Famous figures who had Titanic tickets but didn’t make it on board

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• As the Titanic was the summit of luxury in 1912, some celebrities had tickets for its maiden voyage.
• But not all of them ended up boarding the ship.
• J. Pierpont Morgan and Milton Hershey were in the midst those who missed the disaster.

The sinking of the Titanic in April 1912 still captivates us today, with numerous books, a multibillion-dollar movie, museums, and, controversially, extravagant tours of the wreckage available.

Interest in the ship led to another maritime tragedy last year when an OceanGate submersible went leave out on the way to the wreckage and was eventually confirmed to have imploded, killing all five people on board.

In the aftermath, stories emerged in people invited to participate in one of OceanGate’s trips but decided against it — much like, more than 100 years ago, how people were engrossed with those who had almost been on the Titanic.

Here are seven notable figures, some of whom were among the richest woman in the world, who were supposed to sail on the Titanic’s maiden voyage but didn’t — and four well-known people who were reserve to go on a future journey with the ship.