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Notable people buried in Maine

Wikidata records 589 notable people as buried in Maine, spread over 151 of the cemeteries we list, the 25th highest count of any state. Evergreen Cemetery in Portland holds the most, with 127 (22% of the state total).

589
notable burials
151
cemeteries with one or more
127
at Evergreen Cemetery
By theme

Who is buried in Maine

Government
Governors35Supreme Court justices1United States representatives95United States senators22Vice Presidents of the United States1
Military
American Civil War veterans36Korean War veterans1Medal of Honor recipients15Mexican-American War veterans3American Revolutionary War veterans3Spanish-American War veterans1War of 1812 veterans1World War I veterans6World War II veterans4
Arts and entertainment
Actors11Architects8Painters, sculptors and photographers25Journalists19Musicians and singers14Pulitzer Prize winners2Writers and poets60
Sports
American football players6Baseball players7Basketball players1
Science and work
Business leaders25Inventors and engineers9Physicians10Scientists22

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

People

Best-documented burials in Maine

Showing 150 of 589. 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 Maine

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