Famous People Buried in Ohio
List of famous people buried in Ohio, 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 Ohio. If you're ever visiting Ohio and want to check out historic graves, then use this list to pinpoint exactly which burial locations you want to see.
This list features Warren G. Harding, William McKinley and more.
This list answers the questions "Which famous people are buried in Ohio?" and "Which celebrities are buried in Ohio?"
From celebrity tombs at Ohio to legendary locals, these are the most well-known people whose final resting place is Ohio. You can find useful information below for these notable people buried in Ohio, like what year and where the person was born.1
Dec. at 57 (1865-1923)Birthplace:Â Blooming Grove, Ohio, United States of America
Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th president of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most ...more2
Dec. at 97 (1839-1937)Birthplace:Â Richford, New York
John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is widely considered the wealthiest American of all time, and the richest person ...more3
Dec. at 58 (1843-1901)Birthplace:Â Niles, Ohio, United States of America
William McKinley Jr. (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination six months into his second term. During ...more4
Dec. at 55 (1926-1982)Birthplace:Â Mount Vernon, Ohio, USA
Paul Edward Lynde (; June 13, 1926 – January 11, 1982) was an American comedian, voice artist, game show panelist and actor. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often ...more5
Dec. at 76 (1871-1948)Orville Wright
Birthplace:Â Dayton, Ohio
Orville Wright, 1871 - 1948 Orville Wright was born in 1871 in Dayton, Ohio. He is less well known than his older brother, Wilbur, but had as much influence in the creation of the first airplane as ...more6
Dec. at 45 (1867-1912)Birthplace:Â Millville, Liberty Township, Indiana
Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912) was the older of the two Wright brothers (the other being Orville), two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful ...more7
Dec. at 40 (1956-1996)Birthplace:Â Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Raymond Neil Combs Jr. (April 3, 1956 – June 2, 1996) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and game show host. Combs began his professional career in the late 1970s. His popularity on the ...more8
Dec. at 49 (1831-1881)Birthplace:Â Moreland Hills, Ohio, United States of America
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death by assassination six and a half months later. He ...more9
Dec. at 88 (1775-1864)Birthplace:Â Walpack Township, New Jersey, USA
Anna Tuthill Harrison (née Symmes; July 25, 1775 – February 25, 1864), wife of President William Henry Harrison and grandmother of President Benjamin Harrison, was nominally First Lady of the United ...more10
Dec. at 68 (1773-1841)Birthplace:Â Charles City County, Colony of Virginia
William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States in 1841. He died of typhoid, pneumonia ...more11
Dec. at 70 (1822-1893)Birthplace:Â Delaware, Ohio, United States of America
Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, having served also as an American representative and governor of Ohio. ...more12
Dec. at 82 (1890-1973)Birthplace:Â Columbus, Ohio
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (October 8, 1890 – July 23, 1973) was an American fighter ace in World War I and Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was America's most successful ...more13
Dec. at 74 (1858-1932)Birthplace:Â Cleveland, Ohio
Charles Waddell Chesnutt (June 20, 1858 – November 15, 1932) was an African-American author, essayist, political activist and lawyer, best known for his novels and short stories exploring complex ...more14
Dec. at 66 (1871-1937)Birthplace:Â Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
Newton Diehl Baker Jr. (December 3, 1871 – December 25, 1937) was an American lawyer, Georgist, politician, and government official. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915. ...more15
Dec. at 78 (1798-1877)Birthplace:Â North Carolina
Levi Coffin (October 28, 1798 – September 16, 1877) was an American Quaker, abolitionist, farmer, businessman and humanitarian. An active leader in the Underground Railroad in Indiana and Ohio, some ...more16
Dec. at 69 (1811-1881)Birthplace:Â Angelbachtal, Germany
Friedrich Franz Karl Hecker (September 28, 1811 – March 24, 1881) was a German lawyer, politician and revolutionary. He was one of the most popular speakers and agitators of the 1848 Revolution. ...more17
Dec. at 33 (1872-1906)Birthplace:Â Dayton, Ohio
Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been ...more
18Dec. at 76 (1927-2004)Birthplace:Â Akron, Ohio
Frances McGovern (April 18, 1927 – February 6, 2004) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. She was born in Akron, Ohio and lived there all of ...more19
Dec. at 28 (1944-1972)Birthplace:Â Shaker Heights, Ohio
David Mark Berger (May 24, 1944 – September 6, 1972) was an American and Israeli Olympic weightlifter, and one of the eleven Israeli Olympians taken hostage and killed by the Palestinian group Black ...more20
Dec. at 64 (1814-1879)Birthplace:Â Hadley, Massachusetts
Joseph Hooker (November 13, 1814 – October 31, 1879) was a career United States Army officer, achieving the rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although he served ...more- 21Dec. at 78 (1860-1938)
Birthplace:Â Cincinnati, Ohio
Bernard Henry Kroger (January 24, 1860 – July 21, 1938), better known as Barney Kroger, was an American businessman who created the Kroger chain of supermarkets starting in 1883. ...more 22
Dec. at 71 (1824-1896)Birthplace:Â Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
James Mitchell Ashley (November 14, 1824 – September 16, 1896) was an American politician and abolitionist. A member of the Republican Party, Ashley served as a member of the United States House of ...more- 23Dec. at 29 (1834-1864)
Birthplace:Â Carrollton, Ohio
Daniel McCook Jr. (July 22, 1834 – July 17, 1864), one of the famed Fighting McCooks, was a brigade commander in the Union Army who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, ...more - 24Dec. at 48 (1878-1927)
Birthplace:Â Cleveland, Ohio
Ernest Roland Ball (July 22, 1878 – May 3, 1927) was an American singer and songwriter, most famous for composing the music for the song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" in 1912. He was not himself ...more 25
Dec. at 48 (1835-1884)Birthplace:Â Pirmasens, Germany
Godfrey (Gottfried) Weitzel (November 1, 1835 – March 19, 1884) was a German-American major general in the Union army during the American Civil War. He was the acting Mayor of New Orleans during the ...more
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