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List of famous people buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Celebrities are often buried in the highest caliber cemeteries, mausoleums and tombs, which is why we've created this list of celebrities buried in Green-Wood Cemetery. If you're ever visiting Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York and want to check out historic graves, then use this list to pinpoint exactly which burial locations you want to see.

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From celebrity tombs at Green-Wood Cemetery to legendary locals, these are the most well-known people whose final resting place is Green-Wood Cemetery. You can find useful information below for these notable people buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, like what year and where the person was born.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat Dec. at 28 (1960-1988) Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist, musician, and producer. He first achieved notoriety as part of SAMO, an informal graffiti group who wrote enigmatic epigrams in the cultural hotbed ...more

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Frank Morgan Dec. at 59 (1890-1949) Francis Phillip Wuppermann, known by his stage name of Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He is best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player, including the title character, in ...more

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Henry B Bolster Dec. at 67 (1792-1859) Henry B Bolster was a politically active entrepreneur in Manhattan New York during the early to mid 19th century. He was born in New Hampshire to an American family with roots back to the 17th ...more

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DeWolf Hopper Dec. at 77 (1858-1935) William DeWolf Hopper was an American actor, singer, comedian, and theatrical producer. Although a star of the musical stage, he was best known for performing the popular baseball poem Casey at ...more

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Ormsby M. Mitchel Dec. at 52 (1810-1862) Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel was an American astronomer and major general in the American Civil War. A multi-talented man, he was also an attorney, surveyor, professor, and publisher. He is notable ...more

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Louis Comfort Tiffany Dec. at 85 (1848-1933) Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the ...more

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Henry Warner Slocum Dec. at 67 (1827-1894) Henry Warner Slocum, was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest ...more

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Fitz John Porter Dec. at 79 (1822-1901) Fitz John Porter was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War. He is most known for his performance at the Second Battle of Bull Run and his ...more

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Henry Halleck Dec. at 57 (1815-1872) Henry Wager Halleck was a United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory, "Old Brains." He was ...more

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Asa Bird Gardiner Dec. at 80 (1839-1919) Asa Bird Gardiner was a controversial American soldier, attorney, and district attorney for New York County from 1898 to 1900. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the American ...more

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Ole Singstad Dec. at 87 (1882-1969) Ole Knutsen Singstad was a Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel and advanced the use of the "Sunk-tube" method of underwater ...more

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Florence La Badie Dec. at 29 (1888-1917) Florence La Badie was an American actress in the early days of the silent film era. Though little known today, she was a major star between 1911 and 1917. Her career was at its height when she ...more

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George Crockett Strong Dec. at 31 (1832-1863) George Crockett Strong was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War.

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Joel Erhardt Dec. at 71 (1838-1909) Joel Benedict Erhardt was an American politician, civil servant, lawyer and businessman. He served as the police commissioner for the New York Police Department, U.S. Marshal for the Eastern ...more

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Daniel Willis James Dec. at 75 (1832-1907) Daniel Willis James was the son of an American merchant who with his cousin, William Earl Dodge, Jr., transformed Phelps, Dodge & Co. from a predominantly mercantile business into one of the ...more

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Aaron Ward Dec. at 67 (1851-1918) Rear Admiral Aaron Ward was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War.

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Francis B. Spinola Dec. at 70 (1821-1891) Francis Barretto Spinola was the first Italian American to be elected to the United States House of Representatives, serving as a representative from New York from 1887 to 1891. He also served ...more

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Edward Ferrero Dec. at 68 (1831-1899) Edward Ferrero was one of the leading dance instructors, choreographers, and ballroom operators in the United States. He also served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War, most ...more

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Charles Lewis Tiffany Dec. at 90 (1812-1902) Charles Lewis Tiffany founded Tiffany & Co. in New York City in 1837. Was an American leader in the American jewelry trade in the nineteenth century, he was known for his jewelry expertise, ...more

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Richard Delafield Dec. at 75 (1798-1873) Richard Delafield served as superintendent of the United States Military Academy, was Chief of Engineers, and was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Thomas William Sweeny Dec. at 72 (1820-1892) Thomas William Sweeny was an Irish soldier who served in the Mexican-American War and then was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Robert Roosevelt Dec. at 77 (1829-1906) Robert Barnhill Roosevelt, also known as Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, was a sportsman, author, and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York and as Minister to the

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Charles S. Wainwright Dec. at 81 (1826-1907) Charles Shiels Wainwright was a produce farmer in the state of New York and an artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He played an important role in the defense of ...more

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Laura Keene Dec. at 47 (1826-1873) Laura Keene was a British stage actress and theatre manager. In her twenty-year career, she became known as the first powerful female manager in New York. She is most famous for being the lead ...more

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Henry Chadwick Dec. at 84 (1824-1908) Henry Chadwick was an English-born American sportswriter, baseball statistician and historian, often called the "father of baseball" for his early reporting on and contributions to the ...more

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Abram Duryée Dec. at 75 (1815-1890) Abram Duryée was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, the commander of one of the most famous Zouave regiments, the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry. After the war he was ...more

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John William Mackay Dec. at 71 (1831-1902) John William Mackay was an American industrialist, born in Dublin, Ireland. Mackay was one of the four Bonanza Kings, a partnership which capitalised on the wealth generated by the silver mines ...more

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Edward Jardine Dec. at 65 (1828-1893) Brigadier General Edward E. Jardine was an American U.S. Army officer during the American Civil War serving with the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment under General Benjamin Butler and ...more

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Schuyler Hamilton Dec. at 81 (1822-1903) Schuyler Hamilton was an American soldier, a grandson of Alexander Hamilton.

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Theron S. Copeland Dec. at 74 (1831-1905) Theron S. Copeland was an American law enforcement officer and police captain with the New York City Police Department. He studied military tactics at a military academy and in the National ...more

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William Henry Aspinwall Dec. at 68 (1807-1875) William Henry Aspinwall was an American businessman. In 1832, he became president of the Howland & Aspinwall merchant firm, which had been founded by his cousin and expanded trade to South ...more

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Henry Grinnell Dec. at 75 (1799-1874) Henry Grinnell was an American merchant and philanthropist.

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John Lafayette Riker Dec. at 40 (1822-1862) John Lafayette Riker was an American attorney and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action at the Battle of Fair Oaks during the Peninsula Campaign.

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Pierre Lorillard IV Dec. at 68 (1833-1901) Pierre Lorillard IV was an American tobacco manufacturer and thoroughbred race horse owner.

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John G. Bergen Dec. at 53 (1814-1867) John G. Bergen was an American public servant and New York City Police Commissioner. A member and treasurer of the Board of Police Commissioners, he and Thomas Coxon Acton assumed command of the ...more

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Henry B. Hidden Dec. at 23 (1839-1862) Henry B. Hidden was a First Lieutenant in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Hidden is believed to be the first cavalry officer killed in action in the Army of the Potomac and the ...more

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Leopold von Gilsa Leopold von Gilsa was a career soldier who served as an officer in the armies of Prussia and later the United States. He is best known for his role in the misfortunes of the XI Corps in the Army ...more

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John E. Bendix Dec. at 59 (1818-1877) John E. Bendix was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who commanded two different New York regiments and then a brigade of infantry in Army of the Potomac in the Eastern ...more

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Abraham Schermerhorn Dec. at 67 (1783-1850)

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Helen White Schermerhorn Dec. at 89 (1792-1881)

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Robert Winthrop Dec. at 59 (1833-1892) Robert Winthrop was a wealthy banker and capitalist in New York City.

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Thomas De Witt Talmage Dec. at 70 (1832-1902) Reverend Dr. Thomas De Witt Talmage was a preacher, clergyman and divine in the United States who held pastorates in the Reformed Church in America and Presbyterian Church. He was one of the ...more

1 Jean-Michel Basquiat Dec. at 28 (1960-1988) Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist, musician, and producer. He first achieved notoriety as part of SAMO, an informal graffiti group who wrote enigmatic epigrams in the cultural hotbed ...more

2 Frank Morgan Dec. at 59 (1890-1949) Francis Phillip Wuppermann, known by his stage name of Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He is best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player, including the title character, in ...more

3 Henry B Bolster Dec. at 67 (1792-1859) Henry B Bolster was a politically active entrepreneur in Manhattan New York during the early to mid 19th century. He was born in New Hampshire to an American family with roots back to the 17th ...more

4 DeWolf Hopper Dec. at 77 (1858-1935) William DeWolf Hopper was an American actor, singer, comedian, and theatrical producer. Although a star of the musical stage, he was best known for performing the popular baseball poem Casey at ...more

5 Ormsby M. Mitchel Dec. at 52 (1810-1862) Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel was an American astronomer and major general in the American Civil War. A multi-talented man, he was also an attorney, surveyor, professor, and publisher. He is notable ...more

6 Louis Comfort Tiffany Dec. at 85 (1848-1933) Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the ...more

7 Henry Warner Slocum Dec. at 67 (1827-1894) Henry Warner Slocum, was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest ...more

8 Fitz John Porter Dec. at 79 (1822-1901) Fitz John Porter was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War. He is most known for his performance at the Second Battle of Bull Run and his ...more

9 Henry Halleck Dec. at 57 (1815-1872) Henry Wager Halleck was a United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory, "Old Brains." He was ...more

10 Asa Bird Gardiner Dec. at 80 (1839-1919) Asa Bird Gardiner was a controversial American soldier, attorney, and district attorney for New York County from 1898 to 1900. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the American ...more

11 Ole Singstad Dec. at 87 (1882-1969) Ole Knutsen Singstad was a Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel and advanced the use of the "Sunk-tube" method of underwater ...more

12 Florence La Badie Dec. at 29 (1888-1917) Florence La Badie was an American actress in the early days of the silent film era. Though little known today, she was a major star between 1911 and 1917. Her career was at its height when she ...more

13 George Crockett Strong Dec. at 31 (1832-1863) George Crockett Strong was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War.

14 Joel Erhardt Dec. at 71 (1838-1909) Joel Benedict Erhardt was an American politician, civil servant, lawyer and businessman. He served as the police commissioner for the New York Police Department, U.S. Marshal for the Eastern ...more

15 Daniel Willis James Dec. at 75 (1832-1907) Daniel Willis James was the son of an American merchant who with his cousin, William Earl Dodge, Jr., transformed Phelps, Dodge & Co. from a predominantly mercantile business into one of the ...more

16 Aaron Ward Dec. at 67 (1851-1918) Rear Admiral Aaron Ward was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War.

17 Francis B. Spinola Dec. at 70 (1821-1891) Francis Barretto Spinola was the first Italian American to be elected to the United States House of Representatives, serving as a representative from New York from 1887 to 1891. He also served ...more

18 Edward Ferrero Dec. at 68 (1831-1899) Edward Ferrero was one of the leading dance instructors, choreographers, and ballroom operators in the United States. He also served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War, most ...more

19 Charles Lewis Tiffany Dec. at 90 (1812-1902) Charles Lewis Tiffany founded Tiffany & Co. in New York City in 1837. Was an American leader in the American jewelry trade in the nineteenth century, he was known for his jewelry expertise, ...more

20 Richard Delafield Dec. at 75 (1798-1873) Richard Delafield served as superintendent of the United States Military Academy, was Chief of Engineers, and was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

21 Thomas William Sweeny Dec. at 72 (1820-1892) Thomas William Sweeny was an Irish soldier who served in the Mexican-American War and then was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

22 Robert Roosevelt Dec. at 77 (1829-1906) Robert Barnhill Roosevelt, also known as Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, was a sportsman, author, and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York and as Minister to the

23 Charles S. Wainwright Dec. at 81 (1826-1907) Charles Shiels Wainwright was a produce farmer in the state of New York and an artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He played an important role in the defense of ...more

24 Laura Keene Dec. at 47 (1826-1873) Laura Keene was a British stage actress and theatre manager. In her twenty-year career, she became known as the first powerful female manager in New York. She is most famous for being the lead ...more

25 Henry Chadwick Dec. at 84 (1824-1908) Henry Chadwick was an English-born American sportswriter, baseball statistician and historian, often called the "father of baseball" for his early reporting on and contributions to the ...more

26 Abram Duryée Dec. at 75 (1815-1890) Abram Duryée was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, the commander of one of the most famous Zouave regiments, the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry. After the war he was ...more

27 John William Mackay Dec. at 71 (1831-1902) John William Mackay was an American industrialist, born in Dublin, Ireland. Mackay was one of the four Bonanza Kings, a partnership which capitalised on the wealth generated by the silver mines ...more

28 Edward Jardine Dec. at 65 (1828-1893) Brigadier General Edward E. Jardine was an American U.S. Army officer during the American Civil War serving with the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment under General Benjamin Butler and ...more

29 Schuyler Hamilton Dec. at 81 (1822-1903) Schuyler Hamilton was an American soldier, a grandson of Alexander Hamilton.

30 Theron S. Copeland Dec. at 74 (1831-1905) Theron S. Copeland was an American law enforcement officer and police captain with the New York City Police Department. He studied military tactics at a military academy and in the National ...more

31 William Henry Aspinwall Dec. at 68 (1807-1875) William Henry Aspinwall was an American businessman. In 1832, he became president of the Howland & Aspinwall merchant firm, which had been founded by his cousin and expanded trade to South ...more

32 Henry Grinnell Dec. at 75 (1799-1874) Henry Grinnell was an American merchant and philanthropist.

33 John Lafayette Riker Dec. at 40 (1822-1862) John Lafayette Riker was an American attorney and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action at the Battle of Fair Oaks during the Peninsula Campaign.

34 Pierre Lorillard IV Dec. at 68 (1833-1901) Pierre Lorillard IV was an American tobacco manufacturer and thoroughbred race horse owner.

35 John G. Bergen Dec. at 53 (1814-1867) John G. Bergen was an American public servant and New York City Police Commissioner. A member and treasurer of the Board of Police Commissioners, he and Thomas Coxon Acton assumed command of the ...more

36 Henry B. Hidden Dec. at 23 (1839-1862) Henry B. Hidden was a First Lieutenant in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Hidden is believed to be the first cavalry officer killed in action in the Army of the Potomac and the ...more

37 Leopold von Gilsa Leopold von Gilsa was a career soldier who served as an officer in the armies of Prussia and later the United States. He is best known for his role in the misfortunes of the XI Corps in the Army ...more

38 John E. Bendix Dec. at 59 (1818-1877) John E. Bendix was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who commanded two different New York regiments and then a brigade of infantry in Army of the Potomac in the Eastern ...more

39 Abraham Schermerhorn Dec. at 67 (1783-1850)

40 Helen White Schermerhorn Dec. at 89 (1792-1881)

41 Robert Winthrop Dec. at 59 (1833-1892) Robert Winthrop was a wealthy banker and capitalist in New York City.

42 Thomas De Witt Talmage Dec. at 70 (1832-1902) Reverend Dr. Thomas De Witt Talmage was a preacher, clergyman and divine in the United States who held pastorates in the Reformed Church in America and Presbyterian Church. He was one of the ...more