The Giving Back Fund has compiled a lost of celebrities who gave money to charitable organisations in 2008.

Late actor Paul Newman came top of the list after he gave a whopping £13 million to heath initiatives, education, emergency campaigns and environmental protection before his death in September of that year.

Next up was Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt (pic) - who donated £8 million to a health clinic in Ethiopia, New Orleans redevelopment and the Armed Services YMCA.

Mel Gibson donated just under £4 million to the Californian Holy Family Church, while Leonardo DiCaprio donated around £900,000 to community development and The Paris Review Literary magazine. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith donated around the same amount to several other organisations.

Other celebs featured on the list included Oprah Winfrey and Nicolas Cage.