Journalist Graves & Memorials

Ben Bradlee

1921–2014 (age 93)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Executive editor of The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal.

Arthur Baer

1886–1969 (age 83)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American journalist and writer active in the early 20th century.

Bob Leach

1914–2008 (age 94)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American journalist and author.

Jane Swisshelm

1815–1884 (age 69)

Allegheny Cemetery

Journalist and abolitionist.

William Eleroy Curtis

1850–1911 (age 61)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Journalist, diplomat, and advocate of Pan-Americanism.

Roscoe Drummond

1902–1983 (age 81)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Journalist and editor known for political commentary.

Harry Post Godwin

1857–1900 (age 43)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Chief editor of the National Republican and Washington Star.

John Hampden Pleasants

1797–1846 (age 49)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

John Hampden Pleasants was a prominent Virginia journalist and newspaper editor.

Anne Royall

1769–1854 (age 85)

Congressional Cemetery

Anne Royall (1769-1854) was a pioneering Baltimore-based journalist and author who became America's first female newspap...

Bernhard Domschcke

1827–1869 (age 42)

Forest Home Cemetery

Bernhard Domschcke was a German-born activist and journalist who lived in Freiberg before his death in 1869.

Joseph Gales

1786–1860 (age 74)

Congressional Cemetery

Joseph Gales was a prominent Washington D.C. journalist and editor of the National Intelligencer.

William Winston Seaton

1785–1866 (age 81)

Congressional Cemetery

William Winston Seaton was a distinguished Washington D.C. journalist and co-editor of the National Intelligencer.

William Henry Smith

1806–1872 (age 66)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

William Henry Smith (1806-1872) was an American journalist and newspaper editor from Wales.

Karl Heinzen

1809–1880 (age 71)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Karl Heinzen was a German-American radical journalist and political theorist known for his revolutionary writings.

Lawrence Augustus Gobright

1816–1881 (age 65)

Glenwood Cemetery

Lawrence Augustus Gobright was a pioneering American news correspondent and journalist.

Sidney Howard Gay

1814–1888 (age 74)

Hingham Cemetery

Sidney Howard Gay was a Hingham-based journalist and abolitionist who lived from 1814 to 1888.

Benjamin Perley Poore

1820–1887 (age 67)

Walnut Hill Cemetery

Benjamin Perley Poore (1820-1887) was an American journalist, editor, and historian.

Kate Field

1838–1896 (age 58)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Kate Field was an American journalist, lecturer, and writer from St. Louis who lived from 1838 to 1896.

Charles Carleton Coffin

1823–1896 (age 73)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Charles Carleton Coffin was an American journalist and war correspondent from Boscawen who lived from 1823 to 1896.

James John Faran

1808–1892 (age 84)

Spring Grove Cemetery

James John Faran (1808-1892) was a Cincinnati journalist and founder of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

John Albert Cockerill

1845–1896 (age 51)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

John Albert Cockerill was a journalist and newspaper editor known for his work in the 19th century.

Hermann Raster

1827–1891 (age 64)

Graceland Cemetery

Hermann Raster (1827-1891) was a German-American journalist and editor from Zerbst.

William Cowper Brann

1855–1898 (age 43)

Oakwood Cemetery

William Cowper Brann (1855-1898) was a Humboldt-based journalist and social commentator.

John Swinton

1829–1901 (age 72)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John Swinton was a New York City journalist and labor advocate who championed workers' rights throughout his career.

James O'Meara

1825–1903 (age 78)

Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery

James O'Meara (1825-1903) was a California journalist and writer.

William Byers

1831–1903 (age 72)

Fairmount Cemetery

William Byers was a Madison County resident and journalist who lived from 1831 to 1903.

Alexander McClure

1828–1909 (age 81)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Alexander McClure (1828-1909) was a Shermans Dale-based journalist and politician buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

L. Clarke Davis

1835–1904 (age 69)

Leverington Cemetery

L. Clarke Davis was an American journalist and editor who contributed to major publications during the 19th century.

James Creelman

1859–1915 (age 56)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Creelman was a prominent American journalist and war correspondent who covered major conflicts across the globe.

Paul Selby

1825–1913 (age 88)

Oak Ridge Cemetery

Paul Selby was an American journalist and editor active in the 19th century.

George Alfred Townsend

1841–1914 (age 73)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

George Alfred Townsend was a journalist and author who lived from 1841 to 1914.

Nellie Bly

1864–1922 (age 58)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nellie Bly was a pioneering American journalist and adventurer known for her investigative reporting and record-breaking...

William Brown Meloney

1878–1925 (age 47)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Brown Meloney was a San Francisco resident and journalist who contributed to prominent American publications.

Charles Ransom Miller

1849–1922 (age 73)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Charles Ransom Miller (1849-1922) was a Hanover-born journalist and editor.

A. Maurice Low

1860–1929 (age 69)

Congressional Cemetery

A. Maurice Low was a British-American journalist and author who covered politics and international affairs from London d...

William J. Creelman

1874–1928 (age 54)

Calvary Cemetery

William J. Creelman was a Brooklyn-based journalist and newspaper editor active in the late 19th and early 20th centurie...

Timothy Thomas Fortune

1856–1928 (age 72)

Eden Cemetery

Timothy Thomas Fortune was an African American journalist and civil rights activist who lived from 1856 to 1928.

Don Mellett

1891–1926 (age 35)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Don Mellett was an Elwood newspaper editor and journalist who lived from 1891 to 1926.

J. C. Hemphill

1850–1927 (age 77)

Magnolia Cemetery

J. C. Hemphill was a South Carolina journalist and editor who played an influential role in regional media and public di...

William Augustus White

1843–1927 (age 84)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

William Augustus White (1843-1927) was an American journalist and editor.

Jake Lingle

1891–1930 (age 39)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Jake Lingle was a Chicago-based individual who lived from 1891 to 1930.

Lincoln Steffens

1866–1936 (age 70)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Lincoln Steffens was an American journalist and reformer who lived from 1866 to 1936.

Heywood Broun

1888–1939 (age 51)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Heywood Broun was an American journalist, critic, and author known for his influential newspaper columns and social acti...

James Michael Kieran

1863–1936 (age 73)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

James Michael Kieran was an American journalist and sportswriter based in New York City during the early 20th century.

Jovita Idár

1885–1946 (age 61)

San Antonio

Mexican-American journalist and civil rights activist from Laredo who died in 1946.

Charles Colman Rosewater

1874–1946 (age 72)

Westchester County

Charles Colman Rosewater (1874-1946) was an Omaha-born journalist and editor who contributed to American media.

Ida Tarbell

1857–1944 (age 87)

Titusville

Ida Tarbell was an Erie County-based investigative journalist and author who lived from 1857 to 1944.

Raymond Clapper

1892–1944 (age 52)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Raymond Clapper (1892-1944) was an American journalist from La Cygne who died at age 52.

Ernie Pyle

1900–1945 (age 45)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Ernie Pyle (1900-1945) was an acclaimed war correspondent and journalist killed during World War II.

Chester Harvey Rowell

1867–1948 (age 81)

Mountain View Cemetery

Chester Harvey Rowell was an American journalist and editor known for his work in California newspapers and progressive ...