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Notable people buried in Minnesota

Wikidata records 839 notable people as buried in Minnesota, spread over 143 of the cemeteries we list, the 20th highest count of any state. Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis holds the most, with 323 (38% of the state total).

839
notable burials
143
cemeteries with one or more
323
at Lakewood Cemetery
By theme

Who is buried in Minnesota

Government
Governors19United States representatives72United States senators15Vice Presidents of the United States1
Military
American Civil War veterans19Korean War veterans2Medal of Honor recipients25Mexican-American War veterans2Spanish-American War veterans1Vietnam War veterans1War of 1812 veterans1World War I veterans15World War II veterans25
Arts and entertainment
Actors10Architects12Painters, sculptors and photographers16Journalists17Musicians and singers13Pulitzer Prize winners1Writers and poets38
Sports
American football players41Baseball players19Basketball players12Boxers3
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts3Business leaders40Inventors and engineers7Nobel Prize laureates3Physicians15Scientists21

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

People

Best-documented burials in Minnesota

Showing 150 of 839. 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 Minnesota

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