Where governors are buried
Wikidata records 1,297 governors as buried in 721 of the cemeteries we list, across 51 states. Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, holds the most, with 29.
People recorded as having held a governor's office, such as governor of a US state or territory.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Governors and where they rest
- Thomas Jefferson1743-1826Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809Jefferson Tomb, Charlottesville, VA
- Theodore Roosevelt1858-191926th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay Cove, NY
- Calvin Coolidge1872-1933President of the United States from 1923 to 1929Plymouth Notch Cemetery, Mount Holly, VT
- James Monroe1758-1831President of the United States from 1817 to 1825Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Martin Van Buren1782-1862President of the United States from 1837 to 1841Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, NY
- Grover Cleveland1837-190822nd & 24th President of the United States (1885-1889; 1893-1897)Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ
- Andrew Johnson1808-1875President of the United States from 1865 to 1869Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, TN
- John Tyler1790-1862President of the United States from 1841 to 1845Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Nelson Rockefeller1908-1979Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977Rockefeller Family Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, NY
- Spiro Agnew1918-1996Vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Lutherville-Timonium, MD
- Samuel Adams1722-1803American statesman, political philosopher, governor of Massachusetts and Founding Father of the United StatesGranary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
- Adlai Stevenson II1900-1965American politician and diplomat (1900-1965); 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, IL
- Sam Houston1793-1863American statesman, politician, and soldierOakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, TX
- Elbridge Gerry1744-1814Vice president of the United States from 1813 to 1814Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Thomas R. Marshall1854-1925Vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Hannibal Hamlin1809-1891Vice President of the United States from 1861 to 1865Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, ME
- Levi P. Morton1824-1920Vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck, NY
- Thomas A. Hendricks1819-1885American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Hiram Bingham III1875-1956American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Hancock1737-1793American Patriot and statesman during the American RevolutionGranary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
- Mario Cuomo1932-2015Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994Saint John Cemetery, Queens, NY
- George Brinton McClellan1826-1885American soldier and politicianRiverview Cemetery, Trenton, NJ
- George Wallace1919-199845th Governor of AlabamaGreenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, AL
- Charles Evans Hughes1862-1948American jurist; Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
- Earl Warren1891-1974Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1953 to 1969Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Edmund Muskie1914-1996American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Connally1917-1993American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Al Smith1873-1944American statesman and governorCalvary Cemetery, Manhattan, NY
- William Clark1770-1838American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governorBellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Edmund Randolph1753-1813American attorneyOld Chapel Cemetery, Berryville, VA
- Ambrose Burnside1824-1881American general and politicianSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- Edward Everett1794-1865American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat and oratorMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Christian Herter1895-1966American politicianProspect Hill Cemetery, Millis, MA
- Salmon P. Chase1808-1873American politician and lawyerSpring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Finneytown, OH
- Robert M. La Follette1855-1925American progressive politician from WisconsinForest Hill Cemetery, Madison, WI
- John Rutledge1739-1800Chief justice of the United States in 1795St. Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, SC
- Nellie Tayloe Ross1876-1977First woman state governor in the U.S.Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, WY
- Lewis Cass1782-1866American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- George Voinovich1936-2016American politicianAll Souls Cemetery, Chardon, OH
- William L. Marcy1786-1857American politicianAlbany Rural Cemetery, Menands, NY
- Kathleen Blanco1942-2019American politicianSaint Charles Borromeo Cemetery, Sunset, LA
- Hiram Johnson1866-1945California governor (1911-17) and senator (1917-45)Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Miriam A. Ferguson1875-1961American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- John Forsyth1780-1841American politicianCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Jimmie Davis1899-2000American singer, songwriter and 47th Governor of LouisianaJimmie Davis Tabernacle Cemetery, Jonesboro, LA
- James Middleton Cox1870-1957American politician and Governor of OhioWoodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, OH
- Oliver Wolcott1760-1833United States federal judge; second U.S. Secretary of the TreasuryEast Cemetery, Litchfield, CT
- William Paterson1745-1806Governor of New JerseyAlbany Rural Cemetery, Menands, NY
- DeWitt Clinton1769-1828American politicianGreen - Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Sterling Price1809-1867American politician and Confederate States Army general in the Civil WarBellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Edward Rutledge1749-1800American politician, youngest signer of the Declaration of IndependenceSt. Philip's Graveyard, Charleston, SC
- Lurleen Wallace1926-1968American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, AL
- Alf Landon1887-1987American politicianMount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS
- Nathaniel P. Banks1816-1894American politician of Massachusetts and general of the Union ArmyGrove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, MA
- Simon Bolivar Buckner1823-1914Confederate Army generalFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Pat Brown1905-199632nd governor of California from 1959 to 1967Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, CA
- John Adair1757-1840American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Robert J. Walker1801-1869American politicianOak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Joseph B. Foraker1846-1917American politician from OhioSpring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Finneytown, OH
- Thomas McKean1734-1817American Founding Father and politicianLaurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
- John Langdon1741-1819American politician and Founding FatherNorth Cemetery, Portsmouth, NH
- Dixy Lee Ray1914-1994American marine biologist, politician and seventeenth governor of WashingtonFox Island Cemetery, Fox Island, WA
- Wendell R. Anderson1933-2016American politicianLakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
- William Livingston1723-1790American politicianTrinity Churchyard, New York City, NY
- Horatio Seymour1810-1886American politicianForest Hill Cemetery, Utica, NY
- Wally Hickel1919-2010Governor of Alaska, United States Secretary of the InteriorAnchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, AK
- Rose Mofford1922-2016First woman Governor and the first woman Secretary of StateSaint Francis Catholic Cemetery, Tempe Junction, AZ
- George S. Boutwell1818-1905United States politicianGroton Cemetery, Groton, MA
- Mark Hatfield1922-2011American politician, governor of Oregon and U. S. SenatorWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Charles Pinckney1757-1824American politicianSt. Philip's Graveyard, Charleston, SC
- Herbert H. Lehman1878-1963American politicianKensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY
- John B. Floyd1806-1863American politicianSinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, VA
- Thomas Corwin1794-1865American politicianLebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, OH
- John B. Gordon1832-1904American politicianOakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA
- Gifford Pinchot1865-1946American forester and politicianMilford Cemetery, Gold Key Lake, PA
- Paul Laxalt1922-201822nd Governor of Nevada; United States Senator from NevadaArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Levi Lincoln Sr.1749-1820United States attorney general and acting governor of MassachusettsRural Cemetery & Crematory, Worcester, MA
- Olene S. Walker1930-2015Utah politicianSalt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, UT
- John J. Crittenden1787-1863U.S. Attorney General and politician from KentuckyFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Philip Francis Thomas1810-1890American politicianSpring Hill Cemetery, Easton, MD
- Joseph Taylor Robinson1872-1937American politicianRoselawn Cemetery, Little Rock, AR
- Cecil D. Andrus1931-2017American politicianPioneer Cemetery, Boise, ID
- Mark White1940-2017American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Paul Fannin1907-2002Republican governor of and U.S. Senator from ArizonaMemory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, AZ
- Marion Barry1936-2014American politician and former mayor of the District of ColumbiaCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Fitzhugh Lee1835-1905American politician (1835-1905); 40th governor of VirginiaHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- John W. Bricker1893-1986American politicianGreen Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH
- Button Gwinnett1735-1777American politicianColonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, GA
- Israel Pickens1780-1827American politicianGreensboro Cemetery, Greensboro, AL
- Oliver Wolcott1726-1797American politician, ConnecticutEast Cemetery, Litchfield, CT
- Lot M. Morrill1813-1883American politicianForest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, ME
- James Bowdoin1726-1790American leader during the American RevolutionGranary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
- Raúl Héctor Castro1916-2015American judgeSedona Community Cemetery, Sedona, AZ
- George Aiken1892-1984American politicianMount Pleasant Cemetery, Newfane, VT
- George Stoneman1822-1894Union Army General and governor of CaliforniaBentley Cemetery, Lakewood, NY
- John Davis Lodge1903-1985American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Harry F. Byrd1887-1966American politician and newspaper publisherMount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA
- Winthrop Rockefeller1912-1973Governor of ArkansasRockefeller Family Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, NY
- Milton Latham1827-1882American politicianCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- George Dern1872-1936American politicianMount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, UT
- B. B. Comer1848-1927American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
- Dick Thornburgh1932-2020American politicianHomewood Cemetery, Wilkinsburg, PA
- Henry A. Wise1806-1876United States Congressman and governor of VirginiaHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- John Chafee1922-1999United States SenatorSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- Alexander Ramsey1815-1903American politicianOakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, MN
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick1802-1869American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, AL
- William Eustis1753-1825Massachusetts-born physician, politician, and diplomatOld Burying Ground, Lexington, MA
- Harry Hines Woodring1890-1967American politicianMount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS
- Romualdo Pacheco1831-1899Governor of CaliforniaMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- John Peter Altgeld1847-1902American politicianGraceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Frederick Low1828-1894Governor of CaliforniaCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- George Clement Perkins1839-1923Governor of CaliforniaMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- John Y. Brown Jr.1933-202255th governor of KentuckyLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Russell Alexander Alger1836-1907Union Army generalElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- John W. Geary1819-1873Union Army GeneralHarrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, PA
- William Allen1803-1879American politician, 31st Governor of OhioGrandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, OH
- Clement Comer Clay1789-1866American politicianMaple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, AL
- Thomas Johnson1732-1819U.S. Supreme Court Justice and governor;Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
- Newton Booth1825-1892Governor of CaliforniaSacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, CA
- Caleb Strong1745-1819Massachusetts lawyer, governor, and US senator 1745-1819Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, MA
- Luke Pryor Blackburn1816-1887American physician and governor of KentuckyFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Clement Calhoun Young1869-1947Governor of CaliforniaSunset View Cemetery, Kensington, CA
- James Rolph1869-1934California politicianGreenlawn Cemetery, Colma, CA
- Mike Lowry1939-2017American politicianBethel Cemetery, Colfax, WA
- Floyd B. Olson1891-193622nd governor of MinnesotaLakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
- John A. Burns1909-1975Second Governor of the State of HawaiiNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Preston Smith1912-2003Governor of TexasTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Edwin D. Morgan1811-1883Union Army general and politicianCedar Hill Cemetery, Newington, CT
- John S. Marmaduke1833-188725th governor of Missouri (1833 to 1887)City Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- Oliver P. Morton1823-1877American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Albert Rosellini1910-2011State senator and governor of WashingtonCalvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- David Pryor1934-2024American politicianMount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, AR
- Thomas Bibb1783-1839American politicianMaple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, AL
- J. C. W. Beckham1869-1940Governor of KentuckyFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Zebulon Baird Vance1830-1894Confederate military officer in the American Civil WarRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- Thomas Pinckney1750-1828American statesman, diplomat and generalSt. Philip's Graveyard, Charleston, SC
- J. Howard McGrath1903-1966American politicianSaint Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- Newton C. Blanchard1849-1922American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Bossier City, LA
- James Budd1851-1908Governor of CaliforniaStockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, CA
- George S. Houston1811-1879American politician, AlabamaAthens City Cemetery, Athens, AL
- James Henderson Berry1841-1913American politicianBentonville Cemetery, Bentonville, AR
- William Langer1886-1959American politicianSaint Leo's Cemetery, Casselton, ND
- Samuel B. Moore1779-1846American politicianCarrollton Cemetery, Carrollton, AL
- John Branch1782-1863American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Enfield, NC
- L. M. Shaw1848-1932American politicianOakland Cemetery, Denison, IA
- Abraham Ribicoff1910-1998American politicianCornwall Cemetery, West Torrington, CT
- Hoke Smith1855-1931American politicianOakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA
- Jacob Dolson Cox1828-1900American statesman, lawyer, Union Army general, educator, author, and microbiologistSpring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Finneytown, OH
- James Jackson1757-1806American politicianCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Henry Huntly Haight1825-1878Governor of CaliforniaMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
Showing the 150 with the most Wikipedia language editions, of 1,297. Cemetery pages list everyone recorded there.
Deaths by decade
- 1770s2
- 1780s4
- 1790s11
- 1800s12
- 1810s16
- 1820s26
- 1830s28
- 1840s25
- 1850s48
- 1860s82
- 1870s58
- 1880s89
- 1890s115
- 1900s96
- 1910s74
- 1920s100
- 1930s87
- 1940s84
- 1950s70
- 1960s79
- 1970s39
- 1980s34
- 1990s38
- 2000s33
- 2010s41
- 2020s6
By recorded year of death, for the 1,297 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Arlington National Cemetery · Arlington, VA29
- Swan Point Cemetery · Pawtucket, RI24
- Frankfort Cemetery · Frankfort, KY17
- Congressional Cemetery · Washington, DC15
- Crown Hill National Cemetery · Indianapolis, IN14
- Texas State Cemetery · Austin, TX13
- Mount Holly Cemetery · Little Rock, AR12
- Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum · Finneytown, OH11
- Lakeview Cemetery · Cheyenne, WY10
- Metairie Cemetery · Metairie, LA10
- Mount Auburn Cemetery · North Brighton, MA10
- Bellefontaine Cemetery · Saint Louis, MO9
- Cedar Hill Cemetery · Newington, CT9
- Roselawn Cemetery · Little Rock, AR9
- Mountain View Cemetery · Oakland, CA8
- Green Mount Cemetery · Baltimore, MD8
- River View Cemetery · Portland, OR8
- Oak Hill Cemetery · Washington, DC8
- Lakewood Cemetery · Minneapolis, MN8
- Hollywood Cemetery · Richmond, VA8
- City View Cemetery · Salem, OR8
- Wyuka Cemetery · Lincoln, NE8
- Forest Grove Cemetery · Augusta, ME8
- Forest Home Cemetery · Milwaukee, WI7
- Rock Creek Cemetery · Washington, DC7
Top 25 of 721 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
Governors by state
- Alabama36
- Alaska4
- Arizona12
- Arkansas33
- California35
- Colorado9
- Connecticut40
- Delaware7
- District of Columbia34
- Florida15
- Georgia32
- Hawaii2
- Idaho17
- Illinois31
- Indiana35
- Iowa24
- Kansas29
- Kentucky34
- Louisiana22
- Maine35
- Maryland31
- Massachusetts57
- Michigan32
- Minnesota19
- Mississippi25
- Missouri30
- Montana9
- Nebraska21
- Nevada9
- New Hampshire33
- New Jersey25
- New Mexico16
- New York45
- North Carolina19
- North Dakota6
- Ohio50
- Oklahoma13
- Oregon29
- Pennsylvania28
- Rhode Island38
- South Carolina22
- South Dakota15
- Tennessee33
- Texas34
- Utah15
- Vermont27
- Virginia64
- Washington9
- West Virginia16
- Wisconsin23
- Wyoming18
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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.