The comedian Jerome Allen Seinfeld took the tenth place. This stand up comedian is familiar to the most part of the USA citizens. He is very famous in his homeland. Forbes estimated his fortune at $670 million.
The American writer James Patterson is in the ninth place. The total amount of his savings reaches $700 million. Some of his novels were made into movies, like Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls and others.
The seventh place goes to the golfer Tiger Woods, who also is in the top-10 of richest sportsmen. The Woods' fortune reaches $740 million.
Another rapper - Sean John Combs - took the sixth place. His fortune amounts at $750 million.
The fifth place is occupied by one of the world's most famous modern illusionists David Copperfield. The tricks master's savings are estimated at $850 million.
The fourth place went to one of the most famous basketball players of the late 20th Michael Jordan. This sportsman's capital reaches $1.2 billion.
The only woman in this rating is the TV host Oprah Winfrey who is in the third place. Over the years of her career, the TV celebrity has earned $ 2.8 billion.
The second place is occupied by the cult film director Steven Spielberg. The creator of a range of successful films, for some of which he was awarded the "Oscar". He has the fortune of $3.7 billion.
The famous film director George Lucas is recognized as the richest American. He is known to all fans of "Star Wars." Forbes calculated Lucas' savings and got the number of $4.6 billion. George Lucas received the main part of this amount after he sold his own movie company Lucasfilm to Disney.
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