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Notable burials · MO

Notable people buried in Missouri

Wikidata records 1,271 notable people as buried in Missouri, spread over 180 of the cemeteries we list, the 13th highest count of any state. Bellefontaine Cemetery in Saint Louis holds the most, with 381 (30% of the state total).

1,271
notable burials
180
cemeteries with one or more
381
at Bellefontaine Cemetery
By theme

Who is buried in Missouri

Military
American Civil War veterans67Korean War veterans5Medal of Honor recipients34Mexican-American War veterans16American Revolutionary War veterans1Spanish-American War veterans3Vietnam War veterans4War of 1812 veterans10World War I veterans15World War II veterans27
Sports
American football players26Baseball players83Basketball players7Boxers4
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts5Business leaders79Inventors and engineers15Nobel Prize laureates2Physicians23Scientists30

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

People

Best-documented burials in Missouri

Showing 150 of 1,271. 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 Missouri

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