# William Henry Vanderbilt

> William Henry Vanderbilt was an American businessman and railroad magnate. 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. The fortune had doubled when he died fewer than nine years later.

*American businessman and philanthropist (1821–1885)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1821-05-08
- **Died:** 1885-12-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 15.9 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [William Henry Vanderbilt](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Vanderbilt)
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- [William Henry Vanderbilt](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Vanderbilt)
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- [ウィリアム・ヘンリー・ヴァンダービルト](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q578647)

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