Bristol has given birth to some of the most successful celebrities in the UK - and some you might not know were born/raised in or around our city.
Here are the richest celebrities from Bristol according to their estimated fortune on Celebrity Net Worth
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Here are 10 of the richest celebrities in Bristol and their estimated fortune - according to Celebrity Net Worth
2. Stephen Lansdown - £1.9 billion net worth
Stephen Lansdown co-founded Hargreaves Lansdown in Bristol. He is also founder of Bristol Sport and majority shareholder of Bristol Bears, Bristol Flyers and Bristol City Football Club. In 2017, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Birthday Honours for services to business and the community in Bristol.
3. JK Rowling - £884 million net worth
Okay, not strictly Bristol, but forgive us for not wanting to leave out the Harry Potter author. Joanne Rowling was born at Cottage Hospital in Yate in 1965. She was named the world’s highest paid author by Forbes in 2008, 2017 and 2019.
4. Damien Hirst - £568 million net worth
Believed to be the UK’s richest living artist, Damien Hirst was born into a working class family in Bristol. He soon moved to Leeds and later studied fine art at Goldsmiths College in London. He’s pictured holding an art piece before burning it during at the Newport Street Gallery in London, as part of his exhibition “The Currency”, a project for which the artist set on fire paintings after having selling them in digital form.