Notable burials · FL
Notable people buried in Florida
Wikidata records 478 notable people as buried in Florida, spread over 111 of the cemeteries we list, the 30th highest count of any state. The Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville holds the most, with 41 (9% of the state total).
478
notable burials
111
cemeteries with one or more
41
at The Evergreen Cemetery
By theme
Who is buried in Florida
Military
American Civil War veterans17Korean War veterans7Medal of Honor recipients10Mexican-American War veterans2Spanish-American War veterans1Vietnam War veterans4War of 1812 veterans1World War I veterans10World War II veterans32
Arts and entertainment
Actors19Architects3Painters, sculptors and photographers11Journalists10Musicians and singers16Pulitzer Prize winners1Writers and poets25
Sports
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts5Business leaders10Inventors and engineers5Nobel Prize laureates2Physicians14Scientists16
From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.
People
Best-documented burials in Florida
- Paul Dirac1902-1984British theoretical physicistRoselawn Cemetery, Tallahassee, FL
- Leslie Nielsen1926-2010Canadian-American actor and comedianEvergreen Cemetery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- John Robert Schrieffer1931-2019American physicistGreenwood Cemetery, Eustis, FL
- Zora Neale Hurston1891-1960African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocateGarden of Heavenly Rest Cemetery, Fort Pierce North, FL
- Jackie Gleason1916-1987American comedian and actorOur Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery, Doral, FL
- Perry Como1912-2001American singer, actor, television personalityJupiter Cemetery, Tequesta, FL
- Howard H. Aiken1900-1973Pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computerLauderdale Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Henry King1886-1982American film directorMyrtle Hill Memorial Park, East Lake-Orient Park, FL
- Cannonball Adderley1928-1975American jazz saxophonistSouthside Cemetery, Tallahassee, FL
- Chuck Daly1930-2009American basketball coachJupiter Cemetery, Tequesta, FL
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings1896-1953American novelistAntioch Cemetery, Citra, FL
- Bob Hayes1942-2002American football player and sprinterEdgewood Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Stephen Mallory1812-1873American politicianSaint Michaels Cemetery, Pensacola, FL
- Vincent J. McMahon1914-1984American professional wrestling promoterOur Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Palm Aire, FL
- Georg Karl Tänzler1877-1952(1877-1952) German-born American radiology technologist and erotomaniacOakside Cemetery, Zephyrhills, FL
- Randolph Caldecott1846-1886British artist and illustratorEvergreen Cemetery, Saint Augustine, FL
- Paula Hawkins1927-2009American politicianPalm Cemetery, Winter Park, FL
- William Alphonso Murrill1869-1957American botanist and mycologistEvergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, FL
- Shock G1963-2021American rapperParklawn Memorial Cemetery, Dunedin, FL
- June Clyde1909-1987American singer, dancer, actressOur Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Palm Aire, FL
- Eddie Arcaro1916-1997American jockeyOur Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery, Doral, FL
- Sean Taylor1983-2007American football player, defensive back, safetyCaballero Rivero Woodlawn South Cemetery, The Crossings, FL
- Austin L. Rand1905-1982Canadian zoologistOak Hill Cemetery, Lake Placid, FL
- Mike Douglas1921-2006Entertainer, talk show hostJupiter Cemetery, Tequesta, FL
- Claude Pepper1900-1989American politicianOakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, FL
- Don Shula1930-2020American football player and coachOur Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery, Doral, FL
- Alan Stephenson Boyd1922-2020American politicianTownsend Cemetery, Trenton, FL
- Jimmie Foxx1907-1967American baseball playerFlagler Memorial Park, Miami, FL
- Dennis Hoey1893-1960British film actorMyrtle Hill Memorial Park, East Lake-Orient Park, FL
- Jess McMahon1882-1954(1882-1954) American professional wrestling and boxing promoterOur Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Palm Aire, FL
- Blackjack Mulligan1942-2016American professional wrestler and American football playerFlorida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL
- Kid Gavilán1926-2003Cuban boxerOur Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery, Doral, FL
- Gary Carter1954-2012American Hall of Fame player and sports announcerJupiter Cemetery, Tequesta, FL
- Claude R. Kirk1926-201136th Governor of FloridaSouth Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, FL
- Archie Carr1909-1987American university professor, zoologist, and conservationistEvergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, FL
- Sam Gibbons1920-2012American politicianMyrtle Hill Memorial Park, East Lake-Orient Park, FL
- Edward A. Perry1831-1889Confederate Army general, lawyer and judge (1831-1889); Governor of Florida 1885-1889Saint John's Cemetery, Pensacola, FL
- Stephen Mallory II1848-1907American politicianSaint Michaels Cemetery, Pensacola, FL
- Deborah Jeane Palfrey1956-2008American madamCycadia Cemetery, Tarpon Springs, FL
- Park Trammell1876-1936American politicianRoselawn Cemetery, Lakeland, FL
- Napoleon B. Broward1857-1910American politicianThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Philip J. Corso1915-1998US Army officerFlorida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL
- Edward Gurney1914-1996American politicianPalm Cemetery, Winter Park, FL
- Evander M. Law1836-1920Confederate Army generalOak Hill Cemetery, Bartow, FL
- Joseph Jackson1880-1960American sports shooterDunedin Cemetery, Dunedin, FL
- William Luther Hill1873-1951American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, FL
- Pat Frank1907-1964American writerOaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- W. Haydon Burns1912-1987American politicianOaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Dazzy Vance1891-1961American baseball playerStage Stand Cemetery, Homosassa Springs, FL
- James M. Mead1885-1964American politicianOak Hill Cemetery, Clermont, FL
- Brownie Wise1913-1992American businesswomanPleasant Hill Cemetery, Poinciana, FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan1872-1935United States federal judgeThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- James Taliaferro1847-1934Confederate Army soldier and politicianThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Bill Terry1898-1989American baseball player and managerThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Mary Abbott1850-1904American writer and golferCity of Miami Cemetery, Miami, FL
- Ray Fernandez1956-2004American professional wrestlerFlorida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL
- Jeanne Evert1957-2020American tennis playerLauderdale Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Samuel Gibbs French1818-1910Confederate Army generalSaint John's Cemetery, Pensacola, FL
- Robert Cade1927-2007American medical doctor, nephrologist, research scientist, inventor of GatoradeEvergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, FL
- Scott Loftin1878-1953American politicianOaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Charles W. Jones1834-1897American politicianSaint Michaels Cemetery, Pensacola, FL
- James Westcott1802-1880American politicianOld City Cemetery, Tallahassee, FL
- Samuel Pasco1834-1917Confederate Army soldierRoseland Cemetery, Monticello, FL
- Billy Herman1909-1992American baseball player and coachJupiter Cemetery, Tequesta, FL
- Manuel Antonio de Varona1908-1992Cuban politicianFlagler Memorial Park, Miami, FL
- Duncan U. Fletcher1859-1936American politicianThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- William Sherman Jennings1863-1920American politicianThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Colin Kelly1915-1941United States Army officerOak Ridge Cemetery, Madison, FL
- Connie Haines1921-2008American singerOaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Harrison Reed1813-18999th Governor of FloridaOaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Blanquita Amaro1923-2007Cuban film actressOur Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery, Doral, FL
- Howard Porter1948-2007American basketball playerWashington Park Cemetery, Orlando, FL
- Emory Hilliard Price1899-1976American politicianGreenlawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- James E. Broome1808-1883American politicianUnion Cemetery, West DeLand, FL
- Joseph Auslander1897-1965American poet and novelistFlagler Memorial Park, Miami, FL
- Charles E. Merrill1885-1956American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach, FL
- Roxcy Bolton1926-2017American activist and feministCity of Miami Cemetery, Miami, FL
- Frank Stanley1922-1999American cinematographerFlorida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL
- Jesse J. Finley1812-1904Confederate Army generalEvergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, FL
- Thomas Brown1785-1867American politician who served as Florida's second GovernorOld City Cemetery, Tallahassee, FL
- Orlando Bosch1926-2011Cuban terrorist anti-Castro militant; former fugitive wanted on terrorism chargesCaballero Rivero Woodlawn South Cemetery, The Crossings, FL
- Johnny Allen1904-1959Baseball playerMemorial Park Cemetery, Pinellas Park, FL
- Robert A. Green1892-1973American politicianNew River Cemetery, Starke, FL
- Audrey Wurdemann1911-1960American poetFlagler Memorial Park, Miami, FL
- William Thomas Bland1861-1928American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Orlando, FL
- Paul D. Adams1906-1987American general officerMyrtle Hill Memorial Park, East Lake-Orient Park, FL
- Walter Marion Chandler1867-1935American politicianThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Doyle E. Carlton1885-1972American politicianMyrtle Hill Memorial Park, East Lake-Orient Park, FL
- John W. Martin1884-1958(1884-1958) 24th Governor of Florida, USAThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Joe Tinker1880-1948American baseball player, managerGreenwood Cemetery, Orlando, FL
- Frank Clark1860-1936American politicianWildwood Cemetery, Bartow, FL
- Kaye Stevens1932-2011American singer and actressOur Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Palm Aire, FL
- Henry L. Mitchell1831-1903American judgeOaklawn Cemetery, Tampa, FL
- George Keymas1925-2008American actorSouth Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, FL
- Cary A. Hardee1876-1957American politicianOak Ridge Cemetery, Madison, FL
- Robert Bullock1828-1905Confederate Army generalEvergreen Cemetery, Ocala, FL
- Dwight Laing Rogers1886-1954American politicianLauderdale Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Emmett Wilson1882-1918American politicianSaint John's Cemetery, Pensacola, FL
- David Lang1838-1917American politician, Confederate States Army officer during the Civil WarOld City Cemetery, Tallahassee, FL
- Ryan Freel1976-2012American baseball playerOaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Anson P.K. Safford1830-1891American politicianCycadia Cemetery, Tarpon Springs, FL
- John H. Land1920-2014American politicianEdgewood - Greenwood Cemetery, Apopka, FL
- Gale H. Stalker1889-1985American politicianHillside Cemetery, Ormond Beach, FL
- Madison S. Perry1814-1865American politicianOak Ridge Cemetery, Gainesville, FL
- Normie Smith1908-1988Canadian ice hockey playerAll Saints Cemetery, Jensen Beach, FL
- Herbert J. Drane1863-1947American politicianRoselawn Cemetery, Lakeland, FL
- James Hardin Peterson1894-1978American politicianRoselawn Cemetery, Lakeland, FL
- Stephen M. Sparkman1849-1929American politicianWoodlawn Cemetery, Tampa, FL
- Frank Torre1931-2014American baseball playerJupiter Cemetery, Tequesta, FL
- Rocco Morabito1920-2009American photographerThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Ossian B. Hart1821-1874American judgeThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Albin Polasek1879-1965Czech American sculptorPalm Cemetery, Winter Park, FL
- Charles Brand1871-1966American politicianMelbourne Cemetery, Melbourne, FL
- Fresh Kid Ice1964-2017American rapperSouth Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, FL
- Frank Park1864-1925American politicianRiverside Cemetery, Wellborn, FL
- Willis Stanley Blatchley1859-1940American entomologist, malacologist, geologist, and authorDunedin Cemetery, Dunedin, FL
- Ossian Sweet1895-1960American physicianEvergreen Cemetery, Bartow, FL
- D. James Kennedy1930-2007American evangelistLauderdale Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Edward Kilenyi, Jr.1910-2000(1910-2000) American classical pianist with Hungarian originRoselawn Cemetery, Tallahassee, FL
- Mark Frederick Boyd1889-1968American bacteriologistOakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, FL
- Augustus Maxwell1820-1903American politicianSaint John's Cemetery, Pensacola, FL
- Edmund C. Weeks1829-1907American politicianOld City Cemetery, Tallahassee, FL
- Larry Cheney1886-1969American baseball playerShady Rest Cemetery, Holly Hill, FL
- Karl Spooner1931-1984American baseball playerCrestlawn Cemetery, Vero Beach, FL
- Joe Robbie1916-1990NFL Team OwnerOur Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery, Doral, FL
- Curtis Pitts1915-2005American engineerCaballero Rivero Palms Woodlawn Cemetery, Naranja, FL
- Mary J. Safford1834-1891American physician surgeon and feministCycadia Cemetery, Tarpon Springs, FL
- Don Carter1926-2012American professional bowlerCaballero Rivero Woodlawn South Cemetery, The Crossings, FL
- George Pipgras1899-1986Major League Baseball playerMemorial Park Cemetery, Pinellas Park, FL
- Tommy Leach1877-1969American baseball playerForest Hill Cemetery, Haines City, FL
- Grover Hartley1888-1964American baseball playerGreenwood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, FL
- James La Fayette Cottrell1808-1885American politicianOld Town Memorial Cemetery, Manatee Road, FL
- Robert H. Jenkins, Jr.1948-1969United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientSister Spring Cemetery, Interlachen, FL
- William Henry Gleason1829-1902American politician, FloridaEvergreen Cemetery, Saint Augustine, FL
- Donald Ray Matthews1907-1997American politicianHawthorne Cemetery, Hawthorne, FL
- Charles Dougherty1850-1915American politicianPinewood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, FL
- Thomas Kent Wetherell1945-2018American politicianPinewood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, FL
- José Curbelo1917-2012Jazz musicianFlagler Memorial Park, Miami, FL
- Charles Merian Cooper1856-1923American politicianThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- James McNair Baker1821-1892Florida judge and politicianThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Joe Dobson1917-1994American baseball playerThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- May Mann Jennings1872-1963American activistThe Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Joseph Smith1925-1983American bobsledder, born 1925Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, East Lake-Orient Park, FL
- Ed Andrews1859-1934American baseball playerWoodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach, FL
- Mike Holovak1919-2008American football player, coach, executiveFlorida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL
- Jack D. Hunter1921-2009American writer, novelistJacksonville National Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Gideon Barstow1783-1852American politicianHuguenot Cemetery, Saint Augustine, FL
- Gail Borden1907-1991American figure skaterPalm Cemetery, Winter Park, FL
- Chico Fernández1932-2016Baseball playerOur Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Palm Aire, FL
- Herb Shriner1918-1970American game show hostOur Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Palm Aire, FL
Showing 150 of 478. 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
- The Evergreen Cemetery · Jacksonville41
- Florida National Cemetery · Bushnell28
- Greenwood Cemetery · Orlando22
- Myrtle Hill Memorial Park · East Lake-Orient Park20
- Woodlawn Cemetery · West Palm Beach18
- Evergreen Cemetery · Gainesville17
- Key West Cemetery · Key West17
- Roselawn Cemetery · Tallahassee13
- South Florida National Cemetery · Lake Worth12
- Old City Cemetery · Tallahassee12
- Oaklawn Cemetery · Jacksonville12
- Oakland Cemetery · Tallahassee10
- Palm Cemetery · Winter Park10
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery · Doral10
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery · Palm Aire10
- Flagler Memorial Park · Miami9
- Caballero Rivero Woodlawn South Cemetery · The Crossings9
- Jupiter Cemetery · Tequesta8
- Lauderdale Memorial Park · Fort Lauderdale7
- Saint Augustine National Cemetery · Saint Augustine6
- Saint Michaels Cemetery · Pensacola6
- Evergreen Cemetery · Saint Augustine6
- Greenwood Cemetery · Eustis6
- Roselawn Cemetery · Lakeland6
- City of Miami Cemetery · Miami5
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
- Alabama635
- Alaska139
- Arizona297
- Arkansas378
- California9,351
- Colorado247
- Connecticut1,850
- Delaware100
- District of Columbia1,261
- Georgia859
- Hawaii172
- Idaho150
- Illinois3,508
- Indiana1,269
- Iowa748
- Kansas487
- Kentucky889
- Louisiana450
- Maine589
- Maryland1,397
- Massachusetts5,034
- Michigan1,368
- Minnesota839
- Mississippi289
- Missouri1,271
- Montana137
- Nebraska404
- Nevada250
- New Hampshire422
- New Jersey1,938
- New Mexico222
- New York10,713
- North Carolina560
- North Dakota46
- Ohio2,567
- Oklahoma376
- Oregon566
- Pennsylvania3,541
- Rhode Island699
- South Carolina391
- South Dakota151
- Tennessee902
- Texas1,599
- Utah626
- Vermont437
- Virginia5,460
- Washington487
- West Virginia252
- Wisconsin1,183
- Wyoming107