Brookwood Cemetery

Brookwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Woking, United Kingdom. It was established in 1852, covering 146.31 hectares. It holds Grade I listed park and garden status. Wikidata records 274 notable interments here, including Zaha Hadid, Owen Willans Richardson, Q155626.

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Notable interments

274 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 274, or take the JSON record.

• Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), architect, artist, painter
• Owen Willans Richardson (1879–1959), physicist, university teacher, theoretical physicist
• Q155626 (1856–1925), architect, artist, painter
• Q155626 (1856–1925), architect, artist, painter
• Jamsetji Tata (1839–1904), entrepreneur
• Rebecca West (1892–1983), writer, suffragette, journalist
• Boris Berezovsky (1946–2013), politician, entrepreneur, mathematician
• M. F. Husain (1915–2011), screenwriter, photographer, politician
• Allan Hume (1829–1912), physician, politician, civil servant
• Allan Hume (1829–1912), physician, politician, civil servant
• Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810–1895), writer, politician, diplomat
• Said bin Taimur Al Said (1910–1972), politician
• Dodi Fayed (1955–1997), entrepreneur, film producer
• Naji al-Ali (1937–1987), painter, cartoonist, journalist
• Charles Bradlaugh (1833–1891), politician, political activist
• Harry Govier Seeley (1839–1909), professor, geologist, geographer
• Idries Shah (1924–1996), writer, teacher, children's writer
• Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919), painter
• Marmaduke Pickthall (1875–1936), writer, translator, arabist
• Daniel Solander (1733–1782), naturalist, writer, librarian
• Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914–2006)
• Robert Knox (1791–1862), physician, zoologist, surgeon
• Alexander William Williamson (1824–1904), chemist, university teacher
• Marie Spartali Stillman (1844–1927), painter, model
• Marie Spartali Stillman (1844–1927), painter, model

Common questions

Where is Brookwood Cemetery?

Brookwood Cemetery is in Woking, United Kingdom, at coordinates 51.2967, -0.6333.

When was Brookwood Cemetery established?

Brookwood Cemetery was established in 1852, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Brookwood Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 274 notable interments at Brookwood Cemetery, including Zaha Hadid, Owen Willans Richardson, Q155626, Q155626, Jamsetji Tata.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q990618 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)