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Notable people buried in Arkansas

Wikidata records 378 notable people as buried in Arkansas, spread over 111 of the cemeteries we list, the 36th highest count of any state. Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock holds the most, with 57 (15% of the state total).

378
notable burials
111
cemeteries with one or more
57
at Mount Holly Cemetery
By theme

Who is buried in Arkansas

Military
American Civil War veterans34Korean War veterans5Medal of Honor recipients8Mexican-American War veterans9Spanish-American War veterans3War of 1812 veterans4World War I veterans12World War II veterans26
Arts and entertainment
Actors12Architects4Painters, sculptors and photographers7Journalists9Musicians and singers14Pulitzer Prize winners1Writers and poets24
Sports
American football players11Baseball players14Basketball players4Boxers1
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts2Business leaders16Inventors and engineers1Physicians5Scientists5

From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.

People

Best-documented burials in Arkansas

Showing 150 of 378. Each cemetery page lists everyone recorded there.

Ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article about the person.

Cemeteries

Where they are buried

All cemeteries in Arkansas

Method

About this list

Names, years and descriptions come from Wikidata, where each person’s entry gives the cemetery as their place of burial. It covers people with an encyclopedia entry, not every grave. How we build it.

Other states

Notable burials in other states