Notable burials · IN
Notable people buried in Indiana
Wikidata records 1,269 notable people as buried in Indiana, spread over 217 of the cemeteries we list, the 14th highest count of any state. Crown Hill National Cemetery in Indianapolis holds the most, with 376 (30% of the state total).
1,269
notable burials
217
cemeteries with one or more
376
at Crown Hill National Cemetery
By theme
Who is buried in Indiana
Government
First Ladies of the United States2Governors35Presidents of the United States1Supreme Court justices1United States representatives157United States senators29Vice Presidents of the United States3
Military
American Civil War veterans36Korean War veterans3Medal of Honor recipients22Mexican-American War veterans10Spanish-American War veterans8Vietnam War veterans2War of 1812 veterans1World War I veterans16World War II veterans29
Arts and entertainment
Science and work
From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.
People
Best-documented burials in Indiana
- Benjamin Harrison1833-1901President of the United States, 1889-1893Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- James Dean1931-1955American actorPark Cemetery, Fairmount, IN
- Alfred Kinsey1894-1956American sexologistRose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, IN
- Cole Porter1891-1964American composer and songwriterMount Hope Cemetery, Peru, IN
- Thomas R. Marshall1854-1925Vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Charles W. Fairbanks1852-1918American politician; Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Thomas A. Hendricks1819-1885American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Eugene V. Debs1855-1926American labor and political leaderHighland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, IN
- Lew Wallace1827-1905American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician, and author of 'Ben Hur'Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, IN
- John Dillinger1903-1934American bank robberCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Regis Philbin1931-2020American television personalityCedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
- Hoagy Carmichael1899-1981American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleaderRose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, IN
- Caroline Harrison1832-1892First Lady of the United States from 1889 to 1892Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Frances Farmer1913-1970American actressOaklawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Fishers, IN
- Wes Montgomery1923-1968American jazz guitaristNew Crown Cemetery, Beech Grove, IN
- Richard Jordan Gatling1818-1903American firearm designerCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Ray Ewry1873-1937American track and field athleteSpring Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, IN
- Booth Tarkington1869-1946American novelistCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Bobby Helms1933-1997American male singerHilldale Cemetery, Martinsville, IN
- Wendell Willkie1892-1944American lawyer and corporate executiveEast Hill Cemetery, Rushville, IN
- Mary Harrison McKee1858-1930Daughter of President Benjamin HarrisonCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Daniel Kirkwood1814-1895American astronomerRose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, IN
- Edna Ruth Parker1893-2008American supercentenarianMiller Cemetery, Shelbyville, IN
- J. J. Johnson1924-2001American jazz trombonist, composer and arrangerCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- James Best1926-2015American actor, musician, artistCedar Hill Cemetery, Corydon, IN
- John Woodruff1915-2007American middle distance runnerCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Ken Kercheval1935-2019American actorPisgah Cemetery, Fairview Park, IN
- Leroy Carr1905-1935American blues singer, songwriter and pianistFloral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Kin Hubbard1868-1930American cartoonistCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Eva Mozes Kor1934-2019Holocaust survivorHighland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, IN
- Eli Lilly1838-1898American pharmacist, Union Army officer, businessman, philanthropistCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Sandy Allen1955-2008American female giantForest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, IN
- James Baskett1904-1948ActorCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- William Harrison Hays1879-1954American politicianCenter Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, IN
- Edwin Sutherland1883-1950American criminologistRose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, IN
- James Whitcomb Riley1849-1916American poet from IndianapolisCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- George Ade1866-1944American writer, newspaper columnist and playwrightFairlawn Cemetery, Kentland, IN
- Lonnie Mack1941-2016American musicianRiver View Cemetery, Aurora, IN
- George Amick1924-1959American racing driverCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Frank McKinney1938-1992American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, bank executiveCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Max Ehrmann1872-1945American writer, poet, and attorneyHighland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, IN
- Théodore Guérin1798-1856Catholic saint and nun from FranceSisters of Providence Convent Cemetery, Terre Haute, IN
- Paul Russo1914-1976Racecar driverCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- John Howard Yoder1927-1997American theologian and academicPrairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart, IN
- Sherman Minton1890-1965US Supreme Court justice from 1949 to 1956Holy Trinity Cemetery, New Albany, IN
- Raymond Leppard1927-2019British conductor and harpsichordistCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Joseph Charles Arthur1850-1942American botanistSpring Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, IN
- Richard Dorson1916-1981American folkloristValhalla Memorial Gardens, Bloomington, IN
- Tony Zale1913-1997American boxerCalvary Cemetery, Portage, IN
- John Andretti1963-2020American racecar driverHoly Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Sylvia Likens1949-1965American torture and murder victimOak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, IN
- Oliver P. Morton1823-1877American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Giorgio Tozzi1923-2011American opera singerClear Creek Cemetery, Bloomington, IN
- Claude Thornhill1908-1965American pianist, composer and arrangerRoselawn Memorial Park, North Terre Haute, IN
- Albert J. Beveridge1862-1927American historian and politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Jerry Hoyt1929-1955American racing driverCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Julia Carson1938-2007American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Larry Crockett1926-1955Racecar driverGarland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, IN
- Scrapper Blackwell1903-1962American blues guitarist and singerNew Crown Cemetery, Beech Grove, IN
- William Hayden English1822-1896American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Jackie Holmes1920-1995Racecar driverFloral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Jesse Lynch Williams1871-1929American dramatistLindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN
- Jim Hurtubise1932-1989Racecar driverCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Harry Stewart New1858-1937American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Roger Brown1942-1997American basketball playerCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Mary Dimmick Harrison1858-1948Second wife of the 23rd United States president Benjamin HarrisonCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Ara Parseghian1923-2017American football player and coachCedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
- Elmer George1928-1976Racecar driverCalvary Cemetery, Terre Haute, IN
- Joseph E. McDonald1819-1891United States Representative and Senator from IndianaCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- J. Ottis Adams1851-1927American artistBeech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, IN
- Jimmy Daywalt1924-1966Racecar driverCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- John W. Kern1849-1917American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Lois Irene Kimsey1873-195828th Second Lady of the United StatesCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- May Wright Sewall1844-1920American suffragistCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- William Dudley Pelley1890-1965American political activist, screenwriter, and convicted fraudsterCrownland Cemetery, Noblesville, IN
- Frank Edwards1908-1967American writer and broadcasterWashington Park Cemetery East, Cumberland, IN
- Arthur Erich Haas1884-1941Austrian physicistCedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
- Walter L. Fisher1862-1935American politicianHanover Cemetery, Hanover, IN
- James Pierce1900-1983Actor, football player and coachForest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, IN
- Phil Crane1930-2014American politicianRose Hill Cemetery, Veedersburg, IN
- Samuel M. Ralston1857-1925American politicianOak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, IN
- Cornelia Cole Fairbanks1852-1913Second Lady of the United States from 1905 to 1909Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Caleb Blood Smith1808-1864American judge and politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Jefferson C. Davis1828-1879Union general in the American Civil WarCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- William S. Taylor1853-1928American politician, Kentucky, born 1853Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- A. J. Watson1924-2014American racing crew chiefCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Edward Canby1817-1873Union Army generalCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Bill Shirley1921-1989American actor, singer, Broadway theatre producerCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Oliver H. Smith1794-1859American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Howdy Wilcox1889-1923American racing driverCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Richard W. Thompson1809-1900American politicianHighland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees1827-1897(1827-1897) American politicianHighland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, IN
- Henry Smith Lane1811-1881United States Army officer and politicianOak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, IN
- Joe Kernan1946-2020Governor of IndianaCedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
- Newton W. Gilbert1862-1939American politicianCircle Hill Cemetery, Angola, IN
- Lil Green1919-1954American blues singer and songwriterOak Hill Cemetery, Gary, IN
- Albert Overhauser1925-2011American physicistSaint Boniface Cemetery, Lafayette, IN
- John T. Myers1927-2015American politicianMount Hope Cemetery, Covington, IN
- John Wesley Davis1799-1859American politicianCarlisle Old Town Cemetery, Sullivan, IN
- Daniel D. Pratt1813-1877American politicianMount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, IN
- Graham N. Fitch1809-1892Union United States Army officer and American politicianMount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, IN
- Henry D. Washburn1832-1871Union Army general, lawyer, politicianRiverside Cemetery, Clinton, IN
- Chuck Klein1904-1958American baseball player and coachHoly Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Frank Hanly1863-1920American politicianHillside Cemetery, Williamsport, IN
- Cristiano Ronaldo1876-1948Major League Baseball playerRoselawn Memorial Park, North Terre Haute, IN
- Samuel D. Jackson1895-1951American politicianLindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN
- Thomas Taggart1856-1929American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- William H. H. Miller1840-1917American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- David Turpie1828-1909American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Arthur Raymond Robinson1881-1961American politicianWashington Park Cemetery East, Cumberland, IN
- John L. Wilson1850-1912American politician (Republican)Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, IN
- George Barr McCutcheon1866-1928American writerSpring Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, IN
- Michael C. Kerr1827-1876American politicianFairview Cemetery, New Albany, IN
- Alvin Peterson Hovey1821-1891Union Army generalBellefontaine Cemetery, Evansville, IN
- Charles W. Cathcart1809-1888American politicianPine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, IN
- Edward A. Hannegan1807-1859American politicianWoodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, IN
- William Hendricks1782-1850American politicianFairmount Cemetery, North Madison, IN
- David Baker1931-2016American jazz composer, trombonist, professor of music and authorValhalla Memorial Gardens, Bloomington, IN
- Solomon Meredith1810-1875Union United States Army generalRiverside Cemetery, Cambridge City, IN
- Frederick Van Nuys1874-1944American politicianMaplewood Cemetery, Anderson, IN
- Charles A. Halleck1900-1986American politicianWeston Cemetery, Rensselaer, IN
- William E. Jenner1908-1985American politicianCresthaven Memory Gardens Cemetery, Bedford, IN
- Oscar Charleston1896-1954American Hall of Fame baseball playerFloral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Dick Durock1937-2009American actorHungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery, South Bend, IN
- John Tipton1786-1839American politicianMount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, IN
- Gaston Chevrolet1892-1920American racing driverHoly Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Frank Hamblen1947-2017American basketball player and coachRoselawn Memorial Park, North Terre Haute, IN
- Curly Armstrong1918-1983American basketball player and coachLindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN
- Homer E. Capehart1897-1979American businessman and politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Albert G. Porter1824-1897American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Erwin Baker1882-1960Racecar driverCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Herbie Lewis1905-1991Canadian ice hockey playerCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- James Whitcomb1795-1852American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Evelyn Preer1896-1932American actress and singerCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- Robert D. Orr1917-2004American politicianCrown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
- John Elwood Bundy1853-1933American artistEarlham Cemetery, Richmond, IN
- James P. Goodrich1864-1940American politicianFountain Park Cemetery, Winchester, IN
- Jim Bradley1952-1982American basketball playerFern Oaks Cemetery, Griffith, IN
- Ross Lockridge, Jr.1914-1948American novelistRose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, IN
- Frank K. Edmondson1912-2008American astronomerRose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, IN
- Václav Hlavatý1894-1969Czech politician and mathematician (*1894, †1969)Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, IN
- Frank O'Bannon1930-2003American politicianCedar Hill Cemetery, Corydon, IN
- Emmett Forrest Branch1874-1932American politicianHilldale Cemetery, Martinsville, IN
- Leland John Haworth1904-1979American particle physicistWest Newton Cemetery, Mooresville, IN
- James D. Williams1808-1880American politicianWalnut Grove Cemetery, Petersburg, IN
- Claude Matthews1845-1898American politicianRiverside Cemetery, Clinton, IN
- Matthew E. Welsh1912-1995Governor of IndianaMemorial Park Cemetery, Vincennes, IN
- Aldo Andretti1940-2020Italian-born American racing driverSaint Malachy East Cemetery, Brownsburg, IN
- John W. Dawson1820-1877Governor of Utah Territory, 1861Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN
- Fuzzy Vandivier1903-1983American basketball player-coachGreenlawn Cemetery, Franklin, IN
Showing 150 of 1,269. 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
- Crown Hill National Cemetery · Indianapolis376
- Rose Hill Cemetery · Bloomington49
- Lindenwood Cemetery · Fort Wayne46
- Highland Lawn Cemetery · Terre Haute32
- Earlham Cemetery · Richmond30
- Oak Hill Cemetery · Crawfordsville29
- Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery · Terre Haute23
- Beech Grove Cemetery · Muncie23
- Valhalla Memorial Gardens · Bloomington22
- Fairview Cemetery · New Albany20
- Spring Vale Cemetery · Lafayette20
- Greenlawn Cemetery · Franklin17
- Cedar Grove Cemetery · Notre Dame17
- Pine Lake Cemetery · La Porte16
- Forest Hill Cemetery · Greencastle15
- Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery · Indianapolis14
- Columbus City Cemetery · Columbus13
- Floral Park Cemetery · Indianapolis12
- Maplewood Cemetery · Anderson12
- Mount Hope Cemetery · Logansport10
- Grandview Cemetery · West Lafayette10
- Greenlawn Memorial Park · Fort Wayne9
- Hanover Cemetery · Hanover9
- Springdale Cemetery · Madison9
- Garland Brook Cemetery · Columbus8
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
- Florida478
- Georgia859
- Hawaii172
- Idaho150
- Illinois3,508
- 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