Born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England, Starr got the nickname “Ringo” because of his fondness for rings. A sickly child who missed school often, he left school in his early teens and worked as an engineer's apprentice.

Ringo Starr is one of the world's most well known and influential musicians's who's net worth is estimated to be around $350 million. Ringo Starr's lucrative career as a musician and songwriter, both as a member of the Beatles and as a solo performer, helped him accumulate his wealth.

As the drummer for the Beatles, Starr occasionally performed lead vocals, usually for one song an album. He wrote two songs for the group, "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden", and was credited as co-writer of others, including "What Goes On" and "Flying".