Here, we take a look at some of the richest people with ties to Wearside, according to their estimated fortune on Celebrity Net Worth.
9. Jordan Henderson
Liverpool coughed up a cool £20million to prise the not quite 21-year-old Jordan Henderson away from Sunderland in 2011. It was a lot to speculate on someone so young - but it could be argued The Reds got the bargain of a lifetime, with the former Farringdon student having captained the side since 2015 and led his side to glory in the Premier League, Champions' League, and both FA and League Cups. Celebrity Worth estimates his personal fortune as just over £20.5million. Photo: Adam Davy
10. Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
The current SAFC owner and chairman doesn't warrant an entry on Celebrity Net Worth for some reason - but the Zurich-born businessman comes from serious money. Dad Robert Robert was the CEO of Adidas and Kyril is believed to be heir to a £2billion trust fund . Magistrates still gave him two weeks to pay when he was fined £660 for speeding last year. Photo: Frank Reid
11. Steve Bruce
"You don't like me 'cos I'm a Geordie." "Well, there's that and the results and performances..." Bruce did a decent job when he first arrived at the Stadium of Light in 2009, bringing in crowd favourites including Fraizer Campbell, Lorik Cana and Darren Bent. But it all went pair-shaped before long and the former Manchester United star parted company with the club in November 2011, with Sunderland in 16th position and on the back of a 2–1 home defeat to bottom club Wigan. He can console himself that his playing career and management jobs at the likes of Hull, Aston Villa and That Lot up the Road have given him an estimated wealth of around £33million Photo: Stu Forster