Notable burials · OR
Notable people buried in Oregon
Wikidata records 566 notable people as buried in Oregon, spread over 82 of the cemeteries we list, the 26th highest count of any state. River View Cemetery in Portland holds the most, with 154 (27% of the state total).
566
notable burials
82
cemeteries with one or more
154
at River View Cemetery
By theme
Who is buried in Oregon
Military
American Civil War veterans6Korean War veterans4Medal of Honor recipients11Mexican-American War veterans4Spanish-American War veterans2Vietnam War veterans4War of 1812 veterans1World War I veterans13World War II veterans22
Arts and entertainment
Actors12Architects6Painters, sculptors and photographers20Journalists23Musicians and singers9Writers and poets58
Sports
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts1Business leaders24Inventors and engineers5Nobel Prize laureates1Physicians14Scientists17
From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.
People
Best-documented burials in Oregon
- Linus Pauling1901-1994American scientistOswego Pioneer Cemetery, Lake Oswego, OR
- Roddy Piper1954-2015Canadian professional wrestlerCrescent Grove Cemetery, Tigard, OR
- Edward Elmer Smith1890-1965Food engineer and authorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Steve Prefontaine1951-1975American long-distance runnerSunset Memorial Park, Bunker Hill, OR
- Clifton James1920-2017American actorWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Tim Hardin1941-1980American recording artist; folk musician and composerTwin Oaks Cemetery, Turner, OR
- Ann Rule1931-2015American true crime writerCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Mark Hatfield1922-2011American politician, governor of Oregon and U. S. SenatorWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Donald Cook1901-1961American actorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- George Henry Williams1823-1910American Lawyer, judge and politician, OregonRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Larry Norman1947-2008American musicianCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Mickey Newbury1940-2002American singer-songwriterGreenwood Cemetery, Lowell, OR
- Kintpuash1837-1873Chief of the Native American Modoc tribeFort Klamath Military Cemetery, Klamath Falls, OR
- Maurine Neuberger1907-2000US Senator from OregonBeth Israel Cemetery, Lake Oswego, OR
- Virgil Earp1843-1905Deputy US marshal and soldierRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Lew Beck1922-1970American basketball playerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Harold Barron1894-1978Athletics competitorWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Wright King1923-2018American actorWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Will Vinton1947-2018American animatorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Victor G. Atiyeh1923-2014American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Abigail Scott Duniway1834-1915American suffragist, writer, journalist, pioneerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Frederick Schwatka1849-1892American explorer and authorPioneer Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Peter Skene Ogden1790-1854British-Canadian fur trapper and explorerMountain View Cemetery, Oregon City, OR
- W. W. Thayer1827-1899American judgeLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Lyle Alzado1949-1992American professional football player and actorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- A. C. Gibbs1825-1886American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Farnsworth Wright1888-1940American editorWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Tina Wiseman1965-2005American actressLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Wayne Morse1900-1974American politicianResthaven Memorial Park, Eugene, OR
- Richard L. Neuberger1912-1960American journalist, author, and politician during the middle of the 20th centuryBeth Israel Cemetery, Lake Oswego, OR
- Oswald West1873-1960American politicianCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- John Whiteaker1820-1902American politicianEugene Masonic Cemetery, Eugene, OR
- Harry Lane1855-1917American politicianLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Larry Keating1899-1963American actorMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Paul Hugh Emmett1900-1985American chemical engineerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Charles Martin1863-1946Oregon politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- La Fayette Grover1823-1911American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- George Lemuel Woods1832-1890American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Stephen F. Chadwick1825-1895American politicianPioneer Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Thomas E. Martin1893-1971American politicianWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Frank W. Benson1858-1911American politicianRoseburg IOOF Cemetery, Roseburg, OR
- Theodore Thurston Geer1851-1924American politicianRose City Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Joseph Simon1851-1935American politicianBeth Israel Cemetery, Lake Oswego, OR
- Zenas Ferry Moody1832-1917American politicianCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Nonpareil Dempsey1862-1895Irish-American boxerMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Clive Charles1951-2003English footballer and managerMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Donald Malarkey1921-2017American army noncommissioned officerWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Douglas McKay1893-1959American politicianBelcrest Memorial Park, Salem, OR
- James H. Slater1826-1899American politicianHillcrest Cemetery, La Grande, OR
- Norris C. Poulson1895-1982American politicianMount Hope Cemetery, Baker City, OR
- Charles William Fulton1853-1918American politicianOcean View Cemetery, Warrenton, OR
- Julius Meier1874-1937American businessman and politicianBeth Israel Cemetery, Lake Oswego, OR
- Willis C. Hawley1864-1941American politicianCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- I. L. Patterson1859-1929American politicianCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- William Paine Lord1838-1911American politicianCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Walter M. Pierce1861-1954American politicianCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- George Law Curry1820-1878American journalist, Governor of OregonLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Frederick W. Mulkey1874-1924American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Joseph N. Dolph1835-1897American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Rufus C. Holman1877-1959American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Henry W. Corbett1827-1903American businessman and politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Alexander G. Barry1892-1952United States Army officerWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Toby Riddle1848-1920Modoc interpreterChief Schonchin Cemetery, Altamont, OR
- Jay Bowerman1876-1957American politicianLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Alexander Goldenweiser1880-1940American anthropologist and sociologistLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Charles A. Sprague1887-1969American politicianCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Ben W. Olcott1872-1952American politicianCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- John M. Gearin1851-1930American politicianMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- David P. Thompson1834-1901American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Sylvester Pennoyer1831-1902American mayorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- John H. Mitchell1835-1905American politician and criminalRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- A. W. Norblad1881-1960American politicianRose City Cemetery, Portland, OR
- James Withycombe1854-1919Governor of OregonCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- James W. Mott1883-1945American politicianCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Charles O. Porter1919-2006American politician, member of the United States House of RepresentativesEugene Masonic Cemetery, Eugene, OR
- George Shaw1933-1998American footballerMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Hall S. Lusk1883-1983American politicianMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Melvin Clark George1849-1933American politicianLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Thomas J. Dryer1808-1879American politicianLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Corinne Barker1890-1928American actressRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Paul L. Patterson1900-1956American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Joseph Conrad Chamberlin1898-1962U.S. arachnologistForest View Cemetery, Forest Grove, OR
- Carl Mays1891-1971American baseball playerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- David Emmons Johnston1845-1917American politicianLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Earl Snell1895-1947American politicianBelcrest Memorial Park, Salem, OR
- Albin Walter Norblad Jr.1908-1964American politicianLone Oak Cemetery, Stayton, OR
- Robert R. Butler1881-1933American politicianIndependent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, OR
- George W. McBride1854-1911American politicianMasonic Cemetery, Saint Helens, OR
- Jason Lee1803-1845Canadian missionaryLee Mission Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Esther Pohl Lovejoy1869-1967American physician and international relief workerLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Nan Wood Honeyman1881-1970American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Old Chief Joseph1785-1871Nez Percé leaderOld Chief Joseph Gravesite, Joseph, OR
- Melville W. Brown1887-1938American film editorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Hazel Ying Lee1912-1944Chinese-American pilotRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Frances Fuller Victor1826-1902American historian, poet, novelist, and journalistRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Gerald J. Wasserburg1927-2016American geologistWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Scott Leavitt1879-1966American politicianWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Fern Hobbs1883-1964American lawyerHillsboro Pioneer Cemetery, Hillsboro, OR
- Elmer Ivan Applegate1867-1949American botanistLinkville Cemetery, Klamath Falls, OR
- Joseph Gale1807-1881American pioneerEagle Valley Cemetery, Joseph, OR
- Morton Eaton Peck1871-1959American botanist and poetBelcrest Memorial Park, Salem, OR
- John N. Williamson1855-1943American politicianJuniper Haven Cemetery, Prineville, OR
- John R. McBride1832-1904American politicianMasonic Cemetery, Saint Helens, OR
- John Andrew Buchanan1863-1935American politician, judge, historian, poetOcean View Cemetery, Warrenton, OR
- Stanley Fafara1949-2003American actorRedland Pioneer Cemetery, Beavercreek, OR
- Erastus Otis Haven1820-1881American Methodist Episcopal bishopLee Mission Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Samuel C. Lancaster1864-1941American landscape architectRose City Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Asa Lovejoy1808-1882American politicianLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Edwin Russell Durno1899-1976American politicianEastwood IOOF Cemetery, Medford, OR
- William W. Chapman1808-1892American politicianLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Edward Howard1877-1983Catholic archbishopMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Marian McDougall1913-2009American amateur golferMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Alma Francis1890-1968American actressLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Cornelius Michael Power1913-1997Roman Catholic archbishopMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Eliza Barchus1857-1959PainterLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Catherine Amanda Coburn1839-1913Newspaper editor from Oregon, United StatesRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Lola Baldwin1860-1957Policewoman from Portland, OregonRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Maurice E. Crumpacker1886-1927American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- George Abernethy1807-1877American merchant and politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Simon Benson1851-1942American businessmanRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- John P. Gaines1795-1857American politicianPioneer Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Hancock Lee Jackson1796-1876American politicianPioneer Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Samuel Thurston1815-1851American pioneerPioneer Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Thomas H. Tongue1844-1903American politicianHillsboro Pioneer Cemetery, Hillsboro, OR
- David Hill1809-1850Oregon politician, born 1809Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery, Hillsboro, OR
- Bill Hayward1868-1947American-Canadian lacrosse player, basketball coach, track and field coachResthaven Memorial Park, Eugene, OR
- Robert C. Stebbins1915-2013American herpetologistResthaven Memorial Park, Eugene, OR
- Ila Ray Hadley1942-1961Figure skaterResthaven Memorial Park, Eugene, OR
- Ray Hadley, Jr.1943-1961Figure skaterResthaven Memorial Park, Eugene, OR
- Kent Henry1948-2009American guitarist and songwriterDouglas Cemetery, Troutdale, OR
- David W. Ballard1824-1883American politicianLebanon Pioneer Cemetery, Lebanon, OR
- Malcolm A. Moody1854-1925American politicianIndependent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, OR
- Joseph G. Wilson1826-1873American politicianPioneer Cemetery, The Dalles, OR
- Billy Sullivan1875-1965American baseball playerSaint James Cemetery, McMinnville, OR
- Martin Mason Hazeltine1827-1903American photographerMount Hope Cemetery, Baker City, OR
- Donald McKay1836-1899Frontier scout, actor, and spokesmanSaint Andrews Mission Cemetery, Mission, OR
- Andrew J. Thayer1818-1873American politicianCrystal Lake Masonic Cemetery, Corvallis, OR
- Edward Allworth1895-1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCrystal Lake Masonic Cemetery, Corvallis, OR
- Thomas Condon1822-1907Irish geologistEugene Masonic Cemetery, Eugene, OR
- Clarence Chesterfield Howerton1913-1975American circus performerMountain View Cemetery, Oregon City, OR
- George Edward Cole1826-1906American politicianLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Robert Joseph Dwyer1908-1976American historianMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Frederick Van Voorhies Holman1852-1927Lawyer and civic leader in Portland, Oregon, president of Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Bar AssociationLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Christopher Evans1847-1917American outlawMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Margaret Fristch1899-1993American architectRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- George Philbrook1884-1964American gridiron football player and athletics competitorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Leslie M. Scott1878-1968American politician, historian, newspaper publisherRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Joseph Showalter Smith1824-1884American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Lansing Stout1828-1871American politician and lawyerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Richard Williams1836-1914American lawyer and politicianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
Showing 150 of 566. 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
- River View Cemetery · Portland154
- Willamette National Cemetery · Happy Valley53
- City View Cemetery · Salem31
- Lone Fir Cemetery · Portland29
- Pioneer Cemetery · Salem28
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery · Happy Valley21
- Mount Calvary Cemetery · Portland19
- Resthaven Memorial Park · Eugene17
- Rose City Cemetery · Portland15
- Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery · Hillsboro15
- Belcrest Memorial Park · Salem11
- Eugene Masonic Cemetery · Eugene9
- Chief Schonchin Cemetery · Altamont9
- Eagle Point National Cemetery · Eagle Point9
- Mountain View Cemetery · Oregon City8
- Pioneer Memorial · Eugene8
- Jacksonville Cemetery · Jacksonville6
- Crystal Lake Masonic Cemetery · Corvallis5
- Beth Israel Cemetery · Lake Oswego5
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery · The Dalles5
- Ocean View Cemetery · Warrenton5
- Forest View Cemetery · Forest Grove5
- Crescent Grove Cemetery · Tigard4
- Juniper Haven Cemetery · Prineville4
- Mount Hope Cemetery · Baker City4
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 Carolina560
- North Dakota46
- Ohio2,567
- Oklahoma376
- Pennsylvania3,541
- Rhode Island699
- South Carolina391
- South Dakota151
- Tennessee902
- Texas1,599
- Utah626
- Vermont437
- Virginia5,460
- Washington487
- West Virginia252
- Wisconsin1,183
- Wyoming107