Notable burials · Arts and entertainment
Writers and poets buried in Oregon
Wikidata records 58 writers as buried in 21 of the cemeteries we list in Oregon. River View Cemetery in Portland holds the most, with 24. Oregon has the 20th highest count of any state, out of 6,032 nationally.
People recorded as writers, novelists, poets, playwrights or screenwriters.
58
writers
21
cemeteries
10%
of notable burials in Oregon
1960s
the decade with the most deaths (7)
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In order of death
Writers and poets buried in Oregon
- Frederick Schwatka1849-1892American explorer and authorPioneer Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Albert G. Walling1828-1896American printer and publisherLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Frances Fuller Victor1826-1902American historian, poet, novelist, and journalistRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Preston Wilson Gillette1825-1905American writer and politician; Oregon pioneerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Mary Osborn Douthit1850-1908American suffragist from OregonRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Anna Rankin Riggs1835-1908American temperance reformerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Ahio S. Watt1824-1909American poet and farmerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Samuel Asahel Clarke1827-1909Historian, journalist, poet; Oregon correspondent for the Sacramento Union.Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Marion Cook Stow1875-1910American poet and fiction writerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Keturah G. Penton Belknap1820-1913American diaristAlpine Cemetery, Junction City, OR
- Henry H. Woodward1827-1915Poet and Oregon pioneerRoseburg IOOF Cemetery, Roseburg, OR
- Abigail Scott Duniway1834-1915American suffragist, writer, journalist, pioneerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- John Minto IV1822-1915American politician, poet and pioneerPioneer Cemetery, Salem, OR
- John H. Cradlebaugh1850-1918American newspaper publisher, editor, and poetCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Claudius Thayer1854-1923American poetPioneer Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Dennis Alonzo Watters1849-1926American Methodist Episcopal minister and poetCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Carrie Blake Morgan1850-1926American writer and poetRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- William D. Wheelwright1849-1926American timber businessman and writer from OregonRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Thomas Nelson Strong1853-1927American authorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Elwin Lincoln House1861-1932American cleric and writerIdlewilde Cemetery, Hood River, OR
- John Andrew Buchanan1863-1935American politician, judge, historian, poetOcean View Cemetery, Warrenton, OR
- Mary Alethea Woodward1873-1937American poetRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Frances Gill1884-1937American poet and fiction writerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Melville W. Brown1887-1938American film editorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Farnsworth Wright1888-1940American editorWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Jeff C. Riddle1862-1941Author of The Indian History of the Modoc WarChief Schonchin Cemetery, Altamont, OR
- Charles Henry Carey1857-1941Oregon lawyer, judge, and historianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Clara Cogswell Ingham1868-1946American poet and writerEugene Masonic Cemetery, Eugene, OR
- Will T. Kirk1884-1947Commissioner of the Oregon Industrial Accident CommissionRose City Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Henry Roe Cloud1884-1950Native American educator, Presbyterian ministerCrescent Grove Cemetery, Tigard, OR
- Iva Baker Wilson1892-1953American poet and fiction writerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Ben Hur Lampman1886-1954U.S. newspaper editor, essayist, short story writer, and poetLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Edwin G. Wilson1887-1955American short story writer and poetRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Emma Osterman Elmer1867-1956American librarian and authorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Morton Eaton Peck1871-1959American botanist and poetBelcrest Memorial Park, Salem, OR
- Abigail Wells1868-1962American poetLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Elizabeth Lambert Wood1871-1962American writerRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- B.A. Thaxter1873-1964American educator and college presidentRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Edward Elmer Smith1890-1965Food engineer and authorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- William Bittle Wells1872-1965American businessperson; founder of The Pacific MonthlyRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- W. Arthur Boggs1916-1966American poet and English professorWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Esther Pohl Lovejoy1869-1967American physician and international relief workerLone Fir Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Ben Weathers1882-1973PoetEnterprise Cemetery, Enterprise, OR
- George Stanley Turnbull1882-1977American journalism professor and authorZena Cemetery, Salem, OR
- Howard McKinley Corning1896-1977American poet and historianRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Nellie Bowden Pipes McArthur1879-1978Historian of OregonRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Lewis H. Moomaw1889-1980American film directorMount Hope Cemetery, Baker City, OR
- James Blue1930-1980American film director and screenwriterWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Manly Banister1914-1986American printmaker and authorLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Bill Alden1896-1987PoetGilliland Cemetery, Sweet Home, OR
- Ethel Fortner1907-1987American writerWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Cecil A. Poole1907-1989American teacher and mysticMountain View Cemetery, Ashland, OR
- Steve Mason1940-2005American poet and military officerEagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, OR
- Mark Hatfield1922-2011American politician, governor of Oregon and U. S. SenatorWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Jeannette McPherson Gates1924-2012African American poet and teacherWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
- Ann Rule1931-2015American true crime writerCity View Cemetery, Salem, OR
- June E. Foye1920-2016American poetRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Donald Malarkey1921-2017American army noncommissioned officerWillamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, OR
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1890s2
- 1900s6
- 1910s6
- 1920s5
- 1930s5
- 1940s5
- 1950s6
- 1960s7
- 1970s4
- 1980s6
- 2000s1
- 2010s5
By recorded year of death, for the 58 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- River View Cemetery · Portland, OR24
- Willamette National Cemetery · Happy Valley, OR7
- Pioneer Cemetery · Salem, OR4
- City View Cemetery · Salem, OR3
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery · Happy Valley, OR3
- Lone Fir Cemetery · Portland, OR2
- Gilliland Cemetery · Sweet Home, OR1
- Eugene Masonic Cemetery · Eugene, OR1
- Mountain View Cemetery · Ashland, OR1
- Rose City Cemetery · Portland, OR1
- Crescent Grove Cemetery · Tigard, OR1
- Ocean View Cemetery · Warrenton, OR1
- Alpine Cemetery · Junction City, OR1
- Zena Cemetery · Salem, OR1
- Chief Schonchin Cemetery · Altamont, OR1
- Eagle Point National Cemetery · Eagle Point, OR1
- Mount Hope Cemetery · Baker City, OR1
- Roseburg IOOF Cemetery · Roseburg, OR1
- Enterprise Cemetery · Enterprise, OR1
- Belcrest Memorial Park · Salem, OR1
- Idlewilde Cemetery · Hood River, OR1
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Method
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.