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The Richest Man aboard the Titanic

Because the Titanic was the most luxurious liner ever built when it was unveiled, some of the richest people in the world were on board for her maiden voyage. John Jacob Astor IV was, however, the richest of them all; Astor was a Harvard alum and the head of the Astor family.

He also wrote the 1984 novel, A Journey in Other Worlds; his net worth was estimated at a stupendous $85 million when he was alive. His body was one of the few remains of victims that were found after the sinking; rescuers found a diamond ring and the sum of $2,440 on him.