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Notable people buried in New Jersey

Wikidata records 1,938 notable people as buried in New Jersey, spread over 203 of the cemeteries we list, the 8th highest count of any state. Princeton Cemetery in Princeton holds the most, with 203 (10% of the state total).

1,938
notable burials
203
cemeteries with one or more
203
at Princeton Cemetery
By theme

Who is buried in New Jersey

Government
First Ladies of the United States1Governors25Presidents of the United States1Supreme Court justices2United States representatives111United States senators28Vice Presidents of the United States2
Military
American Civil War veterans40Korean War veterans7Medal of Honor recipients34Mexican-American War veterans4American Revolutionary War veterans10Spanish-American War veterans5Vietnam War veterans3War of 1812 veterans2World War I veterans35World War II veterans46
Sports
American football players26Baseball players57Basketball players9Boxers4
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts3Business leaders77Inventors and engineers46Nobel Prize laureates7Physicians40Scientists73

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

People

Best-documented burials in New Jersey

Showing 150 of 1,938. 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 New Jersey

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