in Vinita Oklahoma
he is an author psychologist and
television personality he initially
gained attention by appearing on The
Oprah Winfrey Show however he is now
most well-known for his show dr. Phil on
which he helps and gives advice to
people and families dealing with various
hardships he even won a Daytime Emmy for
his work dr. Phil is married to Robin Jo
Jameson and has two children Jay and
Jordan just last year he pulled in a
whopping 79 million dollars number 11
Leonel messy this professional soccer
player plays for IND captain's
Argentina's national team and the
football club Barcelona Messi has taken
home five Ballon d'Or awards five
European golden shoes and a total of 33
trophies with Barcelona he is often
considered one of the greatest
footballers of all time and sometimes as
the best in the world
however he has yet to win the FIFA World
Cup with Argentina nevertheless this
star athlete is raking in the big bucks
last year he made 80 million dollars
number 10 Justin Bieber this famous
singer was born in Ontario Canada after
being discovered by Scooter Braun in
2008 he started singing with Usher then
he signed with the Raymond Braun Media
Group Bieber's albums include my world
2.0 believe and purpose bieber also
gained a lot of attention from his
documentary Justin Bieber Never Say
Never he has won 15 AMAs 14 Billboard
Music Awards in 5 I Heart Radio Music
Awards Bieber has also taken home a
Grammy for Best Dance Recording for
where are you now
he made 83 point 5 million dollars in
2017 number 9 Rush Limbaugh this radio
talk show host was born in Cape
Girardeau Missouri he is most widely
known for the Rush Limbaugh Show which
he broadcasts from Palm Beach Florida
where he lives his weekly audience
totals about thirteen point two five
million listeners which makes his the
most listened to talk radio program in
the United States he has also had two
books the way things ought to be and see
I told you so make the New York Times
bestseller list in 2017 Limbaugh pulled
in 84 million dollars number eight
LeBron James this NBA player of the Los
Angeles Lakers was born in Akron Ohio he
has won four NBA Most Valuable Player
Awards three all-star game MVP awards
and two Olympic gold medals among many
others he is widely considered the
greatest player of all time as well as
the world's best basketball player James
is married to Savannah Brinson and has
three kids
Bryce Maximus Zuri Nova and LeBron jr.
last year this star took home 86 million
dollars number 7 Howard Stern Stern was
born in Queens New York he is a producer
author and television personality and is
most widely recognized for the Howard
Stern Show a radio program he also
worked on TV series and published a
couple of books Miss America and private
parts
he also judged contestants on America's
Got Talent for the 7th through
tenth seasons since Stern works in
several areas of entertainment he is
called the king of all media this
well-rounded celeb made 90 million
dollars last year number six the
weekend.this singer-songwriter and
producer was born in Toronto Canada his
given name is Abel Makonnen tez faith
but the weekend is his professional name
his albums include kiss land Beauty
behind the madness and star boy he has
also had three release at number one
including his last two records and the
EP my dear melancholy the weekend has
won two AMAs eight Billboard Music
Awards and three Grammys he also broke
two Guinness World Records in 2017 he
made 92 million dollars number five
Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo was a
professional soccer player and was born
in Portugal he plays for the Juventus
football club as well as Portugal's
national team he has five Vilander
awards and four european golden shoes
Ronaldo has taken home 26 trophies so
far including one UEFA European
Championship and five UEFA Champions
League titles and is considered one of
the best players of all time he made an
astonishing 93 million dollars in 2017
number for Drake this rapper was born in
Canada his fame began when he played
Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi the next
generation in 2009 he signed with Young
Money Entertainment his albums include
thank me later nothing was the same and
Scorpion Drake is the highest certified
digital singles artist in United States
history seven of his songs have been
certified at triple platinum he has also
taken home three Grammys so far in 2017
this superstar raked in 94 million
dollars
three JK rowling Joanne Rowling was born
in Gloucestershire England she is most
well known for writing the mystical
Harry Potter books the series has sold
over 500 million copies and is the
best-selling in history rawlings other
novels include the silkworm the Cuckoo's
calling and the Casual Vacancy through
her successful works she even became the
first billionaire author in the world
last year Rowling made a total of 95
million dollars number two Beyonce
this singer and actress was born in
Houston Texas she gained recognition
with Destiny's Child in the late 1990s
as the group's lead singer she ended up
pursuing a solo career and has released
several albums including Dangerously in
Love I am Sasha Fierce and lemonade
Beyonce has taken home 22 Grammys for
her work she is married to jay-z and has
three children blue ivy roomie and sir
Beyonce made 105 million dollars in 2017
number one Diddy Sean Combs was born in
New York City he is a rapper singer
songwriter actor and record producer
he founded the bad-boy entertainment
record label in 1993 in his first album
no way out was certified platinum seven
times his other records include forever
press play and last train to Paris
Diddy won three B et Awards two MTV
Video Music Awards and three Grammys he
also produced the show making the band
on MTV last year did he made an
incredible 130 million dollars making
him number one on our list who do you
think will make the number one spot for
2018
