Notable interments at Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit)
95 notable figures are documented at Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit) in Wikidata's burial records, each with a Wikipedia article and a recorded place of burial. Listed alphabetically.
- Albert Cobo (1893–1957), politician
- Alex Manoogian (1901–1996), engineer, entrepreneur, inventor
- Alexander Joseph Groesbeck (1873–1953), lawyer, politician, governor
- Alexander Joseph Groesbeck (1873–1953), lawyer, politician, governor
- Alfred Lucking (1856–1929), lawyer, politician
- Anna Scripps Whitcomb (1866–1953), horticulturist, art collector, philanthropist
- Anna Thompson Dodge (1871–1970), socialite, art collector, philanthropist
- Aretha Franklin (1942–2018), composer, record producer, singer
- Arthur Ross (1949–1996), composer, singer-songwriter
- Barbara Randolph (1942–2002), actor, singer, film actor
- Barrett Strong (1941–2023), singer, record producer, songwriter
- Barrett Strong (1941–2023), singer, record producer, songwriter
- Benjamin Franklin Graves (1817–1906), judge, lawyer
- Benson Ford (1919–1978), businessperson, manager
- Bill Campbell (1948–2023), baseball player
- Billy Davis (1932–2004), record producer, singer, songwriter
- Billy Henderson (1939–2007), singer, songwriter
- Blair Moody (1902–1954), politician, journalist
- Bobby Hupp (1877–1931), inventor
- Bobby Rogers (1940–2013), singer, singer-songwriter
- Bobby Smith (1936–2013), singer
- C. L. Franklin (1915–1984), preacher, civil rights advocate
- Carl M. Weideman (1898–1972), judge, lawyer, politician
- Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988), singer, missionary, songwriter
- Charles Henry Land (1847–1922), dentist
- Charles Henry Land (1847–1922), dentist
- Clara Arthur (1858–1929), suffragette
- Clinton Wood (1869–1932), American football coach
- David Ruffin (1941–1991), singer
- Dee Edwards (1945–2006), singer
- Earl Van Dyke (1930–1992), pianist, bandleader
- Earl Van Dyke (1930–1992), pianist, bandleader
- Earl Wilson (1934–2005), baseball player
- Ed Killian (1876–1928), baseball player
- Ed Siever (1875–1920), baseball player
- Edgar Culbertson (1935–1967), petty officer
- Edgar Guest (1881–1959), poet
- Edsel Bryant Ford (1893–1943), entrepreneur, art collector
- Edward N. Hines (1870–1938), printer, inventor, civil engineer
- Edward Patten (1939–2005), singer
- Elijah E. Myers (1832–1909), architect
- Elijah E. Myers (1832–1909), architect
- Erma Franklin (1938–2002), singer, musician, recording artist
- Frances Dodge (1914–1971), businessperson
- George Harrison Barbour (1843–1934), businessperson
- George W. Trendle (1884–1972), screenwriter, lawyer, jurist
- George W. Trendle (1884–1972), screenwriter, lawyer, jurist
- H. G. Salsinger (1885–1958), writer
- Hazen S. Pingree (1840–1901), mayor, politician
- Henry Fambrough (1938–2024), singer
- Homer S. Ferguson (1889–1982), judge, teacher, lawyer
- Horace Elgin Dodge (1868–1920), businessperson, engineer, entrepreneur
- Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877–1956), teacher, politician, secretary
- Howard Sims (1933–2016), architect
- Isabel Dodge Sloane (1896–1962), socialite
- James F. Jones (1907–1971), pastor, religious leader
- James J. Couzens (1872–1936), businessperson, politician
- James Jamerson (1939–1983), bassist, musician, double-bassist
- James Jamerson (1939–1983), bassist, musician, double-bassist
- James Okubo (1920–1967), combat medic
- Joe Boyer (1890–1924), engineer, racing automobile driver
- Joe Stubbs (1942–1998), singer
- John Blaisdell Corliss (1851–1929), lawyer, politician
- John Francis Dodge (1864–1920), businessperson, engineer, entrepreneur
- Johnnie Mae Matthews (1922–2002), singer, record producer, songwriter
- Joseph Boyer (1848–1930), inventor
- Joseph Lowthian Hudson (1846–1912), businessperson, merchant
- Julanne Johnston (1900–1988), actor, film actor
- Lawrence Payton (1938–1997), singer
- Lenny Green (1933–2019), baseball player
- Levi Stubbs (1936–2008), actor, singer, musician
- Marv Johnson (1938–1993), singer, singer-songwriter, musician
- Matilda Dodge Wilson (1883–1967), politician
- Mel Farr (1944–2015), American football player
- Pervis Jackson (1938–2008), singer
- Pete Fox (1909–1966), baseball player
- Pete Fox (1909–1966), baseball player
- Proof (1973–2006), actor, record producer, songwriter
- Q23071603 (1934–2009), singer
- Q25851041 (1917–2006), politician
- Q5495486 (1885–1983), head coach, American football coach
- Renaldo Benson (1936–2005), singer-songwriter, choreographer
- Richard "Popcorn" Wylie (1939–2008), record producer, pianist, songwriter
- Ronald White (1939–1995), singer, singer-songwriter
- Ronald Winans (1956–2005), singer
- Rosa Parks (1913–2005), public figure, human rights defender, civil rights advocate
- Roy Dikeman Chapin Sr. (1880–1936), businessperson, politician
- Sullivan M. Cutcheon (1833–1900), lawyer, politician
- Susie Garrett (1929–2002), actor, stage actor, film actor
- Thelma G. James (1899–1988), folklorist
- Uriel Jones (1934–2009), musician
- Uriel Jones (1934–2009), musician
- William Aikman (1824–1909), writer, pastor, clergyman
- William Hart (1924–2003)
- William W. Hannan (1854–1917), lawyer