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Notable burials · WI

Notable people buried in Wisconsin

Wikidata records 1,183 notable people as buried in Wisconsin, spread over 266 of the cemeteries we list, the 16th highest count of any state. Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison holds the most, with 179 (15% of the state total).

1,183
notable burials
266
cemeteries with one or more
179
at Forest Hill Cemetery
By theme

Who is buried in Wisconsin

Military
American Civil War veterans29Korean War veterans4Medal of Honor recipients15Mexican-American War veterans2Spanish-American War veterans3Vietnam War veterans4World War I veterans10World War II veterans28
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts2Business leaders169Inventors and engineers16Nobel Prize laureates6Physicians18Scientists45

From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.

People

Best-documented burials in Wisconsin

Showing 150 of 1,183. 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

All cemeteries in Wisconsin

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