The 13 legends in our seventh annual list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities grossed a combined $232 million in the past 12 months. Many are instantly recognizable one-name wonders (Elvis, Marilyn, Warhol) who still command attention worldwide, making them marketers' ideal pitchmen.

Indeed, all the members of this year's club are the lynchpins of enormously profitable--and growing--merchandising empires. Albert Einstein's name is used to peddle Baby Einstein DVDs. Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel's books are a staple of every kiddie library on the planet. Hundreds of performances of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown pad the portfolio of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz each year--as well as comic strips that are still syndicated daily in thousands of newspapers worldwide.

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The Lucky 13

1. Elvis Presley
   
2. John Lennon
   
3. Charles Schulz
   
4. George Harrison
   
5. Albert Einstein
   
6. Andy Warhol
   
7. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
   
8. Tupac Shakur
   
9. Marilyn Monroe
   
10. Steve McQueen
    
11. James Brown
    
12. Bob Marley
    
13. James Dean