Paul McCartney – Net Worth: $1.2 billion

Paul McCartney credits his father for his musical influence. Growing up, McCartney was advised by his father to take piano lessons. However, he preferred to learn by ear. His late father was a trumpet player and pianist who frequently encouraged his sons to be musical. McCartney, at 14, composed his first song, I Lost My Little Girl, on a Zenith acoustic guitar. By the following year, he met John Lennon and would later form the phenomenal band The Beatles.

With sales of approximately 600 million units worldwide, The Beatles remains to be the best-selling music act of all time. Even after the band’s split, McCartney pursued a solo career and has remained in the spotlight ever since. From a simple three-bedroom house in Liverpool, England, the singer-songwriter moved to his new abode in St. John’s Wood, London. The property is reportedly valued at £16.5million.