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Nobel Prize laureates buried in California

Wikidata records 15 Nobel laureates as buried in 8 of the cemeteries we list in California. Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena holds the most, with 4. California has the highest count of any state, out of 86 nationally.

People whose Wikidata entry records a Nobel Prize or the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

15
Nobel laureates
8
cemeteries
0%
of notable burials in California
1990s
the decade with the most deaths (4)

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Nobel Prize laureates buried in California

Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.

Over time

Deaths by decade

  • 1940s1
  • 1950s1
  • 1960s1
  • 1970s2
  • 1980s3
  • 1990s4
  • 2000s1
  • 2010s1
  • 2020s1

By recorded year of death, for the 15 people with one.

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Other notable burials in California

Actors3,238Writers and poets1,282Musicians and singers950World War II veterans454Business leaders340Painters, sculptors and photographers300Baseball players260World War I veterans207Scientists198Journalists189United States representatives172American football players154Medal of Honor recipients145Inventors and engineers131Architects114Physicians92Aviators and astronauts81American Civil War veterans78Korean War veterans73Spanish-American War veterans50Boxers48Basketball players46Governors35United States senators32Vietnam War veterans24Mexican-American War veterans18

Nobel Prize laureates in every state

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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.

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