Highgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery is a historic cemetery in London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom. It was established in 1839, covering 14.57 hectares. It holds Grade I listed park and garden status. Wikidata records 855 notable interments here, including Michael Faraday, George Eliot, Q42.
At a glance
| Location | London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51.56700, -0.14700 (source: Wikidata) |
| Established | 1839 |
| Type | Historic and heritage |
| Era | 1800s |
| Area | 14.57 hectares |
| Heritage status | Grade I listed park and garden |
| Website | highgatecemetery.org |
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Notable interments
855 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 855, or take the JSON record.
- Michael Faraday (1791–1867), writer, physicist, inventor
- George Eliot (1819–1880), writer, poet, translator
- Q42 (1952–2001), screenwriter, writer, comedian
- John Galsworthy (1867–1933), writer, screenwriter, playwright
- Herbert Spencer (1820–1903), writer, economist, psychologist
- Herbert Spencer (1820–1903), writer, economist, psychologist
- George Michael (1963–2016), composer, singer, record producer
- Bob Hoskins (1942–2014), screenwriter, actor, comedian
- Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012), writer, historian, political scientist
- Alexander Litvinenko (1962–2006), writer, military personnel, spy
- Christina Rossetti (1830–1894), writer, poet, librettist
- Jean Simmons (1929–2010), actor, child actor, stage actor
- Ian Holm (1931–2020), actor, stage actor, voice actor
- Lucian Freud (1922–2011), artist, illustrator, painter
- William Kingdon Clifford (1845–1879), mathematician, university teacher, philosopher
- Ralph Richardson (1902–1983), actor, stage actor, theatre manager
- Vladimir Bukovsky (1942–2019), writer, politician, dissident
- Stuart Hall (1932–2014), university teacher, sociologist, literary critic
- Henry Gray (1827–1861), writer, physician, surgeon
- Alan Sillitoe (1928–2010), screenwriter, writer, poet
- Jenny von Westphalen (1814–1881), politician, sociologist
- Edward Blyth (1810–1873), naturalist, zoologist, curator
- Peter Shaffer (1926–2016), writer, screenwriter, dramaturge
- Jacob Bronowski (1908–1974), poet, mathematician, inventor
- Storm Thorgerson (1944–2013), photographer, graphic designer, film director
Common questions
Where is Highgate Cemetery?
Highgate Cemetery is in London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom, at coordinates 51.5670, -0.1470.
When was Highgate Cemetery established?
Highgate Cemetery was established in 1839, according to Wikidata.
Who is buried at Highgate Cemetery?
Wikidata documents 855 notable interments at Highgate Cemetery, including Michael Faraday, George Eliot, Q42, John Galsworthy, Herbert Spencer.
Records and sources
- Wikidata: Q533697 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
- Wikipedia article
- Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
- OpenStreetMap relation/1612806