Notable burials · Government
United States senators buried in Virginia
Wikidata records 85 US senators as buried in 17 of the cemeteries we list in Virginia. Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington holds the most, with 59. Virginia has the highest count of any state, out of 1,065 nationally.
People recorded as having served in the United States Senate.
85
US senators
17
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in Virginia
2010s
the decade with the most deaths (14)
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In order of death
United States senators buried in Virginia
- Armistead Thomson Mason1787-1819American politicianSaint James Episcopal Cemetery, Leesburg, VA
- Wilson Cary Nicholas1761-1820American politicianJefferson Tomb, Charlottesville, VA
- Andrew Moore1752-1821American politicianStonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, VA
- James Monroe1758-1831President of the United States from 1817 to 1825Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- David Holmes1769-1832American politician (1769-1832), first governor of the State of MississippiCentenary Reformed UCC Cemetery, Winchester, VA
- John Randolph of Roanoke1773-1833American politicianHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Isaac S. Pennybacker1805-1847United States federal judgeWoodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, VA
- Littleton Waller Tazewell1774-1860American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, VA
- John Tyler1790-1862President of the United States from 1841 to 1845Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Powhatan Ellis1790-1863United States federal judgeShockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- James Murray Mason1798-1871American politicianChrist Church Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, VA
- Asa Biggs1811-1878Politician of North CarolinaElmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, VA
- John Franklin Miller1831-1886Union Army general and U.S. SenatorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jefferson Davis1808-1889President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Harrison H. Riddleberger1844-1890American politicianCedarwood Cemetery, Edinburg, VA
- George E. Spencer1836-1893American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- J. Rodman West1822-1898American Union Army general and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Cushman Kellogg Davis1838-1900American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Eppa Hunton1822-1908U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil WarHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- John W. Daniel1842-1910Confederate Army officerSpring Hill Cemetery, West Lynchburg, VA
- Powell Clayton1833-1914American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Pitt Kellogg1830-1918United States Senator and Governor of LouisianaArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John W. Weeks1860-1926American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- George Earle Chamberlain1854-1928American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Guy D. Goff1866-1933American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Porter J. McCumber1858-1933American politicianColumbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Frederick Steiwer1883-1939Lawyer, Politician and United States Army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Claude A. Swanson1862-1939American lawyer and politicianHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- William Gibbs McAdoo1863-1941American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Carter Glass1858-1946American politicianSpring Hill Cemetery, West Lynchburg, VA
- Ovington Weller1862-1947American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Robert Latham Owen1856-1947American politicianSpring Hill Cemetery, West Lynchburg, VA
- David A. Reed1880-1953American senator for PennsylvaniaArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Bennett Champ Clark1890-1954American judge and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Hiram Bingham III1875-1956American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Harley M. Kilgore1893-1956American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Herman Welker1906-1957American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Foster Dulles1888-1959United States Secretary of StateArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Thomas C. Hennings Jr.1903-1960American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- George W. Malone1890-1961American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Henry Dworshak1894-1962Idaho politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John F. Kennedy1917-1963President of the United States from 1961 to 1963Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- James P. Kem1890-1965American politicianEmmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Bull Run Mountain Estates, VA
- Harry F. Byrd1887-1966American politician and newspaper publisherMount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA
- Robert F. Kennedy1925-1968American politician and lawyerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- A. Willis Robertson1887-1971American politicianStonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, VA
- Hugo Black1886-1971U.S. Supreme Court justiceArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Thomas C. Hart1877-1971United States Navy admiral and United States SenatorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Kenneth Keating1900-1975American politician and diplomatArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Charles E. Potter1916-1979American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- James W. Huffman1894-1980American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Porter East1931-1986American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Sherman Cooper1901-1991American politician, jurist, and diplomatArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Joseph H. Ball1905-1993American politicianProspect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, VA
- Hugh Scott1900-1994American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jack Miller1916-1994PoliticianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Edmund Muskie1914-1996American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William L. Scott1915-1997American politicianFairfax Memorial Park, Kings Park West, VA
- Floyd Haskell1916-1998American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Mike Mansfield1903-2001American politician and diplomatArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Howard Cannon1912-2002American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan1927-2003American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Vance Hartke1919-2003American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Pierre Salinger1925-2004American Senator and journalistArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- George Smathers1913-2007American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Ted Kennedy1932-2009United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Ted Stevens1923-2010American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Robert Byrd1917-2010American politicianColumbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John A. Durkin1936-2012American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Warren Rudman1930-2012American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Frank Lautenberg1924-2013U.S. Senator from New JerseyArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Hathaway1924-2013American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jeremiah Denton1924-2014American Vietnam War POW and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Edward Brooke1919-2015American politician from MassachusettsArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Glenn1921-2016American astronaut and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Conrad Burns1935-2016American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Culver1932-2018American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Paul Laxalt1922-201822nd Governor of Nevada; United States Senator from NevadaArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Richard Lugar1932-2019American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Birch Bayh1928-2019American lawyer and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Bob Dole1923-2021American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Mike Gravel1930-2021American politician; United States SenatorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Warner1927-2021American lawyer and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Bill Brock1930-2021Politician and United States Navy sailorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Max Cleland1942-2021American politicianArlington 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
- 1810s1
- 1820s2
- 1830s3
- 1840s1
- 1860s3
- 1870s2
- 1880s2
- 1890s3
- 1900s2
- 1910s3
- 1920s2
- 1930s4
- 1940s4
- 1950s6
- 1960s7
- 1970s5
- 1980s2
- 1990s7
- 2000s7
- 2010s14
- 2020s5
By recorded year of death, for the 85 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Arlington National Cemetery · Arlington, VA59
- Hollywood Cemetery · Richmond, VA6
- Spring Hill Cemetery · West Lynchburg, VA3
- Elmwood Cemetery · Norfolk, VA2
- Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery · Lexington, VA2
- Columbia Gardens Cemetery · Arlington, VA2
- Fairfax Memorial Park · Kings Park West, VA1
- Jefferson Tomb · Charlottesville, VA1
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery · Bull Run Mountain Estates, VA1
- Saint James Episcopal Cemetery · Leesburg, VA1
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery · Alexandria, VA1
- Shockoe Hill Cemetery · Richmond, VA1
- Mount Hebron Cemetery · Winchester, VA1
- Woodbine Cemetery · Harrisonburg, VA1
- Cedarwood Cemetery · Edinburg, VA1
- Prospect Hill Cemetery · Front Royal, VA1
- Centenary Reformed UCC Cemetery · Winchester, 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 leaders92Physicians86Scientists86American 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.