Boxers buried in New York
Wikidata records 30 boxers as buried in 25 of the cemeteries we list in New York. Green - Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn holds the most, with 3. New York has the 2nd highest count of any state, out of 175 nationally.
People with boxer among their recorded occupations.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Boxers buried in New York
- William Poole1821-1855American boxer and a founder of the street gang the Bowery BoysGreen - Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Tom Hyer1819-1864American boxerGreen - Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- John C. Heenan1834-1873American boxerSaint Agnes Cemetery, Menands, NY
- John Morrissey1831-1878American boxer and politicianSaint Peters Cemetery, Green Island, NY
- Sam Collyer1842-1904United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, boxerCypress Hills Cemetery, Queens, NY
- James John Corbett1866-1933American boxerCypress Hills Cemetery, Queens, NY
- Jack McAuliffe1866-1937American boxerAlbany Rural Cemetery, Menands, NY
- Al Davis1920-1945American boxerMontefiore Cemetery, Elmont, NY
- Benny Leonard1896-1947American boxerMount Carmel Cemetery, Queens, NY
- Canada Lee1907-1952American actorWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
- Glenn Scobey Warner1871-1954American college football coach, College Football Hall of Fame memberMaplewood Cemetery, Springville, NY
- Jack Clifford1880-1956Italian-born American boxer, dancerLong Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY
- Harry Wills1889-1958American boxerWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
- Tony Canzoneri1908-1959American boxerMount Olivet Cemetery, Queens, NY
- Eugene Bullard1895-1961First African-American military pilotFlushing Cemetery, Queens, NY
- Benny Paret1937-1962Cuban boxerSaint Raymond Cemetery, Bronx, NY
- Frankie Genaro1901-1966American boxerSaint Peters Cemetery, Staten Island, NY
- Young Ahearn1892-1979British-American American boxerGreen - Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Jack Dempsey1895-1983American boxerSouthampton Cemetery, Tuckahoe, NY
- Rocky Graziano1919-1990American boxerLocust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, NY
- Tommy Paul1909-1991American boxerMount Olivet Cemetery, Kenmore, NY
- Coley Wallace1927-2005American actor and boxerCalverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY
- Floyd Patterson1935-2006American heavyweight boxerNew Paltz Rural Cemetery, New Paltz, NY
- Arthur Mercante Sr.1920-2010American boxer and refereeHoly Rood Cemetery, Westbury, NY
- Billy Costello1956-2011American boxerSaint Marys Cemetery, Kingston, NY
- Carmen Basilio1927-2012American boxerSaint Agatha Cemetery, Canastota, NY
- Héctor Camacho1962-2012Puerto Rican boxerSaint Raymond Cemetery, Bronx, NY
- Emile Griffith1938-2013American boxerSaint Michael's Cemetery, Manhattan, NY
- Carl Williams1959-2013American boxerWhite Plains Rural Cemetery, White Plains, NY
- Patrick Day1992-2019American boxerGreenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, NY
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1850s1
- 1860s1
- 1870s2
- 1900s1
- 1930s2
- 1940s2
- 1950s5
- 1960s3
- 1970s1
- 1980s1
- 1990s2
- 2000s2
- 2010s7
By recorded year of death, for the 30 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Green - Wood Cemetery · Brooklyn, NY3
- Saint Raymond Cemetery · Bronx, NY2
- Cypress Hills Cemetery · Queens, NY2
- Woodlawn Cemetery · The Bronx, NY2
- Locust Valley Cemetery · Locust Valley, NY1
- Holy Rood Cemetery · Westbury, NY1
- Calverton National Cemetery · Calverton, NY1
- Long Island National Cemetery · Farmingdale, NY1
- Albany Rural Cemetery · Menands, NY1
- Mount Carmel Cemetery · Queens, NY1
- Flushing Cemetery · Queens, NY1
- Montefiore Cemetery · Elmont, NY1
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Queens, NY1
- Saint Michael's Cemetery · Manhattan, NY1
- Saint Peters Cemetery · Staten Island, NY1
- Southampton Cemetery · Tuckahoe, NY1
- New Paltz Rural Cemetery · New Paltz, NY1
- Greenfield Cemetery · Uniondale, NY1
- Saint Agnes Cemetery · Menands, NY1
- Saint Marys Cemetery · Kingston, NY1
- Saint Agatha Cemetery · Canastota, NY1
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Kenmore, NY1
- Saint Peters Cemetery · Green Island, NY1
- White Plains Rural Cemetery · White Plains, NY1
- Maplewood Cemetery · Springville, NY1
Other notable burials in New York
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.