Tom Parker(1909-1997)

Became Elvis Presley's manager in 1956, shortly after having managed to sell his Sun Records contract to RCA for a then unheard $35,000. He got a 25% share of Elvis' paycheck. That share was raised to 50% in 1967 (the normal share for managers at the time was about 15%). Because he also had shares in a number of activities centered on Elvis' image (memorabilia, souvenirs, song publishing), he actually made more money out of Elvis than Elvis himself did.