A new list from Forbes puts Jimmy Buffett in some interesting company: He’s at a table with Elvis, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Notorious B.I.G., a couple of guys from Pink Floyd, Bob Marley and Dr. Seuss.

The catch: the list in question is “The Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities of 2025.”

Buffett, who died in 2023, is ranked at No. 8, with his estate bringing in income estimated at $14 million between Oct 1, 2024 and Sept. 30, 2025. The article notes that a legal battle is under way between Buffett’s widow and the estate’s co-executor, but observes that “ the Margaritaville brand has yet to find a product it couldn’t attach its name to and sell to an army of Parrotheads — from apparel to hotels to several Buffett-inspired retirement communities.”

Still, that’s small potatoes compar

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