Vanderbilt (surname)

Vanderbilt is a surname, and may refer to:

• Amy Vanderbilt (1908–1974), American authority on etiquette, distant relative of the Vanderbilt family
• Arthur T. Vanderbilt (1888–1957), noted American attorney, legal educator, and proponent of court modernization, Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1948–1957
• John Vanderbilt (1819–1877), American lawyer and politician from New York
• The Vanderbilt family, a prominent family in the United States, including:
  • Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt (1877–1915), wealthy American sportsman, son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II
  • Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (1912–1999), American proponent of thoroughbred racing, son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
  • Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877–1964), daughter of William Kissam Vanderbilt, wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
  • Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt (1900–1976), daughter of George Washington Vanderbilt II
  • Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877), known as "Commodore" Vanderbilt, American industrialist and philanthropist, patriarch of the Vanderbilt family
  • Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899), American socialite, heir, and businessman, a grandson of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt
  • Cornelius Vanderbilt III (1873–1942), American military officer, inventor, engineer, and yachtsman, son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II
  • Cornelius Vanderbilt IV (1898–1974), American newspaper publisher, the son of Cornelius Vanderbilt III
  • Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899–1992), American businessman, film producer, writer, government official, and owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses, son of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
  • Emily Thorn Vanderbilt (1852–1946), daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt
  • Frederick William Vanderbilt (1856–1938), American railroad director, son of William Henry Vanderbilt
  • George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil (born 1925), American dairy industry businessman, son of Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt and grandson of George Washington Vanderbilt II
  • George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862–1914), American businessman, the son of William Henry Vanderbilt
  • George Washington Vanderbilt III (1914–1961), American yachtsman and scientific explorer, a son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I
  • Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–1942), an American sculptor, art patron, and art collector, prominent social figure and hostess, founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art, a daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II
  • Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi (1886–1965), daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, wife of Hungarian Count László Széchenyi
  • Gloria Vanderbilt (1924–2019), American artist, author, actress, heiress, socialite, and early developer of designer blue jeans, daughter of Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt
  • Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884–1970), American railroad executive, yachtsman, and champion bridge player, a son of William Kissam Vanderbilt; married Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt.
  • Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (1880–1925), American millionaire equestrian, son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II
  • William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil (born 1928), American businessman, son of Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt and grandson of George Washington Vanderbilt II
  • William Henry Vanderbilt (1821–1885), American businessman, son of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt
  • William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901–1981), American bus executive and Rhode Island politician, Governor of Rhode Island 1939-1941, son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
  • William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849–1920), American railroad executive and horse breeder, son of William Henry Vanderbilt
  • William Kissam Vanderbilt II (1878–1944), American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman, son of William Kissam Vanderbilt

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