"Commodore" Alfred Van Santvoord (January 23, 1819 – July 20, 1901) was a wealthy American businessman who made his fortune running steamboat lines.

His father also had a joint interest with Daniel Drew and Isaac Newton in the People's Line, which ran passenger boat service on the Hudson River.

[4] After his father's death, Van Santvoord purchased a number of steamboats and launched the Albany Day Line, which also offered transportation to passengers.

[9] Together, they were the parents of five children, four of whom survived to adulthood, including:[2] Van Santvoord died aboard his yacht, Clermont, on July 20, 1901.

Through his daughter, he was the paternal grandfather of Van Santvoord Merle-Smith (1889–1943), a Princeton and Harvard Law graduate[12] who served as the Third Assistant Secretary of State under U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.