Notable burials · Arts and entertainment
Writers and poets buried in Michigan
Wikidata records 83 writers as buried in 47 of the cemeteries we list in Michigan. Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor holds the most, with 11. Michigan has the 13th highest count of any state, out of 6,032 nationally.
People recorded as writers, novelists, poets, playwrights or screenwriters.
83
writers
47
cemeteries
6%
of notable burials in Michigan
1940s
the decade with the most deaths (10)
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In order of death
Writers and poets buried in Michigan
- John Trumbull1750-1831American poetElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Ruth Douglass1824-1850American diaristElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Henry Whiting1788-1851(1788-1851) American soldierElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Lewis Cass1782-1866American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Lois Bryan Adams1817-1870American journalistConstantine Township Cemetery, Constantine, MI
- James S. White1821-1881American publisher, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Alice Eddy Curtiss1857-1889American authorWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- Frances Eliza Babbitt1824-1891American archaeologist and scientific collectorOak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, MI
- Alexander Winchell1824-1891U.S. geologist and paleontologistForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Clara Doty Bates1838-1895American author, poetForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Philip St. George Cooke1809-1895Union Army general 1809-1895Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- John Starkweatherdied 18971800s educatorHighland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, MI
- Lucinda Hinsdale Stone1814-1900American feminist, educator, traveler, writer, philanthropistMountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI
- Mary K. Buck1849-1901Czechoslovak-born American authorOakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, MI
- Uriah Smith1832-1903American Seventh-day Adventist ministerOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Thomson Jay Hudson1834-1903ParapsychologistElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- M. E. C. Bates1839-1905American writer, journalist, newspaper editorOakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, MI
- Bronson Howard1842-1908American writerElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Mary Wood-Allen1841-1908American doctor, social reformer, lecturer, and writerForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- William Aikman1824-1909American writer and pastorWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Mary Collins Whiting1835-1912American lawyer, business woman, teacher, writerForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Martha Waldron Janes1832-1913American minister, social reformer, columnistEvergreen Cemetery, Muskegon, MI
- Cy Warman1855-1914American writerForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- William Henry Harrison Beadle1838-1915American administratorRiverside Cemetery, Albion, MI
- Ellen G. White1827-1915American author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- James Burrill Angell1829-1916American diplomatForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Lena Bogardus Phillips Lardner1843-1918American writerSilverbrook Cemetery, Niles, MI
- Ella Eaton Kellogg1853-1920American philanthropist, pioneer in dietetics, editorOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Henry Brooks Baker1837-1920American public health pioneer and authorMount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, MI
- Henry Carter Adams1851-1921U.S. economist and Professor of Political Economy and finance at the University of MichiganForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- James Oliver Curwood1878-1927American writer and conservationistOak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, MI
- Loraine Immen1840-1927American philanthropist, elocutionist, writer, club leaderOakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- Irene Grosvenor Wheelock1861-1927American ornithologist and writerWoodland Cemetery, Monroe, MI
- James Edson White1849-1928American Seventh-day Adventist ministerOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Delos Franklin Wilcox1873-1928American editorMaple Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, MI
- William Edgar Brown1866-1929Canadian-American clergyman and writerMount Avon Cemetery, Rochester, MI
- Louise Reed Stowell1850-1931American scientist, author, editorForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Mary French Morton1849-1931American poetWoodland Cemetery, Monroe, MI
- Walter Haslip Stowers1859-1932American novelist, newspaper editor, lawyerWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- Judson Wheeler van De Venter1855-1939American writerMaple Grove Cemetery, Dundee, MI
- Della T. Lutes1867-1942Cookbook authorHorton Cemetery, Spring Arbor, MI
- Josephine Van Dyke Brownson1880-1942Social-welfare workerMount Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Fannie Ellsworth Newberry1848-1942American writerOak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, MI
- Jesse Siddall Reeves1872-1942American academicForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Henry Ford1863-1947American business magnateFord Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Myra Bradwell Helmer Pritchard1889-1947American golfer and writerMemorial Park Cemetery, Lakeview, MI
- Annie Louise Brown Leslie1869-1948American columnistOakview Cemetery, Royal Oak, MI
- E. St. Elmo Lewis1872-1948American writerWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- Chase Osborn1860-1949American politician and publisherDuck Island Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
- Jackson D. Haag1867-1949White Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
- John Olof Viking1874-1958Amateur writer and photographerIshpeming Cemetery, Ishpeming, MI
- Adelaide Bee Cooper Evans1870-1958AuthorMaple Grove Cemetery, Ovid, MI
- H. G. Salsinger1885-1958American sportswriterWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Shirley W. Smith1875-1959American writerForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Edgar Guest1881-1959American writer and poetWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Frank R. Adams1883-1963Author, screenwriter, composer and reporterOakhurst Cemetery, Whitehall, MI
- Theodore Roethke1908-1963American poetOakwood Cemetery, Shields, MI
- Truman G. Yuncker1891-1964U.S. botanist and educatorMount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI
- Donald Elder1913-1965American editor and writerSilverbrook Cemetery, Niles, MI
- Harold Titus1888-1967American author, soldier in World War I, and conservationist.Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, MI
- Sofiya Parfanovych1898-1968Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hamtramck, MI
- Swift Lathers1889-1970EditorMears Cemetery, Hart, MI
- Thorvald Martin Tandberg1874-1970(1874-1970) American restaurant manager, maître d'hôtel, authorRoseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, MI
- George W. Trendle1884-1972American radio and television producer, writerWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Bruce Catton1899-1978American historian and journalistBenzonia Township Cemetery, Beulah, MI
- Charles Coughlin1891-1979Canadian-American Catholic priest and radio commentatorHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Robert Hayden1913-1980American writer and academicFairview Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Lucile Quarry Mann1897-1986American zoologist, writer and editorSaint Thomas' Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Ruel Vance Churchill1899-1987American mathematicianForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Katherine Moore Cushman1916-1991American political activistNorthview Cemetery, Dearborn Heights, MI
- John D. Voelker1903-1991American judge and writerIshpeming Cemetery, Ishpeming, MI
- Gwen Dew1903-1993American writer, journalist, and photographerRiverside Cemetery, Albion, MI
- Verna Aardema1911-2000American children's writerNorton Cemetery, Norton Shores, MI
- Grafton H. Cook1930-2009Local historian and authorSumnerville Cemetery, Niles, MI
- Helen Thomas1920-2013American author and journalistForest Lawn Cemetery, Hamtramck, MI
- Regina O'Neal-Evans1919-2013Poet and educatorRoseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, MI
- Elmore Leonard1925-2013American novelist and screenwriterGreenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, MI
- Robert Conroy1938-2014American writerSaint Clement Cemetery, Center Line, MI
- Lee Iacocca1924-2019American businessmanWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
- Naomi Long Madgett1923-2020American poetElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Barbara W. Cook1938-2023Local historian and authorSumnerville Cemetery, Niles, MI
- Eva C. Doughtyborn 1852American journalist, suffragistRiverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, MI
- Benjamin Hathawayborn 1822American poet 1822-1896Rose Hill Cemetery, Marcellus, MI
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1830s1
- 1850s2
- 1860s1
- 1870s1
- 1880s2
- 1890s5
- 1900s8
- 1910s7
- 1920s9
- 1930s4
- 1940s10
- 1950s5
- 1960s6
- 1970s5
- 1980s3
- 1990s3
- 2000s2
- 2010s5
- 2020s2
By recorded year of death, for the 81 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Forest Hill Cemetery · Ann Arbor, MI11
- Elmwood Cemetery · Detroit, MI8
- Oak Hill Cemetery · Battle Creek, MI5
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Ferndale, MI4
- Oakwood Cemetery · Traverse City, MI3
- Woodmere Cemetery · Carleton, MI3
- White Chapel Cemetery · Troy, MI2
- Roseland Park Cemetery · Berkley, MI2
- Woodland Cemetery · Monroe, MI2
- Riverside Cemetery · Albion, MI2
- Ishpeming Cemetery · Ishpeming, MI2
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Coldwater, MI2
- Sumnerville Cemetery · Niles, MI2
- Silverbrook Cemetery · Niles, MI2
- Ford Cemetery · Detroit, MI1
- Mount Avon Cemetery · Rochester, MI1
- Duck Island Cemetery · Sault Ste. Marie, MI1
- Mountain Home Cemetery · Kalamazoo, MI1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Birmingham, MI1
- Highland Cemetery · Ypsilanti, MI1
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery · Farmington Hills, MI1
- Mount Evergreen Cemetery · Jackson, MI1
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Hamtramck, MI1
- Norton Cemetery · Norton Shores, MI1
- Constantine Township Cemetery · Constantine, MI1
Top 25 of 47 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.