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Famous People Buried at Arlington National Cemetery

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List of notable people and celebrities buried at Arlington National Cemetery. This list includes the names of famous and significant people whose graves, mausoleums or memorials can be found at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and is designed to answer the question "Who is buried at Arlington National Cemetery?" Complete lists of interments at various cemeteries are not always revealed to the public, but a lot of information about where the gravesites and headstones of celebrities can often be found on the Web, and Arlington National Cemetery has released some of this information. Cemeteries often have different policies about allowing the public to visit celebrity graves so it's a good idea to get in touch with them first before planning a trip.
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Rank   Name
  1. 1
    1819
    Known as: Civil War general
  2. 3

    Alfred C. Richmond

    1902
    Known as: Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
  3. 11
    1949
    Known as: Pilot of hijacked American Airlines Flight 77
  4. 15
    1864
    Known as: First African-American Lieutenant colonel in the US Army
  5. 17

    Clarence Ransom Edwards

    1859
    Known as: Commanded the 26th "Yankee" Division in World War I
  6. 19

    Clark H. Woodward

    1877
    Known as: Vice Admiral
  7. 20

    Creighton Abrams

    1914
    Known as: United States Army General
  8. 25

    David Dixon Porter

    1877
    Known as: Admiral
  9. 28

    David McCampbell

    1910
    Known as: US Navy's top World War II Ace
  10. 32

    Edward Ord

    1818
    Known as: Major General
  11. 35
    1895
    Known as: U.S. service member
  12. 36
    1901
    Known as: Last known American veteran of World War I
  13. 58

    James Jabara

    1923
    Known as: The first American jet ace in history
  14. 59
    1843
    Known as: The only person buried at Arlington Cemetery who was born on the grounds
  15. 61
    1939
    Known as: US Navy Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations
  16. 75
    1969
    Known as: CIA officer
  17. 64
    1916
    Known as: US Marine Gunnery Sergeant
  18. 66

    John Clem

    1851
    Known as: Major General
  19. 65

    John C. Metzler

    1909
    Known as: World War II sergeant
  20. 70

    John Gibbon

    1827
    Known as: Brigadier General
  21. 76

    Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV

    1883
    Known as: General
  22. 82

    Leslie Coffelt

    1910
    Known as: Secret Service member
  23. 84
    1888
    Known as: Marine Corps Major
  24. 86
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    Mark Matthews

    1894
    Known as: Last surviving Buffalo Soldier
  25. 88

    Matthew Henson

    1866
    Known as: First African-American to seek the North Pole

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  1. Jeffry Ator
    Famous People Buried at Arlington National Cemetery at 6/14/2012 4:30 PM
    Breaking down and trying to learn about Arlington National Cemetary.
  2. Borys
    Famous People Buried at Arlington National Cemetery at 6/11/2012 9:30 PM
    Jargon jargon jargon about Arlington Cemetery Burials is all I see here.

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