Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) is a historic cemetery in The Bronx, United States. It was established in 1863, covering 161.87 hectares. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wikidata records 946 notable interments here, including Herman Melville, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington.
At a glance
| Location | The Bronx, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40.88917, -73.87333 (source: Wikidata) |
| Established | 1863 |
| Type | Historic and heritage |
| Era | 1800s |
| Area | 161.87 hectares |
| Heritage status | NRHP 11000563 |
| Website | www.woodlawn.org |
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Notable interments
946 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 946, or take the JSON record.
- Herman Melville (1819–1891), writer, teacher, sailor
- Miles Davis (1926–1991), actor, composer, conductor
- Duke Ellington (1899–1974), composer, conductor, record producer
- Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), politician, journalist, newspaper proprietor
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902), actor, writer, abolitionist
- Irving Berlin (1888–1989), screenwriter, composer, musician
- Dorothy Parker (1893–1967), screenwriter, writer, poet
- Nellie Bly (1865–1922), writer, entrepreneur, inventor
- Nellie Bly (1864–1922), writer, entrepreneur, inventor
- Ralph Bunche (1904–1971), diplomat, political scientist
- Celia Cruz (1925–2003), actor, singer
- Cicely Tyson (1924–2021), actor, stage actor, voice actor
- Ornette Coleman (1930–2015), composer, musician, bandleader
- Alexander Archipenko (1887–1964), photographer, illustrator, graphic designer
- Otto Preminger (1905–1986), actor, character actor, theatre manager
- Albert Ellis (1913–2007), psychologist, cognitive scientist, non-fiction writer
- E. L. Doctorow (1931–2015), screenwriter, writer, professor
- David Farragut (1801–1870), politician, admiral, military officer
- Madam C. J. Walker (1867–1919), businessperson, entrepreneur, inventor
- Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948), judge, lawyer, politician
- Diahann Carroll (1935–2019), actor, singer, stage actor
- Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962), composer, violinist
- Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882–1947), politician
- Carrie Chapman Catt (1859–1947), writer, politician, journalist
- Mihajlo Pupin (1858–1935), engineer, physicist, mathematician
Common questions
Where is Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)?
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) is in The Bronx, United States, at coordinates 40.8892, -73.8733.
When was Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) established?
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) was established in 1863, according to Wikidata.
Who is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)?
Wikidata documents 946 notable interments at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York), including Herman Melville, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Joseph Pulitzer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Records and sources
- Wikidata: Q2000666 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
- Wikipedia article
- Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)