Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto is a garden cemetery in Toronto, Canada. It was established in 1876, covering 80.94 hectares. It holds national historic site of Canada status. Wikidata records 201 notable interments here, including Frederick Banting, Glenn Gould, William Lyon Mackenzie King.

At a glance

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Opening hours

• Monday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Thursday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Friday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Saturday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Sunday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM

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

Notable interments

201 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 201, or take the JSON record.

Of Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto's 201 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include politician (16%), businessperson (10%), ice hockey player (9%), lawyer (7%), journalist (5%).

• Frederick Banting (1891–1941), pharmacologist, physiologist, researcher
• Glenn Gould (1932–1982), music publicist, harpsichordist, opinion journalist
• William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950), senior civil servant, scientific collector, diarist
• John Turner (1929–2020), athletics competitor, politician, lawyer
• Northrop Frye (1912–1991), literary scholar, philosopher, literary critic
• Charles Herbert Best (1899–1978), physiologist, biochemist, physician
• Harold Innis (1894–1952), philosopher, sociologist, university teacher
• John Rutsey (1952–2008), musician, drummer
• George Lyon (1858–1938), cricketer, golfer
• Guy Simonds (1903–1974), military officer
• Laura Muntz Lyall (1860–1930), painter
• Igor Korolev (1970–2011), ice hockey player
• Dick Irvin (1892–1957), ice hockey player, ice hockey coach
• John Donnelly (1905–1986), coxswain
• Ernest MacMillan (1893–1973), music educator, musician, pianist
• William George Barker (1894–1930), aircraft pilot, military personnel
• Clarence Chant (1865–1956), university teacher, physicist, astronomer
• Augusta Stowe-Gullen (1857–1943), suffragist, physician
• Billy Burch (1900–1950), ice hockey player
• Roy Conacher (1916–1984), ice hockey player
• Mario Bernardi (1930–2013), musicologist, pianist, conductor
• Oliver Mowat (1820–1903), politician, lawyer, judge
• Edward Samuel Rogers (1933–2008), businessperson, lawyer
• Healey Willan (1880–1968), music educator, choir director, organist
• Walter Massey (1928–2014), film actor, television actor, actor

Common questions

Where is Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto?

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto is in Toronto, Canada, at coordinates 43.6958, -79.3847.

When was Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto established?

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto was established in 1876, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto?

Wikidata documents 201 notable interments at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, including Frederick Banting, Glenn Gould, William Lyon Mackenzie King, John Turner, Northrop Frye.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q2904018 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/2370880

Related terms

Heritage StatusNotable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto, Canada." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q2904018. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/mount-pleasant-cemetery-toronto/

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