Business leaders buried in California
Wikidata records 340 business leaders as buried in 70 of the cemeteries we list in California. Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale holds the most, with 49. California has the 2nd highest count of any state, out of 3,027 nationally.
People recorded as businesspeople, entrepreneurs or industrialists.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Business leaders buried in California
- Steve Jobs1955-2011American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc.Alta Mesa Cemetery, Los Altos, CA
- Bing Crosby1903-1977American singer and actorHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Mary Pickford1892-1979Canadian actress and producerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Debbie Reynolds1932-2016American actress, singer, and dancerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Lucille Ball1911-1989American actressForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Hugh Hefner1926-2017American businessman and magazine publisherWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- Burt Reynolds1936-2018American actorHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Jack LaLanne1914-2011American exercise instructorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Douglas Fairbanks1883-1939American actor, screenwriter, director, and producerHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- William Randolph Hearst1863-1951American newspaper publisherCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Eazy-E1964-1995American rapperRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Levi Strauss1829-1902German-Jewish-born American businessmanHome of Peace Cemetery, Colma, CA
- David O. Selznick1902-1965American film producerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Ruth Handler1916-2002American businesswomanHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Leo Fender1909-1991American inventor and founder of the Fender companyFairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary, Orange, CA
- Emperor Norton1811-1880San Francisco eccentric and self-proclaimed Emperor of the United StatesWoodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Suzanne Somers1946-2023American actressDesert Memorial Park Cemetery, Cathedral City, CA
- Roy O. Disney1893-1971American businessman and producer, co-founder of The Walt Disney CompanyForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- King Camp Gillette1855-1932American entrepreneurForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Bill Hewlett1913-2001American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-PackardLos Gatos Cemetery, San Jose, CA
- Dick Powell1904-1963American actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Nipsey Hussle1985-2019American rapperForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Robert Kardashian1944-2003American attorney and businessmanInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Kirk Kerkorian1917-2015American businessman, investor, and philanthropistInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Edie Adams1927-2008American actress, comedian, singer, and businesswomanForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Henry J. Kaiser1882-1967American industrialistMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Jim Rohn1930-2009American motivational speaker, businessman and bestseller authorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Theodore Bikel1924-2015Austrian-American actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activistHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Wayne Rogers1933-2015American actorWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- Joe Weider1919-2013Canadian bodybuilder and businessmanWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- Carl Laemmle1867-1939German-American film producerHome of Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA
- Armand Hammer1898-1990American businessmanWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- Robert Ripley1890-1949American cartoonistSanta Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery, Santa Rosa, CA
- Gummo Marx1892-1977American comedianForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Harry Warner1881-1958American film studio executiveHome of Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA
- Jacob W. Davis1831-1908American tailorHills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Oleg Vidov1943-2017Soviet/American actorHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Max Factor1872-1938American businessmanHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- George Hearst1820-1891American politicianCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Jerry Rubin1938-1994American activistHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Amadeo Giannini1870-1949American businessman and bankerHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, CA
- Dick Van Patten1928-2015American actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Carl Laemmle Jr.1908-1979American film producerHome of Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA
- Bill Gates Sr.1925-2020American attorney and philanthropistRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Jerry Buss1933-2013American businessman and real estate investorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Sid Grauman1879-1950American showmanForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Sam Warner1887-1927American film studio executiveHome of Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA
- Samuel Brannan1819-1889American politicianMount Hope Cemetery, National City, CA
- Mark R. Hughes1956-2000American entrepreneur, founder and president of Herbalife International, Inc.Westwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- Reginald Denny1891-1967British actor, aviator and businessmanForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Buddy Adler1909-1960Film producerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Joe Grant1908-2005American animatorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- George Clement Perkins1839-1923Governor of CaliforniaMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- James Rolph1869-1934California politicianGreenlawn Cemetery, Colma, CA
- Raymond St. Jacques1930-1990American actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Lew Wasserman1913-2002American studio executive and talent agentHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Bill Graham1931-1991German-born Jewish-American impresario and rock concert promoterEternal Home Cemetery, Colma, CA
- Jerry Moss1935-2023American recording executive and co-founder of A&M RecordsWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- William Wrigley1861-1932American businessmanForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Mary Ellen Pleasant1814-1904African-American entrepreneurTulocay Cemetery, Napa, CA
- George Samuel Clason1874-1957American businessman and writerGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Nion Tucker1885-1950American bobsledder and entrepreneurHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, CA
- Al Davis1929-2011Former owner of the Oakland/Los Angeles RaidersChapel of the Chimes Cemetery, Union City, CA
- Irving Mills1894-1985American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoterMount Sinai Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- James D. Phelan1861-1930American politician, United States SenatorHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, CA
- Glenn L. Martin1886-1955Aviation pioneerFairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary, Orange, CA
- Benjamin Holt1849-1920American inventorStockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, CA
- Leonard Goldberg1934-2019American film and television producerWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- Mikhail Lesin1958-2015Russian political advisorHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Wilson Mizner1876-1933American writerCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Jerry Wald1911-1962American screenwriter and producerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Dalip Singh Saund1899-1973Indian-born American politicianForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Harriet Williams Russell Strong1844-1926American social activist, inventor, Conservationist, and leading figure of the early woman's movementForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Errett Lobban Cord1894-1974Founder of the Cord CorporationInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Mark Hurd1957-2019American businessman, philanthropist and CEO of OracleAlta Mesa Cemetery, Los Altos, CA
- William Sharon1821-1885American politicianCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Pete Rozelle1926-1996American football executive, NFL commissionerEl Camino Memorial Park, Del Mar, CA
- Brad Grey1957-2017American film and television producerHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Elliot Handler1916-2011American businessmanHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Adolph Sutro1830-1898American mayorHome of Peace Cemetery, Colma, CA
- Gregg Hoffman1963-2005American film producerMount Sinai Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Bob Burns1890-1956American musical comedianForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Elias Disney1859-1941Canadian entrepreneur, father of Roy Disney and Walt DisneyForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Y. A. Tittle1926-2017American football playerAlta Mesa Cemetery, Los Altos, CA
- William Morris Stewart1827-1909American politician, NevadaCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Frank Wells1932-1994American film studio executiveForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Gail Zappa1945-2015Wife of Frank ZappaWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- Wally Albright1925-1999ActorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Gary Gray1936-2006American film and television actor, most of career as child actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Lewis J. Selznick1870-1933American businessman (ca 1870-1933)Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Herbert Kalmus1881-1963American cinema pioneerHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Harry Ford Sinclair1876-1956American businessmanCalvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Charles Crocker1822-1888American railroad executive who founded the Central Pacific RailroadMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Charles T. Hinde1832-1915IndustrialistMount Hope Cemetery, National City, CA
- Glen H. Taylor1904-1984American politicianSkylawn Memorial Park, Highlands-Baywood Park, CA
- Abigail Folger1943-1969Heiress, VolunteerHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, CA
- Charles Williams Nash1864-1948American businessmanForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Griffith J. Griffith1850-1919Welsh-born American businessman and philanthropistHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Claus Spreckels1828-1908German-American sugar entrepreneurCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- John P. Jones1829-1912US senator and silver minerCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- John Moody1868-1958American financial businessmanHoly Cross Cemetery, National City, CA
- Mitzi Shore1930-2018American comedy club ownerMount Sinai Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Dawn Steel1946-1997American film producerMount Sinai Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Dennis Hof1946-2018American businessman and politicianHappy Homestead Cemetery, South Lake Tahoe, CA
- Leslie Irvin1895-1966American parachutistForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Ada Bell Maescher1868-1939American club woman and building contractorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- George Getty1855-1930American lawyerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Harry Miller1875-1943Racecar driverForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Mickey Thompson1928-1988American racing driverRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Burt Baskin1913-1967American businessmanHome of Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA
- James Earp1841-1926Union Army soldier, brother of Virgil EarpMountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, CA
- Hobart Johnstone Whitley1847-1931American businessman, California land developerHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Stephen Davison Bechtel, Sr.1900-1989American businessmanMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Allan Hancock1875-1965American businessman, philanthropist and expedition leaderCalvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Rollin M. Daggett1831-1901American politicianCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Mark Hopkins1813-1878American businessman, railway entrepreneurSacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, CA
- Philip K. Wrigley1894-1977American businessmanForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Victor Hammer1901-1985American art dealerWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- John L. Kennedy1854-1946American politicianForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Charles Fey1862-1944German-born American inventorCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Andrew Smith Hallidie1836-1900American businessmanCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- William Alvord1833-1904American mayorCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- James Mason Hutchings1820-1902American businessmanYosemite Pioneer Cemetery, Yosemite Valley, CA
- Charles S. Howard1877-1950American businessman and racehorse ownerCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Abbot Kinney1850-1920American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, CA
- Sol M. Wurtzel1890-1958American film producerHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- John Galen Howard1864-1931American architectSunset View Cemetery, Kensington, CA
- Donald M. Nelson1888-1959American businessman, War Production BoardForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Jules C. Stein1896-1981American physician and businessman; co-founder of Music Corporation of AmericaForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- A. Atwater Kent1873-1949American inventor and radio manufacturerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Georgia Frontiere1927-2008American football ownerWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- Francis A. Nixon1878-1956American businessman; father of U.S. president Richard NixonRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Jose Mascarel1816-1899American politicianCalvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Charles de Young1846-1880American journalistCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Reuben C. Baker1872-1957Oil industry tool pioneerBelmont Memorial Park, Fresno, CA
- Sol Price1916-2009Founder of FedMart and Price ClubGreenwood Cemetery, National City, CA
- Hilda Eisen1917-2017American businessperson and philanthropistHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Carl Karcher1917-2008American businessmanHoly Sepulcher Cemetery, Villa Park, CA
- M. H. de Young1849-1925American journalist and businessmanHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, CA
- Emanuel Bronner1908-1997American soapmakerOak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, CA
- Thomas Gilman1830-1911American miner, businesspersonShaws Flat Cemetery, Sonora, CA
- Candido Jacuzzi1903-1986American inventorQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, CA
- Michael White1936-2016British theatrical impresario and film producerWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- Noah Dietrich1889-1982American business executive and associate of Howard R. HughesForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Leslie Lynch King, Sr.1881-1941Father of Gerald FordForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Marvin Davis1925-2004American oilman and billionaire businessmanWestwood Memorial Park, Santa Monica, CA
- Charles Henry King1853-1930American businessmanForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Harry Culver1880-1946American real estate developer and promoterInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Jack Wrather1918-1984American businessman, producer, and directorHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Alfred S. Bloomingdale1916-1982American entrepreneurHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
Showing the 150 with the most Wikipedia language editions, of 340. Cemetery pages list everyone recorded there.
Deaths by decade
- 1850s2
- 1860s1
- 1870s3
- 1880s15
- 1890s13
- 1900s23
- 1910s15
- 1920s26
- 1930s26
- 1940s29
- 1950s27
- 1960s26
- 1970s20
- 1980s21
- 1990s28
- 2000s29
- 2010s31
- 2020s5
By recorded year of death, for the 340 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park · Glendale, CA49
- Cypress Lawn Memorial Park · Colma, CA32
- Mountain View Cemetery · Oakland, CA19
- Hillside Memorial Park · Inglewood, CA19
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park · Burbank, CA19
- Westwood Memorial Park · Santa Monica, CA17
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA13
- Home of Peace Cemetery · Colma, CA11
- Home of Peace Memorial Park · Los Angeles, CA9
- Santa Barbara Cemetery · Montecito, CA9
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery · Colma, CA8
- Calvary Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA8
- Inglewood Park Cemetery · Inglewood, CA7
- Rose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery · Whittier, CA6
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park · Burbank, CA6
- Holy Cross Cemetery · Inglewood, CA6
- Angelus Rosedale Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA6
- Evergreen Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA5
- Alta Mesa Cemetery · Los Altos, CA5
- Hills of Eternity Memorial Park · Colma, CA4
- Oak Hill Memorial Park · San Jose, CA4
- Mount Hope Cemetery · National City, CA4
- Riverside National Cemetery · Riverside, CA3
- Woodlawn Memorial Park · Colma, CA3
- Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery · Santa Clara, CA3
Top 25 of 70 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.