Famous tombstones

These poignant, moving and funny tombstone quotes are testament to the famous people they commemorate

I hope Bernard wasn't upset by the addendum to his grave marker.

Chopin's grave The Cimetière du Père Lachaise located on a hill overlooking Paris is visited more than any other cemetery in the world. The reason for this is twofold. This cemetery is the final resting place for a large number of famous creative, talented people plus the cemetery has some of the most spectacular, beautiful, macabre and sad gravestones, tombs, sculptures and mausoleums of any found in the world. Burials in this Paris suburb began in 1804 and today 200 years later the Père…

Grave Marker- Jackie Gleason, comedian (Honeymooners). After a private funeral mass at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Miami, Gleason was interred in an outdoor mausoleum at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery in Miami. At the base is the inscription, "And Away We Go."

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Bobby Fuller (1942 - 1966) Musician and songwriter. He had a hit in the 1960s with the song "I Fought the Law (But the Law Won)." He died under suspicious circumstances in 1966.

These epitaphs are some of the best words to leave on that anyone could have.

Entertainer. Considered one of the most legendary magicians and escape artists in American history, he was born Ehrich Weiss in Budapest, Hungary, the son of a rabbi and religious teacher. When he was about four, his family moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, where he grew up. When he was about 8 years old, he sold...

The wild west's legendary boothill cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona. the final resting place for famous outlaws and home to some of the most famous graves in American history.

From unusual memorials to a statue that appears to move on its own, it’s easy to see why the Natchez City Cemetery has intrigued so many over the years.

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In Memory of Mr JOSEPH HALL who Died Feb'y 5th 1787 In the 64th Year of his Age The carved image is a fierce skull with no lower jaw, no wings for transport to heaven and large crossed bones. The gravestone is carved in the style of Henry Geyer or John Homer of Boston.