Lucille Ball – $60 Million

If we had to take inflation into account, Lucille Ball would have had $125 million in today’s dollars. That’s almost Dave Chapelle-like money over there! We think of her 1951 television debut in “I Love Lucy,” which cemented Ball’s states as one of American most important comedians.

She pioneered the sitcom genre, with her character of Lucy Ricardo enchanting any hearts and garnering equally as many laughs. It would go on to influence countless family-related sitcoms over the years to come. As a women in an industry dominated by men at the time, she was a perfect trailblazer!