Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was a cosmologist and theoretical physicist. Between 1979 to 2009, he was the Lucasian professor of mathematics at the University of Cambridge.

Hawking studied in Oxford at the age of 17 and received a first-class physics degree. In 1962, he began doctoral studies at Trinity Hall Cambridge and graduated in 1963 with a Ph.D. in applied mathematics and theoretical physics with a specialization in general relativity and cosmology.

Hawking is well-known for his black hole discoveries and speculations. He frequently makes public talks and has written a number of publications.

Hawking became famous after appearing in an interview with Arthur C. Clarke and Carl Sagan in the book God, the Universe, and Everything Else, in which the three cosmologists discussed the presence of God, the universe, and the possibility of life in space.

Hawking was a Fellow of the Royal Society, a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences for life, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. He died on March 14, 2018, at the age of 76, after more than 50 years of living with motor neuron disease.

At the time of his death in 2018, Stephen Hawking was expected to have a net worth of $20 million in 2022.

Estimated Net Worth: $20 billion