SALMAN RUSHDIE — $15 MILLION
For someone who started his career as an advertising executive, Rushdie has come a long way. The British-Indian writer is an essayist and novelist who came under the spotlight with his book The Satanic Verses, which landed him in a bowl of hot soup as he had made some controversial comments about religion. The book got banned in several countries, resulting to death threats and general uproar. His other books that are worth mentioning are Midnight’s Children, Grimus, Shame, and Shalimar And The Clown. He is already into his next novel, as far as we know. He has been staying in London since 2000, but he did lay low for a while after the publication of The Satanic Verses. Affording a beautiful house in one of the top cities and having a cool lifestyle is not big deal for this multi-millionaire.