Green-Wood Cemetery

Green-Wood Cemetery is a garden cemetery in Brooklyn, United States. It was established in 1838. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wikidata records 1092 notable interments here, including Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Leonard Bernstein, Paul Auster.

At a glance

SUNSET PARK ENTRANCE HOURS (Fourth Avenue and 35th Street)

From the cemetery's own website: www.green-wood.com

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Opening hours

• Monday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Thursday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Friday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Saturday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Sunday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Source: Google Places. Last checked 2026-07-23. Hours can change, confirm with the cemetery before visiting.

Notable interments

1092 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 1092, or take the JSON record.

Of Green-Wood Cemetery's 1,092 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include politician (22%), lawyer (12%), businessperson (8%), writer (7%), journalist (6%).

• Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791–1872), painter, university teacher, sculptor
• Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), musicographer, musicologist, music teacher
• Paul Auster (1947–2024), film screenwriter, autobiographer, linguist
• Henry George (1839–1897), philosopher, journalist, editor
• Margaret Sanger (1879–1966), feminist, women's rights activist, trade unionist
• Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), painter, illustrator, musician
• Lola Montez (1821–1861), dancer, stage actor, socialite
• Horace Greeley (1811–1872), newspaper proprietor, abolitionist, publisher
• Henry Draper (1837–1882), chemist, physicist, physician
• Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887), theologian, journalist, politician
• Frank Morgan (1890–1949), film actor, stage actor, character actor
• Elias Howe (1819–1866), inventor, machinist
• Elias Howe (1819–1867), inventor, machinist
• John William Draper (1811–1882), photochemist, philosopher, physiologist
• Eunice Newton Foote (1819–1888), feminist, women's rights activist, climatologist
• George Bellows (1882–1925), lithographer, draftsperson, printmaker
• Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), designer, glass artist, jewelry designer
• George Catlin (1796–1872), traveler, ethnologist, painter
• Pop Smoke (1999–2020), rapper, songwriter, actor
• Elizabeth Peña (1959–2014), voice actor, film actor, television actor
• Henry Halleck (1815–1872), military commander, scholar, major general
• William S. Hart (1864–1946), film actor, director, film producer
• Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886), engraver, painter, photographer
• Johnny Torrio (1882–1957), criminal
• John Frederick Kensett (1816–1872), painter

Common questions

Where is Green-Wood Cemetery?

Green-Wood Cemetery is in Brooklyn, United States, at coordinates 40.6524, -73.9902.

When was Green-Wood Cemetery established?

Green-Wood Cemetery was established in 1838, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Green-Wood Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 1092 notable interments at Green-Wood Cemetery, including Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Leonard Bernstein, Paul Auster, Henry George, Margaret Sanger.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q239043 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/10213172

Related terms

National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)Notable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, United States." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q239043. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/green-wood-cemetery/

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