Metallica, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry land on Forbes' list of highest-earning celebrities

21. Metallica Age: -- Earnings: $66.5 million 21. Metallica Age: -- Earnings: $66.5 million Photo: Amy Harris /Associated Press Photo: Amy Harris /Associated Press Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close Metallica, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry land on Forbes' list of highest-earning celebrities 1 / 23 Back to Gallery

The Bay Area may not be known for its Hollywood types, but that doesn't mean there's a shortage of wealthy people.

Instead, the highest-earning celebrities in around San Francisco, Oakland, and the South Bay are not actors, golfers, rappers, or race car drivers — like most of those who make up Forbes' list of the 100 highest-paid celebrities — but rather, basketball players and rock stars.

In fact, the celebrities in the Bay Area who earned the most over the last 12 months are a group of musicians: Metallica.

The group's earnings weigh in at over $66 million, making their last 12 months more lucrative than that of other rock groups like the Red Hot Chili Peppers ($54 million), Bon Jovi ($35.5 million), and Florida Georgia Line ($34.5 million).

A couple Golden State Warriors also landed on the list. Kevin Durant ranked at 25th with earnings of $60.6 million, and Steph Curry landed at 42nd with $47.3 million.

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See the top 15 highest-paid celebrities in the above gallery.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.

