Inventors and engineers buried in Texas
Wikidata records 15 inventors and engineers as buried in 12 of the cemeteries we list in Texas. Glenwood Cemetery in Houston holds the most, with 2. Texas has the 16th highest count of any state, out of 1,162 nationally.
People with inventor or engineer among their recorded occupations.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Inventors and engineers buried in Texas
- Gustav Schleicher1823-1879German-born Democratic United States Representative from TexasSan Antonio National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- William Lewis Cabell1827-191114th, 16th and 20th mayor of DallasGreenwood Cemetery, Dallas, TX
- Howard R. Hughes Sr.1869-1924American businessmanGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
- John H. "Jack" Rafferty1896-1940First flood control engineer for the Harris County Flood Control DistrictForest Park Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Charles Courtice Alderton1857-1941American pharmacist; inventor of Dr PepperOakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX
- Jud Larson1923-1966American racecar driverCook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home & Cemetery, Pflugerville, TX
- Howard Hughes1905-1976American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producerGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Oswald Lange1912-2000German-American aerospace engineerKnights Of Honor Cemetery, Blossom, TX
- Rick Husband1957-2003American astronautLlano Cemetery, Amarillo, TX
- Red Adair1915-2004FirefighterForest Park Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Jack Kilby1923-2005American electrical engineerSparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
- John M. Eargle1931-2007Chief Recording Engineer, Delos RecordsHillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, TX
- Thomas Lyle Martin, Jr.1921-2009American university presidentRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Arch West1914-2011American businessmanRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- John B. Goodenough1922-2023American materials scientistAustin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, TX
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1870s1
- 1910s1
- 1920s1
- 1940s2
- 1960s1
- 1970s1
- 2000s6
- 2010s1
- 2020s1
By recorded year of death, for the 15 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Glenwood Cemetery · Houston, TX2
- Forest Park Cemetery · Houston, TX2
- Restland Memorial Park · Richardson, TX2
- San Antonio National Cemetery · San Antonio, TX1
- Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home & Cemetery · Pflugerville, TX1
- Austin Memorial Park Cemetery · Austin, TX1
- Llano Cemetery · Amarillo, TX1
- Hillcrest Cemetery · Texarkana, TX1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Dallas, TX1
- Oakwood Cemetery · Waco, TX1
- Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park · Dallas, TX1
- Knights Of Honor Cemetery · Blossom, TX1
Other notable burials in Texas
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.