John Jacob Astor IV

John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV (English: John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV; July 13, 1864 - April 15, 1912), a German-American businessman and investor, a member of the Astor family, and one of the richest Americans. In the early morning of April 15, 1912, he died in the sinking of the Titanic. He was the richest passenger on the Titanic and one of the richest men in the world at the time, with a net worth of nearly $87 million at the time of his death (equivalent to $2.21 billion in 2017 currency).