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Business leaders buried in Michigan
Wikidata records 84 business leaders as buried in 29 of the cemeteries we list in Michigan. Woodlawn Cemetery in Ferndale holds the most, with 15. Michigan has the 9th highest count of any state, out of 3,027 nationally.
People recorded as businesspeople, entrepreneurs or industrialists.
84
business leaders
29
cemeteries
6%
of notable burials in Michigan
1930s
the decade with the most deaths (13)
Map of cemeteries
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In order of death
Business leaders buried in Michigan
- Anson Brown1803-1834American businessmanFairview Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Oliver Moulton Hyde1804-1870American mayorElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Charles Merrill1792-1872American entrepreneur and lumber company ownerElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Eber Brock Ward1811-1875American businessmanElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Luther H. Foster1827-1876American businessmanLakeview Cemetery, Ludington, MI
- Zachariah Chandler1813-1879American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Charles Howard1804-1883American businessman (1804-1883); mayor of Detroit in 1849Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Samuel F. Hodge1822-1884American entrepreneurElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Francis Palms1809-1886American businessmanMount Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Stephen O. Bennett1807-1886American merchant, farmer, politicianMountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI
- Henry Stephens1823-1886American businessmanRomeo Cemetery, Romeo, MI
- Clinton B. Fisk1828-1890Union Army generalOak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, MI
- Justus McKinstry1814-1897American military officerHighland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, MI
- Hiram Walker1816-1899American businessmanElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- James McMillan1838-1902American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- William Montague Ferry Jr.1824-1905American mayorLake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, MI
- Charles Hackley1837-1905American philanthropistEvergreen Cemetery, Muskegon, MI
- James Edmund Scripps1835-1906US-British journalist and philanthropistWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- Dexter M. Ferry1833-1907American businessmanWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- James W. Milliken1848-1908American businessman and politician, 1848-1908Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, MI
- Henry Brown Lothrop1855-1908American businessman and militia officerElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Samuel S. Walker1841-1909American politicianForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- William Thompson Powers1820-1909American businessman and politicianOakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- John Widdicomb1845-1910American industrialistOakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- Joseph Lowthian Hudson1846-1912American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Thomas W. Palmer1830-1913American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Cyrenius A. Newcomb Sr.1837-1915American businessmanWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- David E. Stott1852-1916Businessman active in Michigan, USMount Olivet Cemetery, Hamtramck, MI
- Anthony Binga Jr.1843-1919American minister and educatorMount Olivet Cemetery, Hamtramck, MI
- Horace Elgin Dodge1868-1920American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- John Francis Dodge1864-1920American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Thomas Hume1848-1920Irish-American businessmanEvergreen Cemetery, Muskegon, MI
- Josiah Dallas Dort1861-1925American businessmanGlenwood Cemetery, Flint, MI
- George Frank Allmendinger1855-1926American businessmanForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- David Dunbar Buick1854-1929Scottish-American inventorWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- William R. Farrand1853-1930American businessmanElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Albert M. Todd1850-1931American agricultural chemist and politicianMountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI
- William E. Upjohn1853-1932Doctor and Medical PioneerMountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI
- Edward Anderson Stinson1893-1932American aviatorHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Henry M. Leland1843-1932American engineer, machinist, and entrepreneurWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- Justus Smith Stearns1845-1933Michigan businessman and millionaireLakeview Cemetery, Ludington, MI
- David E. Skinner1867-1933American businessmanHighland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, MI
- Anna Sutherland Bissell1846-1934American businesswomanOakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- George Harrison Barbour1843-1934American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Roy Dikeman Chapin Sr.1880-1936American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- James J. Couzens1872-1936American politicianWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Hamilton Carhartt1855-1937American businessmanWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- Horatio N. Hovey1853-1937American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Charles Burrall Pike1871-1941American businessmanElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Edsel Bryant Ford1893-1943American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Truman Handy Newberry1864-1945American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Henry Ford1863-1947American business magnateFord Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- William S. Knudsen1879-1948Danish-American automotive industry executive and American general during World War IIAcacia Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, MI
- Ellen Scripps1863-1948American businesspersonGreenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, MI
- John Lesinski, Sr.1885-1950American politicianMount Olivet Cemetery, Hamtramck, MI
- Ransom E. Olds1864-1950American businessmanMount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, MI
- William D. Cochran1894-1951American football playerForest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, MI
- Will Keith Kellogg1860-1951American businessmanOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Walter Briggs, Sr.1877-1952American entrepreneur and professional sports ownerHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- James T. Milliken1882-1952American businessman and politician, 1882-1952Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, MI
- William Edmund Scripps1882-1952American publisherWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- Earl B. Holley1881-1958American businesspersonWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Dexter M. Ferry Jr.1873-1959American politician, businessman, philanthropistWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- Charles Erwin Wilson1890-1961American secretary of DefenceAcacia Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, MI
- Lawrence P. Fisher1888-1961American automobile pioneerHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Harlow Curtice1893-1962American businessmanGlenwood Cemetery, Flint, MI
- William John Scripps1905-1965American business executiveWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Roy August Fruehauf1908-1965American businesspersonWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Harvey Fruehauf1893-1968American businesspersonWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Frances Dodge1914-1971American businesswomanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Charles Stewart Mott1875-1973American businessman and politicianGlenwood Cemetery, Flint, MI
- Frederick H. Mueller1893-1976United States Secretary of CommerceGraceland Memorial Park and Mausoleum, East Grand Rapids, MI
- Serge Obolensky1890-1978(1890-1978) Russian prince and businessmanHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Benson Ford1919-1978American automotive executiveWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Alex Manoogian1901-1996American businessmanWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Heinz Prechter1942-2001American businessmanMichigan Memorial Park Cemetery, Flat Rock, MI
- Jay Van Andel1924-2004American businessmanChapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Forest Hills, MI
- Max Fisher1908-2005American businessman and philanthropistClover Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, MI
- John DeLorean1925-2005American engineer and executive in the U.S. automobile industryWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
- Stuart Padnos1922-2012US sculptor and scrap-metal magnate; philanthropistOakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- Ralph Wilson1918-2014American football executiveElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Adolph Alfred Taubman1924-2015American businessman and art collectorClover Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, 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
- Lee Iacocca1924-2019American businessmanWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1830s1
- 1870s5
- 1880s5
- 1890s3
- 1900s9
- 1910s6
- 1920s6
- 1930s13
- 1940s6
- 1950s9
- 1960s6
- 1970s5
- 1990s1
- 2000s4
- 2010s5
By recorded year of death, for the 84 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Ferndale, MI15
- Elmwood Cemetery · Detroit, MI14
- Woodmere Cemetery · Carleton, MI8
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery · Farmington Hills, MI5
- Oakhill Cemetery · Grand Rapids, MI4
- Mountain Home Cemetery · Kalamazoo, MI3
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Hamtramck, MI3
- Glenwood Cemetery · Flint, MI3
- Lakeview Cemetery · Ludington, MI2
- White Chapel Cemetery · Troy, MI2
- Forest Hill Cemetery · Ann Arbor, MI2
- Clover Hill Park Cemetery · Birmingham, MI2
- Oakwood Cemetery · Traverse City, MI2
- Highland Cemetery · Ypsilanti, MI2
- Acacia Park Cemetery · Beverly Hills, MI2
- Evergreen Cemetery · Muskegon, MI2
- Ford Cemetery · Detroit, MI1
- Forest Hill Cemetery · Houghton, MI1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Birmingham, MI1
- Lake Forest Cemetery · Grand Haven, MI1
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Coldwater, MI1
- Oak Hill Cemetery · Battle Creek, MI1
- Mount Elliott Cemetery · Detroit, MI1
- Graceland Memorial Park and Mausoleum · East Grand Rapids, MI1
- Romeo Cemetery · Romeo, MI1
Top 25 of 29 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Method
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.