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Business leaders buried in Virginia
Wikidata records 92 business leaders as buried in 17 of the cemeteries we list in Virginia. Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington holds the most, with 62. Virginia has the 8th highest count of any state, out of 3,027 nationally.
People recorded as businesspeople, entrepreneurs or industrialists.
92
business leaders
17
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in Virginia
2000s
the decade with the most deaths (13)
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In order of death
Business leaders buried in Virginia
- Adolph Dill1792-1867American baker and businessmanShockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Christopher Q. Tompkins1813-1877U.S. Military Academy graduateHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Elijah W. Reed1827-1888American businessmanRoseland Cemetery, Kilmarnock, VA
- Franklin Stearns1815-1888American businessman and unionistShockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Jefferson Davis1808-1889President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Walter Quintin Gresham1832-1895US Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Union Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Rosecrans1819-1898American diplomat, politician and army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Elam Tanner1836-1898Virginia State Senator and Lieutenant ColonelHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Charles Broadway Rouss1836-1902American businessmanMount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA
- Jane McGowan King1830-1905Ice businesswoman in Richmond, Virginia, USAHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Joseph Bryan1845-1908American publisher and industrialistEmmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lakeside, VA
- George Alvin Smith1844-1908Virginia businessmanHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- George Westinghouse1846-1914American inventor and businessmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Joseph S. Smith1836-1919American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- James B. Pace1837-1920Tobacco dealer and treasurer of Richmond, VA, USAHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- George Truesdell1842-1921American businessmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Wortham Pool1842-1922American bookkeeperHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Walter Flanders1871-1923American automotive industrialistWilliamsburg Memorial Park, Williamsburg, VA
- Giles Beecher Jackson1853-1924American lawyer, entrepreneur, and civil rights activistEvergreen Cemetery, Montrose, VA
- Leonard Wood Jr.1892-1931American writer, soldier and entrepreneurArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Frank J. Sprague1857-1934American naval officer and railroad pioneerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Thomas Ashby Watts1866-1935American businessmanSpring Hill Cemetery, West Lynchburg, VA
- John Wesley De Kay1872-1938American entrepreneur and authorNational Memorial Park, West Falls Church, VA
- Elbert Lee Trinkle1876-1939American politicianEast End Cemetery, Wytheville, VA
- Frederic E. Humphreys1883-1941American aviatorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Gibbs McAdoo1863-1941American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Arthur Woods1870-1942American educator, journalist, military and law enforcement officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Theodore W. Jones1853-1943Canadian-born American businessman, politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Montrose, VA
- Joseph Medill Patterson1879-1946American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John G. Emery1881-1946National commander of the American Legion from June to November 1921Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- James Harbord1866-1947United States Army Lieutenant General and President of RCAArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Warner Norton Grubb1900-1947American businessmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Earle Levan Johnson1895-1947American businessman, politician, and National Commander of the Civil Air PatrolArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Leslie R. Nicholas1902-1948Business ExecutiveArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Charles Keller1868-1949United States Army Brigadier GeneralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jacinto F. Diniz1888-1949American politician and businessmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John B. Stetson Jr.1884-1952American diplomat and businessmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- James Goodwin Hall1896-1952American business executiveArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Gustav Manning1873-1953German American businessmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Philip H. Patchin1884-1954American journalist and businessmanIvy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA
- Nelson Swift Morris1891-1955Member of Chicago meat-packing dynastyArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Richard S. Reynolds, Sr.1881-1955American businessmanHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Sosthenes Behn1882-1957American businessman; founder of International Telephone & TelegraphArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Meyer Robert Guggenheim1885-1959American businessmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Stanley Maddox Rumbough Sr.1886-1961United States Army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Nelson M. Cooke1903-1965American businessmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Nathaniel W. Pendleton1898-1968American businessman and politicianWest End Cemetery, Wytheville, VA
- Charles S. Lawrence1892-1970United States Army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Dan A. Kimball1896-1970U.S. Secretary of the NavyArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Robert C. Lee1888-1971US Navy officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- J. Leslie Kincaid1884-1973American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Mary McDermott Beirne1884-1974American horticulturalist, gardener and entrepreneurHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Tex Thornton1913-1981American businessmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Harry H. Vaughan1893-1981Senior U.S. Army Reserve officer, aide to President Harry Truman from 1945 to 1953Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA
- William Chapman Foster1897-1984American government officialArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- C. R. Smith1899-1990American airline executive and deputy commander of the Air Transport Command during World War IIArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Eugene Stoner1922-1997American firearms designerQuantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA
- George H. Olmsted1901-1998United States generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Erle Cocke, Jr.1921-2000Recipient of the Purple Heart medalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Edward Naughton1930-2002American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Donald Regan1918-2003American cabinet officialArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Charles L. Brown1921-2003American businessmanHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Joel Broyhill1919-2006Virginia politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Alexander Trowbridge1929-2006United States Secretary of CommerceArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Guy Gabaldon1926-2006United States Marine who won the Navy CrossArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Perry Milo Hoisington II1916-2006American businesspersonArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Thomas S. Kleppe1919-2007American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jack Valenti1921-2007American political advisor and lobbyist who served as a Special Assistant to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson; also President of the MPAAArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Jay1918-2008Remington Arms Company EmployeeArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Abe Pollin1923-2009American businessmanKing David Memorial Gardens, Idylwood, VA
- Claude Brinegar1926-2009American economic analyst and third United States Secretary of TransportationArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Alexander Haig1924-2010Former U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- J. Sterling Livingston1916-2010American businessman and academicColumbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- David P. Reynolds1915-2011American businessmanHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Matthew G. Martínez1929-2011United States MarineQuantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA
- Helmut Sonnenfeldt1926-2012American writerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Frank Lautenberg1924-2013U.S. Senator from New JerseyArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- J. Harwood Cochrane1912-2016American businessmanWesthampton Memorial Park, Tuckahoe, VA
- Edgar Mitchell1930-2016American astronautArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Glenn1921-2016American astronaut and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Robert Frederick Froehlke1922-2016American businessmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Richard F. Gordon1929-2017American astronautArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Richard Lugar1932-2019American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Earl Brian1942-2020American businessman and combat surgeonArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Frederick Kroesen1923-2020Recipient of the Purple Heart medalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- James M. Beggs1926-2020NASA administratorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Michael Collins1930-2021American astronautArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Donald Rumsfeld1932-2021American politician and diplomatArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Mike Gravel1930-2021American politician; United States SenatorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John T. Chain, Jr.1934-2021U.S. Air Force GeneralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Ryan Popple1977-2021American businessmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Henry Kissinger1923-2023American diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1860s1
- 1870s1
- 1880s3
- 1890s3
- 1900s4
- 1910s2
- 1920s5
- 1930s5
- 1940s12
- 1950s8
- 1960s3
- 1970s5
- 1980s3
- 1990s3
- 2000s13
- 2010s12
- 2020s9
By recorded year of death, for the 92 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Arlington National Cemetery · Arlington, VA62
- Hollywood Cemetery · Richmond, VA11
- Quantico National Cemetery · Triangle, VA2
- Shockoe Hill Cemetery · Richmond, VA2
- Ivy Hill Cemetery · Alexandria, VA2
- Evergreen Cemetery · Montrose, VA2
- King David Memorial Gardens · Idylwood, VA1
- Spring Hill Cemetery · West Lynchburg, VA1
- Westhampton Memorial Park · Tuckahoe, VA1
- Williamsburg Memorial Park · Williamsburg, VA1
- East End Cemetery · Wytheville, VA1
- National Memorial Park · West Falls Church, VA1
- Mount Hebron Cemetery · Winchester, VA1
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery · Lakeside, VA1
- Roseland Cemetery · Kilmarnock, VA1
- Columbia Gardens Cemetery · Arlington, VA1
- West End Cemetery · Wytheville, VA1
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Other notable burials in Virginia
World War II veterans1,175World War I veterans815American Civil War veterans444Medal of Honor recipients401Spanish-American War veterans353Korean War veterans314United States representatives305Writers and poets279Vietnam War veterans213Aviators and astronauts171Journalists125Inventors and engineers113Painters, sculptors and photographers95Physicians86Scientists86United States senators85American football players81Governors64Mexican-American War veterans53Actors50Musicians and singers45Baseball players43Architects23Supreme Court justices19Basketball players18
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.