Cypress Hills Cemetery
Cypress Hills Cemetery is a cemetery in Brooklyn, United States. Wikidata records 88 notable interments here, including Mae West, Piet Mondrian, Jackie Robinson.
At a glance
| Location | Brooklyn, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40.68917, -73.87528 (source: Wikidata) |
| Website | www.cypresshillscemetery.org |
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Notable interments
88 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 88, or take the JSON record.
- Mae West (1893–1980), screenwriter, writer, actor
- Piet Mondrian (1872–1944), writer, illustrator, painter
- Jackie Robinson (1919–1972), vice president, military officer, athlete
- James John Corbett (1866–1933), screenwriter, actor, stage actor
- Nella Larsen (1891–1964), writer, nurse, librarian
- Lee Falk (1911–1999), screenwriter, writer, animator
- Lee Falk (1911–1999), screenwriter, writer, animator
- Eubie Blake (1887–1983), street artist, jazz pianist, jazz musician
- Josh White (1914–1969), actor, musician, singer-songwriter
- Helen Westley (1875–1942), actor, stage actor, film actor
- Victor Moore (1876–1962), actor, stage actor, film actor
- Alexander Crummell (1819–1898), priest, missionary, university teacher
- Alexander Crummell (1819–1898), priest, missionary, university teacher
- James McCune Smith (1813–1865), writer, physician, pharmacist
- Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874–1938), librarian, historian, educator
- Monk Eastman (1875–1920), criminal
- Monk Eastman (1875–1920), criminal
- Margaret Elizabeth Sangster (1838–1912), writer, poet, journalist
- Tommy Davis (1939–2022), baseball player
- Rosetta LeNoire (1911–2002), voice actor, stage actor, film actor
- Jesús Alou (1942–2023), baseball player
- Morris Jacob Raphall (1798–1868), rabbi
- Tad Dorgan (1877–1929), screenwriter, comics artist, cartoonist
- William Ross Wallace (1819–1881), writer, poet
- Andrew J. Russell (1829–1902), photographer
Common questions
Where is Cypress Hills Cemetery?
Cypress Hills Cemetery is in Brooklyn, United States, at coordinates 40.6892, -73.8753.
Who is buried at Cypress Hills Cemetery?
Wikidata documents 88 notable interments at Cypress Hills Cemetery, including Mae West, Piet Mondrian, Jackie Robinson, James John Corbett, Nella Larsen.
Records and sources
- Wikidata: Q2972519 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
- Wikipedia article
- Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
- OpenStreetMap relation/951318