Notable burials · WA
Notable people buried in Washington
Wikidata records 487 notable people as buried in Washington, spread over 81 of the cemeteries we list, the 29th highest count of any state. Lake View Cemetery in Seattle holds the most, with 97 (20% of the state total).
487
notable burials
81
cemeteries with one or more
97
at Lake View Cemetery
By theme
Who is buried in Washington
Government
Military
American Civil War veterans10Korean War veterans1Medal of Honor recipients23Mexican-American War veterans1Spanish-American War veterans4Vietnam War veterans5World War I veterans5World War II veterans19
Arts and entertainment
Actors17Architects15Painters, sculptors and photographers17Journalists13Musicians and singers9Writers and poets33
Sports
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 Washington
- Bruce Lee1940-1973Hong Kong, American martial artist and actorLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Bill Russell1934-2022American basketball playerLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Brandon Lee1965-1993American actorLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Raymond Carver1938-1988Penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writerOcean View Cemetery, Port Angeles, WA
- Yaphet Kotto1939-2021American actorHome of Peace Cemetery, Lakewood, WA
- John Saxon1936-2020American actorLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Gary Kildall1942-1994American computer scientist and entrepreneurEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Chief Joseph1840-190419th-century Native American leaderNez Perce Cemetery, Coulee Dam, WA
- Denise Levertov1923-1997British-American poetLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Jon Brower Minnoch1941-1983Heaviest ever recorded humanMount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Vonda N. McIntyre1948-2019American science fiction writerSunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, WA
- Dixy Lee Ray1914-1994American marine biologist, politician and seventeenth governor of WashingtonFox Island Cemetery, Fox Island, WA
- August Dvorak1894-1975American scientistMount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Ezra Meeker1830-1928Pioneer of Washington Territory who later publicized the memory of the Oregon TrailWoodbine Cemetery, Puyallup, WA
- Charles Clary1873-1931ActorLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Bob Houbregs1932-2014Canadian basketball playerEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Henry Proctor1929-2005American rowerTahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA
- Israel Keyes1978-2012American serial killerWilliams Valley Hillside Cemetery, Deer Park, WA
- Mike Lowry1939-2017American politicianBethel Cemetery, Colfax, WA
- John A. McCone1902-1991American businessman and director of the CIACalvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Albert Rosellini1910-2011State senator and governor of WashingtonCalvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- John Spellman1926-2018American politicianCalvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Matt Leanderson1931-2006American rowerEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Dorothy Olsen1916-2019American aviatorCalvary Cemetery, Lakewood, WA
- Elisha P. Ferry1825-1895American politicianLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Henry Beckman1921-2008Canadian actorSaint Peters Cemetery, Peaceful Valley, WA
- Lewis B. Schwellenbach1894-1948Secretary of LaborEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Ann Carter1936-2014American child actressTahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA
- Carlos Bulosan1913-1956Filipino-American author, poet, migrant laborer, and activist who left the Philippines for Seattle in 1930Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Clarence Dill1884-1978American politicianFairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- Earl Averill1902-1983American baseball playerGrand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Snohomish, WA
- Vivian Dandridge1921-1991American actress and singerLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Levi Ankeny1844-1921American politicianMountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, WA
- Hope Summers1896-1979American actressMountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, WA
- Robert Arthur1925-2008American actor, activistFern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, WA
- John McGraw1850-1910American politicianMount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Z. W. Birnbaum1903-2000American statisticianHills of Eternity Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Miles Poindexter1868-1946American politicianFairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- George Turner1850-1932U.S. politician from Washington stateGreenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, WA
- Bruce Bickford1947-2019American animatorTahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA
- Elijah S. Grammer1868-1936American politicianLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- E. W. Kenyon1867-1948British writerLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Clarence D. Martin1886-1955American politicianFairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- Homer Bone1883-1970United States federal judgeOakwood Hill Cemetery, Tacoma, WA
- Albert E. Mead1861-1913Fifth governor of Washington StateBayview Cemetery, Bellingham, WA
- Lyman Young1893-1984American cartoonistSequim View Cemetery, Sequim, WA
- Paul G. Hatfield1928-2000United States federal judgeRiverside Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- Mother Joseph Pariseau1823-1902Religious Sister and pioneerMother Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Vancouver, WA
- Simon B. Conover1840-1908American politicianLaurel Grove Cemetery, Port Townsend, WA
- Ralph Julian Rivers1903-1976United States Representative from AlaskaClaquato Cemetery, Chehalis, WA
- George Burns1893-1978American baseball playerCalvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- George Carmack1860-1922With brother-in-law, credited with making the gold discovery that led to the Klondike Gold RushEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Watson C. Squire1838-1926American politician (Republican)Evergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Henry McBride1856-1937American politicianEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Princess Angeline1810-1896Native American basket weaverLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Mel Stottlemyre1941-2019American baseball player and coachSunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, WA
- Gale Bishop1922-2003American basketball playerMonumenta Cemetery, Lynden, WA
- Red Badgro1902-1998Player of American footballHillcrest Burial Park, Kent, WA
- Al Hostak1916-2006American boxerCalvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Welton Becket1902-1969American architectEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Lyman Enos Knapp1837-1904American politician (1837-1904); 3rd Governor of District of AlaskaMount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Milton Gordon1918-2019American sociologistFairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- Walter Franklin Horan1898-1966American politicianWenatchee Cemetery, West Wenatchee, WA
- Annie Heloise Abel1873-1947American historian born in EnglandWynooche Cemetery, Montesano, WA
- Phil Harris1956-2010American nautical captainFloral Hills Cemetery, Larch Way, WA
- Basil Wolverton1909-1978American cartoonistPark Hill Cemetery, Vancouver, WA
- Dudley G. Wooten1860-1929American politicianCalvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- William Nakamura1922-1944U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipientEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Frank Foyston1891-1966Canadian ice hockey playerEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Marion Zioncheck1900-1936Representative from WashingtonEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- John W. Summers1870-1937American politicianMountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, WA
- William H. Clagett1838-1901American politicianGreenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, WA
- David Crockett Graham1884-1961American Baptist missionary, anthropologist, educator, archeologist, curator, author, and field collectorMountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, WA
- Lonny Frey1910-2009American baseball playerSunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, WA
- Cully Wilson1892-1962Canadian ice hockey playerEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- David Swinson Maynard1808-1873American pioneer and doctorLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Arthur Armstrong Denny1822-1899American politician, businessman, authorLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Cordelia Wilson1873-1953ArtistLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Orange Jacobs1827-1914American politicianMount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Samuel C. Hyde1842-1922American politicianFairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- B. Marcus Priteca1889-1971Scottish-American architectHills of Eternity Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Merrill Womach1927-2014American gospel singerFairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- Thomas Hurley Brents1840-1916American politicianMountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, WA
- Joe E. Mann1922-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, WA
- Harry Howell1876-1956American baseball playerGreenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, WA
- Nettie Craig Asberry1865-1968American activistOakwood Hill Cemetery, Tacoma, WA
- Miles Conway Moore1845-1919American politicianMountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, WA
- Dave Niehaus1935-2010American sportscasterSunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, WA
- Bob Blackburn1924-2010American sports announcerSunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, WA
- William R. Thompkins1925-1971American actor and stuntmanSunnyside Cemetery, Coupeville, WA
- Duane W. Rimel1915-1996American writerVineland Cemetery, West Clarkston-Highland, WA
- Max Krause1909-1984American football playerHoly Cross Cemetery, Town and Country, WA
- Paul Schell1937-2014American politicianLangley Woodman Cemetery, Langley, WA
- Ralph Horr1884-1960American politicianHillcrest Burial Park, Kent, WA
- Ray Mansfield1941-1996Player of American footballDesert Lawn Memorial Park, Kennewick, WA
- John Cherberg1910-1992American football coach and politicianCalvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Donald H. Magnuson1911-1979American politicianEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- John Philo Hoyt1841-19264th Governor of Arizona Territory and Justice of the Washington Supreme CourtEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Lewis Albanese1946-1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipientEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Thomas Burke1849-1925American lawyer, railroad builder, and judge who made his career in Seattle, WashingtonEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Emily Inez Denny1853-1918American painterEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- James Stevens1892-1971American writer and musicianLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Robert Moran1857-1943American politicianLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Hiram M. Chittenden1858-1917American engineerLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Fred Allen1890-1964American long jumper and child psychiatristLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- George F. Cotterill1865-1958American mayorMount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Sonora Smart Dodd1882-1978American activistGreenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, WA
- Charles Stewart Voorhees1853-1909American politicianGreenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, WA
- Albert Held1866-1924American architectGreenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, WA
- Enoch Albert Bryan1855-1941American academic administratorPullman City Cemetery, Pullman, WA
- Marshall Allen Neill1914-1979United States federal judgePullman City Cemetery, Pullman, WA
- Pete Gross1936-1992American sports announcerSunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, WA
- Francis Schuckardt1937-2006American bishopSunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, WA
- Mourning Dove1888-1936Native American writerOmak Memorial Cemetery, Omak, WA
- Russell Vernon Mack1891-1960American politicianFern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, WA
- John Baxter Kinne1877-1954United States Army Medal of Honor recipientFern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, WA
- Victor Aloysius Meyers1897-1991Musician and Lieutenant Governor of WashingtonMount Olivet Cemetery, Renton, WA
- James G. Swan1818-1900American Indian agent, artifact collector, and authorLaurel Grove Cemetery, Port Townsend, WA
- Allen Steckle1872-1938American football player and coach from the United StatesPark Hill Cemetery, Vancouver, WA
- Ham Hyatt1884-1963American baseball playerHoly Cross Cemetery, Town and Country, WA
- Dave Beck1894-1993American labor leaderCalvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- John Okada1923-1971American writerEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Orville Emil Bloch1915-1983United States Army Medal of Honor recipientEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Roy Wier1888-1963American politicianEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Andrew Gronholdt1915-1998Aleut-Danish woodworker and bentwood hat-maker from Sand Point, AlaskaEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Edwin J. Brown1864-1941Seattle mayor; American politician and dentistEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Hiram Gill1866-1919American mayorEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Charlie Mullen1889-1963American baseball playerEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Thomas Pelly1902-1973American politicianEvergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
- Edward Nixon1930-2019American businessmanTahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA
- Nathan Chapman1970-2002Recipient of the Purple Heart medalTahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA
- Wilburn K. Ross1922-2017United States Army Medal of Honor recipientTahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA
- William Farrand Prosser1834-1911Union Army officer, politician and authorLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Alden J. Blethen1845-1915Editor in chief of the Seattle Daily TimesLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Cornelius H. Hanford1849-1926American judgeLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- John W. Nordstrom1871-1963American businessmanLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Jeff Heath1915-1975Canadian baseball playerLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- John M. Frink1855-1914American politicianLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Josiah Collins1864-1949Seattle attorney, civil servant and politicianLake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- George Ferrari1845-1895United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Alexander Phimister Proctor1860-1950American artistMount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Daniel Bagley1818-1905American clergymanMount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Joe Albi1892-1962Attorney and civic leaderFairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- Ed Brandt1905-1944American baseball playerFairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- Edward Whitson1852-1910United States federal judgeFairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- May Arkwright1860-1915Suffrage activistFairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- August Paulsen1871-1927Danish-American businessman and philanthropistRiverside Memorial Park, Spokane, WA
- Emory C. Ferguson1833-1911American politicianGrand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Snohomish, WA
- Willis Ritchie1864-1931American architectGreenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, WA
- Keith Lincoln1939-2019Player of American footballPullman City Cemetery, Pullman, WA
Showing 150 of 487. 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
- Lake View Cemetery · Seattle97
- Evergreen Washelli Cemetery · Shoreline67
- Fairmount Memorial Park · Spokane29
- Greenwood Memorial Terrace · Spokane25
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery · Seattle24
- Tahoma National Cemetery · Kent23
- Calvary Cemetery · Seattle17
- Sunset Hills Memorial Park · Bellevue17
- Mountain View Cemetery · Walla Walla13
- Bayview Cemetery · Bellingham10
- Riverside Memorial Park · Spokane8
- Sunnyside Cemetery · Coupeville7
- Pullman City Cemetery · Pullman7
- Forest Lawn Cemetery · Seattle6
- Calvary Cemetery · Lakewood6
- Holy Cross Cemetery · Town and Country6
- Fern Hill Cemetery · Aberdeen5
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery · Snohomish5
- Tahoma Cemetery · Yakima5
- Hills of Eternity Cemetery · Seattle4
- Hillcrest Burial Park · Kent4
- Fern Hill Cemetery · Chehalis4
- Vancouver Barracks Post Cemetery · Vancouver4
- Park Hill Cemetery · Vancouver4
- Laurel Grove Cemetery · Port Townsend4
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
- Texas1,599
- Utah626
- Vermont437
- Virginia5,460
- West Virginia252
- Wisconsin1,183
- Wyoming107