There are two easy ways of running into tons of wealth. One is to inherit it and the other one is to marry into wealth. The spouses of some mega-wealthy celebrities are sometimes wealthy themselves while others owe everything to the celebrity. Most of these spouses spend their time heading up charities or donating their money and time to worthy causes. Here are the wealthiest spouses throughout the world and how much they are worth.
Melinda French Gates – Worth $6.3 Billion
In 1994, Bill and Melinda Gates got married, but they separated in May of 2021. While they were together, they founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is now one of the largest charitable organizations in the world. Melinda Gates started as a marketing manager for Microsoft and then was the General Manager for Information Products. She then left in 1996 to focus on her family.
Priscilla Chan – Worth $23 Billion
Priscilla Chan met Meta and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard, going on to marry in 2012. From there, they both founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and have currently donated more than $4 billion to various causes.
Miranda Kerr – Worth $60 Million
Miranda Kerr is a Victoria’s Secret Angel, the top of the modeling world. She’s married to Evan Spiegel, who founded Snapchat and is its CEO. In addition to his fortune, her modeling work has made her the top-earning model throughout the world. She also now has a book published and a skincare line.
Janet Jackson – Worth $190 Million
Janet Jackson is an actress and pop star, and she grew up performing songs with her brothers. Later, she became a solo artist and was quite successful. In 2010, she met Wissam Al Mana, a Qatari businessman, and they married in 2012. In 2017, she gave birth to a son. The two separated and have stated that they’re pursuing a divorce, though as of 2022 they remain legally married.
Rita Wilson – Worth $100 Million
Tom Hanks, a popular actor, married Rita Wilson, a producer, and actress, in 1988 when they met on Bosom Buddies, a comedy. They’ve got two sons and divide their time between Ketchum, Idaho, and Los Angeles. Wilson’s produced huge box office hits, such as Mamma Mia and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
James Brolin – Worth $60 Million
James Brolin is a director, producer, and actor, and he married Barbara Streisand, a Broadway legend. He’s also Thanos actor Josh Brolin’s father. Overall, he’s known for his films like Traffic, Westworld, and Skyjacked, but he also does TV work, such as Life in Pieces and Marcus Welby, M.D.
Elaine Wynn – Worth $2.2 Billion
Elaine Wynn is a philanthropist, art collector, and businesswoman who was married to Steve Wynn, the co-founder of Wynn Resorts and Mirage Resorts. They married back in 1963 and then got divorced in 1986. Then, the couple married again in 1991 and divorced a second time in 2010.
Amal Clooney – Worth $50 Million
Amal Clooney attended NYU School of Law and St. Hugh’s College to become a human rights lawyer in the international sector. She’s represented many high-profile clients, such as Yulia Tymoshenko, Mohamed Fahmy, and Julian Assange. Currently, she’s married to George Clooney, a popular actor.
Jackie Sandler – Worth $50 Million
Jackie Sandler is an actress and model married to Adam Sandler, a comedian, producer, and actor. They met on Big Daddy’s set and have been married since 2003. She and her two children appear frequently in Sandler films.
Gisele Bundchen – Worth $400 Million
Gisele Bundchen is a Brazilian supermodel and very successful. At one point, she was the highest-paid model throughout the world. Between 2000 and 2007, she was a Victoria’s Secret Angel and married Tom Brady, a football legend.
Faith Hill – Worth $165 Million
Country star singer Faith Hill sold more than 40 million albums and is now considered the most successful country music star in the world. She married Tim McGraw, another country music legend, who’s worth $85 million on his own. This power couple has three daughters and has been married since 1996.
Robyn Moore Gibson – Worth $400 Million
Robyn Moore is an Australian actress who married Mad Max star Mel Gibson in 1980. They have seven children (six sons and one daughter). However, they filed for divorce 26 years later when Mr. Gibson had his infamous drunk-driving incident.
Tiffany Stewart – Worth $4 Billion
Tiffany Stewart married Mark Cuban, a billionaire businessman who owns 2929 Productions and the Dallas Mavericks. He’s known for being a shark on Shark Tank, the popular investing TV show. Together, their combined fortune is $4 billion, and the couple has one son and two daughters.
Heather Mills – Worth $50 Million
Heather Mills is a former model, entrepreneur, and activist who married Paul McCartney, a rock legend, in 2002. Then, in 2006, they separated. She received $48,400 for child support and a $50 million settlement.
Kate Capshaw – Worth $3.8 Billion
Kate Capshaw is an actress who married Steven Spielberg, an iconic film director. She’s even appeared in a few films. Together, the couple has a combined net worth of just shy of $4 billion and has seven lovely children.
Romain Dauriac – Worth $1.5 Million
Romain Dauriac is a French ad executive and journalist who had been married to Scarlett Johansson. They’ve got one child together and ran a business, but they ended up divorced in 2017. However, they’re still friendly and co-parented civilly.
Salma Hayek – Worth $200 Million
Salma Hayek is a Mexican-American actress who started her career in Hollywood in 2001. From there, she appeared in many hit films. Right now, she’s married to Francois-Henri Pinault. He’s the CEO of Kering and a businessman. Though she’s worth $200 million alone, he’s worth $55.4 billion!
Mellody Hobson – Worth $2.75 Million
Mellody Hobson is the president of Ariel Investments, a financial services firm. Previously, she served on the DreamWorks Animation chair. With that, she was the first African-American female president for the Economic Club of Chicago. She’s been married to Star Wars impresario George Lucas since 2013.
Camila Alves – Worth $6 Million
Camila Alves is a fashion designer and Brazilian model who was also a TV host. She married Matthew McConaughey in 2016, and they now have two children. She’s worth $6 million herself, with McConaughey worth $140 million!
Nick Cannon – Worth $30 Million
Nick Cannon is a producer, TV host, and rapper who’s known for being on Nickelodeon and many other shows. He married Mariah Carey in 2008 and got divorced in 2016. He’s got seven children total (two with Carey and five from other women).
Astrid Menks – Worth $21 Million
Astrid Menks has been married to Warren Buffet since 2006. He divorced Susan, his first wife, in 1977. Both Astrid and Susan are on good terms. She’s worth $21 million, and her husband is worth $101 billion!
Talulah Riley – Worth $25 Million
Talulah Riley is an actress who started dating Elon Musk, a billionaire entrepreneur and businessman, in 2008. In 2010, they were married but divorced two years later. Then, they remarried and still couldn’t make it work, so Musk filed for divorce in 2014 and then withdrew it. Finally, she filed in 2016, and it was finalized that same year.
David Burtka – Worth $3 Million
David Burtka is a professional chef and actor who married Neil Patrick Harris, another actor. They both appeared on How I Met Your Mother. Burtka chose to quit acting and became a professional chef, graduating from the Pasadena Le Cordon Bleu in 2009.
Liza O’Brien – Worth $150 Million
Liza O’Brien is the wife of Conan O’Brien, and they’ve been married from 2002 onward. She’s a writer and has written plays presented at the Hedgebrook, Unscreened LA, and many others. Plus, she was a writer for Conan’s Late Night show.
Calista Flockhart – Worth $30 Million
Calista Flockhart is a popular actress known for Brothers & Sisters, Ally McBeal, and many others. She’s married to someone you might recognise – Harrison Ford, also known as Han Solo and Indiana Jones.
Katharine Ross – Worth $20 Million
Katharine Ross is an actress who has been in many films throughout her long career, including Donnie Darko and Butch Cassidy. She married fellow film star Sam Elliott in 1984. The couple has one child together.
Mavis Leno – Worth $350 Million
Jay Leno and his wife, Mavis, have been together for more than 40 years, tying the knot in 1980. Jay is a comedian and presented The Tonight Show until his retirement in 2010. His net worth is $450 million.
Jillie Mack – Worth $10 Million
Jillie Mack is an actress from England who has appeared in many hit television shows. She actually met her current husband, Tom Selleck, while working on the set of Magnum, P.I., and they’ve been married since 1987.
Ann Buydens – Worth $60 Million
Ann Buydens is a German film producer and philanthropist who married Kirk Douglas in 1954. They were married until his passing in 2020. They had two sons, though their son Eric passed in 2004.
Karlie Kloss – Worth $40 Million
Karlie Kloss is a model who worked with Victoria’s Secret for two years. She enjoys technology and founded an organization called Kode with Klossy. This organization helps young ladies get into the tech world. She married Joshua Kushner of the Kushner property dynasty, who is worth a cool $800 million himself.
Gauri Khan – Worth $700 Million
Gauri Khan married Shahkrukh Khan, who’s the most iconic Bollywood star in the world. She’s also a film producer and fashion designer who has worked with Roberto Cavalli and Ralph Lauren.
Susan Downey – Worth $20 Million
Susan Downey is a film producer married to Robert Downey, Jr. She served as the Dark Castle Entertainment co-president and is the executive vice president for Production at Silver Pictures. The couple also founded Team Downey, their own production house.
Jada Pinkett Smith – Worth $20 Million
Jada Pinkett Smith is an actress who’s appeared in many films and television shows. She’s married to Will Smith, a popular actor. Both have a net worth of $370 million, but she’s worth $20 million alone.
Catherine Zeta-Jones – Worth $150 Million
Catherine Zeta-Jones is a Welsh actress who’s appeared in many films throughout the years. She married Michael Douglas in 2000. The couple has two children. Though they separated back in 2013, they reconciled a year later.
Micheline Roquebrune Connery – Worth $5 Million
Micheline Roquebrune Connery is a French-Morrocan painter who married Sean Connery. They were together for 45 years until his passing in 2020. Though he did have an affair with Lynsey de Paul, the marriage survived. He was worth $250 million when he died.
Joan Lin – Worth $1 Million
Joan Lin is a retired Taiwanese actress who married Jackie Chan. They met in 1981 and secretly married a year later. Once she gave birth to their son, Jaycee, she retired from acting.
Beyonce – Worth $440 Million
Beyonce is a pop icon and a highly successful entertainer. She’s married to Jay-Z, who himself is worth $1.3 billion. Overall, they are the power couple to beat all other power couples, especially within the entertainment industry!
Fran Walsh – Worth $150 Million
Fran Walsh is a New Zealand lyricist, producer, and screenwriter who’s won three Academy Awards. She’s married to Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson. In fact, she worked on each of his films from 1989 onward as a producer and co-writer!
David Furnish – Worth $50 Million
David Furnish is a Canadian filmmaker, producer, director, and former ad executive who’s married to Elton John, the most iconic British musician of all times. They started dating in 1993 and married in 2014. Through surrogacy, they have two sons.
Jane Slagsvol – Worth $550 Million
Jane Slagsvol married Jimmy Buffet, the famous singer. He’s got a net worth of $550 million. They’ve been together from 1977 onward, though they did separate in the 1980s and reconciled a decade later.
