Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr. was a United States Air Force major general and fighter pilot who served during the Vietnam War and later held leadership roles in training, command, and planning within the Air Force.
Richard Vander Veen was a Democratic congressman from Michigan who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 to 1977 after winning a special election to replace Gerald Ford.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was a nineteenth-century American shipping magnate and railroad tycoon who built the New York Central Railroad empire and became the richest man in the United States upon his death.
Gloria Vanderbilt was an American artist, author, and fashion designer who built a major lifestyle brand with her designer jeans and products, while remaining a prominent member of the famous Vanderbilt family.
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt was an American businessman and yachtsman who twice won the America’s Cup and created the Vanderbilt Trophy in contract bridge, while also serving as a director of the New York Central Railroad.
William Henry Vanderbilt was an American railroad magnate who expanded the New York Central system and doubled the Vanderbilt fortune after inheriting his father Cornelius Vanderbilt’s transportation empire in the late nineteenth century.
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt was an American heir of the Vanderbilt railroad fortune, known for his involvement in equestrian pursuits and as the father of Gloria Vanderbilt and grandfather of journalist Anderson Cooper.
Cornelius Vanderbilt IV was an American newspaperman and great-great-grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Known for launching several short-lived newspapers and for his seven marriages, he also served in military intelligence and produced an early anti-Nazi documentary.
Cornelius Vanderbilt III was an American engineer, inventor, and National Guard officer. A grandson of railroad magnate William H. Vanderbilt, he earned numerous patents, helped advance New York’s subway system, and served as a brigadier general during World War I.
Cornelius Vanderbilt II was an American railroad executive and heir to the Vanderbilt fortune. As president of the New York Central Railroad, he managed the family empire and supported major philanthropic institutions before his death in 1899.
