Notable burials · NC
Notable people buried in North Carolina
Wikidata records 560 notable people as buried in North Carolina, spread over 134 of the cemeteries we list, the 27th highest count of any state. Old Chapel Hill Cemetery in Chapel Hill holds the most, with 47 (8% of the state total).
560
notable burials
134
cemeteries with one or more
47
at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
By theme
Who is buried in North Carolina
Military
American Civil War veterans31Korean War veterans2Medal of Honor recipients4Mexican-American War veterans1American Revolutionary War veterans1Spanish-American War veterans1Vietnam War veterans2War of 1812 veterans1World War I veterans20World War II veterans21
Arts and entertainment
Actors15Architects5Painters, sculptors and photographers18Journalists15Musicians and singers16Pulitzer Prize winners1Writers and poets34
Sports
Science and work
From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.
People
Best-documented burials in North Carolina
- Thomas Wolfe1900-1938American writerRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- Randolph Scott1898-1987American actorElmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- Gig Young1913-1978American actorGreen Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, NC
- Anna J. Cooper1858-1964African-American author, educator, speaker and scholarCity Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- Kay Hagan1953-2019American politicianGreen Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, NC
- Harold Hotelling1895-1973American statistician and econometricianOld Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Caleb Bradham1867-1934American pharmacist, inventor of Pepsi-ColaCedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, NC
- Dean Smith1931-2015American basketball coachOld Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Betty Smith1896-1972American authorChapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- David Brinkley1920-2003American journalistOakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- Janis Carter1913-1994American actress, singer & television personalityMaplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC
- Sidney Blackmer1895-1973American actorChestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, NC
- Malcom McLean1913-2001American businessmanOak Grove Cemetery, Maxton, NC
- Daniel Harvey Hill1821-1889Confederate States Army generalDavidson College Cemetery, Davidson, NC
- Marjorie Lee Browne1914-1979American mathematician, educatorBeechwood Cemetery, Durham, NC
- Paul Green1894-1981American playwrightOld Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- John S. Marmaduke1833-188725th governor of Missouri (1833 to 1887)City Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance1830-1894Confederate military officer in the American Civil WarRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- Willie Stargell1940-2001American baseball player and coachOleander Memorial Gardens, Seagate, NC
- John Branch1782-1863American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Enfield, NC
- Henry Bacon1866-1924American architectOakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- Richard McKenna1913-1964American writerChapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Kenneth Claiborne Royall1894-1971United States generalWillow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, NC
- Charlie Sifford1922-2015Professional golferMoores AME Zion Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- Sam Ervin1896-1985United States Senator and juristForest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, NC
- Alfred Moore Scales1827-1892Confederate Army generalGreen Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, NC
- John J. Parker1885-1958American judgeElmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- Gordon Gray1909-1982Official in the government of the United StatesSalem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC
- Clyde R. Hoey1877-1954American politicianSunset Cemetery, Shelby, NC
- Lisa Lynn Masters1964-2016American actressGreen Hills Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- Tim Flock1924-1998American racecar driverSunset Memory Gardens, Mint Hill, NC
- Johnny Bristol1939-2004American musicianOlive Hill Cemetery, Morganton, NC
- Tab Thacker1962-2007American sport wrestler and actorEvergreen Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC
- James C. Dobbin1814-1857American politicianCross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, NC
- George Davis1820-1896American and Confederate politicianOakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- William Greer1909-1985American Secret Service agentGreen Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman1812-1897Confederate Army general and politicianRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- Wilbert Harrison1929-1994American rhythm and blues singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica playerNorth Pinewood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- Robert F. Williams1925-1996American civil rights activistHillcrest Cemetery, Monroe, NC
- Susie Sharp1907-1996American judgeGreenview Cemetery, Reidsville, NC
- William C. Lee1895-1948United States generalGreenwood Cemetery, Dunn, NC
- W. Kerr Scott1896-1958American politicianHawfields Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mebane, NC
- Warren Winslow1810-1862American politicianCross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, NC
- Rose O'Neal Greenhow1814-1864American spyOakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- Frank Porter Graham1886-1972Historian and politicianOld Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Earl B. Ruth1916-1989American politicianSalisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, NC
- R. J. Reynolds1850-1918American businessman, founder R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanySalem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC
- William H. Smathers1891-1955American politicianGreen Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds1884-1963American politicianRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- Lee Slater Overman1854-1930American politicianChestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, NC
- Suzanne Kaaren1912-2004American actressChestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, NC
- B. Everett Jordan1896-1974American politicianPine Hill Cemetery, Burlington, NC
- Cameron A. Morrison1869-1953American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- Thomas Michael Holt1831-1896American politicianLinwood Cemetery, Graham, NC
- James E. O'Hara1844-1905American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, New Bern, NC
- Annie Dove Denmark1887-1974American educatorWillow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, NC
- David Settle Reid1813-1891American politicianGreenview Cemetery, Reidsville, NC
- Judy Clay1938-2001American soul and gospel singerMcKinnon Cemetery, Saint Pauls, NC
- Madie Hall Xuma1894-1982American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC
- Tod Robinson Caldwell1818-1874American politicianForest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, NC
- Lawrence O'Bryan Branch1820-1862American politicianCity Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- Alton Lennon1906-1986American politicianOakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- Georgia Carroll1919-2011American singer and actressOld Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Locke Craig1860-1924American politicianRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- Alfred Brauer1894-1985German-American mathematicianChapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Friedrich Solmsen1904-1989German classical scholarChapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Gaston A. Robbins1858-1902American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Statesville, NC
- Curtis Hooks Brogden1816-1901American politicianWillow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, NC
- Angus Wilton McLean1870-1935American politicianMeadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, NC
- Lawrence H. Fountain1913-2002American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Tarboro, NC
- Robert W. Scott1929-2009American politicianHawfields Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mebane, NC
- Joseph Wilson Ervin1901-1945American politicianForest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, NC
- William Henry Haywood Jr.1801-1852American politicianCity Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- John D. Barry1839-1867Confederate Army generalOakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- John Nathaniel Couch1896-1986American mycologistOld Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Robert Broadnax Glenn1854-1920American politicianSalem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC
- Buddy Baker1941-2015Racecar driverSharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC
- Carl Epting Mundy, Jr.1935-2014United States Marine Corps CommandantGreen Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, NC
- Oliver Max Gardner1882-1947American politicianSunset Cemetery, Shelby, NC
- Robert B. Vance1828-1899Confederate Army generalRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- Mary Lura Sherrill1888-1968American chemistGreen Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, NC
- Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr.1894-1969American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Oxford, NC
- Hamilton Chamberlain Jones III1884-1957American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- John Hamlin Folger1880-1963American politicianOakdale Cemetery, Mount Airy, NC
- Woodrow Wilson Jones1914-2002American politicianRutherfordton City Cemetery, Rutherfordton, NC
- Alfred Lee Bulwinkle1883-1950American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Gastonia, NC
- Sarah Louise Delany1889-1999African-American writer and activistMount Hope Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- Charles Manly1795-1871American politicianCity Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- William H. C. Whiting1824-1865Confederate States Army generalOakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- Edwin Yates Webb1872-1955American politicianSunset Cemetery, Shelby, NC
- Thomas Drayton1809-1891Confederate Army generalElmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- Rufus Barringer1821-1895Confederate Army generalElmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- James Jefferson Britt1861-1939American politicianRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- T. Gilbert Pearson1873-1943ConservationistGreen Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, NC
- Joseph Jonathan Davis1828-1892Confederate Army officer and American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Louisburg, NC
- William O. Burgin1877-1946American politicianLexington City Cemetery, Lexington, NC
- Charles A. Jonas1876-1955American politicianHollybrook Cemetery, Lincolnton, NC
- L. Nelson Bell1894-1973American missionaryPiney Grove Cemetery, Swannanoa, NC
- John Hosea Kerr1873-1958American politicianFairview Cemetery, Warrenton, NC
- Charles Bennett Deane1898-1969American politicianEast Side Cemetery, Rockingham, NC
- Hannibal Lafayette Godwin1873-1929American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Dunn, NC
- Frederick Augustus Woodard1854-1915American politicianMaplewood Cemetery, Wilson, NC
- Hoyt Patrick Taylor1890-1964North Carolina politician; Silver Star and Purple Heart recipientEast View Cemetery, Wadesboro, NC
- Robert Ransom, Jr.1828-1892Confederate Army generalCedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, NC
- Hamilton G. Ewart1849-1918United States federal judgeOakdale Cemetery, Hendersonville, NC
- Romulus Mitchell Saunders1791-1867American politicianCity Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- Richard Hines1792-1851American politicianCity Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- Nathaniel Boyden1796-1873American politicianOld Lutheran Cemetery, Salisbury, NC
- Absalom Tatom1742-1802PoliticianCity Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- James Owen1784-1865American politicianOakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- Ruth Faison Shaw1889-1969American artistOakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- David Heaton1823-1870American politicianNew Bern National Cemetery, New Bern, NC
- Nathaniel Alexander1756-1808American physician and politicianOld Settlers Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- Alma Holland Beers1892-1974U.S. botanistOld Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Red Prysock1926-1993American rhythm and blues tenor saxophonistSalisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, NC
- Billy Werber1908-2009American baseball playerSharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC
- William T. Crawford1856-1913American politicianGreen Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, NC
- Gaston Means1879-1938American detective, spy, and con artistOakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC
- Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs1930-1994American historianChapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Brooks Otis1908-1977American classical philologistChapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Charles Mather Cooke1844-1920American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Louisburg, NC
- George E. Hood1875-1960American politicianWillow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, NC
- Vern Benson1924-2014American baseball player, coach, managerRowan Memorial Park Cemetery, Salisbury, NC
- Rodolfo P. Hernandez1931-2013U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipientSandhills Veteran Cemetery, Spring Lake, NC
- Frank Ertel Carlyle1897-1960American politicianMeadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, NC
- Robert K. Morgan1918-2004United States Air Force officerWestern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain, NC
- Henry G. Connor1852-1924United States federal judgeMaplewood Cemetery, Wilson, NC
- Clarence Gaines1923-2005American basketball player and coachEvergreen Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC
- Alvin Paul Kitchin1908-1983American politicianEast View Cemetery, Wadesboro, NC
- Thomas Samuel Ashe1812-1887American politicianEast View Cemetery, Wadesboro, NC
- Charles Orville Whitley1927-2002American politicianMaplewood Cemetery, Mount Olive, NC
- Minnie Evans1892-1987African American artistCalvary Memorial Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- Annie Elizabeth Delany1891-1995American dentist and activistMount Hope Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- William Henry Hill1767-1809American politicianCity Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
- Evan Shelby Alexander1767-1809PoliticianOld Lutheran Cemetery, Salisbury, NC
- Thomas Settle1865-1919American lawyer and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North CarolinaOakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- Charles A. Ellwood1873-1946United States sociologistMaplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC
- Charles Kuralt1934-1997American journalist, correspondent, news anchorOld Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Jacob E. Long1880-1955American politicianMaplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC
- Augustine Henry Shepperd1792-1864American politicianSalem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC
- William R. Boggs1829-1911Confederate Army generalSalem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC
- Ben Paschal1895-1974American baseball playerSharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC
- Inglis Fletcher1879-1969American novelistWilmington National Cemetery, Wilmington, NC
- Zebulon Weaver1872-1948American politicianRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- John Steele1764-1815American politicianChestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, NC
- Madelyn Clare1894-1975Early 20th century American actorSunset Cemetery, Shelby, NC
- George A. Shuford1895-1962US politicianRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- John M. Morehead1866-1923American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- Bill Fetzer1884-1959American football, basketball, and baseball coach. Also was a professional baseball player.Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC
- C. Alphonso Smith1864-1924American American professor of English, philologist, and folkloristGreen Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, NC
Showing 150 of 560. 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
- Old Chapel Hill Cemetery · Chapel Hill47
- Oakdale Cemetery · Wilmington39
- Riverside Cemetery · Asheville33
- Maplewood Cemetery · Durham30
- Salem Cemetery · Winston-Salem22
- Elmwood Cemetery · Charlotte20
- City Cemetery · Raleigh20
- Cedar Grove Cemetery · New Bern14
- Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery · Chapel Hill14
- Green Hill Cemetery · Greensboro13
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery · Salisbury13
- Green Hill Cemetery · Waynesville12
- Willow Dale Cemetery · Goldsboro11
- Sharon Memorial Park · Charlotte9
- Beechwood Cemetery · Durham9
- Oakwood Cemetery · Statesville8
- East View Cemetery · Wadesboro8
- Mount Hope Cemetery · Raleigh7
- Forest Hill Cemetery · Morganton6
- Maplewood Cemetery · Wilson6
- Evergreen Cemetery · Winston-Salem6
- Salisbury National Cemetery · Salisbury5
- Sunset Cemetery · Shelby5
- Davidson College Cemetery · Davidson5
- Cross Creek Cemetery · Fayetteville5
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
- Montana137
- Nebraska404
- Nevada250
- New Hampshire422
- New Jersey1,938
- New Mexico222
- New York10,713
- 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