Rock Creek Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery is a garden cemetery in Washington, D.C., United States. It was established in 1719, covering 34.4 hectares. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wikidata records 309 notable interments here, including Gore Vidal, Upton Sinclair, Emile Berliner.
At a glance
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38.94778, -77.01306 (source: Wikidata) |
| Established | 1719 |
| Type | Garden and rural, Historic and heritage |
| Era | Pre-1800 |
| Area | 34.4 hectares |
| Heritage status | NRHP 77001498 |
| Website | rockcreekcemetery.org |
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Notable interments
309 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 309, or take the JSON record.
- Gore Vidal (1925–2012), screenwriter, actor, writer
- Upton Sinclair (1878–1968), writer, politician, poet
- Emile Berliner (1851–1929), engineer, entrepreneur, inventor
- George McGovern (1922–2012), politician, diplomat, historian
- Lyudmila Alexeyeva (1927–2018), writer, politician, historian
- Camille Chautemps (1885–1963), politician
- Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850–1927), naturalist, geologist, paleontologist
- Cleveland Abbe (1838–1916), astronomer, writer, mathematician
- Abraham Baldwin (1754–1807), politician
- Harlan F. Stone (1872–1946), judge, lawyer, politician
- Robert Prosky (1930–2008), comedian, stage actor, television actor
- Alice Lee Roosevelt (1884–1980), writer, socialite, autobiographer
- Patricia Harris (1924–1985), lawyer, politician, diplomat
- Michael Novak (1933–2017), philosopher, envoy, social scientist
- William Windom (1827–1891), lawyer, politician
- Tim Russert (1950–2008), writer, lawyer, reporter
- Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864–1952), photographer, artist, picture editor
- Sumner Welles (1892–1961), politician, diplomat, non-fiction writer
- Hugh McCulloch (1808–1895), writer, lawyer, banker
- Alexander Melville Bell (1819–1905), university teacher, linguist
- Joseph Nelson Rose (1862–1928), writer, curator, botanist
- William Henry Holmes (1846–1933), illustrator, geologist, painter
- William Coblentz (1873–1962), astronomer, physicist
- G. William Miller (1925–2006), lawyer, politician, university teacher
- John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911), judge, lawyer, politician
Common questions
Where is Rock Creek Cemetery?
Rock Creek Cemetery is in Washington, D.C., United States, at coordinates 38.9478, -77.0131.
When was Rock Creek Cemetery established?
Rock Creek Cemetery was established in 1719, according to Wikidata.
Who is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery?
Wikidata documents 309 notable interments at Rock Creek Cemetery, including Gore Vidal, Upton Sinclair, Emile Berliner, George McGovern, Lyudmila Alexeyeva.
Records and sources
- Wikidata: Q7354368 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
- Wikipedia article
- Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)