Aviators and astronauts buried in California
Wikidata records 81 aviators and astronauts as buried in 27 of the cemeteries we list in California. Valhalla Memorial Park in Burbank holds the most, with 15. California has the 2nd highest count of any state, out of 470 nationally.
People recorded as aircraft pilots, aviators or astronauts.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Aviators and astronauts buried in California
- John Bevins Moisant1868-1910American aviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- John Joseph Montgomery1858-1911American aviation pioneer, inventor, scientistHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, CA
- Weldon Baxter Cooke1884-1914American aviation pioneerLocke Cemetery, Lockeford, CA
- Lincoln J. Beachey1887-1915American aerobatic pilotCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Walter R. Taliaferro1880-1915American aviatorMount Hope Cemetery, National City, CA
- Silas Christofferson1890-1916American aviation pioneerCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Bessica Medlar Raiche1875-1932American aviator, dentist, and physicianFairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary, Orange, CA
- James Banning1899-1933American aviatorEvergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Roy Carrington Kirtland1874-1941American Army officerFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Whipple Spear Hall1882-1942American aviator, photographerMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- William J. Powell1897-1942AviatorLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Frank Clarke1898-1948Stunt performerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Walter Brookins1889-1953American aviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Bertrand Blanchard Acosta1895-1954American aviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Glenn L. Martin1886-1955Aviation pioneerFairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary, Orange, CA
- Elling Oliver Weeks1890-1956American aviatorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Jimmie Angel1899-1956American aviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- James Floyd Smith1884-1956American aviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Archie R. Twitchell1906-1957Charlie chan movie at the wax museumValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Winfield Bertrum Kinner1882-1957American aircraft engine designerValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Elizabeth Lippincott McQueen1878-1958American aviation enthusiastValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Joseph Eugene Carberry1887-1961American aviatorFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Royal Leonard1905-1962American aviatorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- James H. Kindelberger1895-1962American businessmanWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- Mark Mitchell Campbell1897-1963American aviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Harrison Gage Crocker1888-1964American aviatorGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Matilde Moisant1878-1964American aviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Lou Everett1924-1965American test pilotFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Leslie Irvin1895-1966American parachutistForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Joseph Albert Walker1921-1966American test pilotJoshua Memorial Park, Lancaster, CA
- Warren Samuel Eaton1891-1966American aviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Reginald Denny1891-1967British actor, aviator and businessmanForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Carl Browne Squier1893-1967American aviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Clarence A. Shoop1907-1968American military pilotForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Robert Taylor1911-1969American actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Benjamin Odell Howard1904-1970American aviator and aeronautical engineerWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- James J. Connell1939-1971Naval aviatorFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Charles Irving Elliott1892-1972Pioneer aviator in the Hawaiian IslandsForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Harry Richman1895-1972American entertainer; singer, actor, dancer, comedian, pianist, songwriter, bandleader, and nightclub performerHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Arthur Cornelius Charles Goebel1895-1973American aviatorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- John Barron McKay1922-1975USAF/NASA test pilot and astronautJoshua Memorial Park, Lancaster, CA
- Reuben H. Fleet1887-1975American pilot and businessmanFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Lloyd Carlton Stearman1898-1975American aviation businessmanLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Hilder Florentina Smith1890-1977American aviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Gladys McConnell1905-1979American actressForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- John Thach1905-1981United States admiralFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Samuel S. Jack1905-1983US Marine Corps major generalFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Jackie Coogan1914-1984American actorHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Russell Thaw1910-1984American pilotHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Dean Paul Martin1951-1987American actor and singerLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Robert Cummings1910-1990American actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Wallace Reid Jr.1917-1990American actor and architectForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- James W. Wood1924-1990American astronautRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- MC Trouble1970-1991American rapperInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Neta Snook Southern1896-1991American Pioneer AviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Osmond J. Ritland1909-1991United States Air Force major generalFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Sam Lewis1912-1992American Israeli pilotRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Milton Orville Thompson1926-1993American aviatorJoshua Memorial Park, Lancaster, CA
- Eazy-E1964-1995American rapperRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Douglas Corrigan1907-1995American aviatorFairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary, Orange, CA
- James Stewart1908-1997American actor and military officerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Potenciano Parin Columna1902-1997Filipino-American World War II veteran; first Filipino pilot in the United States; leader in the Los Angeles Filipino communityEl Camino Memorial Park, Del Mar, CA
- Gene Raymond1908-1998Actor, singer, composer, producer, directorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Lee Ya-Ching1912-1998Chinese aviator and actorMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Lois Hamilton1943-1999American model, actress, artist, author, and aviatorValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Dee Dee Ramone1951-2002American bassistHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- William John Knight1929-2004American aviator, astronaut, and politicianDesert Lawn Memorial Park, Palmdale, CA
- Mac Dre1970-2004American rapperMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Lamont Bentley1973-2005American actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- J Dilla1974-2006American record producer and rapperForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- John S. Bull1934-2008U.S. Navy test pilot, engineer and astronautAlta Mesa Cemetery, Los Altos, CA
- Hamilton McWhorter III1921-2008WWII AceFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Sally Ride1951-2012American astronaut and physicistWoodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, CA
- Harold K. Hoskins1927-2012American Tuskegee airmanSan Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Santa Nella, CA
- Bill Dana1930-2014NASA research pilot and astronautJoshua Memorial Park, Lancaster, CA
- Kirk Kerkorian1917-2015American businessman, investor, and philanthropistInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Big Syke1968-2016American rapperInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Irvin Kipper1916-2016American bomber pilot and businessmanHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Nipsey Hussle1985-2019American rapperForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Robert Friend1920-2019American pilotPacific View Memorial Park, Costa Mesa, CA
- Aaron Carter1987-2022American pop singer, actor and songwriterForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1910s6
- 1930s2
- 1940s4
- 1950s9
- 1960s14
- 1970s10
- 1980s5
- 1990s15
- 2000s7
- 2010s8
- 2020s1
By recorded year of death, for the 81 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Valhalla Memorial Park · Burbank, CA15
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park · Glendale, CA13
- Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery · San Diego, CA9
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park · Burbank, CA5
- Joshua Memorial Park · Lancaster, CA4
- Mountain View Cemetery · Oakland, CA3
- Los Angeles National Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA3
- Inglewood Park Cemetery · Inglewood, CA3
- Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary · Orange, CA3
- Riverside National Cemetery · Riverside, CA2
- Cypress Lawn Memorial Park · Colma, CA2
- Westwood Memorial Park · Santa Monica, CA2
- Hillside Memorial Park · Inglewood, CA2
- Holy Cross Cemetery · Inglewood, CA2
- Rose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery · Whittier, CA1
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery · Colma, CA1
- San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery · Santa Nella, CA1
- Golden Gate National Cemetery · San Bruno, CA1
- Evergreen Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA1
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Santa Monica, CA1
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA1
- Mount Hope Cemetery · National City, CA1
- El Camino Memorial Park · Del Mar, CA1
- Alta Mesa Cemetery · Los Altos, CA1
- Pacific View Memorial Park · Costa Mesa, CA1
Top 25 of 27 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
Other notable burials in California
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.