Notable burials · MT
Notable people buried in Montana
Wikidata records 137 notable people as buried in Montana, spread over 39 of the cemeteries we list, the 48th highest count of any state. Forest Vale Cemetery in Helena Valley West Central holds the most, with 22 (16% of the state total).
137
notable burials
39
cemeteries with one or more
22
at Forest Vale Cemetery
By theme
Who is buried in Montana
Government
Governors9United States representatives8United States senators7
Military
American Civil War veterans7Medal of Honor recipients7Spanish-American War veterans2World War I veterans1World War II veterans3
Arts and entertainment
Actors4Architects1Painters, sculptors and photographers8Journalists5Musicians and singers1Writers and poets6
Sports
American football players6Baseball players3Basketball players5
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts2Business leaders3Inventors and engineers1Physicians1Scientists1
From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.
People
Best-documented burials in Montana
- Jeannette Rankin1880-1973American congresswoman for MontanaMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Evel Knievel1938-2007American stunt performer and artistMountain View Cemetery, Butte, MT
- Chet Huntley1911-1974American broadcasterSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- Thomas J. Walsh1859-1933American politicianResurrection Cemetery, Helena, MT
- Little Wolf1820-1904Northern Cheyenne chiefLame Deer Cemetery, Lame Deer, MT
- Joseph M. Dixon1867-1934American politicianMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Ralph Hills1902-1977American shot putterMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Kirby Grant1911-1985American film and television actorMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Roy E. Ayers1882-1955American politicianLewistown City Cemetery, Lewistown, MT
- Morning Star1810-1883Great chief of the Northern Cheyenne peopleLame Deer Cemetery, Lame Deer, MT
- T. Hee1911-1988American animator, director and teacherRed Lodge Cemetery, Red Lodge, MT
- Preston Leslie1819-1907Governor of KentuckyForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Tim M. Babcock1919-2015American politicianForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- James E. Murray1876-1961Canadian born American politicianHoly Cross Cemetery, Butte, MT
- Forrest H. Anderson1913-1989American politicianForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Donald Grant Nutter1915-196215th Governor of Montana.Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT
- Orvin B. Fjare1918-2011American politicianMountain View Cemetery, Big Timber, MT
- Joseph Toole1851-1929American politicianResurrection Cemetery, Helena, MT
- Thomas C. Power1839-1923American politicianResurrection Cemetery, Helena, MT
- Zales Ecton1898-1961American politicianSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- Wilbur F. Sanders1834-1905Union United States Army officer, lawyerForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Stan Lynde1931-2013American cartoonistMountview Cemetery, Billings, MT
- Sam V. Stewart1872-1939American politicianForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Sam C. Ford1882-1961American judgeForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Albert J. Campbell1857-1907American politicianMount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, MT
- Dorothy M. Johnson1905-1984American writerWhitefish Cemetery, Whitefish, MT
- John Bozeman1835-1867American pioneer in MontanaSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- Mary Long Alderson1860-1940American suffragist and botanical collectorSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- John M. Evans1863-1946American politicianMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Tom Stout1879-1965United States CongressmanMountview Cemetery, Billings, MT
- Lee Mantle1851-1934American politicianMount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, MT
- Martin Maginnis1841-1919Union Army officer and politicianResurrection Cemetery, Helena, MT
- James F. O'Connor1878-1945American politicianCalvary Cemetery, Livingston, MT
- Dolly Akers1901-1986American politicianPoplar Cemetery, Wolf Point, MT
- Joseph Poindexter1869-1951American judgeMountain View Cemetery, Dillon, MT
- Ethel Hays1892-1989American cartoonistMountview Cemetery, Billings, MT
- Samuel Thomas Hauser1833-1914American industrialist and 7th governor of the Montana TerritoryForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Stanley Vestal1887-1957American historian and poetCuster National Cemetery, Crow Agency, MT
- Mitch Bouyer1837-1876US Army scout and interpreterCuster National Cemetery, Crow Agency, MT
- Frank G. Higgins1864-1905American politicianMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Richard Throssel1882-1933Cree photographerMountview Cemetery, Billings, MT
- Benjamin F. Potts1836-1887United States Army general during American Civil WarForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Hiram Knowles1834-1911United States federal judgeHillcrest Cemetery, Deer Lodge, MT
- Laton Alton Huffman1854-1931American photographerCuster County Cemetery, Miles City, MT
- Ralph Scott1894-1936American football player and coachCuster National Cemetery, Crow Agency, MT
- John Jordan Crittenden III1854-1876US Army officerCuster National Cemetery, Crow Agency, MT
- Frank Joseph Bell1880-1957(1880-1957) American aviatorMountview Cemetery, Billings, MT
- Hugh R. Adair1889-1971American politicianForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Henry Hogan1840-1916United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCuster County Cemetery, Miles City, MT
- James Pym1852-1893United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCuster County Cemetery, Miles City, MT
- Joseph Cable1848-1877United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCuster National Cemetery, Crow Agency, MT
- James Fegan1827-1886United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCuster National Cemetery, Crow Agency, MT
- Karl Ohs1946-2007American politicianHarrison Cemetery, Three Forks, MT
- Bill Christiansen1914-2000American politicianResurrection Cemetery, Helena, MT
- Sarah Bickford1852-1931American business womanVirginia City Cemetery, Virginia City, MT
- Brick Breeden1904-1977College basketball coach; Montana State SenatorSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- Eugene L. Grant1897-1996American civil engineerSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- Antonio Ravalli1811-1884Italian missionarySaint Marys Cemetery, Stevensville, MT
- Pokey Allen1943-1996Gridiron football player and coachMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Edgar Samuel Paxson1852-1919American artistMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Ernest T. Eaton1877-1957American politicianMountview Cemetery, Billings, MT
- Darrell Ward1964-2016American reality television personalityHillcrest Cemetery, Deer Lodge, MT
- Conrad Kohrs1835-1920American politician, cattlemanHillcrest Cemetery, Deer Lodge, MT
- Brynjulf Rivenes1874-1929Norwegian-American architectCuster County Cemetery, Miles City, MT
- Tom Kane1878-1939American politicianCorvallis Cemetery, Hamilton, MT
- Herb Plews1928-2014American baseball playerMontana State Veterans Cemetery, Helena West Side, MT
- Leo J. Powers1909-1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHoly Cross Cemetery, Butte, MT
- Aquilla Coonrod1831-1884United States Army Medal of Honor recipient; first white child born in Williams County, Ohio.Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, MT
- William Thomas Hamilton1822-1908American frontiersman and authorMountain View Cemetery, Columbus, MT
- Vic Lindskog1914-2003American football playerCrown Hill Cemetery, Cut Bank, MT
- Lester S. Willson1839-1919Officer in the Union Army, merchant and politicianSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- Nelson Story1838-1926American businessmanSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- Nelson Story Jr.1874-1932American politicianSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- Frank H. Woody1833-1916American politicianMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Harry F. Adams1895-1977American college sports coachMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Charles Arthur Broadwater1840-1892American bankerForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Newton W. McConnell1832-1915American judgeForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- William Castlebury Shippen1829-1911American politicianMount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, MT
- Nathan Ransom Leonard1832-1917Acting president of the University of IowaMount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, MT
- Duane Rilla1964-2001American football coachDawson County Cemetery, Glendive, MT
- Charles W. Cook1839-1927American explorer, miner, and rancherMayn Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, MT
- Bob Cope1928-2001American basketball player and coachHoly Cross Cemetery, Butte, MT
- Charlie McAuliffe1895-1983American football coachHoly Cross Cemetery, Butte, MT
- William E. Schreiber1880-1965American football player and coachLakeview Cemetery, Polson, MT
- Jim Waltermire1949-1988American politicianResurrection Cemetery, Helena, MT
- Jim Deming1924-2006American football coachResurrection Cemetery, Helena, MT
- Bob Petrino Sr.1937-2018American football coachResurrection Cemetery, Helena, MT
- Hugh Davidson1928-2020American football playerRiverside Cemetery, Stevensville, MT
- Bob Thoft1929-2009American politicianRiverside Cemetery, Stevensville, MT
- Paschal Conley1858-1919American soldierHighland Cemetery, Havre, MT
- Brian G. Gilmartin1940-2016American social psychologistHighland Cemetery, Havre, MT
- Don Harvey1920-2008American basketball playerSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- George Y. Patten1876-1951American judgeSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- Clyde Carpenter1908-1971American football coachSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- Ernest Veuve1843-1916United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- John W. Stewart1889-1943American football coachMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- George Dahlberg1900-1993American sports coach and college athletics administratorMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Tom Kingsford1928-2005American football player and coachMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Edna Rankin McKinnon1893-1978Birth control reformerMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Endre N. Haugen1868-1953American photographer and postcard publisherMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Robert H. Cary1885-1912American football player and coachMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Sara E. Morse1871-1933American school superintendentMountview Cemetery, Billings, MT
- Horace R. Buck1853-1897American judgeForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Anton Holter1831-1921Millionaire of Helena, MTForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- W. W. De Lacy1819-1892American engineer and surveyorForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Lewis Orvis Evans1871-1931Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, MT
- Samuel Edward Larabie1845-1914Millionaire banker of MontanaHillcrest Cemetery, Deer Lodge, MT
- Vic Reinemer1923-1991American journalist and senatorial aideLewistown City Cemetery, Lewistown, MT
- Artie Crazy Bull1937-1994Lakota artistPoplar Cemetery, Wolf Point, MT
- Mary Young Man1901-1990Sioux artistPoplar Cemetery, Wolf Point, MT
- Venora Ella Bridwell1861-1942Wife of David Evans MetlenMountain View Cemetery, Dillon, MT
- Wallis Huidekoper1870-1956American rancherMountain View Cemetery, Big Timber, MT
- Lorillard Spencer IV1906-1981American farmer and rancherMountain View Cemetery, Big Timber, MT
- Grace B. Nutting1894-1983BotanistSoldiers Chapel Cemetery, Big Sky, MT
- Margaret Frances Carter1861-1886Resurrection Cemetery, Helena, MT
- Thomas Cruse1834-1914Montana millionaireResurrection Cemetery, Helena, MT
- Helen Pease Wolf1906-1995Absaroka writer 1906-1995Lodge Grass Cemetery, Crow Agency, MT
- Winona Yellowtail Plenty Hoops1917-2012Beadwork artist, born 1917Lodge Grass Cemetery, Crow Agency, MT
- Amy Bright Wings Red Star1920-2013Beadwork artist, fashion amd clothing designer, painter, regalia maker, textile and fiber artistLodge Grass Cemetery, Crow Agency, MT
- Emma Jane Ware Scheuber1863-1922American botanical collectorMountainview Cemetery, Livingston, MT
- Thomas Josiah Dimsdale1831-1866British teacherVirginia City Cemetery, Virginia City, MT
- Thomas B. Magee1862-1930American photographerEast Glacier Park Cemetery, South Browning, MT
- Ruth Wheeler1908-19881908-1988Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, MT
- William R. Mackay1911-1999American businessman and state legislatorRoscoe Cemetery, Absarokee, MT
- Emma Magee1866-19501866-1950Pleasant View Cemetery, Ronan, MT
- Val Glynn1903-1992American baseball and basketball playerHarlowton Cemetery, Harlowton, MT
- Moses Job1820-1875Nevada settlerMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- Edward Hugo Boos1877-1937Journalist and photographerMissoula Cemetery, Missoula, MT
- James Friguglietti1936-2018American history professorMountview Cemetery, Billings, MT
- James U. Sanders1859-1923American lawyerForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- William Allen Chessman1830-1920MillionaireForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Theodore H. Kleinschmidt1839-1913Forest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Oliver Tamblyn1893-1957American soldierForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Volunteer weather observer for meteorological project (1848-1873) of the Smithsonian InstitutionForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Julia Kate Chumasero1853-1929MillionaireForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Ellen Frances Farrar1841-1906Forest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
- Harry Percy Kennett1860-1900RancherForest Vale Cemetery, Helena Valley West Central, MT
Ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article about the person.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Forest Vale Cemetery · Helena Valley West Central22
- Missoula Cemetery · Missoula19
- Sunset Hills Cemetery · Bozeman13
- Resurrection Cemetery · Helena10
- Mountview Cemetery · Billings8
- Custer National Cemetery · Crow Agency7
- Mount Moriah Cemetery · Butte5
- Hillcrest Cemetery · Deer Lodge4
- Custer County Cemetery · Miles City4
- Holy Cross Cemetery · Butte4
- Poplar Cemetery · Wolf Point3
- Mountain View Cemetery · Big Timber3
- Lodge Grass Cemetery · Crow Agency3
- Mountain View Cemetery · Dillon2
- Lewistown City Cemetery · Lewistown2
- Highland Cemetery · Havre2
- Virginia City Cemetery · Virginia City2
- Riverside Cemetery · Stevensville2
- Lame Deer Cemetery · Lame Deer2
- Montana State Veterans Cemetery · Helena West Side1
- Mountainview Cemetery · Livingston1
- Calvary Cemetery · Livingston1
- Soldiers Chapel Cemetery · Big Sky1
- Dawson County Cemetery · Glendive1
- East Glacier Park Cemetery · South Browning1
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
- Michigan1,368
- Minnesota839
- Mississippi289
- Missouri1,271
- 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