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Notable burials · NV

Notable people buried in Nevada

Wikidata records 250 notable people as buried in Nevada, spread over 17 of the cemeteries we list, the 41st highest count of any state. Mountain View Cemetery in Reno holds the most, with 122 (49% of the state total).

250
notable burials
17
cemeteries with one or more
122
at Mountain View Cemetery
By theme

Who is buried in Nevada

Government
Governors9United States representatives5United States senators3
Military
Korean War veterans3Spanish-American War veterans2World War I veterans2World War II veterans3
Arts and entertainment
Actors11Journalists8Musicians and singers4Writers and poets10
Sports
American football players4Basketball players1Boxers1
Science and work
Business leaders2Inventors and engineers2Physicians21Scientists11

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

People

Best-documented burials in Nevada

Showing 150 of 250. 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 Nevada

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