Notable burials · MI
Notable people buried in Michigan
Wikidata records 1,368 notable people as buried in Michigan, spread over 244 of the cemeteries we list, the 12th highest count of any state. Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit holds the most, with 154 (11% of the state total).
1,368
notable burials
244
cemeteries with one or more
154
at Elmwood Cemetery
By theme
Who is buried in Michigan
Government
Military
American Civil War veterans34Korean War veterans3Medal of Honor recipients34Mexican-American War veterans7American Revolutionary War veterans1Spanish-American War veterans6Vietnam War veterans2War of 1812 veterans5World War I veterans10World War II veterans29
Arts and entertainment
Sports
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 Michigan
- Henry Ford1863-1947American business magnateFord Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Rosa Parks1913-2005Civil rights activistWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Aretha Franklin1942-2018American singer, songwriter, and pianistWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Sojourner Truth1797-1883Abolitionist and African-American activist for women's rightsOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Verne Troyer1969-2018American actorLeonidas Cemetery, Colon, MI
- Ellen G. White1827-1915American author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Eero Saarinen1910-1961American architectWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
- Elmore Leonard1925-2013American novelist and screenwriterGreenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, MI
- Lee Iacocca1924-2019American businessmanWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
- Helen Thomas1920-2013American author and journalistForest Lawn Cemetery, Hamtramck, MI
- Jackie Wilson1934-1984American singerWestlawn Cemetery, Wayne, MI
- Charles Cooley1864-1929American sociologistForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Theodore Roethke1908-1963American poetOakwood Cemetery, Shields, MI
- Son House1902-1988American blues singer and guitaristMount Hazel Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Minoru Yamasaki1912-1986American architectLakeville Cemetery, Leonard, MI
- Donald Byrd1932-2013American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalistWestlawn Cemetery, Wayne, MI
- James Oliver Curwood1878-1927American writer and conservationistOak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, MI
- Proof1973-2006American rapperWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Lewis Cass1782-1866American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Edsel Bryant Ford1893-1943American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- John DeLorean1925-2005American engineer and executive in the U.S. automobile industryWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
- Charles Coughlin1891-1979Canadian-American Catholic priest and radio commentatorHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Leslie White1900-1975American anthropologistForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Max Wright1943-2019Actor from the United StatesFairview Cemetery, Linden, MI
- Forest Ray Moulton1872-1952American astronomer and mathematician of the XXth centuryMaple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, MI
- Elizabeth Wilson1921-2015American actressOakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- Ransom E. Olds1864-1950American businessmanMount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, MI
- Will Keith Kellogg1860-1951American businessmanOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Harlow Curtice1893-1962American businessmanGlenwood Cemetery, Flint, MI
- Whitcomb L. Judson1846-1909InventorOakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, MI
- Norbert Schemansky1924-2016American weightlifterMichigan Memorial Park Cemetery, Flat Rock, MI
- Rensis Likert1903-1981American statisticianForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- James Jamerson1936-1983American bassistWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- David Ruffin1941-1991American singerWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Robert Seldon Duncanson1821-1872African American artistWoodland Cemetery, Monroe, MI
- Walter Hagen1892-1969American golferHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- David Hahn1976-2016United States marineGreat Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, MI
- Albert Kahn1869-1942American architectWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
- David Dunbar Buick1854-1929Scottish-American inventorWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- Terry Sawchuk1929-1970Canadian ice hockey playerMount Hope Cemetery, Pontiac, MI
- Barrett Strong1941-2023American singer and songwriterWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Henry M. Leland1843-1932American engineer, machinist, and entrepreneurWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- Levi Stubbs1936-2008American singer, actorWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Claudia Jennings1949-1979American actress and modelLakeside Cemetery, Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI
- Charles Erwin Wilson1890-1961American secretary of DefenceAcacia Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, MI
- Horace Elgin Dodge1868-1920American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Mauri Rose1906-1981American racing driverWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
- Arthur Vandenberg1884-1951American politicianOakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- James S. White1821-1881American publisher, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Richard Degener1912-1995DiverHelena Township Cemetery, Rapid City, MI
- Russell Alexander Alger1836-1907Union Army generalElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Zachariah Chandler1813-1879American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Tom Tyler1903-1954American actorMount Olivet Cemetery, Hamtramck, MI
- John McLean1878-1955American athlete and coachRiverside Cemetery, Menominee, MI
- Leonard Jimmie Savage1917-1971American mathematicianClover Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, MI
- Andrew Kehoe1872-1927American mass murderer and bomberMount Rest Cemetery, Saint Johns, MI
- Scott Asheton1949-2014American drummerForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- John Francis Dodge1864-1920American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- William James Beal1833-1924American botanistMount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, MI
- Joseph Bates1792-1872American sailor, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchPoplar Hill Cemetery, Allegan, MI
- Jack Adams1894-1968Canadian professional hockey playerHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Viola Liuzzo1925-1965American activist and murder victimHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Charles Jacobs1886-1971American pole vaulterRoseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, MI
- Julanne Johnston1900-1988American actressWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Mary Jackson1910-2005American actressOak Grove Cemetery, Milford, MI
- Robert P. Griffin1923-2015American politicianLinwood Cemetery, Traverse City, MI
- Paul Williams1939-1973American singerLincoln Memorial Park, Saint Clair Shores, MI
- Clara Smith1894-1935American classic blues singerLincoln Memorial Park, Saint Clair Shores, MI
- Mike Ilitch1929-2017Macedonian-American entrepreneur and owner of the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers, founder and owner of Little Caesars PizzaHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Jay Sebring1933-1969Hair stylist and murder victimHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Frank Nelson1887-1970American pole vaulterElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Christopher Bowman1967-2008Figure skaterSaint Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn Heights, MI
- Erma Franklin1938-2002American musician, gospel and soul singerWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Alex Manoogian1901-1996American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Jay Van Andel1924-2004American businessmanChapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Forest Hills, MI
- Junior Walker1931-1995American saxophonistOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Kara Braxton1983-2026American basketball playerWoodland Cemetery, Jackson, MI
- Woodbridge N. Ferris1853-1928American politician and educatorHighland View Cemetery, Big Rapids, MI
- Gail Kobe1929-2013American actress, producerRiverlawn Cemetery, Marysville, MI
- Cullen Landis1896-1975American actor, directorMaple Grove Cemetery, Cheboygan, MI
- Stanley Ketchel1886-1910American boxerHoly Cross Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- Emmett Leith1927-2005American physicist and engineerForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Susie Garrett1929-2002American actressWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Royal S. Copeland1868-1938American politicianForest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter, MI
- Truman Handy Newberry1864-1945American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Edwin Denby1870-1929American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Alexander Winchell1824-1891U.S. geologist and paleontologistForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Jacob M. Howard1805-1871American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Henry Carter Adams1851-1921U.S. economist and Professor of Political Economy and finance at the University of MichiganForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Fred Smith1949-1994American guitaristElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Robert McClelland1807-1880American governor of MichiganElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Lucius Lyon1800-1851American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Violet MacMillan1887-1953American actressOakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- Bob Burman1884-1916American racing driverImlay Cemetery, Imlay City, MI
- Bruce Catton1899-1978American historian and journalistBenzonia Township Cemetery, Beulah, MI
- Otis F. Glenn1879-1959American politicianOnekama Village Cemetery, Manistee, MI
- Prentiss M. Brown1889-1973American politicianLakeside Cemetery, Saint Ignace, MI
- Harry Heilmann1894-1951Major League Baseball playerHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Charlie Gehringer1903-1993American baseball playerHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Coleman Young1918-1997American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Henry P. Baldwin1814-1892American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- John Trumbull1750-1831American poetElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Eva Jessye1895-1992American conductorForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Sam Thompson1860-1922American baseball playerElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Vern Ehlers1934-2017American politicianOakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- Bobby Rogers1940-2013American singerWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- James J. Couzens1872-1936American politicianWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Barbara Randolph1942-2002American singerWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Thomas W. Ferry1827-1896American politicianLake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, MI
- Scott Brayton1959-1996American open-wheel racing driverOak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, MI
- Charles E. Stuart1810-1887Union United States Army officer and politicianMountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI
- Minnie Vautrin1886-1941Missionary in ChinaSalt River Cemetery, Shepherd, MI
- Robert Hayden1913-1980American writer and academicFairview Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Austin Blair1818-1894American politicianMount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI
- Tyler McVey1912-2003ActorElm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, MI
- William Woodbridge1780-1861American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Alpheus Felch1804-1896American politicianForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Donald M. Dickinson1846-1917American politician and lawyerElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- James McMillan1838-1902American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Alpheus S. Williams1810-1878Union Army general, politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Patrick V. McNamara1894-1966American politicianMount Olivet Cemetery, Hamtramck, MI
- Homer S. Ferguson1889-1982American politicianWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Ebbie Goodfellow1906-1985Canadian ice hockey playerWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
- Roy Dikeman Chapin Sr.1880-1936American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- June MacCloy1909-2005American actressRiverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, MI
- Julius C. Burrows1837-1915American politicianMountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI
- Wade Mainer1907-201120th century American Bluegrass musicianCrestwood Memorial Cemetery, Grand Blanc, MI
- Jay Dickey1939-2017American politicianWest Riverton Cemetery, Ludington, MI
- Omar D. Conger1818-1898American politicianLakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, MI
- Truman G. Yuncker1891-1964U.S. botanist and educatorMount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI
- Robert P. Lamont1867-1948American politicianForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Thomas W. Palmer1830-1913American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- John Norvell1789-1850American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Ralph Wilson1918-2014American football executiveElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Thomas Francis, Jr.1900-1969American physician, virologist, and epidemiologistForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Isaac P. Christiancy1812-1890American politicianWoodland Cemetery, Monroe, MI
- Elijah E. Myers1830-1909American architectWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Blair Moody1902-1954American politicianWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Carolyn Franklin1944-1988American singer-songwriterWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Ruth Thompson1887-1970American politicianOakhurst Cemetery, Whitehall, MI
- Jeremiah Whipple Jenks1856-1929(1856-1929) American economistHillside Cemetery, Saint Clair, MI
- Carl Pursell1932-2009American politicianRiverside Cemetery, Plymouth, MI
- Clinton B. Fisk1828-1890Union Army generalOak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, MI
- Frank Fitzgerald1885-1939American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, MI
- Andrew Parsons1817-1855American politician from MichiganPine Tree Cemetery, Corunna, MI
- Edwin Baruch Winans1826-1894American politicianHamburg Cemetery, Whitmore Lake, MI
- Uriah Smith1832-1903American Seventh-day Adventist ministerOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Kid Lavigne1869-1928American boxerForest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, MI
- John D. Voelker1903-1991American judge and writerIshpeming Cemetery, Ishpeming, MI
- Robert Conroy1938-2014American writerSaint Clement Cemetery, Center Line, MI
Showing 150 of 1,368. 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
- Elmwood Cemetery · Detroit154
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Ferndale115
- Forest Hill Cemetery · Ann Arbor108
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery · Farmington Hills46
- Woodmere Cemetery · Carleton42
- Oak Hill Cemetery · Battle Creek34
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Hamtramck32
- Oakhill Cemetery · Grand Rapids32
- Mountain Home Cemetery · Kalamazoo23
- Mount Evergreen Cemetery · Jackson23
- Mount Hope Cemetery · Lansing22
- Woodland Cemetery · Monroe18
- White Chapel Cemetery · Troy17
- Highland Cemetery · Ypsilanti17
- Mount Elliott Cemetery · Detroit16
- Roseland Park Cemetery · Berkley15
- Glenwood Cemetery · Flint15
- Lakeside Cemetery · Port Huron15
- Oakwood Cemetery · Traverse City13
- Evergreen Cemetery · Lansing13
- Grand Lawn Cemetery · Redford13
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Coldwater13
- Oak Hill Cemetery · Pontiac12
- Elm Lawn Cemetery · Bay City12
- Pilgrim Home Cemetery · Holland12
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
- Maryland1,397
- Massachusetts5,034
- 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