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Vanderbilt family
The Vanderbilt family is a significant international family with Dutch origins, who were highly prominent during the 1800s due to the family patriarch Cornelius Vanderbilt, the tenth wealthiest person in history, who created railroad and shipping empires. His descendants went on to build great...
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Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt (born February 20, 1924 in New York City, New York) is an American artist, actress, heiress, and socialite most noted as an early developer of designer blue jeans. She is a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family of...
Date of birth:
- Feb 20, 1924 (age 85 years)
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Consuelo Balsan (formerly, Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough; born Consuelo Vanderbilt) (2 March 1877 – 6 December 1964), was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt Family, as well as an English aristocrat. She was seen as the ultimate marital...
Date of birth:
- Mar 2, 1877
Date of death:
- Dec 6, 1964 (age 87 years)
William Henry Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.
William Vanderbilt was born in New Brunswick, NJ. In 1877 he inherited nearly $100 million from his...
Date of birth:
- May 8, 1821
Date of death:
- Dec 8, 1885 (age 64 years)
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
Cornelius Vanderbilt II (November 27, 1843 – September 12, 1899) was an American socialite, heir, businessman, and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.
He was the favorite grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who left him $500,000...
Date of birth:
- Nov 27, 1843
Date of death:
- Sep 12, 1899 (age 55 years)
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875–April 18, 1942) was an American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She was a prominent social figure and hostess, who was born...
Date of birth:
- Jan 9, 1875
Date of death:
- Apr 18, 1942 (age 67 years)
William Kissam Vanderbilt
William Kissam Vanderbilt (December 12, 1849 – July 22, 1920) was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family and a horse breeder.
The second son of William Henry Vanderbilt, from whom he inherited $55 million, he was for a time active in...
Date of birth:
- Dec 12, 1849
Date of death:
- Jul 22, 1920 (age 70 years)
Frederick William Vanderbilt
Frederick William Vanderbilt (February 2, 1856 – June 29, 1938) was a member of the financially and socially preeminent Vanderbilt family.
He was graduate of Yale University's Sheffield Scientific School (P.H.B. 1876), and was a generous benefactor ...
Date of birth:
- Feb 2, 1856
Date of death:
- Jun 29, 1938 (age 82 years)
Cornelius Vanderbilt III
Cornelius Vanderbilt III (September 5, 1873 – March 1, 1942) was a distinguished American military officer, inventor, engineer, and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family.
Called "Neily" by his close friends, he was the...
Date of birth:
- Sep 5, 1873
Date of death:
- Mar 1, 1942 (age 68 years)
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American journalist, author, and television personality. He currently works as the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is normally broadcast live from a New York City...
Date of birth:
- Jun 3, 1967 (age 42 years)
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I (October 20, 1877 – May 7, 1915) was a sportsman who died on the RMS Lusitania.
Born in New York City, the third son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934), Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt...
Date of birth:
- Oct 20, 1877
Date of death:
- May 7, 1915 (age 37 years)
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II (September 22, 1912 - November 12, 1999) was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, a son of the first Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt who died a hero in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. His mother, Margaret Emerson, was...
Date of birth:
- Sep 22, 1912
Date of death:
- Nov 12, 1999 (age 87 years)
Amy Vanderbilt
Amy Vanderbilt (July 22, 1908 - December 27, 1974) was an American authority on etiquette. In 1952 she published the best selling book Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Book of Etiquette. The book, later retitled Amy Vanderbilt's Etiquette, has been updated...
Date of birth:
- Jul 22, 1908
Date of death:
- Dec 27, 1974 (age 66 years)
John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough
John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough (18 September 1897 – 11 March 1972) was the elder son of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough and his first wife, the former Consuelo Vanderbilt, the American railroad...
Date of birth:
- Sep 18, 1897
Date of death:
- Mar 11, 1972 (age 74 years)
William Henry Vanderbilt III
William Henry Vanderbilt III (November 24, 1901 – April 14, 1981) was an American statesman and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.
Born in New York City, he was the son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Ellen French. Vanderbilt...
Date of birth:
- 1901
Date of death:
- 1981 (age 80 years)
George Washington Vanderbilt II
George Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 – March 6, 1914) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family, which had amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises.
The fourth son and...
Date of birth:
- Nov 14, 1862
Date of death:
- Mar 6, 1914 (age 51 years)
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (July 6, 1884 – July 4, 1970) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family who was a railroad executive, a champion yachtsman and a champion bridge player.
Born in Oakdale, New York, the third child and...
Date of birth:
- Jul 6, 1884
Date of death:
- Jul 4, 1970 (age 86 years)
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
William Kissam Vanderbilt II (March 2, 1878 – January 8, 1944) was a motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.
Born in New York City, the second child and first son of William Kissam...
Date of birth:
- Mar 2, 1878
Date of death:
- Jan 8, 1944 (age 65 years)
George Washington Vanderbilt III
George Washington Vanderbilt III (1914–June 24, 1961) was a yachtsman and a scientific explorer who was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.
Born in New York city, he was the son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and his second wife,...
Date of birth:
- 1914
Date of death:
- Jun 24, 1961 (age 47 years)
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Frederick Vanderbilt Field (13 April 1905 – 1 February 2000) was an a American leftist political activist and a great-great-grandson of railroad tycoon Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, disinherited by his wealthy relatives for his radical political...
Date of birth:
- Apr 13, 1905
Date of death:
- Feb 1, 2000 (age 94 years)
Cornelius Vanderbilt IV
Cornelius Vanderbilt IV (1898 – 1974), who often wrote under the name of Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., was the son of Grace and Cornelius Vanderbilt III, who worked in the newspaper industry, and wrote several books.
He attended Harstrom's Tutoring...
Date of birth:
- 1898
Date of death:
- 1974 (age 76 years)
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 - December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses.
Born in Roslyn, New York, he was...
Date of birth:
- Feb 20, 1899
Date of death:
- Dec 13, 1992 (age 93 years)
Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill
The Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (14 October 1898–17 September 1956) was the younger son of the 9th Duke of Marlborough and his first wife, the former Consuelo Vanderbilt, an American railroad heiress.
His elder brother, John, was the 10th...
Date of birth:
- Oct 14, 1898
Date of death:
- Sep 17, 1956 (age 57 years)
William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil
William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil (born 17 August 1928) is the younger son of John Francis Amherst Cecil (1890 – 1954) and Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt (1900 – 1976). He is an operator of the Biltmore Estate through his company, The Biltmore...
Date of birth:
- Aug 17, 1928 (age 81 years)
George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil
George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil (born 27 February 1925) is the owner and operator of Biltmore Farms. He is the first of two sons born to John Francis Amherst Cecil (1890 – 1954) and Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt (1900 – 1976) and is the grandson of...
Date of birth:
- Feb 27, 1925 (age 84 years)
