Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) is a garden cemetery in Washington, D.C., United States. It was established in 1849, covering 8.9 hectares. Wikidata records 239 notable interments here, including Madeleine Albright, Joseph Henry, Herman Hollerith.

At a glance
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38.91275, -77.05594 (source: Wikidata) |
| Established | 1849 |
| Type | Garden and rural |
| Era | 1800s |
| Area | 8.9 hectares |
| Website | www.oakhillcemeterydc.org |
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Notable interments
239 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 239, or take the JSON record.
- Madeleine Albright (1937–2022), writer, politician, minister
- Joseph Henry (1797–1878), engineer, physicist, university teacher
- Herman Hollerith (1860–1929), businessperson, engineer, computer scientist
- Dean Acheson (1893–1971), lawyer, politician, diplomat
- Roberta Flack (1937–2025), composer, teacher, singer
- Katharine Graham (1917–2001), writer, businessperson, author
- Albert Pike (1809–1891), writer, lawyer
- Edwin M. Stanton (1814–1869), judge, lawyer, politician
- Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823–1887), naturalist, writer, zoologist
- Ben Bradlee (1921–2014), editor, journalist
- Edward Douglass White Jr. (1845–1921), judge, lawyer, politician
- Robert J. Walker (1801–1869), lawyer, politician, governor
- Howard K. Smith (1914–2002), actor, war correspondent, news presenter
- George Brown Goode (1851–1896), writer, zoologist, ichthyologist
- John Eaton (1790–1856), lawyer, politician, ambassador
- Charles H. Percy (1919–2011), businessperson, politician, military officer
- John Howard Payne (1791–1852), actor, writer, poet
- David Levy Yulee (1810–1886), lawyer, politician
- Francis G. Newlands (1846–1917), lawyer, politician
- William Adams Richardson (1821–1896), judge, lawyer, military officer
- Jesse W. Reno (1861–1947), engineer, inventor
- Gale W. McGee (1915–1992), politician, diplomat, university teacher
- Lewis E. Parsons (1817–1895), lawyer, politician, governor
- Štefan Osuský (1889–1973), lawyer, politician, jurist
- William H. Hunt (1823–1884), judge, lawyer, politician
Common questions
Where is Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)?
Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) is in Washington, D.C., United States, at coordinates 38.9128, -77.0559.
When was Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) established?
Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) was established in 1849, according to Wikidata.
Who is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)?
Wikidata documents 239 notable interments at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.), including Madeleine Albright, Joseph Henry, Herman Hollerith, Dean Acheson, Roberta Flack.
Records and sources
- Wikidata: Q2369971 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
- Wikipedia article
- Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)