Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Professional Footballer, $195 million

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a globally famous footballer who plays for Serie A club AC Milan as a striker. The 40-year-old who is close to retirement has successfully sealed his name as one of the greatest footballers of his generation and the fifth richest player in 2021, worth $195 million.

Ibrahimovic’s early life showed no indication of the type of success he had achieved. His father was a raging alcoholic who split with his mother when he was two. Money was scarce, and Ibrahimovic took to shoplifting sometimes and stealing bikes to survive. He also felt inferior to other well-to-do kids at school but channeled that anger into being the best.