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Several of the wealthiest and most prominent persons in the world were passengers on the Titanic for its prestigious maiden voyage.  To their credit, they voluntarily went down with the ship and died rather than take a spot on a lifeboat from others.

Several of the wealthiest and most prominent persons in the world were passengers on the Titanic for its prestigious maiden voyage.  To their credit, they voluntarily went down with the ship and died rather than take a spot on a lifeboat from others.

A full passenger list is available that highlights who survived and who did not.<ref>http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/titanic/p2.htm</ref>

A full passenger list is available that highlights who survived and who did not.[http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/titanic/p2.htm]

Prominent Americans who went down with the ship included Mr. Benjamin Guggenheim, of the family that donated the Guggenheim Museum of modern art in New York City, and Colonel J.J. Astor, whose great grandfather was the wealthiest American prior to the Civil War.  Colonel J.J. Astor was an inventor and science fiction writer who helped build three great hotels in New York City: the Astoria (now the Waldorf-Astoria), the Knickerbocker, and the St. Regis.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/titanic/astor.html</ref>

Prominent Americans who went down with the ship included Mr. Benjamin Guggenheim, of the family that donated the Guggenheim Museum of modern art in New York City, and Colonel J.J. Astor, whose great grandfather was the wealthiest American prior to the Civil War.  Colonel J.J. Astor was an inventor and science fiction writer who helped build three great hotels in New York City: the Astoria (now the Waldorf-Astoria), the Knickerbocker, and the St. Regis.[http://www.britannica.com/titanic/astor.html]

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