Astor (surname)

Astor is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Annabel Astor, Viscountess Astor (born 1948), British businesswoman
• Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902–56), daughter of John Jacob Astor IV
• Bronwen Astor, Viscountess Astor (1930–2017), British model
• Brooke Astor (1902–2007), American philanthropist
• Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (1830–1908), American socialite
• David Astor (1912–2001), British newspaper publisher
• Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1918–84), British publisher
• Irene Astor, Baroness Astor of Hever (1919–2001), British philanthropist
• Jakie Astor (1918–2000), British politician
• John Astor (1923–87), British politician
• John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever (born 1946), British politician
• John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), German fur-trader and first multi-millionaire of America
• John Jacob Astor III (1822–90), financier
• John Jacob Astor IV (1864–1912), richest passenger on the RMS Titanic
• John Jacob Astor VI (1912–92), son of John Jacob Astor IV and Madeleine Astor
• John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886–1971), British politician
• Liz Astor, Baroness Astor of Hever (born 1950), British author
• Madeleine Astor (1893–1940), wife of John Jacob Astor IV
• Mary Astor (1906–87), Academy Award-winning American actress
• Michael Astor (1916–80), British Conservative Party politician
• Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879–1964), first woman to serve as a British Member of Parliament
• Violet Astor, Baroness Astor of Hever (1889–1965), British aristocrat
• Vincent Astor (1891–1959), American businessman and philanthropist
• Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879–1952), politician and newspaper proprietor
• William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (1907–66), British Conservative Party politician
• William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 1951), British politician
• William Backhouse Astor Sr. (1792–1875), businessman
• William Backhouse Astor Jr., (1829–92), businessman
• William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848–1919), attorney