NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON| ASTROPHYSICIST | $5 MILLION

Neil deGrasse Tyson was born on October 5, 1958, in New York City. He is best known as an American astrophysicist.  He earned an AB degree in physics at Harvard College in 1980. He then received an MA degree in astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin in 1983. Finally, he earned an MPhil degree in astrophysics at Columbia University in 1989. In 1994, he joined the Hayden Planetarium as a staff scientist.

Currently, he is the director of the planetarium. Aside from being an astrophysicist, Tyson is also a planetary scientist, author, and science communicator. Furthermore, he has accumulated a lot of awards and honors over the years. An example would be the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal given to him in 2004. With all his outstanding efforts and astonishing knowledge and skill, it comes as no surprise that he now has a net worth of 5 million dollars!