Notable burials · MD
Notable people buried in Maryland
Wikidata records 1,397 notable people as buried in Maryland, spread over 122 of the cemeteries we list, the 11th highest count of any state. Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore holds the most, with 270 (19% of the state total).
1,397
notable burials
122
cemeteries with one or more
270
at Green Mount Cemetery
By theme
Who is buried in Maryland
Government
First Ladies of the United States1Governors31Supreme Court justices5United States representatives131United States senators43Vice Presidents of the United States1
Military
American Civil War veterans61Korean War veterans12Medal of Honor recipients28Mexican-American War veterans14American Revolutionary War veterans2Spanish-American War veterans20Vietnam War veterans12War of 1812 veterans6World War I veterans45World War II veterans90
Arts and entertainment
Sports
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts10Business leaders40Inventors and engineers27Nobel Prize laureates1Physicians38Scientists62
From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.
People
Best-documented burials in Maryland
- John McCain1936-2018American politicianU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Rachel Carson1907-1964American marine biologist and conservationistParklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, North Bethesda, MD
- Spiro Agnew1918-1996Vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Lutherville-Timonium, MD
- H. L. Mencken1880-1956American journalist and writerLoudon Park National Cemetery, Violetville, MD
- John Wilkes Booth1838-1865American stage actor and assassinGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Christian B. Anfinsen1916-1995American biochemistBeth Tfiloh Cemetery, Woodlawn, MD
- Robert Mueller1944-2026American attorney and sixth director of the FBIDruid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD
- Bill Anders1933-2024American astronaut and lunar explorerU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Charles Greeley Abbot1872-1973American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the SmithsonianFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Allen Dulles1893-1969First civilian and longest-serving Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- John Vincent Atanasoff1903-1995American computer pioneerPine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy, MD
- Bruce McCandless II1937-2017American astronautU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- William C. McCool1961-2003U.S. Navy Commander, NASA astronaut and the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia which was destroyed during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere in 2003U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- William Peter Blatty1928-2017American writer and filmmakerGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Harriet Lane1830-1903First Lady of the United States from 1857 to 1861Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Francis Scott Key1779-1843American lawyer and poet who wrote The Star-Spangled BannerMount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
- Robert Garrett1875-1961American athlete and collectorGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Hugh Everett III1930-1982US physicist and discoverer of the relative-state interpretation of quantum mechanicsFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Ernest King1878-1956United States Navy admiral, Chief of Naval OperationsU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Joseph E. Johnston1807-1891Confederate generalGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Jeane Kirkpatrick1926-2006American diplomat and Presidential advisorParklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, North Bethesda, MD
- Johnny Unitas1933-2002American football playerDulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Lutherville-Timonium, MD
- Johns Hopkins1795-1873American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionistGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Roger B. Taney1777-1864Chief justice of the United States from 1836 to 1864Saint John's Catholic Cemetery, Frederick, MD
- Dorothy Height1912-2010American activistFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Virginia Hall1906-1982American spy with the British Special Operations ExecutiveDruid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD
- Henry Augustus Rowland1848-1901American physicistGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Louis McLane1786-1857American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, MarylandGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Henry Gunther1895-1918Last soldier killed in WWIMost Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Waltherson, MD
- Charles Joseph Bonaparte1851-1921American lawyerLoudon Park National Cemetery, Violetville, MD
- Dick Gregory1932-2017American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, and entrepreneurFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Rosa Ponselle1897-1981American operatic sopranoDruid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD
- Elijah Cummings1951-2019American politicianLoudon Park National Cemetery, Violetville, MD
- James Stockdale1923-2005US Navy admiral and aviatorU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Pauline Betz1919-2011American tennis playerSaint Gabriel Cemetery, Potomac, MD
- Shirley Horn1934-2005American singerFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Sidney Lanier1842-1881American musician and poetGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Euphemia Haynes1890-1980American mathematicianGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Sonny Stitt1924-1982American jazz saxophonistFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Adolf Meyer1866-1950Swiss-American psychiatristDruid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD
- Ottmar Mergenthaler1854-1899German-American precision mechanic and inventor of the Linotype typesetting machineLoudon Park National Cemetery, Violetville, MD
- Samuel Chase1741-1811American lawyer and politician, signatory of the Declaration of IndependenceOld Saint Pauls Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Arleigh Burke1901-1996United States Navy admiral and Navy Cross recipientU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi1892-1955Egyptian poet and physicianFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Len Bias1963-1986American basketball playerLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Walter Johnson1887-1946American Hall of Fame baseball playerRockville, Rockville, MD
- Joseph Weber1919-2000American physicistU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Elmo Zumwalt1920-2000United States Navy admiralU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Philip Francis Thomas1810-1890American politicianSpring Hill Cemetery, Easton, MD
- Harry Solter1873-1920American actor, screenwriter and film directorBaltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Walter Lord1917-2002American authorGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- James Young1872-1948American film director, actor and screenwriterGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- John P. Kennedy1795-1870Novelist, politicianGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Miriam Cooper1891-1976American actressNew Cathedral Cemetery, Rognel Heights, MD
- Alfred Blalock1899-1964American surgeonDruid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD
- Mary Church Terrell1863-1954American activist and suffragetteLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Howard Rollins1950-1996American stage, film and television actorWoodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, MD
- Tamara Dobson1947-2006American actress and modelWoodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, MD
- Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte1785-1879Wife of Jérôme BonaparteGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Charles Drew1904-1950American surgeon and medical researcherLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Howard Atwood Kelly1858-1943American academic and gynecologistWoodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, MD
- Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps1793-1884American educator, botanist, authorGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Daniel Barringer1860-1929American geologistGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Van McCoy1940-1979American musician, producer and songwriterLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Carter Godwin Woodson1875-1950American historian, writer, and journalistLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Alma Thomas1891-1978American painter and art educatorLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Thomas Johnson1732-1819U.S. Supreme Court Justice and governor;Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
- Lewis Armistead1817-1863Confederate generalOld Saint Pauls Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- A. C. Crispin1950-2013American science fiction writerJoy Chapel Cemetery, Hollywood, MD
- Joseph Jastrow1863-1944American psychologistOheb Shalom Cemetery, Canton, MD
- Benjamin Stoddert1751-1813United States Secretary of the NavyAddison Chapel Cemetery, Seat Pleasant, MD
- Samuel Mudd1833-1883Medical doctor implicated in the Lincoln assassinationSaint Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery, Hughesville, MD
- J. Willard Marriott1900-1985American hotel founderParklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, North Bethesda, MD
- Norvel Lee1924-1992American boxerFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Helen Delich Bentley1923-2016American politicianDulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Lutherville-Timonium, MD
- Sherm Clark1899-1980American coxswain and Read Admiral of the United States NavyU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Joe Gans1874-1910American boxerMount Auburn Cemetery, Westport, MD
- John Nelson1791-1860Attorney General of the United States from 1843 to 1845Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Margaret Seddon1872-1968American film actressGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Judy Agnew1921-2012Second Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1973Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Lutherville-Timonium, MD
- Minna Gombell1892-1973American actressLoudon Park National Cemetery, Violetville, MD
- John Eager Howard1752-1827American politician, 5th Governor of MarylandOld Saint Pauls Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Stansfield Turner1923-2018United States Navy admiral, Director of Central Intelligence and President of the Naval War CollegeU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Norman Chaney1914-1936American child actorBaltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Helen Dodson Prince1905-2002American astronomerSaint Lukes Methodist Cemetery, Saint Michaels, MD
- John Sirica1904-1992American judgeGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- John Gresham Machen1881-1937American theologianGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Johnny Eck1911-1991American entertainerGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Walter Washington1915-2003American politician and former mayor of the District of ColumbiaLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Millard Tydings1890-1961American politicianAngel Hill Cemetery, Havre de Grace, MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks1798-1865American politicianCambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MD
- George Sutherland1862-1942Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, United States Senator, member of the United States House of RepresentativesCedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, MD
- Mattie Stepanek1990-2004American writerGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Junius Brutus Booth1796-1852English stage actorGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Gerald Nye1892-1971American politician and antiwar activistFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Reverdy Johnson1796-1876American politicianGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- John Joseph McGraw1873-1934Baseball player, baseball managerNew Cathedral Cemetery, Rognel Heights, MD
- Patricia Breslin1926-2011American actressDruid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD
- Frank Olson1910-1953American chemistMount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
- Thomas Beck1909-1995American actorLoudon Park National Cemetery, Violetville, MD
- Joseph Tydings1928-2018American politicianAngel Hill Cemetery, Havre de Grace, MD
- Chuck Brown1936-2012American guitarist, bandleader and singerTrinity Memorial Gardens, St. Charles, MD
- John Walter Smith1845-1925American politicianMakemie Memorial Cemetery, Snow Hill, MD
- Francis Asbury1745-1816Methodist bishop in AmericaMount Olivet Cemetery, Violetville, MD
- George Meany1894-1980American labor leaderGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Robert Novak1931-2009American journalist and columnistGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Jesse D. Bright1812-1875American politicianGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- J. Hamilton Lewis1863-1939American politicianFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Albert Cabell Ritchie1876-1936American politicianGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Robert Milligan McLane1815-1898American politicianGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Isaac R. Trimble1802-1888Confederate Army generalGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough1865-1946American politicianChrist Cemetery, Cambridge, MD
- John Henry1750-1798Politician, eighth Governor of Maryland, member of US Senate. 1750-1798Christ Cemetery, Cambridge, MD
- Georgia Douglas Johnson1880-1966American poet and playwrightLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Charles Mathias1922-2010American politicianMount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
- Jack L. Chalker1944-2005American authorLoudon Park National Cemetery, Violetville, MD
- George L. Wellington1852-1927American politicianRose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, MD
- William Purnell Jackson1868-1939Republican senator for MarylandParsons Cemetery, Salisbury, MD
- Thomas Pratt1804-1869American politicianSaint Annes Cemetery, Annapolis, MD
- George Vickers1801-1879American politicianChester Cemetery, Chestertown, MD
- Ephraim King Wilson II1821-1891American politicianMakemie Memorial Cemetery, Snow Hill, MD
- Thomas Sterling1851-1930American politicianCedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, MD
- E. Stanley Jones1884-1973Methodist missionary and theologianMount Olivet Cemetery, Violetville, MD
- Louis E. McComas1846-1907American politicianRose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD
- Robert Daniel Murphy1894-1978American diplomatParklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, North Bethesda, MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton1829-1870American politicianGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Thomas Swann1809-1883American politicianGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- William Pinkney Whyte1824-1908American politicianGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Herbert O'Conor1896-1960American politicianNew Cathedral Cemetery, Rognel Heights, MD
- John Marshall Butler1897-1978American politicianDruid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD
- William Painter1838-1906American inventorDruid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD
- Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.1903-1987American politicianNew Cathedral Cemetery, Rognel Heights, MD
- Wilbert Robinson1863-1934American baseball player and managerNew Cathedral Cemetery, Rognel Heights, MD
- Marguerite Williams1895-1991American geologistLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Joseph C. O'Mahoney1884-1962American journalist, lawyer, and politicianMount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
- Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II1830-1893American-born soldier of French descentLoudon Park National Cemetery, Violetville, MD
- James Cooper1810-1863American lawyer, soldier, and politicianMount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
- William Hindman1743-1822American politicianOld Saint Pauls Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- James L. Holloway III1922-2019American admiralU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- William J. Crowe1925-2007United States admiralU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- George L. P. Radcliffe1877-1974American politicianCambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MD
- James Pearce1805-1862American politicianChester Cemetery, Chestertown, MD
- John S. Spence1788-1840American politicianSaint Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery, Berlin, MD
- Jonathan Bourne Jr.1855-1940American politicianCedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, MD
- James Eli Watson1864-1948American politician, Indiana (Republican)Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, MD
- Todd Duncan1903-1998American opera singerFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Lyman R. Casey1837-1914American politicianGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Robert Goodloe Harper1765-1825American politicianGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- John Archibald Campbell1811-1889American politician and juristGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Andrew White1942-2020American musicianFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
Showing 150 of 1,397. 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
- Green Mount Cemetery · Baltimore270
- U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery · Naval Academy185
- Loudon Park National Cemetery · Violetville113
- Fort Lincoln Cemetery · Colmar Manor71
- New Cathedral Cemetery · Rognel Heights58
- Druid Ridge Cemetery · Pikesville53
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Frederick46
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery · Silver Spring44
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery · Silver Hill39
- Cedar Hill Cemetery · Suitland37
- Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens · North Bethesda34
- Old Saint Pauls Cemetery · Baltimore32
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Woodlawn25
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens · Lutherville-Timonium18
- Christ Cemetery · Cambridge17
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Violetville17
- Spring Hill Cemetery · Easton17
- Saint Annes Cemetery · Annapolis16
- Baltimore Cemetery · Baltimore16
- Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery · Baltimore12
- Mount Auburn Cemetery · Westport11
- Rockville · Rockville11
- Rose Hill Cemetery · Hagerstown10
- Baltimore National Cemetery · Ten Hills9
- Oheb Shalom Cemetery · Canton8
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
- Indiana1,269
- Iowa748
- Kansas487
- Kentucky889
- Louisiana450
- Maine589
- 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