Kensal Green Cemetery
Kensal Green Cemetery is a historic cemetery in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, United Kingdom. It was established in 1832, covering 28.58 hectares. It holds Grade I listed park and garden status. Wikidata records 725 notable interments here, including Freddie Mercury, Charles Babbage, Harold Pinter.
At a glance
| Location | London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51.52860, -0.22410 (source: Wikidata) |
| Established | 1832 |
| Type | Historic and heritage |
| Era | 1800s |
| Area | 28.58 hectares |
| Heritage status | Grade I listed park and garden |
| Website | www.kensalgreencemetery.com |
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Notable interments
725 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 725, or take the JSON record.
- Freddie Mercury (1946–1991), composer, poet, singer
- Charles Babbage (1791–1871), astronomer, writer, engineer
- Harold Pinter (1930–2008), screenwriter, actor, writer
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863), writer, novelist, prose writer
- Patrick Blackett (1897–1974), politician, physicist, university teacher
- Wilkie Collins (1824–1889), writer, playwright, barrister
- Robert Brown (1773–1858), naturalist, surgeon, biologist
- Robert Robinson (1886–1975), chemist
- Anthony Trollope (1815–1882), writer, politician, biographer
- J. G. Ballard (1930–2009), writer, novelist, science fiction writer
- Augustus De Morgan (1806–1871), lawyer, mathematician, university teacher
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), architect, engineer, mechanical engineer
- Thomas Mayne Reid (1818–1883), writer, children's writer, novelist
- John William Waterhouse (1849–1917), painter, architectural drafter
- Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875), photographer, mathematician, physicist
- John Tenniel (1820–1914), illustrator, comics artist, painter
- John Tenniel (1820–1914), illustrator, comics artist, painter
- John Tenniel (1820–1914), illustrator, comics artist, painter
- John Tenniel (1820–1914), illustrator, comics artist, painter
- Howard Staunton (1810–1874), chess player, philologist, literary historian
- John Gould (1804–1881), zoologist, illustrator, biologist
- Erich Fried (1921–1988), writer, poet, translator
- Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1796–1840), chess player
- Leigh Hunt (1784–1859), writer, poet, translator
- Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773–1843), politician, aristocrat, bibliophile
Common questions
Where is Kensal Green Cemetery?
Kensal Green Cemetery is in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, United Kingdom, at coordinates 51.5286, -0.2241.
When was Kensal Green Cemetery established?
Kensal Green Cemetery was established in 1832, according to Wikidata.
Who is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery?
Wikidata documents 725 notable interments at Kensal Green Cemetery, including Freddie Mercury, Charles Babbage, Harold Pinter, William Makepeace Thackeray, Patrick Blackett.
Records and sources
- Wikidata: Q1574424 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
- Wikipedia article
- Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)