Notable burials · Arts and entertainment
Musicians and singers buried in Virginia
Wikidata records 45 musicians as buried in 19 of the cemeteries we list in Virginia. Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington holds the most, with 25. Virginia has the 11th highest count of any state, out of 2,837 nationally.
People recorded as musicians, singers, songwriters or composers.
45
musicians
19
cemeteries
1%
of notable burials in Virginia
2000s
the decade with the most deaths (7)
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In order of death
Musicians and singers buried in Virginia
- Augustus Barry1840-1871Medal of Honor recipientCold Harbor National Cemetery, Mechanicsville, VA
- T. M. Turner1847-1917American composerForest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, VA
- Eugene W. Baylor1833-1918American composer and Confederate soldierMount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA
- James Reese Europe1880-1919American jazz musician and United States Army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Earl Cranston1840-1932Union Army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Henry Santelmann1863-1932German-American conductorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Grace Kerns1879-1936American singerMagnolia Cemetery, Chesapeake, VA
- Ernie Hare1883-1939American radio personalityCedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, VA
- Ignacy Jan Paderewski1860-1941Polish pianist, composer, supporter of Poland's independence movements, politician, Prime Minister of reborn PolandArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William J. Stannard1893-19501st Leader of the U.S. Army BandArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Luke Jordan1892-1952American blues guitarist and vocalistForest Hill Cemetery, West Lynchburg, VA
- Ford Dabney1883-1958American conductor and songwriterArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Powell1882-1963American pianist, ethnomusicologist and composerHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Austin Conradi1890-1965American pianist and piano teacherArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- George D. Hay1895-1968American radio personalityForest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, VA
- Tommy Edwards1922-1969American singer, songwriterQuioccasin Baptist Church Cemetary, Tuckahoe, VA
- Dock Boggs1898-1971American musicianLaurel Grove Cemetery, Norton, VA
- Audie Murphy1924-1971American soldier and actorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Frances Nash Watson1890-1971American pianist and composerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Gordon Beecher1904-1973American composer, writer and vice admiralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Ilona Massey1910-1974Hungarian actressArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Arthur Godfrey1903-1983American radio personality and television actorUnion Cemetery, Leesburg, VA
- Edith Lindeman1898-1984American journalistHebrew Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Chester E. Whiting1900-1985Founder of the U.S. Army Field BandArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Lee Marvin1924-1987American actorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jimmy Soul1942-1988American male singerLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Portsmouth, VA
- Roy Buchanan1939-1988American blues musicianColumbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- James Irwin1930-1991American astronautArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Serge de Gastyne1930-1992American musicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Mercer Ellington1919-1996American musicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Richard Bales1915-1998American composer and conductorIvy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA
- Valentine Pringle1937-1999American actorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Leonard Bingley Smith1915-2002American composer, conductorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Truman Crawford1934-2003American conductorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Charlie Waller1935-2004SingerMaplewood Cemetery, Gordonsville, VA
- Solomon King1930-2005American musicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- LeRoi Moore1961-2008American musicianHolly Memorial Gardens, Hollymead, VA
- Moultrie Patten1919-2009American musician and actorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Blossom Dearie1924-2009American jazz singer and pianistNational Memorial Park, West Falls Church, VA
- Maureen O'Hara1920-2015Irish, American actress and singerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Glenn1921-2016American astronaut and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Gilbert H. Mitchell Jr.1925-2016Cornettist, conductor and educatorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Doug Welty1959-2021American public affairs professionalColumbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Joni James1930-2022American singerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Rylo Huncho2007-2024American musicianHolly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk, VA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1870s1
- 1910s3
- 1930s4
- 1940s1
- 1950s3
- 1960s4
- 1970s5
- 1980s6
- 1990s5
- 2000s7
- 2010s3
- 2020s3
By recorded year of death, for the 45 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Arlington National Cemetery · Arlington, VA25
- Forest Lawn Cemetery · Norfolk, VA2
- Columbia Gardens Cemetery · Arlington, VA2
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery · Mechanicsville, VA1
- Hollywood Cemetery · Richmond, VA1
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery · Portsmouth, VA1
- Hebrew Cemetery · Richmond, VA1
- Quioccasin Baptist Church Cemetary · Tuckahoe, VA1
- Holly Memorial Gardens · Hollymead, VA1
- National Memorial Park · West Falls Church, VA1
- Union Cemetery · Leesburg, VA1
- Cedar Grove Cemetery · Norfolk, VA1
- Ivy Hill Cemetery · Alexandria, VA1
- Mount Hebron Cemetery · Winchester, VA1
- Laurel Grove Cemetery · Norton, VA1
- Forest Hill Cemetery · West Lynchburg, VA1
- Maplewood Cemetery · Gordonsville, VA1
- Holly Lawn Cemetery · Suffolk, VA1
- Magnolia Cemetery · Chesapeake, 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 photographers95Business leaders92Physicians86Scientists86United States senators85American football players81Governors64Mexican-American War veterans53Actors50Baseball 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.