The first class passengers on board the Titanic represented the Anglo-American society of the day. The wealthiest person on board Titanic by far was John Jacob Astor. Besides these, the first class passengers on board the Titanic represented the Anglo-American society of the day. Benjamin Guggenheim was also on board. So were Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida. Straus was the owner of Macy's, the world's largest department store. George Widener was a very wealthy man who made his huge fortune building streetcars. The roll call of the rich and famous might have been even more impressive had some prominent people not canceled their tickets. For example, John Pierpont Morgan was too ill to take the trip. Alfred Vanderbvilt and his wife decided at the last moment not to sail. Lord Pirrie, chairman of Harland and Wolff canceled because of poor health. In his place sailed Thomas Andrews, the company's managing director. While the wealthy brought retinues of maids and manservants and lots of luggage, most members of the crew earned such tiny salaries that it would have taken years to save the money for a single deluxe first-class ticket. In fact the Titanic was a kind of floating layer cake. The bottom layer was made up of the most lowly manual laborers toiling away in the heat and grime of the boiler rooms and engine rooms. The next layer consisted of steerage or third-class passengers. After that came the middle classes - teachers, professionals of moderate means - in second class. Then finally, the icing on the cake: the rich and the famous. The ship that carried these passengers was absolutely the last work in floating luxury. The finest were the two first-class suites on B deck. They had a full 50 feet in length and had private promenade decks. First class passengers were decorated in various periods and styles. Many of the public rooms were paneled in wood. There were elevators, gymnasiums, a Turkish bath and swimming pool, and the most lavish Grand Staircase afloat. All of these things gave Titanic a very conspicuous look. Listed below are the first class passengers.

 

Allen Miss Elizabeth Walton
Allison Mr H J
Allsion Mrs. H J and maid
Allison Miss L
Allison Master T and nurse
Anderson Mr. Harry
Andrews Miss Cornelia I
Andrews Mr. Thomas
Appleton Mrs. E D
Artagaveytia Mr. Ramon
Astor Colonel J J and manservant
Astor Mrs. J J and maid
Aubert Mrs. N and maid
Barkworth Mr. A H
Baumann Mr. J
Baxter Mrs. James
Baxter Mr. Quigg
Beattie Mr. T
Beckwith Mr. R L
Beckwith Mrs. R L
Behr Mr. K H
Bishop Mr. D H
Bishop Mrs. D H
Blackwell Mr. Stephen Weart
Blank Mr. Henry
Bonnell Miss Caroline
Bonnell Miss Lily
Borebank Mr. J J
Bowen Miss ??
Bowerman, Miss Elsie
Brady Mr. John B
Brandeis Mr. E
Brayton Mr. George
Brewe Dr Arthur Jackson
Brown mrs J J
Brown Mrs. J M
Bucknell Mrs. W and maid
Major Archibald W
Calderhead, Mr. E P
Candee Mrs. Churchill
Cardoza Mrs. J W M and maid
Cardoza Mr. T F M and manservant
Carlson Mr. Frank
Carran Mr. F M
Carter Mr. William E
Carter Mrs. William E and maid
Carter Miss Lucile
Carter Master William T and manservant
Case Mr. Howard B
Cassebeer Mrs. H A
Cavendish Mr. T W
Cavendish Mrs. T W and maid
Chaffee Mr. Herbert F
Chaffee Mrs. Herbert F
Chambers Mr. N C
Chambers Mrs. N C
Cherry Miss Gladys
Chevri Mr. Paul
Chibnall Mrs. E M Bowerman
Chisholm Mr. Robert
Clark Mr. Walter M
Clark Mrs. Walter M
Clifford Mr. George Quincy
Coolly Mr E P
Compton Mrs. A T
Compton Miss S P
Compton Mr. A T Jr.
Cornell Mrs. R G
Crafton Mr. John B
Crosby Mr. Edward G
Crosby Mrs. Edward G
Crosby Miss Harriet
Cummings Mr. John Bradley
Cummings Mrs. John Bradley
Daly Mr. P D
Daniel Mr. Robert W
Davidson Mr. Thornton
Davidson Mrs. Thornton de Villiers Mrs. B
Mr. A A
Mrs. A A
Dodge Dr Washington
Dodge Mrs. Washington
Dodge Master Washington
Douglas Mr. W D
Douglas Mrs. W D and maid
Dulles Mr. William C
Earnshew Mrs. Boulton
Endres Miss Caroline
Eustis Miss E M
Evans Miss E
Flegenheim Mrs. A
Flynn Mr. J I
Foreman Mr. B L
Fortune Mr. Mark
Fortune Mrs. MArk
Fortune Miss Ethel
Fortune Miss Alice
Fortune Miss Mabel
Fortune Mr. Charles
Franklin Mr. T P
Frauenthal Mr. T G
Frauenthal Dr Henry W
Frauenthal Mrs. Henry W
Frolicher Miss Marguerite
Futrelle Mr. J
Futrelle Mrs. J
Gee Mr. Arthur
Gibson Mrs. L
Gibson Miss D
Giglio Mr. Victor
Goldenberg Mr. S L
Goldenberg Mrs. S L
Goldschmidt Mrs. George B
Gordon Sir Cosmo Duff
Gordon Lady Duff and maid
Gracie Colonel Archibald
Graham Mr. ??
Graham Mrs. William G
Graham Miss Margaret
Greenfield Mrs. L D
Greenfield Mrs. W B
Guggenheim Mr. Benjamin Harder Mr. George A
Harder Mrs. George A
Harper Mr. Henry Sleeper and manservant
Harper Mrs. Henry Sleeper
Harris Mr. Henry B
Harris Mrs. Henry B
Harrison Mr. W H
Haven Mr. H
Hawksford Mr. W J
Hays Mr. Charles M
Hays Mrs. Charles M and maid
Hays Miss Margaret
Head Mr. Christopher
Hilliard Mr. Herbert Henry
Hipkins Mr. W E
Hippach Mrs. Ida S
Hippach Miss Jean
Hogeboom Mrs. John C
Holverson Mr. A O
Hoyt Mr. Frederick M
Hoyt Mrs. Frederick M
Holt Mr. W F
Isham Miss A E
Ismay Mr. J Bruce and manservant
Jakob Mr. Birnbaum
Jones Mr. C C
Julian Mr. H F
Kent Mr. Edward A
Kenyon Mr. F R
Kenyon Mrs. F R
Kimball Mr. E N
Kimball Mrs. E N
Klaber Mr. Herman
Lambert-Williams Mr. Fletcher Fellows
Leader Mrs. F A Lewy Mr. E G
Lindstroem (Lindstrvm) Mrs. J
Lines Mrs. Ernest H
Lines Miss Mary C
Lingrey Mr. Edward
Long Mr. Milton C
Longley Miss Gretchen F
Loring Mr. J H
Madill Miss Georgette Alexandra Maguire Mr. J E
Marichal Mr. Pierre
Marvin Mr. D W
Marvin Mrs. D W
McCaffry Mr. T
McCarthy Mr. Timothy J
McGough Mr. J R
Meyer Mr. Edgar J
Meyer Mrs. Edgar J
Millet Mr. Frank D
Minahan Dr. W E
Minahan Mrs. W E
Minahan Miss Daisy
Moch Mr. Philip E
Molsom Mr. H Markland
Moore Mr. Clarence and manservant Natsch Mr. Charles
Newell Mr. A W
Newell Miss Alice
Newell Miss Madeline
Newsom Miss Helen
Nicholson Mr. A S
Omont Mr. F
Ostby Mr. E C
Ostby Miss Helen R
Ovies Mr. S
Parr Mr. MH W
Partner Mr. Austin
Payne Mr. V
Pears Mr. Thomas
Pears Mrs. Thomas
Penasco Mr. Victor
Penasco Mrs. Victor and maid
Peuchen Major Arthur
Porter Mr. Walter Chamberlain
Potter Mrs. Thomas Jr.
Reuchlin Mr. Jonkheer J G
Rheims Mr. George
Robert Mrs. Edward S and maid
Roebling Mr. Washington A 2nd
Rolmane Mr. C
Rood Mr. Hugh R
Rosenbaum Miss ??
Ross Mr. J Hugo
Rothes, the Countess of and maid
Rothschild Mr. M
Rothschild Mrs. M
Rowe Mr. Alfred
Ryerson Mr. Arthur
Ryerson Mrs. Arthur and maid
Ryerson Miss Emily
Ryerson Miss Susan
Ryerson Master Jack
Saalfeld Mr. Adolphe
Schabert Mrs. Paul
Seward Mr. Frederick K
Shutes Miss E W
Silverthorne Mr. S V
Silvey Mr. William B
Silvey Mrs. William B
Simonius Mr. Oberst Alfons
Sloper Mr. William T
Smart Mr. John M
Smith Mr. J Clinch
Smith Mr. R W
Smith Mr. L P
Smith Mrs. L P Snyder Mr. John
Snyder Mrs. John
Soloman Mr. A L
Spedden Mr. Frederick O
Spedden Mrs. Frederick O and maid
Spedden Master R Douglas and nurse
Spencer Mr. W A
Spencer Mrs. W A and maid
Stahelin Dr. Max
Stead Mr. W T
Steffanson B B
Steffanson H B
Stehli Mr. Max Frolicher
Stehli Mrs. Max Frolicher
Stengel Mr. C E H
Stengel Mrs. C E H
Stewart Mr. A A
Stone Mrs. George M and maid
Straus Mr. Isidor and manservant
Straus Mrs. Isidor and maid
Sutton Mr. Frederick
Swift Mrs. Frederick Joel
Taussig Mr. Emil
Taussig Mrs. Emil
Taussig Miss Ruth
Taylor Mr. E Z
Taylor Mrs. E Z
Thayer Mr. J B
Thayer Mrs. J B and maid
Thayer Mr. J B Jr.
Thorne Mr. G
Thorne Mrs. G
Tucker Mr. G M Jr.
Uruchurtu Mr. M R
Van der Hoef Mr. Wyckoff
Walker Mr. W Anderson
Warren Mr. F M
Warren Mrs. F M
Weir Mr. J
White Mr. Percival W
White Mr. Richard F
White Mrs. J Stuart and maid and manservant
Wick Mr. George D
Wick Mrs. George D
Wick Miss Mary
Widener Mr. George D and manservant
Widener Mrs. George D and maid
Widener Mr. Harry
Willard Miss Constance
Williams Mr. Duane
Williams Mr. R N Jr.
Woolner Mr. Hugh
Wright Mr. George
Young Miss Marie