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John F. Kennedy

1917–1963 (age 46)

Arlington National Cemetery

The 35th President of the United States, assassinated in Dallas, Texas. His eternal flame marks his grave at Arlington.

Robert F. Kennedy

1925–1968 (age 43)

Arlington National Cemetery

United States Senator and Attorney General, assassinated during his presidential campaign in 1968.

Judy Garland

1922–1969 (age 47)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Legendary actress and singer best known for her role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

Rudolph Valentino

1895–1926 (age 31)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Italian-born silent film star who became one of the most popular actors of the 1920s.

Duke Ellington

1899–1974 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

One of the most influential jazz musicians and composers of the 20th century.

Miles Davis

1926–1991 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Legendary jazz trumpeter and bandleader who was at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

1960–1988 (age 28)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Neo-expressionist painter who rose to fame in the 1980s New York art scene.

Leonard Bernstein

1918–1990 (age 72)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Renowned composer and conductor best known for West Side Story and his tenure with the New York Philharmonic.

Michael Jackson

1958–2009 (age 51)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

The King of Pop, one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.

Elizabeth Taylor

1932–2011 (age 79)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Legendary actress who starred in Cleopatra, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and many other classic films.

Walt Disney

1901–1966 (age 65)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Founder of The Walt Disney Company and pioneer of the American animation industry.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1886–1969 (age 83)

Graceland Cemetery

Pioneering modernist architect known for his minimalist approach and famous phrase "less is more."

Salmon P. Chase

1808–1873 (age 65)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Chief Justice of the United States and Secretary of the Treasury under Abraham Lincoln.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1807–1882 (age 75)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

One of the most popular American poets of the 19th century, author of Paul Revere's Ride and The Song of Hiawatha.

Winslow Homer

1836–1910 (age 74)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America, best known for his marine subjects.

Colonel Harland Sanders

1890–1980 (age 90)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), one of the most recognizable figures in American business.

Muhammad Ali

1942–2016 (age 74)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion, widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century.

Thomas Eakins

1844–1916 (age 72)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Realist painter and photographer, one of the most important artists in American art history.

Abraham Lincoln (Gettysburg)

1809–1865 (age 56)

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Though buried in Springfield, Illinois, Lincoln delivered his immortal Gettysburg Address at this cemetery in 1863.

Jim Morrison

1943–1971 (age 28)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

American singer-songwriter and poet who was the iconic lead vocalist of The Doors and died in Paris in 1971 at age 27.

Oscar Wilde

1854–1900 (age 46)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright and poet from Dublin, famous for his wit and works like "The Picture of ...

Frédéric Chopin

1810–1849 (age 39)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, renowned for his solo piano compositions including nocturnes, ...

Karl Marx

1818–1883 (age 65)

Highgate Cemetery

Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German philosopher, economist, and revolutionary socialist from Trier who developed the theo...

George Eliot

1819–1880 (age 61)

Highgate Cemetery

George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, one of the leading English novelists of the Victorian era, author of Mi...

Eva Perón

1919–1952 (age 33)

Recoleta Cemetery

Eva Perón (1919-1952) was Argentina's iconic First Lady and political leader from Junín, buried at Recoleta Cemetery.

Washington Irving

1783–1859 (age 76)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

American author and cofounder of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, famous for writing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

John Hudson Hall

d. 1894

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Highly successful paper manufacturer and developer of New York's elevated railroad system who commissioned Augustus Sain...

Owen Johns

d. 1884

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Prominent New York City merchant who operated dry goods palaces, precursors to department stores, in Manhattan.

Dean Acheson

1893–1971 (age 78)

Oak Hill Cemetery

U.S. Secretary of State under President Truman who played a key role in Cold War foreign policy.

Madeleine Albright

1937–2022 (age 85)

Oak Hill Cemetery

First female U.S. Secretary of State who served under President Clinton.

Gamaliel Bailey

1807–1859 (age 52)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Abolitionist editor and publisher of the National Era newspaper.

James G. Blaine

1830–1893 (age 63)

Oak Hill Cemetery

U.S. Secretary of State and Speaker of the House who was a leading Republican figure in the Gilded Age.

Ben Bradlee

1921–2014 (age 93)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Executive editor of The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal.

William P. Corcoran

1798–1888 (age 90)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Founder of Oak Hill Cemetery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Adolf Cluss

1825–1905 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

German-American architect who designed numerous public buildings in Washington, D.C.

Peggy Eaton

1799–1879 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Wife of Secretary of War John Eaton whose social status sparked the Petticoat Affair scandal.

Roberta Flack

1937–2012 (age 75)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Grammy Award-winning soul and R&B singer known for 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.'

Katharine Graham

1917–2001 (age 84)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Publisher of The Washington Post who led the newspaper through the Pentagon Papers and Watergate.

Joseph Henry

1797–1878 (age 81)

Oak Hill Cemetery

First Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and pioneering physicist.

Herman Hollerith

1860–1929 (age 69)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Inventor of the electric tabulating machine that revolutionized census data processing.

Myrtilla Miner

1815–1864 (age 49)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Founder of the Institution for the Education of Colored Youth in Washington, D.C.

Francis G. Newlands

1848–1917 (age 69)

Oak Hill Cemetery

U.S. Senator and Congressman from Nevada who championed irrigation and conservation.

Paul J. Pelz

1841–1918 (age 77)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Architect who designed the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.

Edwin M. Stanton

1814–1869 (age 55)

Oak Hill Cemetery

U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Arthur W. Aleshire

1900–1940 (age 40)

Ferncliff Cemetery

U.S. Congressman who served in the early 20th century.

Paul Althouse

1889–1954 (age 65)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American opera singer and tenor known for his performances in the early 20th century.

Diane Arbus

1923–1971 (age 48)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American photographer known for her distinctive black and white portraits and surreal imagery.

Harold Arlen

1905–1986 (age 81)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American composer known for writing music for Broadway and Hollywood films.

Tommy Armour

1895–1968 (age 73)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Hall of Fame professional golfer and golf instructor.

Leopold Auer

1845–1930 (age 85)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Hungarian violinist and pedagogue known for training many notable musicians.