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Cornelius Vanderbilt was born in Staten Island, New York, on May 27, 1794, to Cornelius van Derbilt and Phebe Hand. He began working on his father's ferry in New York Harbor as a boy, quitting school at the age of 11. At the age of 16, Vanderbilt decided to start his own ferry service.

The 2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jerry Stackhouse , and played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference .

The Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team is an American National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college baseball team. From Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee , the team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and plays its home games on campus at Hawkins Field .

Alva Erskine Belmont (née Smith; January 17, 1853 – January 26, 1933), known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was an American socialite and suffrage activist. She was a prominent multi-millionaire socialite and a major figure in the American women's suffrage movement, was noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions, as well as willingness to challenge convention.