Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia

Arlington National Cemetery is a national cemetery in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia. The grounds sit at about 135 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4,062 notable people buried here, including John F. Kennedy, William Howard Taft and Henry Kissinger. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1462551. The nearest other listed cemetery is Custis Burying Ground, about 0.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Storke Funeral Home - Arlington Chapel in Arlington, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 35 cemeteries we list in Arlington County, and 154 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 35 listings in Arlington County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 1,144 World War II veterans, 799 World War I veterans, 380 Medal of Honor recipients, 350 Spanish-American War veterans, 307 Korean War veterans, 301 Civil War veterans, 205 Vietnam War veterans, 184 US representatives.

• John F. Kennedy1917-1963
  President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
• William Howard Taft1857-1930
  27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913
• Henry Kissinger1923-2023
  American diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977
• George Marshall1880-1959
  American army officer and statesman
• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis1929-1994
  First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
• Robert F. Kennedy1925-1968
  American politician and lawyer
• Donald Rumsfeld1932-2021
  American politician and diplomat
• Colin Powell1937-2021
  American general and diplomat
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg1933-2020
  American lawyer and jurist
• Michael Collins1930-2021
  American astronaut
• Grace Hopper1906-1992
  American computer scientist and United States Navy officer
• John Glenn1921-2016
  American astronaut and politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Arlington National Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.

Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.

• Custis Burying Ground

  Arlington, VA
  Cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Tomb of the Unknown Solider

  Arlington, VA
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Mary Randolph Grave

  Rosslyn, VA
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Syphax Family Graveyard

  Arlington, VA
  Family cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Columbia Gardens Cemetery

  Arlington, VA
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Saint Charles School Cemetery

  Arlington, VA
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Shelley Graveyard (historical)

  Arlington, VA
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Fraser Family Cemetery

  Arlington, VA
  Family cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Travers Family Cemetery

  Arlington, VA
  Family cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Donaldson Family Graveyard

  North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA
  Family cemetery

  2.0 mi

• Storke Funeral Home - Arlington Chapel

  Funeral home · Arlington · (571) 730-7900
  0.8 mi
• Murphy Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Arlington · (703) 920-4800
  2.3 mi
• Chinn Baker Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Arlington · (703) 979-1666
  2.4 mi
• Riverdale Park Crematory

  Cremation provider · Washington · (301) 887-1640
  2.4 mi
• Devol Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Washington · (202) 333-6680
  2.8 mi
• Heaven Bound Cremation Services Of Dc

  Cremation provider · Washington · (202) 422-1806
  3.4 mi

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