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  • John P. Hammond
    John Paul Hammond (born November 13, 1942 in New York City) is an American singer and musician. The son of record producer John H. Hammond, he is sometimes referred to as John Hammond Jr.
  • John Wilmerding (1938 - 2024)
    John Currie Wilmerding Jr. (born April 28, 1938), is an American professor of art, collector, and curator, and is best known as a prolific author of books on American art. NY Times Obituary:
  • Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough
    Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 24 November 1955), styled Earl of Sunderland until March 1972 and Marquess of Blandford until October 2014, and often known as Jamie Bl...
  • William Kissam Vanderbilt, I (1849 - 1920)
    William Kissam Vanderbilt I Vanderbilt was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family. He managed railroads and was a horse breeder. Born: 1849 in Staten Island, Richmond, New Yo...
  • William Henry Vanderbilt, III, 59th Governor of Rhode Island (1901 - 1981)
    Henry Vanderbilt III (November 24, 1901 – April 14, 1981) was an American Republican politician and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.BiographyBorn in New York City, he was the ...

The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy. Cornelius Vanderbilt's descendants went on to build grand mansions on Fifth Avenue in New York City; luxurious "summer cottages" in Newport, Rhode Island; the palatial Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina; and various other opulent homes. The family also built Berkshire cottages in the western region of Massachusetts; examples include Elm Court (Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts).

The Vanderbilts were once the wealthiest family in the United States. Cornelius Vanderbilt was the richest American until his death in 1877. After that, his son William Henry Vanderbilt acquired his father's fortune, and was the richest American until his death in 1885. The Vanderbilts' prominence lasted until the mid-20th century, when the family's 10 great Fifth Avenue mansions were torn down, and most other Vanderbilt houses were sold or turned into museums in what has been referred to as the "Fall of the House of Vanderbilt".

Branches of the family are found on the United States East Coast. Contemporary descendants include American art historian John Wilmerding, journalist Anderson Cooper, actor Timothy Olyphant, musician John P. Hammond, screenwriter James Vanderbilt, and the Duke of Marlborough.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_family