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The 14 most famous people buried in Michigan

The 14 most famous people buried in Michigan

From the Queen of Soul and Mini-Me to a former President of the United States, some of the world’s biggest celebrities rest in peace in Michigan.

The 14 most famous people buried in Michigan

1. Aretha Franklin is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.

Aretha Franklin

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2. Henry Ford is buried in the Ford Family Cemetery in Detroit.

Henry Ford with his Model T

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3. Rosa Parks is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.

Detroit commemorates Rosa Parks

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4. Betty FordThe body rests in the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids.


5. President Gerald Ford is buried in the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids.

President Gerald Ford, Grand Rapids, Michigan

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6. Jackie Wilson is buried in Westlawn Cemetery in Wayne.

7. Verne Troyer is buried in the Leonidas Cemetery in Leonida.


8. Dick York is buried in the Plainfield Cemetery in Plainfield Township.

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9. Jack Kevorkian is buried at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery in Troy.

Dr. Jack Kevorkian

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10. George Peppard is buried at Northview Cemetery in Dearborn.

George Peppard

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11. Bobby DeBarge is buried in Garfield Park Cemetery in Grand Rapids.

12th and 13th centuries and WK Kellogg are both buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek.

14. CW Post is also buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek.


From the moderately famous to the super famous, there is a website that tracks where every deceased celebrity in Michigan is buried. Click here to check it out.

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