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Notable burials · KY

Notable people buried in Kentucky

Wikidata records 889 notable people as buried in Kentucky, spread over 91 of the cemeteries we list, the 18th highest count of any state. Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville holds the most, with 325 (37% of the state total).

889
notable burials
91
cemeteries with one or more
325
at Cave Hill Cemetery
By theme

Who is buried in Kentucky

Government
First Ladies of the United States1Governors34Presidents of the United States1Supreme Court justices4United States representatives155United States senators39Vice Presidents of the United States3
Military
American Civil War veterans50Korean War veterans1Medal of Honor recipients5Mexican-American War veterans21American Revolutionary War veterans5Spanish-American War veterans6Vietnam War veterans2War of 1812 veterans12World War I veterans11World War II veterans21
Arts and entertainment
Actors12Architects5Painters, sculptors and photographers26Journalists27Musicians and singers19Pulitzer Prize winners1Writers and poets67
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts1Business leaders23Inventors and engineers1Physicians26Scientists16

From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.

People

Best-documented burials in Kentucky

Showing 150 of 889. 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

All cemeteries in Kentucky

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