Famous Graves

Karl Marx

1818–1883 (age 65)

Highgate Cemetery

German philosopher and economist, author of Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto.

Biddy Mason

1891–1891 (age 0)

Evergreen Cemetery

Nurse and philanthropist who was a prominent figure in early Los Angeles.

Margaret Mather

1859–1898 (age 39)

Elmwood Cemetery

Victorian actress.

Elsa Maxwell

1883–1963 (age 80)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American columnist and society hostess known for her glamorous parties.

Bernard Maybeck

Mountain View Cemetery

Architect.

Nathaniel Mayer

1944–2008 (age 64)

Elmwood Cemetery

Rhythm and blues singer.

Robert McClelland

1807–1880 (age 73)

Elmwood Cemetery

4th United States Secretary of the Interior.

William McClelland

1842–1892 (age 50)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

Charles McClure

1804–1846 (age 42)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

James McCord

1822–1894 (age 72)

Allegheny Cemetery

Millionaire owner of the oldest hattery west of the Allegheny Mountains and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting...

Henry Sellers McKee

1843–1924 (age 81)

Allegheny Cemetery

Millionaire glass manufacturer and founder of Jeannette, Pennsylvania.

Robert McKnight

1820–1885 (age 65)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

James McMillan

1838–1902 (age 64)

Elmwood Cemetery

U.S. Senator from 1889 to 1902.

William McNair

1880–1948 (age 68)

Allegheny Cemetery

Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1934 to 1936.

Thomas Mellon

1813–1908 (age 95)

Allegheny Cemetery

Founder of Mellon Bank.

Charles Merrill

1792–1872 (age 80)

Elmwood Cemetery

American entrepreneur and lumber tycoon.

Bob Meusel

1896–1977 (age 81)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American professional baseball player for the New York Yankees.

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."

Jeffrey Miller

1950–1970 (age 20)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Victim of the Kent State shootings and subject of an iconic photograph.

Lucky Millinder

1910–1966 (age 56)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American bandleader known for his swing and rhythm-and-blues music.

Myrtilla Miner

1815–1864 (age 49)

Oak Hill Cemetery

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

Dương Văn Minh

1916–2001 (age 85)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Vietnamese general and President of South Vietnam.

Ludwig von Mises

1881–1973 (age 92)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Austrian-American economist and philosopher known for his libertarian economic theories.

Thelonious Monk

1917–1982 (age 65)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American jazz pianist and composer known for his innovative compositions.

James Monroe

1758–1831 (age 73)

Hollywood Cemetery

Fifth President of the United States, originally buried in New York City before being reinterred to Hollywood Cemetery i...

Alexander Pollock Moore

1867–1930 (age 63)

Allegheny Cemetery

Publisher of the Pittsburgh Leader and ambassador married to actress Lillian Russell.

James Kennedy Moorhead

1806–1884 (age 78)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

Julia Morgan

1872–1957 (age 85)

Mountain View Cemetery

Architect.

Philip H. Morgan

1825–1900 (age 75)

Allegheny Cemetery

Lawyer, jurist, and diplomat.

Jim Morrison

1943–1971 (age 28)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Lead singer of The Doors, one of the most iconic rock musicians of the 1960s.

Khalid Abdul Muhammad

1948–2001 (age 53)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Black nationalist and separatist activist known for his controversial speeches.

Hercules Mulligan

1740–1825 (age 85)

Trinity Church Cemetery

Spy during the American Revolution and friend of Alexander Hamilton.

Ona Munson

1903–1955 (age 52)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress known for her work in film and theater.

Dwight Arrington Myers

1967–2011 (age 44)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Rapper and actor known as Heavy D, influential in hip-hop music.

Felicitas Méndez

1916–1998 (age 82)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Mexican-American civil rights activist who challenged school segregation in California.

Nat Nakasa

1937–1965 (age 28)

Ferncliff Cemetery

South African writer and journalist known for his literary work.

James S. Negley

1826–1901 (age 75)

Allegheny Cemetery

Civil War general and United States Congressman.

John Neville

1731–1803 (age 72)

Allegheny Cemetery

American Revolutionary War veteran and tax collector during the Whiskey Rebellion.

Truman H. Newberry

1864–1945 (age 81)

Elmwood Cemetery

Businessman and U.S. Senator from Michigan who served as Secretary of the Navy.

Francis G. Newlands

1848–1917 (age 69)

Oak Hill Cemetery

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

Haing Ngor

1940–1996 (age 56)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Cambodian-American actor and physician who won an Academy Award for The Killing Fields.

Frank Norris

1870–1902 (age 32)

Mountain View Cemetery

Author.

John Norvell

1789–1850 (age 61)

Elmwood Cemetery

U.S. Senator and War of 1812 veteran who worked as a newspaper editor.

Frederick O'Neal

1905–1992 (age 87)

Ferncliff Cemetery

African-American actor known for his work in theater and film.

George Tener Oliver

1848–1919 (age 71)

Allegheny Cemetery

Publisher of the Pittsburgh Gazette Times and Chronicle Telegraph, and United States Senator.

Lupe Ontiveros

1942–2012 (age 70)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American actress known for roles in Desperate Housewives and other television series.

Romualdo Pacheco

1831–1899 (age 68)

Mountain View Cemetery

Governor of California in 1875.

Thomas W. Palmer

1830–1913 (age 83)

Elmwood Cemetery

U.S. Senator from 1883 to 1889.

George Pardee

1857–1941 (age 84)

Mountain View Cemetery

Governor of California from 1903 to 1907.

Alfred L. Pearson

1838–1903 (age 65)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Army officer.