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William Henry Vanderbilt

1821 - 1885

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William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman Known as "Billy," he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family. Vanderbilt became the richest American after he took over his father's fortune in 1877 until his own death in 1885, passing on a substantial part of the fortune to his wife and children, particularly to his sons Cornelius II and William. He inherited nearly $100 million from his father. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Henry Vanderbilt has received more than 2,297,916 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Henry Vanderbilt is the 519th most popular businessperson, the 7,027th most popular biography from United States and the 167th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, William Henry Vanderbilt ranks 519 out of 847. Before him are Sam Altman, Alexei Mordashov, Gilbert Kaplan, Irene Rosenfeld, Christopher O'Neill, and Lee Jae-yong. After him are Manolo el del bombo, Sheryl Sandberg, Isabella Beeton, Leo Burnett, David Baszucki, and Guy Kawasaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, William Henry Vanderbilt ranks 86. Before him are John Abbott, Joseph Noel Paton, Charles of Mount Argus, Karl Knies, Henri Alexis Brialmont, and Mathilde Marchesi. After him are Juan Bautista Topete, Amalie Dietrich, George Williams, Carl Bolle, Heinrich Moritz Willkomm, and Jan van Beers. Among people deceased in 1885, William Henry Vanderbilt ranks 73. Before him are Andrea Maffei, Wilhelm Camphausen, Irvin McDowell, Karamchand Gandhi, Gaudenzio Marconi, and Joseph-Alfred Serret. After him are Bernhard Horwitz, Juan Bautista Topete, José Posada Herrera, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Anthony W. Gardiner, and Nísia Floresta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Henry Vanderbilt ranks 7,027 out of 20,380. Before him are John Fiedler (1925), Nancy Wilson (1937), Richard Corben (1940), Frederick Hovey (1868), Richard Boone (1917), and Justin Long (1978). After him are George Winston (1949), Elisha Cook Jr. (1903), Mary Travers (1936), Dorothea Dix (1802), Mary J. Blige (1971), and Sheryl Sandberg (1969).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, William Henry Vanderbilt ranks 167. Before him are Gregory Olsen (1945), Irving Kristol (1920), Robert Trump (1948), Sam Altman (1985), Gilbert Kaplan (1941), and Irene Rosenfeld (1953). After him are Sheryl Sandberg (1969), Leo Burnett (1891), Guy Kawasaki (1954), Steve Forbes (1947), Jamie Dimon (1956), and Ben Bradlee (1921).

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