William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor was an American-English attorney, politician, diplomat, hotelier, publisher and philanthropist. Astor was a scion of the very wealthy Astor family of New York City. He moved to England in 1891, became a British subject in 1899, and was made a peer as Baron Astor in 1916 and Viscount Astor in 1917 for his contributions to war charities. The census-designated place of Waldorf, Maryland is named after him.
- Occupation
- politician, diplomat, writer, lawyer
- Position held
- member of the State Senate of New York, member of the New York State Assembly, United States Ambassador to Italy, member of the House of Lords
- Citizenship
- United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
