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Notable burials · OH

Notable people buried in Ohio

Wikidata records 2,567 notable people as buried in Ohio, spread over 391 of the cemeteries we list, the 7th highest count of any state. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum in Finneytown holds the most, with 448 (17% of the state total).

2,567
notable burials
391
cemeteries with one or more
448
at Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum
By theme

Who is buried in Ohio

Government
First Ladies of the United States1Governors50Presidents of the United States1Supreme Court justices6United States representatives340United States senators38
Military
American Civil War veterans112Korean War veterans3Medal of Honor recipients59Mexican-American War veterans12American Revolutionary War veterans11Spanish-American War veterans13Vietnam War veterans6War of 1812 veterans21World War I veterans56World War II veterans54
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts10Business leaders126Inventors and engineers45Nobel Prize laureates2Physicians55Scientists95

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

People

Best-documented burials in Ohio

Showing 150 of 2,567. 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 Ohio

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