Vanderbilt (surname)
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Vanderbilt is a surname, and may refer to:
Other Vanderbilts (relation to above family uncertain):
- The Vanderbilt familyVanderbilt familyThe Vanderbilt family is an American family of Dutch origin prominent during the Gilded Age. It started off with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy...
, a prominent family in the United States
- Cornelius VanderbiltCornelius VanderbiltCornelius Vanderbilt , also known by the sobriquet Commodore, was an American entrepreneur who built his wealth in shipping and railroads. He was also the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family and one of the richest Americans in history...
(1794–1877) - William Henry VanderbiltWilliam Henry VanderbiltWilliam Henry Vanderbilt I was an American businessman and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family.-Childhood:William Vanderbilt was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1821...
(1821–1885)- Cornelius Vanderbilt IICornelius Vanderbilt IICornelius Vanderbilt II was an American socialite, heir, businessman, and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family....
(1843–1899)- William Henry Vanderbilt II (1870–1892)
- Cornelius Vanderbilt IIICornelius Vanderbilt IIICornelius Vanderbilt III was a distinguished American military officer, inventor, engineer, and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family.-Biography:...
(1873–1942)- Cornelius Vanderbilt IVCornelius Vanderbilt IV-Biography:He was born on April 30, 1898 in Staten Island to Cornelius Vanderbilt III and Grace Graham Wilson.He attended Harstrom's Tutoring School and St. Paul's as a young man, then served in the Ambulance Service during the First World War where he became a driver when a general asked the...
(1898–1974)
- Cornelius Vanderbilt IV
- Gertrude Vanderbilt WhitneyGertrude Vanderbilt WhitneyGertrude Vanderbilt Whitney was an American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City...
(1875–1942)- Flora Whitney-Miller
- Cornelius Vanderbilt WhitneyCornelius Vanderbilt WhitneyCornelius Vanderbilt Whitney was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses....
(1899–1992) - Barbara Whitney
- Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I (1877–1915)
- Governor William Henry Vanderbilt IIIWilliam Henry Vanderbilt IIIWilliam Henry Vanderbilt III was an American Republican politician and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.-Biography:...
(1901–1981) - Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II (1912–1999)
- Heidi Vanderbilt (born 1948)
- Wendy Vanderbilt Lehmen (born 1940)
- Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III (born 1949)
- Nicolas Harvey Vanderbilt (1958–1984)
- Victoria Emerson Vanderbilt (born 1959)
- Caitlin Vanderbilt Weiss (born 1983)
- Sasha Virginia Weiss (born 1985)
- Michael Dagget Vanderbilt (born 1967)
- George Washington Vanderbilt IIIGeorge Washington Vanderbilt IIIGeorge Washington Vanderbilt III was a yachtsman and a scientific explorer who was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.-Early life:...
(1914–1961)
- Governor William Henry Vanderbilt III
- Reginald Claypoole VanderbiltReginald Claypoole VanderbiltReginald Claypoole Vanderbilt was a millionaire equestrian and the father of Gloria Vanderbilt. He was the founder and president of many equestrian organizations.-Biography:...
(1880–1925)- Cathleen Vanderbilt (1904–1944)
- Harry Cushing IV
- Harry Cushing V
- Harry Cushing IV
- Gloria VanderbiltGloria VanderbiltGloria Laura Vanderbilt is an American artist, author, actress, heiress, and socialite most noted as an early developer of designer blue jeans...
(born 1924)- Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski (born 1950)
- Aurora Stokowski (born 1983)
- Abra Stokowski (born 1985)
- Myles Stokowski (born 1998)
- Christopher Stokowski (born 1952)
- Carter Vanderbilt Cooper (1965–1988)
- Anderson CooperAnderson CooperAnderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, author, and television personality. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is normally broadcast live from a New York City studio; however, Cooper often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories...
(born 1967)
- Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski (born 1950)
- Cathleen Vanderbilt (1904–1944)
- Countess Gladys Vanderbilt SzéchenyiGladys Vanderbilt SzéchenyiGladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi was an American heiress from the prominent United States Vanderbilt family, and the wife of a Hungarian count.-Family background:...
(1886–1965)
- Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt-Shepherd (1845–1924)
- William Kissam VanderbiltWilliam Kissam VanderbiltWilliam Kissam Vanderbilt was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family. He managed railroads and was a horse breeder.-Biography:...
(1849–1920)- Consuelo VanderbiltConsuelo VanderbiltConsuelo Balsan , was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family...
(1877–1964) - William Kissam Vanderbilt IIWilliam Kissam Vanderbilt IIWilliam Kissam Vanderbilt II was a motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.-Biography:...
("Willie K", 1878–1944) - Harold Stirling VanderbiltHarold Stirling VanderbiltHarold Stirling Vanderbilt was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman, a champion bridge player and a member of the Vanderbilt family.-Background:...
(1884–1970)
- Consuelo Vanderbilt
- Emily Thorn VanderbiltEmily Thorn VanderbiltEmily Thorn Vanderbilt was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.The second daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam , Emily Thorn Vanderbilt was named after her aunt, Emily Almira Thorn, daughter of dynasty founder Cornelius Vanderbilt.The Sloanes were...
(1852–1946) (Mrs. William Douglas Sloane)- Florance Adele Sloane
- Emily Vanderbilt Sloane (Mrs. John Henry Hammond))
- Alice Frances Hammond (Mrs. Benny GoodmanBenny GoodmanBenjamin David “Benny” Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; widely known as the "King of Swing".In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America...
)- Rachel Goodman
- Benji Goodman
- John H. HammondJohn H. HammondJohn Henry Hammond II was an American record producer, musician and music critic from the 1930s to the early 1980s...
- Alice Frances Hammond (Mrs. Benny Goodman
- Florence Adele Vanderbilt-Twombly (1854–1952)
- Frederick William VanderbiltFrederick William VanderbiltFrederick William Vanderbilt was a member of the Vanderbilt family. He was a director of the New York Central Railroad for 61 years, and also a director of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and of the Chicago and North Western Railroad.-Biography:A son of William Henry Vanderbilt, Frederick...
(1856–1938) - Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt-Webb (1860–1936)
- George Washington Vanderbilt IIGeorge Washington Vanderbilt IIGeorge Washington Vanderbilt II was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family, which had amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises. He built and owned Biltmore, the largest home in the United States.-Biography:The eighth son and youngest...
(1862–1914)- Cornelia Stuyvesant VanderbiltCornelia Stuyvesant VanderbiltCornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt was the only child of George Washington Vanderbilt II and his wife Edith Stuyvesant Dresser.-Marriage and family:...
(1900–1976)- George Henry Vanderbilt CecilGeorge Henry Vanderbilt CecilGeorge Henry Vanderbilt Cecil is the owner and operator of Biltmore Farms. He is the first of two sons born to John Francis Amherst Cecil and Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt and is the grandson of George Washington Vanderbilt II, the founder of the Biltmore Estate. He was educated in Europe and...
(born 1925) - William Amherst Vanderbilt CecilWilliam Amherst Vanderbilt CecilWilliam Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil is the younger son of John Francis Amherst Cecil and Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt . He is an operator of the Biltmore Estate through his company, The Biltmore Company. Cecil is a graduate of Harvard University...
(born 1928)
- George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil
- Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt
- Cornelius Vanderbilt II
- George Washington Vanderbilt I (1839–1864)
Other Vanderbilts (relation to above family uncertain):
- Amy VanderbiltAmy VanderbiltAmy Vanderbilt 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 and is still in circulation today. The most recent edition was edited by Nancy...
, etiquette guru; thought to be descended from either an uncle or brother of Cornelius Vanderbilt and therefore not an official descendant-member of the above family - Arthur T. VanderbiltArthur T. VanderbiltArthur T. Vanderbilt was Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1948 to 1957. He also was a noted attorney, legal educator and nationally known proponent of court modernization.-Biography:...
(1888–1957), Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1948 to 1957