Waldorf can have the following meanings: People William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848–1919), financier and statesman Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879–1952), businessman and politician Pappy Waldorf (1902–1981), 1966 College Football Hall of Fame inductee as a coach Communities Germany Waldorf, Rhineland-Palatinate Waldorf, a district in the town of Bornheim (Rheinland), North Rhine-Westphalia Walldorf, a town in Baden-Württemberg United States Waldorf, Maryland Waldorf, Minnesota Hotels and restaurants Waldorf Hotel (disambiguation), hotels named Waldorf Waldorf–Astoria (1893–1929), the original Waldorf Astoria in New York Waldorf Astoria New York, in New York Waldorf–Astoria (disambiguation), other Waldorf-Astorias The Waldorf Hilton, London Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, a luxury hotel brand Waldorf System or Waldorf Lunch, a chain of lunch rooms (1903-1970s) Education Waldorf education, an educational philosophy Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa, United States Entertainment and culture Waldorf Music, manufacturer of music synthesizers in Germany Waldorf (novel), by James Goldman Waldorf salad, made with apples and nuts Novello Theatre, theatre located in City of Westminster, England that was originally named the Waldorf Theatre Fictional characters Blair Waldorf, character in the popular novel series Gossip Girl, written by Cecily von Ziegesar Statler and Waldorf, a pair of Muppets