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Governors buried in Tennessee

Wikidata records 33 governors as buried in 22 of the cemeteries we list in Tennessee. Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville holds the most, with 7. Tennessee has the 16th highest count of any state, out of 1,297 nationally.

People recorded as having held a governor's office, such as governor of a US state or territory.

33
governors
22
cemeteries
4%
of notable burials in Tennessee
1880s
the decade with the most deaths (4)

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In order of death

Governors buried in Tennessee

Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.

Over time

Deaths by decade

  • 1810s1
  • 1820s1
  • 1830s1
  • 1850s2
  • 1860s1
  • 1870s2
  • 1880s4
  • 1890s3
  • 1900s4
  • 1910s1
  • 1920s2
  • 1930s4
  • 1940s2
  • 1950s2
  • 1960s1
  • 1970s1
  • 2010s1

By recorded year of death, for the 33 people with one.

Cemeteries

Where they are buried

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Other notable burials in Tennessee

United States representatives117Musicians and singers107American Civil War veterans100American football players50Business leaders43Baseball players35United States senators30Writers and poets28World War II veterans27Actors26Journalists18Medal of Honor recipients18Painters, sculptors and photographers17Basketball players17Mexican-American War veterans17

Governors in every state

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.

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