Famous Graves

Adolph Caesar

1933–1986 (age 53)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actor known for his work in film and television.

John Caldwell Jr.

1827–1902 (age 75)

Allegheny Cemetery

George Westinghouse partner and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.

Cab Calloway

1907–1994 (age 87)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American jazz musician and bandleader known as the 'Hi-De-Ho' man.

Northern Calloway

1948–1990 (age 42)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actor known for his role on Sesame Street.

Donaldina Cameron

1869–1968 (age 99)

Evergreen Cemetery

Social reformer and missionary.

Charles A. Canfield

1848–1913 (age 65)

Evergreen Cemetery

Pioneer oilman in California and Mexico.

Timothy Carey

1929–1994 (age 65)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American character actor known for cult films and unconventional roles.

Hattie Carnegie

1880–1956 (age 76)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American fashion designer and businesswoman known for her haute couture designs.

Thomas Carvel

1906–1990 (age 84)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Founder of Carvel Ice Cream and innovator in soft-serve ice cream.

Lewis Cass

1782–1866 (age 84)

Elmwood Cemetery

Michigan Territorial Governor and Democratic presidential nominee in 1848 who served as U.S. Secretary of War and State.

Anthony Chabot

1816–1888 (age 72)

Mountain View Cemetery

The Water King and father of hydraulic mining.

Zachariah Chandler

1813–1879 (age 66)

Elmwood Cemetery

U.S. Senator from Michigan and Secretary of the Interior who served as Mayor of Detroit.

Salmon P. Chase

1808–1873 (age 65)

Spring Grove Cemetery

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

Camille Chautemps

1885–1963 (age 78)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Prime minister of France during the Third Republic.

Frédéric Chopin

1810–1849 (age 39)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists ever.

Edward Clark

1822–1902 (age 80)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Architect of the Capitol building.

Louis Semple Clarke

1867–1957 (age 90)

Allegheny Cemetery

Founder of the Autocar Company and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.

Lonnie Clayton

1876–1917 (age 41)

Evergreen Cemetery

Youngest jockey to ever win the Kentucky Derby.

Angus Cloud

1998–2023 (age 25)

Mountain View Cemetery

American actor.

Adolf Cluss

1825–1905 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

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

Catherine Cate Coblentz

1897–1951 (age 54)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Writer and wife of physicist William Coblentz.

William Coblentz

1873–1962 (age 89)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Physicist notable for pioneer contributions to infrared radiometry and spectroscopy.

Boyd Coddington

1944–2008 (age 64)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American custom hot rod builder and television personality.

James Wallace Conant

1862–1906 (age 44)

Allegheny Cemetery

Manager of the Schenley Park Casino and Duquesne Gardens, and founder of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League.

Martin F. Conway

1827–1882 (age 55)

Rock Creek Cemetery

U.S. congressman from Kansas and consul to France.

Beano Cook

1931–2012 (age 81)

Allegheny Cemetery

College football commentator.

Philip St. George Cooke

1809–1895 (age 86)

Elmwood Cemetery

U.S. Civil War General.

Ina Coolbrith

1841–1928 (age 87)

Mountain View Cemetery

California's first poet laureate.

Daniel William Cooper

1830–1920 (age 90)

Allegheny Cemetery

One of the founders of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

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.

Joan Crawford

1905–1977 (age 72)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress known for her iconic roles in Hollywood films.

Charles Crocker

1824–1888 (age 64)

Mountain View Cemetery

Railroad magnate and banker.

William Eleroy Curtis

1850–1911 (age 61)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Journalist, diplomat, and advocate of Pan-Americanism.

John Dalzell

1845–1927 (age 82)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

Cornelius Darragh

1809–1854 (age 45)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

Evelyn Y. Davis

1929–2018 (age 89)

Rock Creek Cemetery

American activist shareholder known for corporate governance advocacy.

Jefferson Davis

1808–1889 (age 81)

Hollywood Cemetery

President of the Confederate States of America, initially buried in New Orleans before being reinterred to Hollywood Cem...

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.

Ossie Davis

1917–2005 (age 88)

Ferncliff Cemetery

African-American actor, playwright, and civil rights activist.

Ruby Dee

1922–2014 (age 92)

Ferncliff Cemetery

African-American actress known for her work in film, television, and theater.

S. Wallace Dempsey

1862–1949 (age 87)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Republican politician in early 20th century America.

Ebenezer Denny

1761–1822 (age 61)

Allegheny Cemetery

First Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1816 to 1817 and American Revolutionary War veteran.

Harmar Denny

1794–1852 (age 58)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

Harmar D. Denny Jr.

1886–1966 (age 80)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

Donald M. Dickinson

1846–1917 (age 71)

Elmwood Cemetery

U.S. Postmaster General from 1888 to 1889.

William J. Diehl

1845–1929 (age 84)

Allegheny Cemetery

Politician and Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1899 to 1901.

Samuel Diescher

1831–1915 (age 84)

Allegheny Cemetery

Engineer who designed the Duquesne Incline and majority of such projects in Pennsylvania and the US.

Hubert Dilger

1836–1911 (age 75)

Rock Creek Cemetery

American Civil War artillerist, captain in the Union Army, and Medal of Honor recipient.

Walt Disney

1901–1966 (age 65)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

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

John Adams Dix

Trinity Church Cemetery

Governor of New York.