Astor (surname)

Astor is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Brooke Astor (1902–2007), American philanthropist
  • David Astor (1912–2001), British newspaper publisher
  • John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), fur-trader and first multi-millionaire of America
  • William Backhouse Astor, Sr. (1792—1875), businessman
  • John Jacob Astor III (1822—1890), financer
  • William Backhouse Astor, Jr., (1829—1892 businessman
  • William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848–1919), attorney
  • John Jacob Astor IV, richest passenger on the RMS Titanic
  • Madeleine Astor (1893–1940), wife of John Jacob IV
  • Mary Astor (1906–1987), an Academy Award-winning American actress
  • Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor, politician and newspaper proprietor
  • Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879–1964), first woman to serve as a British Member of Parliament
  • Vincent Astor (1891–1959), American businessman and philanthropist
  • Ava Alice Muriel Astor, daughter of John Jacob IV
  • John Jacob Astor VI (1912—1992), son of John Jacob IV and Madeleine
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    Astor

    Astor may refer to:

    People

  • Astor (surname)
  • Astor family, a wealthy 18th-century American family who became prominent in 20th-century British politics
  • Astor Bennett, a character in the Showtime television series Dexter
  • Ástor Piazzolla, a tango musician

    • Places

  • Astor, Florida, United States
  • Astor, Kansas, United States
  • Astor, West Virginia, United States
  • The Astor Theatre, a picture theatre located in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

    • Other uses

  • Astor Pictures, a New York-based motion picture releasing company
  • Astor Radio Corporation, an Australian consumer electronics manufacturer from 1926 onwards, which also owned the Astor Records label
  • Astor Records, an Australian recording company and recorded music distributor that operated from the 1960s to the early 1980s
  • MS Astor (1981), a cruise ship that sailed under the name in 1981–1985 for Hadag Cruise Line and Safmarine
  • MS Astor, a cruise ship that sailed under the name in 1986–1987 for Marlan Corporation and 1995 onwards for Transocean Tours
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    ASTOR

    ASTOR may refer to:

  • Mark 45 torpedo, Anti-Submarine TORpedo
  • Raytheon Sentinel, Airborne STand-Off Radar

    • See also

    Astor (disambiguation)


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