The incredible lives of the real Gilded Age billionaires
Daniel Coughlin
21 February 2022
Their opulent existence will blow you away
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William Backhouse Astor Jr, inflation-adjusted peak net worth: $1.3 billion (£963m)
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William Backhouse Astor Jr, inflation-adjusted peak net worth: $1.3 billion (£963m)
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Caroline Astor, net worth: $1.3 billion (£963m)
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Caroline Astor, net worth: $1.3 billion (£963m)
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William Kissam Vanderbilt, net worth: $1.5 billion (£1.1bn)
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William Kissam Vanderbilt, net worth: $1.5 billion (£1.1bn)
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Alva Vanderbilt, net worth: $1.5 billion (£1.1bn)
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Alva Vanderbilt, net worth: $1.5 billion (£1.1bn)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt II, net worth: $2.3 billion (£1.7bn)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt II, net worth: $2.3 billion (£1.7bn)
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John Jacob Astor IV, net worth: $4.3 billion (£3.2bn)
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John Jacob Astor IV, net worth: $4.3 billion (£3.2bn)
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William Waldorf Astor, net worth: up to $4.6 billion (£3.4bn)
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William Waldorf Astor, net worth: up to $4.6 billion (£3.4bn)
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William Randolph Hearst, net worth: $30 billion (£22.2bn)
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William Randolph Hearst, net worth: $30 billion (£22.2bn)
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J.P. Morgan, net worth: up to $45 billion (£33.3bn)
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J.P. Morgan, net worth: up to $45 billion (£33.3bn)
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Henry Clay Frick, worth: $46 billion (£34bn)
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Henry Clay Frick, worth: $46 billion (£34bn)
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Andrew Mellon, net worth: $59 billion (£34bn)
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Andrew Mellon, net worth: $59 billion (£34bn)
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Jay Gould, net worth: $71 billion (£52.5bn)
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Jay Gould, net worth: $71 billion (£52.5bn)
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Henry Ford, net worth: $200 billion (£147.9bn)
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Henry Ford, net worth: $200 billion (£147.9bn)
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Andrew Carnegie, net worth: $310 billion (£229.3bn)
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Andrew Carnegie, net worth: $310 billion (£229.3bn)
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John D Rockefeller, net worth: $340 billion (£251.5bn)
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John D Rockefeller, net worth: $340 billion (£251.5bn)
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