Michael Schumacher
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Who hasn’t heard of Schumacher? In case you have not, Michael Schumacher is a retired German Formula One driver who won the Formula One World Driver’s championship seven times. He has a net worth estimated at $800 million as of 2017, which would put him in the top three sports athletes in terms of who could make the biggest tower of pure cash. His career spanned from 1991 to 2006 with Jordan, Benetton and Ferrari. In 2010 he returned with Mercedes GP, then retired for good in 2012.