14. Roger Federer - $450m

14. Roger Federer - $450m

With apologies to Pete Sampras, John McEnroe and Boris Becker, Roger Federer is the greatest tennis player of all time, and it's not even close. Whilst most players dream of winning the Wimbledon tournament just once in their career, Federer has done it eight times. That's more than anyone else in history. He's also won the US Open five times in a row, which is another achievement he holds alone.

Prize money has earned Federer $116m, and major endorsements from Nike, Rolex, Mercedez-Benz and Moet & Chandon have helped bring in the rest of his fortune. Making good use of his money, he opened the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged children gain access to sport. UNICEF appointed him as a Goodwill Ambassador in 2006, and he's appeared several times on their behalf to promote AIDS awareness. His exhibition 'Match for Africa' against Rafael Nadal in 2010 raised more than $4m for charity.

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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