| Person(s) |
Significance |
Location of Tomb |
Article |
| Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Empress Wu Zetian, and 17 others |
Emperor and Empress of the Tang Dynasty |
Mount Liang, Qian County, Shaanxi province, China |
Qianling Mausoleum |
| Mao Zedong |
Communist ruler of China from 1943-1976 |
Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China |
Mausoleum of Mao Zedong |
| Qín Shǐ Huáng Líng |
1st Qin Dynasty emperor |
Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China (site of the famous terracotta soldiers) |
Terracotta Army |
| Sun Yat-sen |
Chinese revolutionary, founder of the Kuomintang, and 1st President of the Republic of China |
At the foot of the second peak of Mount Zijin in Nanjing, China |
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum |
| Taizong of Tang |
Tang Dynasty emperor from 626-649 |
Jiuzong mountain, Shaanxi, China |
Zhao Mausoleum |
| Yongle and 12 succeeding emperors |
Ming Dynasty emperors from 1402-1644 |
13 km due north of Beijing, China |
Ming Dynasty Tombs |
| Person(s) |
Significance |
Location of Tomb |
Article |
| Napoleon Bonaparte and family members |
Corsican soldier and French emperor |
Massive multi-layered sarcophagus under the dome of Les Invalides, Paris, France |
Les Invalides |
| Marie Curie and Pierre Curie |
French-Polish couple who discovered X-rays; Marie won the Nobel Prize twice |
The Panthéon in Paris, France |
Panthéon, Paris |
| Alexandre Dumas, père |
Author |
The Panthéon in Paris, France |
Panthéon, Paris |
| Ferdinand Foch |
Marshal of France during World War I |
Les Invalides, Paris, France |
Les Invalides |
| Victor Hugo |
Author |
The Panthéon in Paris, France |
Panthéon, Paris |
| Joseph Louis Lagrange |
Italian-French mathematician and astronomer |
The Panthéon in Paris, France |
Panthéon, Paris |
| Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle |
French Army captain and author of Le Marseillaise, the national anthem |
Les Invalides, Paris, France |
Les Invalides |
| Gaspard Monge |
French mathematician and inventor of descriptive geometry |
Le Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France (since moved to the Panthéon) |
Gaspard Monge's mausoleum |
| Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne |
Viscount of Turenne and Marshal of France under Louis XIV; one of France's greatest military leaders |
Les Invalides, Paris, France |
Les Invalides |
| Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (Vauban) |
Military architect for Louis XIV |
Les Invalides, Paris, France |
Les Invalides |
| Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) |
French philosopher of The Enlightenment |
The Panthéon in Paris, France |
Panthéon, Paris |
| Person(s) |
Significance |
Location of Tomb |
Article |
| Benjamin Franklin |
Early American printer, inventor, and statesman |
Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Christ Church Burial Ground |
| Ulysses S. Grant |
American Civil War general and 18th President of the United States |
Riverside Park in Manhattan, New York, New York |
Grant's Tomb |
| Thomas Jefferson |
Author of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the University of Virginia, and 3rd President of the United States |
Monticello, Virginia |
none |
| Kamehameha and Kalākaua dynasties |
Royal families of Hawaii |
2261 Nuuanu Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii |
Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii |
| Abraham Lincoln |
16th President of the United States |
Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois |
Lincoln's Tomb |
| William McKinley |
25th President of the United States |
Canton, Ohio |
McKinley Memorial Mausoleum |
| Leland Stanford |
Founder of Stanford University |
Stanford University campus, Stanford, California |
Stanford Mausoleum |
| George Washington |
Revolutionary War general and 1st President of the United States |
Mount Vernon, Virginia |
none |
| Person(s) |
Significance |
Location of Tomb |
Article |
| Saint Andrew |
Apostle, first bishop of Byzantium, and patron saint of Scotland, Greece, Russia, and Romania |
Once in Patras, Achaea, Greece, now disputed; his body is said to be in both the cathedral of Amalfi, Campania, Italy, and in St Andrews, Scotland |
Saint Andrew |
| Saint Augustine |
Early Christian bishop and theologian |
San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro church in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy |
San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro |
| St Clare of Assisi |
Follower of St Francis; medieval ascetic saint and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies |
Santa Chiara church in Assisi, Perugia, Italy (her body is said to be uncorrupted) |
none |
| St Francis of Assisi |
Medieval ascetic saint; founder of the Franciscan order |
Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi in Assisi, Perugia, Italy |
Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi |
| Saint James the Great |
Apostle and later missionary to Spain |
Believed to be beneath the altar of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain |
Santiago de Compostela |
| Saint John the Apostle |
Apostle and author of the Gospel of John and Revelations |
Disputed; may be either on the island of Patmos, Greece, or at Selçuk, a small town in the vicinity of Ephesus in what is now Turkey |
John the Apostle |
| Joseph |
Hebrew patriarch |
Believed to be in Nablus, in the West Bank, Israel |
Joseph's Tomb |
| Mary |
Mother of Jesus |
Believed to be in the Kedron Valley at the foot of the Mount of Olives |
Mary's Tomb |
| Saint Peter |
Apostle, first bishop of Rome and co-founder of the Christian church |
Directly below the altar of St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
Saint Peter's tomb |
| Saint Thomas |
Apostle and later missionary to India and first Catholicos of the East |
Believed to be in San Thome Basilica in Madras (now Chennai), India |
Thomas (apostle), St. Thomas Mount, San Thome Basilica |
| many |
various |
Tiberias, Israel |
Tomb of the Matriarchs |
| Person(s) |
Significance |
Location of Tomb |
Article |
| Bahá'u'lláh |
Founder of the Bahá'í Faith; considered by Baha'is to be the most recent messenger of God. |
Buried in the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh outside of Akka, Israel. |
Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláh, Qiblih |
| The Báb |
Founder of Bábism, and predecessor of Bahá'u'lláh. |
Buried in the Shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel in Haifa, Israel. |
Báb, Shrine of the Báb |
| `Abdu'l-Bahá |
Son of Bahá'u'lláh and leader of the Bahá'í Faith |
Buried in a chamber within the Shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel in Haifa, Israel. |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Shrine of the Báb, Shrine of `Abdu'l-Bahá |
| Shoghi Effendi |
Great-grandson of Bahá'u'lláh; Under the title of Guardian, he served as last singular head of the faith. |
Buried in New Southgate Cemetery in London, U.K. |
Shoghi Effendi, | Directions to the burial site of the Guardian |
