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Notable burials · TN

Notable people buried in Tennessee

Wikidata records 902 notable people as buried in Tennessee, spread over 165 of the cemeteries we list, the 17th highest count of any state. Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville holds the most, with 173 (19% of the state total).

902
notable burials
165
cemeteries with one or more
173
at Mount Olivet Cemetery
By theme

Who is buried in Tennessee

Government
First Ladies of the United States2Governors33Presidents of the United States1Supreme Court justices4United States representatives117United States senators30Vice Presidents of the United States1
Military
American Civil War veterans100Korean War veterans5Medal of Honor recipients18Mexican-American War veterans17American Revolutionary War veterans2Spanish-American War veterans4Vietnam War veterans2War of 1812 veterans1World War I veterans8World War II veterans27
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts1Business leaders43Inventors and engineers4Physicians14Scientists11

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

People

Best-documented burials in Tennessee

Showing 150 of 902. 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 Tennessee

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