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Some of the well-known persons interred here are:

• Tommy Armour (1894-1968), professional golfer
• Leopold Auer (1845-1930), violinist
• Béla Bartók (1881-1945), composer
• Peaches Browning (1910-1956), actress
• Michael Coppola (1900-1966), Mafioso, inspired a relative to make a movie
• Joan Crawford (1908-1977), actress
• Alan Freed (1922-1965), disc jockey, Rock and Roll pioneer
• Judy Garland (1922-1969), singer, actress
• Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960), composer, lyricist
• Aaliyah (1979-2001), singer
• Alberta Hunter (1895-1984), pioneer "Blues" singer, songwriter
• Jackie "Moms" Mabley (1899-1975), comedian
• Hugh Marlowe (1911-1982), actor
• Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell (1965-2002), Rap musician
• Thelonious MonkThelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10 1917 February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist known for his unique improvisational style and many contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. While Monk is often regarded as a founder of bebop, his playing style evolved, (1917-1982), Jazz musician
• William Oberhardt , (1882-1958), portrait painter, sculptor
• Lya de Putti (1899-1931), silent film actress
• Basil RathboneBasil Rathbone ( June 13, 1892 July 21, 1967) was an English actor. He was born Philip St. John Basil Rathbone in Johannesburg, South Africa, a son of Edgar Philip Rathbone and Anna Barbara George. His younger sister and brother were Beatrice Rathbone and (1892-1967), actor "Sherlock Holmes"
• Peter RevsonPeter Revson born February 27, 1939 in New York City, United States died March 22, 1974 in Johannesburg, South Africa was a race car driver. Born Peter Jeffrey Revson he was an heir to the Revlon cosmetics fortune who dated some of the most beautiful wome (1939-1974), F1 driver, millionaire playboy
• Paul RobesonPaul Robeson ( April 9, 1898 January 23, 1976) was an American actor, athlete, singer, writer, and political and civil rights activist. Robeson was born in Princeton, New Jersey and a graduate of Somerville, New Jersey High School where he excelled at sin (1898-1976), important black singer, actor, activist
• Diana Sands , (1934-1973), actress
• Betty ShabazzBetty Shabazz (born Betty Jean Sanders ( 28 May 1936 23 June 1997), also known as Betty X is the widow of the late Malcolm X. Shabazz was born in Detroit, Michigan. After high school, she attended Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, and then the Brooklyn State (1936-1997), black activist, widow of Malcolm XMalcolm X (pronounced Malcolm Exx May 19, 1925 February 21, 1965 also: Malcolm Little El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz and Omowale was a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam, and founder of both the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
• Hajj Malick El ShabazzMalcolm X (pronounced Malcolm Exx May 19, 1925 February 21, 1965 also: Malcolm Little El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz and Omowale was a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam, and founder of both the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity., black activist known as "Malcolm X"
• Toots Shor (1903-1977), restauranteur to Broadway stars
• Preston SturgesPreston Sturges (1898-1959) was a screenwriter and director best known for his comedic contribution to American film. He was one of Hollywood's great filmmakers. Born Edmund Preston Biden on August, 29 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, he was the first writer to (1898-1959), film director
• Ed SullivanEd Sullivan ( September 28, 1902 October 13, 1974) was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the emcee of a popular TV variety show that was at its height of popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. Sullivan was originally a (1901-1974), television variety show host
• Judy Tyler (1933-1957), actress, Elvis' co-star in Jailhouse Rock
• Cornell Woolrich (1903-1968), novelist
• Whitney M. Young, Jr., (1921-1971), black activist

See also:

• List of other famous cemeteries
• List of United States cemeteries