Franz Beckenbauer, former professional footballer, €160 million
Franz Beckenbauer is actually best known for one thing: His soccer skills. However, these did not bring the German the incredible fortune he has today. Although Beckenbauer earned over a million DM in some years during his active career, today he has an estimated fortune of 160 million euros. He was able to build this up because he managed to market himself very well, especially after his career as a footballer.

Franz Beckenbauer, former professional footballer, € 160 million
Dieter Bohlen, music producer, €250 million
Dieter Bohlen’s fortune is truly gigantic. Dieter Bohlen generated a high income through his ongoing work as a music producer and judge on the RTL shows “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” and “Das Supertalent”. Dieter Bohlen is considered a veteran of German television. Dieter Bohlen’s estimated fortune is 135 million euros. Dieter Bohlen is known to many Germans for his appearances in the well-known music duo Modern Talking. Together with Thomas Anders, Bohlen produced several hits and sold millions of albums. The duo is still very well known today as Modern Talking, especially in Russia. Dieter Bohlen also works as a music producer for other artists and has already worked with a number of well-known singers, such as Andrea Berg.

Dieter Bohlen, music producer, €250 million