Notable burials · TX
Notable people buried in Texas
Wikidata records 1,599 notable people as buried in Texas, spread over 284 of the cemeteries we list, the 10th highest count of any state. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio holds the most, with 171 (11% of the state total).
1,599
notable burials
284
cemeteries with one or more
171
at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
By theme
Who is buried in Texas
Government
First Ladies of the United States1Governors34Presidents of the United States1Supreme Court justices1United States representatives106United States senators16Vice Presidents of the United States1
Military
American Civil War veterans70Korean War veterans38Medal of Honor recipients40Mexican-American War veterans10Spanish-American War veterans7Vietnam War veterans24War of 1812 veterans1World War I veterans45World War II veterans180
Arts and entertainment
Actors67Architects9Painters, sculptors and photographers32Journalists28Musicians and singers64Pulitzer Prize winners1Writers and poets64
Science and work
From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.
People
Best-documented burials in Texas
- Lyndon B. Johnson1908-1973President of the United States from 1963 to 1969Johnson Cemetery, Johnson City, TX
- Steven Weinberg1933-2021American theoretical physicistTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Jack Kilby1923-2005American electrical engineerSparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
- Howard Hughes1905-1976American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producerGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Lee Harvey Oswald1939-1963American former marine who assassinated John F. KennedyRose Hill Memorial Park, Pantego, TX
- George Foreman1949-2025American professional boxerParadise North Cemetery, Jersey Village, TX
- Robert E. Howard1906-1936American authorGreenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, TX
- Stevie Ray Vaughan1954-1990American blues guitaristLaurel Land Memorial Park, Duncanville, TX
- John B. Goodenough1922-2023American materials scientistAustin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Sam Houston1793-1863American statesman, politician, and soldierOakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, TX
- Eugene Cernan1934-2017NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17)Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Lady Bird Johnson1912-2007First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969Johnson Cemetery, Johnson City, TX
- Gene Tierney1920-1991American actressGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Chris Kyle1974-2013US Navy SEAL and authorTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- James A. Michener1907-1997American authorTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Moses Malone1955-2015American basketball playerMemorial Oaks Cemetery, Mission Bend, TX
- Ross Perot1930-2019American businessman and politicianSparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
- Rick Husband1957-2003American astronautLlano Cemetery, Amarillo, TX
- David Koresh1959-1993American religious sect leader of Branch DavidiansTyler Memorial Cemetery, Tyler, TX
- Mary Martin1913-1990American actressGreenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, TX
- Walter Cunningham1932-2023American astronautTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- John Connally1917-1993American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Frederic Forrest1936-2023American actorWaxahachie City Cemetery, Waxahachie, TX
- Barbara Jordan1936-1996American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Freddie King1934-1976American blues guitarist and singerSparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
- Ken Starr1946-2022American judge and educational administratorTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Charlie Christian1916-1942American swing and jazz guitaristGates Hill Cemetery, Bonham, TX
- Albert Sidney Johnston1803-1862Confederate States Army officerTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Stephen F. Austin1793-1836American empresario, founder of Texas, namesake of Austin, TexasTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Sherman Hemsley1938-2012American actorFort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, TX
- Lightnin' Hopkins1912-1982American country blues singer, songwriter and guitaristForest Park Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Abraham Zapruder1905-1970Witness to the Kennedy assassinationEmanu - El Cemetery, Dallas, TX
- Miriam A. Ferguson1875-1961American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Leonard Eugene Dickson1874-1954American mathematicianCleburne Memorial Park Cemetery, Cleburne, TX
- Henry Lee Lucas1936-2001American convicted murderer and claimed serial killerCaptain Joe Byrd Cemetery, Huntsville, TX
- James Drury1934-2020American actor; oil and natural gas businessElmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, TX
- Ray Price1926-2013American country music singer, songwriter, and guitaristRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Mirabeau B. Lamar1798-1859American politicianMorton Cemetery, Richmond, TX
- L. Q. Jones1927-2022American actorMagnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, TX
- Oveta Culp Hobby1905-1995US Army officer and government officialGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
- James Cotton1935-2017American blues singer-songwriterTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Morgan Woodward1925-2019American actorArlington Cemetery, Arlington, TX
- Edward Mandell House1858-1938American diplomat with important role in WW I peace negotiationsGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Joe Sample1939-2014American jazz musician and composerParadise North Cemetery, Jersey Village, TX
- Denton Cooley1920-2016American heart surgeonGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Eddie Bernice Johnson1934-2023American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Nellie Connally1919-2006First Lady of Texas from 1963 to 1969Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- John Wesley Hardin1853-1895American Old West characterConcordia Cemetery, El Paso, TX
- Wilmer Allison1904-1977US tennis playerOakwood Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Jim Wright1922-201520th-century American politician from TexasGreenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, TX
- Ralph Yarborough1903-1996American politician in TexasTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Mark White1940-2017American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Sarah Weddington1945-2021Texas attorney, legislator, represented Roe in Roe vs. WadeTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Glenn Corbett1933-1993American actorFort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- Zachary Scott1914-1965American actorAustin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Aaron Allston1960-2014American writerOakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, TX
- Billy Joe Shaver1939-2020American country singerWaco Memorial Park, Robinson, TX
- Slater Martin1925-2012American basketball player and coachMemorial Oaks Cemetery, Mission Bend, TX
- Rob Levin1955-2006Founder of the IRC network freenodeBeth Jacob Cemetery, Pearland, TX
- Robert B. Anderson1910-1989American politicianRosehill Cemetery, Cleburne, TX
- Pascual Orozco1882-1915Mexican general and politicianConcordia Cemetery, El Paso, TX
- Richard Overton1906-2018American centenarian and oldest verified living World War II veteranTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Richard LeParmentier1946-2013American actorAustin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Sam Johnson1930-2020American politician; U.S. Representative for TexasRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Myrtle Corbin1868-1928American sideshow performerCleburne Memorial Park Cemetery, Cleburne, TX
- Chloe Jones1975-2005American pornographic actress and modelWoodlawn Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Sammy Baugh1914-2008American football player, coachBelvieu Cemetery, Rotan, TX
- Lloyd Ruby1928-2009American racing driverRiverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, TX
- John Kilian1811-1884Sorbian pastor, leader of the colony of Serbin, TexasSaint Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery (Serbin Cemetery), Giddings, TX
- Keith Green1953-1982American contemporary Christian musician and songwriterGarden Valley Cemetery, Hideaway, TX
- Lam Jones1958-2019American sprinter and football wide receiverTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Adrienne Ames1907-1947American actressOakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, TX
- Ima Hogg1882-1975American philanthropist and arts patronOakwood Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Thomas Campbell Clark1899-1977Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Sara Haden1898-1981American actressOld City Cemetery, Galveston, TX
- Tris Speaker1888-1958American baseball playerFairview Cemetery, Hubbard, TX
- Bob Krueger1935-2022American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Preston Smith1912-2003Governor of TexasTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Jerry Jeff Walker1942-2020American country singerTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- David Browning1931-1956American diverRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk1803-1857American politicianOak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, TX
- Vivienne Malone-Mayes1932-1995US mathematicianGreenwood Cemetery, Bellmead, TX
- Helen Vinson1905-1999ActressOak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, TX
- Louis Wigfall1816-1874American politicianEpiscopal Cemetery, Galveston, TX
- Lorenzo de Zavala1788-183619th-century Mexican politicianDe Zavala Family Cemetery, Channelview, TX
- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown1924-2005American blues musicianHollywood Cemetery, Orange, TX
- George McFarland1928-1993American child actorTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- James E. Ferguson1871-1944American banker and politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- John Lomax1867-1948American musicologist and folkloristOakwood Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Richard Coke1829-1897American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX
- Lawrence Sullivan Ross1838-1898Governor of Texas, Confederate States of America general, Texas A&M University presidentOakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX
- Maggie Blye1939-2016American actressForest Park Cemetery, Houston, TX
- John B. Magruder1807-1871Confederate Army generalEpiscopal Cemetery, Galveston, TX
- Dwight Jones1952-2016American basketball playerParadise North Cemetery, Jersey Village, TX
- Buddy Knox1933-1999American singer and songwriterDreamland Cemetery, Canyon, TX
- Edward Clark1815-1880Governor of TexasMarshall Cemetery, Marshall, TX
- Francis Lubbock1815-1905Governor of Texas, 1857-1859Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Anson Jones1798-1858Texan politicianGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
- J. Pinckney Henderson1808-1858First Governor of the State of TexasTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Monty Oum1981-2015American animatorTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- John Stapp1910-1999American career U.S. Air Force officer, flight surgeon, physician, and biophysicistFort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, TX
- Amos Milburn1927-1980American rhythm and blues singer, and pianistHouston National Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Teala Loring1922-2007American actressHouston National Cemetery, Houston, TX
- R. L. Moore1882-1974American mathematicianAustin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Frank Hamer1884-1955(1884-1955) American lawmanAustin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Justin Mentell1982-2010American actor, speed skater and musicianRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Robert S. Strauss1918-2014American diplomatSparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
- Red Adair1915-2004FirefighterForest Park Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Samuel S. Wilks1906-1964American mathematicianLittle Elm Cemetery, Little Elm, TX
- Pudge Heffelfinger1867-1954American football player and coachHawley Cemetery, Markham, TX
- George Tyler Wood1795-18582nd Governor of TexasRobinson Cemetery, Onalaska, TX
- Allan Shivers1907-1985PoliticianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Edmund J. Davis1827-1883Governor of Texas from 1870 to 1874Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Terry de la Mesa Allen1888-1969American army officerFort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, TX
- Charles Alvin Beckwith1929-1994Innovative U.S. Army officerFort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- Alvin Moore1891-1972American equestrian and Army officerFort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, TX
- Trey Wilson1948-1989American actorForest Park Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Roger Q. Mills1832-1911Confederate Army officer and politicianOakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, TX
- Andrew Jackson Houston1854-1941American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Benjamin McCulloch1811-1862Confederate Army generalTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Peter Hansborough Bell1810-1898American military officer and politician who served as the third Governor of TexasTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Jud Larson1923-1966American racecar driverCook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home & Cemetery, Pflugerville, TX
- R. H. Bing1914-1986American mathematicianCook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home & Cemetery, Pflugerville, TX
- Hank Thompson1925-2007American country musicianDallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, TX
- Lisa Gaye1935-2016American actress, singer, and dancerHouston National Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Dee Lampton1898-1919ActorMount Olivet Cemetery, Haltom City, TX
- Henri Alain Liogier1916-2009French botanistRose Hill Memorial Park, Pantego, TX
- Olive Oatman1837-1903American living in Mormon, Tolkepaya, and Mohave societies after childhood kidnappingWest Hill Cemetery, Sherman, TX
- Oran Milo Roberts1815-1898American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Austin, TX
- James Stephen Hogg1851-190620th governor of TexasOakwood Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Willie Hutch1944-2005American singer, songwriter, record producerRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Patrick Cranshaw1919-2005American actorRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Richard B. Hubbard1832-1901Governor of Texas from 1876 to 1879Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, TX
- Horace Chilton1853-1932American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Tyler, TX
- Beauford H. Jester1893-1949American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, TX
- Charlotte Walker1876-1958American actressOld City Cemetery, Galveston, TX
- Dory Funk1919-1973American professional wrestlerDreamland Cemetery, Canyon, TX
- James Allred1899-1959Lawyer and politicianRiverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, TX
- Holly Dunn1957-2016American musicianSalado Cemetery, Salado, TX
- Morris Sheppard1875-1941United States Senator from TexasHillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, TX
- W. Marvin Watson1924-2017American politician (Democrat)Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- John Hemphill1803-1862American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Don Baylor1949-2017American baseball player and managerTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- William Pettus Hobby, Sr.1878-1964American politician; Governor of Texas, 1917-1921Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Herb Kelleher1931-2019American businessmanTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Hardin Richard Runnels1820-1873American politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Ross S. Sterling1875-1949American politicianGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Dan Moody1893-1966Texas politicianTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- James W. Henderson1817-1880American politicianGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Cedric Benson1982-2019American football playerTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
Showing 150 of 1,599. 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
- Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery · San Antonio171
- Texas State Cemetery · Austin163
- Glenwood Cemetery · Houston100
- Oakwood Cemetery · Austin73
- Restland Memorial Park · Richardson69
- Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park · Dallas67
- Forest Park Cemetery · Houston53
- Austin Memorial Park Cemetery · Austin36
- Oakwood Cemetery · Waco34
- Oakland Cemetery · Dallas29
- Houston National Cemetery · Houston28
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery · Mission Bend24
- Fort Bliss National Cemetery · El Paso23
- Greenwood Cemetery · Dallas22
- Llano Cemetery · Amarillo21
- City Cemetery Number 1 · San Antonio18
- Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery · Dallas16
- Episcopal Cemetery · Galveston16
- Oakwood Cemetery · Fort Worth16
- San Antonio National Cemetery · San Antonio14
- Laurel Land Memorial Park · Duncanville13
- Oakwood Cemetery · Corsicana12
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Haltom City12
- Paradise North Cemetery · Jersey Village11
- Oakwood Cemetery · Huntsville11
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
- Oregon566
- Pennsylvania3,541
- Rhode Island699
- South Carolina391
- South Dakota151
- Tennessee902
- Utah626
- Vermont437
- Virginia5,460
- Washington487
- West Virginia252
- Wisconsin1,183
- Wyoming107