Ellen Degeneres, Comedian, $490 million

The famous Ellen Degeneres of “The Ellen Degeneres Show” is worth almost half a billion in 2021, which is no child’s play. Her chat show which has had its 19th season in 2021, reels in a fortune for the celebrity TV host.

Her success came after she had struggled through a series of jobs in her 20’s to stay afloat. She was once a waitress and a bartender, and she also sold vacuum cleaners. Even when she started stand-up comedy, her first talk show, “The Ellen Show,” brought her fame.