Elvis Presley may have died 27 years ago (or did he?), but he's still No. 1. At least he is according to Forbes.com, which named Elvis the top-earning dead celebrity, bringing in an estimated $40 million last year.

Celebrity	Earnings
Charles "Peanuts" Schulz	$32 million
J.R.R. Tolkien	$22 million
John Lennon	$19 million
George Harrison	$16 million
Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel	$16 million
Dale Earnhardt	$15 million
Tupac Shakur	$12 million
Bob Marley	$9 million
Marilyn Monroe	$8 million