Estimated earnings: $13m

Age: 17
Profession: Actor

His salary for portraying Harry Potter in the film adaptations of J.K. Rowling's wildly successful novels has reportedly increased dramatically since 'The Sorcerer's Stone' in 2001. (He is rumoured to get a slice of merchandising revenues from the next instalment.) Radcliffe's performance in the British stage revival of 'Equus' - where he appears nude - is also cultivating him legions of more-mature fans.