Entrepreneur Graves & Memorials

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.

Eber Brock Ward

1811–1875 (age 64)

Elmwood Cemetery

Detroit's first millionaire.

James Park Jr.

1820–1883 (age 63)

Allegheny Cemetery

James Park Jr. was a Pittsburgh-based entrepreneur and civic figure of the 19th century.

Hiram Sibley

1807–1888 (age 81)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Hiram Sibley was an American telegraph and business entrepreneur from western New York.

James Gamble

1803–1891 (age 88)

Spring Grove Cemetery

James Gamble (1803-1891) was an Enniskillen-born entrepreneur and co-founder of Procter & Gamble.

Hosmer Allen Johnson

1822–1891 (age 69)

Rosehill Cemetery

Hosmer Allen Johnson (1822-1891) was a Wales-born Chicago entrepreneur and civic figure.

George Francis Train

1829–1904 (age 75)

Green-Wood Cemetery

George Francis Train was a Boston-born entrepreneur and eccentric reformer known for his business ventures and unconvent...

William Metcalf

1838–1909 (age 71)

Allegheny Cemetery

William Metcalf (1838-1909) was a Pittsburgh entrepreneur active in the late 19th century.

Michael Cassius McDonald

1839–1907 (age 68)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Michael Cassius McDonald (1839-1907) was a Niagara Falls resident and gambling entrepreneur.

James Henry Dole

1824–1902 (age 78)

Graceland Cemetery

James Henry Dole was an American entrepreneur and businessman who lived from 1824 to 1902.

James Edgar

1843–1909 (age 66)

Melrose Cemetery

James Edgar (1843-1909) was a Scottish-born entrepreneur and founder of a major retail business.

Charles Feltman

1841–1910 (age 69)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Charles Feltman (1841-1910) was an American entrepreneur credited with inventing the hot dog.

Madam C. J. Walker

1867–1919 (age 52)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Madam C. J. Walker was an African-American entrepreneur and self-made millionaire in hair care products.

Johnson C. Smith

1844–1919 (age 75)

McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery

Johnson C. Smith was an American entrepreneur and civic leader from Amwell Township who lived from 1844 to 1919.

Joel Hurt

1850–1926 (age 76)

Oakland Cemetery

Joel Hurt (1850-1926) was a Hurtsboro resident and entrepreneur known for his business ventures in the American South.

Horace Baldwin Rice

1861–1929 (age 68)

Glenwood Cemetery

Horace Baldwin Rice (1861-1929) was a Houston entrepreneur and prominent community figure.

Frank Hayes

1871–1923 (age 52)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Frank Hayes (1871-1923) was a San Francisco entrepreneur and businessman.

Alonzo Herndon

1858–1927 (age 69)

South-View Cemetery

Alonzo Herndon (1858-1927) was a Social Circle, Georgia resident and prominent African American entrepreneur.

Paris Gibson

1830–1920 (age 90)

Highland Cemetery

Paris Gibson was a Brownfield resident and entrepreneur who lived from 1830 to 1920.

Isidore Singer

1859–1939 (age 80)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Isidore Singer was a co-founder of the Singer Manufacturing Company, a pioneering sewing machine manufacturer.

Charles Cadwell Moore

1868–1932 (age 64)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Charles Cadwell Moore (1868-1932) was an Alpine-based entrepreneur and landowner.

Carl A. Swanson

1879–1949 (age 70)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Carl A. Swanson (1879-1949) was a Swedish-born entrepreneur from Karlskrona.

Annie Malone

1869–1957 (age 88)

Burr Oak Cemetery

Annie Malone was an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist from Metropolis who lived from 1869 to 1957.

Wally Byam

1896–1962 (age 66)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Wally Byam (1896-1962) was an American entrepreneur and innovator known for founding the Airstream trailer company.

Henry G. Sell

1884–1968 (age 84)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Henry G. Sell (1884-1968) was a Los Angeles resident and entrepreneur.

Earl Bell Gilmore

1887–1964 (age 77)

Evergreen Cemetery

Earl Bell Gilmore was a California resident who lived from 1887 to 1964 and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery.

Pedro Flores

1896–1964 (age 68)

South Lawn Cemetery

Pedro Flores (1896-1964) was a Filipino-American entrepreneur and inventor of the yo-yo.

Belinda Mulrooney

1872–1967 (age 95)

Holyrood Catholic Cemetery

Belinda Mulrooney was an Irish-born entrepreneur and businesswoman who lived from 1872 to 1967.

James Donald O'Reilly

1916–1978 (age 62)

Holy Cross Cemetery

James Donald O'Reilly was an Irish-born entrepreneur and founder of the Clonard Mission in Belfast.

Howard Deering Johnson

1897–1972 (age 75)

Milton Cemetery

Howard Deering Johnson was an American businessman and founder of the Howard Johnson hotel and restaurant chain who live...

Vernon Stouffer

1901–1974 (age 73)

Lakewood Park Cemetery

Vernon Stouffer was a Cleveland-based businessman and founder of the Stouffer restaurant and hotel empire.

Walter Knott

1889–1981 (age 92)

Loma Vista Memorial Park

Walter Knott was a San Bernardino resident who lived from 1889 to 1981.

Louis Sloss

1823–1902 (age 79)

Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum

Louis Sloss (1823–1902) was a German-born entrepreneur and early backer of the Alaska Commercial Company whose remains...

William Rosenberg

1916–2002 (age 86)

Sharon Memorial Park

William Rosenberg (1916–2002) founded Dunkin' Donuts and is buried at Sharon Memorial Park in Massachusetts.

Paul F. Iams

1915–2004 (age 89)

Fairview Cemetery

Paul F. Iams (1915–2004) founded the Iams pet food company and is buried at Fairview Cemetery.

Lillian Vernon

1927–2015 (age 88)

Manhattan

Lillian Vernon (1927-2015) was a German-born American entrepreneur whose Manhattan-based mail-order business made her a ...

Ramon G. Shoen

1933–2018 (age 85)

Redlands

Ramon G. Shoen (1933-2018) was the Turner-born entrepreneur who co-founded U-Haul and is buried in Redlands.

S. Truett Cathy

1921–2014 (age 93)

Greenwood Cemetery

S. Truett Cathy (1921–2014) was an entrepreneur from Eatonton, Georgia, who founded the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain.

Sy Sperling

1941–2020 (age 79)

Star of David Memorial Gardens

Sy Sperling (1941-2020) turned his Bronx upbringing into a hair-restoration empire as the founder of Hair Club for Men b...

Vincent Marotta

1924–2015 (age 91)

All Souls Cemetery

Entrepreneur Vincent Marotta (1924–2015) of Cleveland rests at All Souls Cemetery.