William Backhouse Astor Jr. was an American businessman, racehorse owner/breeder, and yachtsman who was a member of the prominent Astor family. His wife, Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, served as the leader of New York society's "Four Hundred" during the Gilded Age.
- Occupation
- businessperson, navigator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 12, 1829
- Died
- April 25, 1892
