Famous People Buried In Unmarked Graves

1. Steve Jobs

Image source/ WikipediaSteve Jobs, the founder of Apple, bizarrely hated the fame despite having created one of the biggest companies in the world. So, as he was in life he wished to remain in death - private. So he is now buried with an unmarked grave and nobody really knows where it is, aside from his loved ones.

2. Wolfgang Mozart

Image source/ BritannicaMozart was one of the most talented composers of all time, in fact, his legacy today is as present as always as he continues to be an influence on the entire music world. But, during his time only the very upper classes of society were given marked graves...of which Mozart was not. The mystery of his location was uncovered, and he was given the above statue to commemorate the place.

3. Roy Orbison

Image source/ WikipediaHollywood star Roy Orbison was quickly located to a grave site after his sudden death. His family always planned on moving him to another site however, the process was much slower and never happened so his remains continue to lie in an unmarked grave nearby the likes of Marilyn Monroe.

4. John Wayne

Image source/ BritannicaJohn Wayne was an icon of Hollywood during his time, particularly known for starring in Wild Westerns. He passed away from lung cancer. Instead of an elaborate grave, his family chose an unmarked grave so that they could avoid crows and people turning his grave into a visitor's site rather than a final resting place.

5. Bessie Smith

Image source/ BritannicaBessie Smith was a famous blues artist. When she tragically died in a car accident her fans poured to her funeral to pay their respects. But, her husband commissioned her an unmarked grave. Some claim he did not want to spend his money on it. Janis Joplin many years later commissioned her a headstone after being so inspired by the female artist.

6. Genghis Khan

Image source/ PinterestHistorical figure Genghis Khan was obsessed with the idea that nobody could know where he was buried. He wanted a private, unmarked tomb. And everybody who witnessed the funeral was killed by his soldiers on his orders, as well as the people who built his tomb, to make sure nobody knew where it was.

7. John Belushi

Image source/ Biography.comJohn Belushi was a popular comedian and actor. had a grave which was initially marked. However, his grave became such a popular visiting site for fans that the grave was left marked and littered with rubbish. His wife secretly ad his remains moved to another site with an unmarked stone.

8. Bobby Driscoll

 Image source/ pentaxforumsBobby Driscoll voiced childhood favourite, Peter Pan. As a child he had a successful voice acting career however when he grew up and his voice changed, he was dropped by productions. He turned to drugs and became a criminal and died at 31. He was placed into an unmarked grave.

9. Fred Gwynne

 Image source/ IMDbFamous actor Fred Gwynne is often best remembered for laying the judge in My Cousin Vinny. The reasons why he was buried and placed to rest with an unmarked grave is not actually known. However, his family and friends were aware of where his grave was.

10. Cleopatra

Image source/ Greek ReporterCleopatra was one of the most famous historical figures, as she remains to this day. But, as for her tomb - nobody knows where it is. It is assumed it must be unmarked as nobody has ever managed to find it. And, the assumption is that it must be an elaborate tomb, however, with no markings to retain the secret.

11. Mark Anthony

Image source/ BritannicaMark Anthony, the partner of Cleopatra, died alongside her in what is thought (and contended by some) to be a double suicide. It was found that he stabbed himself in the stomach. But, his unmarked grave alongside Cleopatra's still remains unfound and unknown.

12. George C. Scott

 Image source/ WikipediaGeorge C. Scott was well known for the movies Dr. Strangelove and The Hustler. He experienced huge fame and success during his career and throughout his life. However, his grave remains unmarked. Whether this was a choice of the family, or other circumstances, it is not known.

13. Richard Trevithick

 Image source/ WikipediaRichard Trevithick was an engineer who constructed the very first of history's train locomotives. He was very important in progressing the transport field with British history. But, due to making poor money choices he ended up with no money and for this reason he was buried with an unmarked grave.

14. Mary Dyer

Image source/ Famous TrialsMary Dyer is a famous historical figure from the 1600s who represented religious freedom. She changed religious, and spoke out about choices and her liberation of making choices with religion. She was seen by authoritative figures as a sinner, and she was hanged and placed in an unmarked grave.

15. Adolf Hitler

Image source/ BritannicaThere's a good reason why Adolf Hitler's remains are secret and his grave remains unmarked. As one of the most evil and hated figures in the world's entire history - the grave site of Hitler would be flooded by very angry visitors. And so, it remains unmarked so that nobody knows where it is.

16. Frank Zappa

Image source/ last.fmFrank Zappa was an actor, a film maker and even a comedian. He was talented and well-loved in Hollywood. He is now buried at Westwood memorial amongst other celebrities. However, his grave remains unmarked. Nobody is quite sure who made that decision or why.

17. Casey Kaseman

Image source/ TwitterCasey Kaseman was the first voice actor of Shaggy from Scooby Doo and will long be associated with the children's favourite. He, on his wife's request, was buried with an unmarked grave in Oslo. Again, she wanted to grieve her husband's death in peace without fans gathering on the site.

18. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

 Image source/ WkipediaAbdullah was a King of Saudi Arabia, who died in 2015. For religious reasons and beliefs, he was unable to have a grand ceremony or tomb which is often associated with Kings. Instead, he had a modest ceremony where he was buried in the ground, with an unmarked grave.

19. H. P. Lovecraft

Image source/ BritannicaH.P Lovecraft was a famous author who died in 1937. However, back then the life of an author was rarely a very lucrative one unless you had been fortunate enough to be born in the wealthy classes. He was buried and given an unmarked grave in his family plot. Later, fans raised money for a headstone.

20. Alexander the Great

Image source/ WikipediaAlexander the Great was a historical king. He was originally buried in a gold sarcophagus which was located in Egypt. But, he was then moved. After that his tomb was frequently robbed. He now remains in an unmarked tomb/grave which has never been found.

21. Attila the Hun

Image source/ BiographyAttila, was the ruler of the Huns, and one of the enemies of the Roman Empire. He died on his wedding night. He had everybody killed when he died who witnessed the tomb to retain the secret of where he was buried. And so his grave is unmarked and unknown.

22. Leonardo Da Vinci

Image source/ nationalgeographicItalian Leonardo Da Vinci was a polymath who lived and contributed massively to the renaissance period. You would expect that his tomb was elaborate and well known. However, Leonardo Da Vinci is assumed to have an unmarked grave which cannot be placed.

23. Harold II

Image source/ National Portrait GalleryHarold II died at the Battle of Hastings while he was fighting against William of Orange and his army. But, his wife didn't want the site to become a shrine and so she decided to have her husband buried in a grave which would remain purposefully unmarked.

24. Queen Boudicca

Image source/ AeonQueen Boudicca led the uprising against the Romans. She was a very important historical figure and Queen. Yet, she is amongst many of history's key figures who remained unknown and she is assumed perhaps actually to have no real grave to mark her death.

25. Alfred the Great

Image source/ HistoryUKAlfred the Great was an English King, and so of course, you would assume that he had a huge tomb or grave to mark his death. And perhaps at one point he did have. However, because he was moved about so much in death he now resides in an unmarked grave.

26. Nefertiti

Image source/ WikipediaNefertiti was the Queen of Egypt. Both her life and her death remains quite a mystery and there is very little detail actually known about her in the history books. And, it is believed that her grave is unmarked as nobody has ever managed to discover it.

27. Vlad the Impaler

Image source/ nbcnewsVlad the Impaler, as it is pretty evident in the name, he was known for his brutal methods - in particular, impaling. He also became the inspiration for Dracula. But, while he went down in the history books his unmarked grave is nowhere to be found...

28. Emperor Atahualpa 

Image source/ BritannicaEmperor Atahualpa was the last of the native lords of Inca Empire. It is strange to think that his body and his grave was never found. However this is indeed the case with Atahualpa, whose unmarked grave has never been found due to the fact that there are no distinguishing marks.

29. Thomas Paine

 Image source/ WikipediaThomas Paine is to this day, still considered one of the heroes of the American and French revolution. Yet, he died totally penniless and so he had no money for his own grave stone markings. Which meant, that his grave still remains unmarked to this day.

30. Eva Peron

Image source/ wikipediaEva Peron was the former first lady of Argentina. But, her grave is unmarked. Either that, or some speculate that perhaps she has no grave at all. Through various circumstances it may be that Eva Peron was actually buried without a grave or burial site.

31. The weirdest graves in the world you need to see: is this his wife's head?

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The grave of pianist and artist Fernand Arbelot is found in the Pere Lechaise cemetery in Paris, and it includes one of the most beautiful and strange gravestones in the world. The man lying down is Arbelot but not much is known about who the other statue - or, rather, head - is supposed to be, though most believe it's his wife.

32. The burial boulder of a witch

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The grave of the Woodplumpton Witch has to be one of the most famous in the world, with a tragic history. A woman named Meg Shelton was accused of witchcraft, and after being killed, apparently kept managing to claw her way back out - leading to her being buried face down underneath this giant boulder.

33. A whole city of the dead

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In the mountains in Russia is this whole city of the dead, which has in it around 10,000 graves. Nobody really knows how the city came to be, though there are plenty of theories, including one that had the residents of the city barricade themselves in their homes to die from the plague.

34. The grim reminder that you will die

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These tombs in Europe embrace the idea of "memento mori" - a reminder that everyone will die. They want to remind you about this so badly that the tombs even have a realistically-sized representation of a deceased body, usually draped in cloth or other garments.

35. The Black Angel

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In Oakland's cemetery is the Black Angel, which stands over the graves of the Feldevert family. If the statue alone isn't creepy enough, there's a rumor it actually haunts the cemetery, and - even worse - that it has the power to kill anyone who touches it, or (for some reason) kisses it.

36. This colorful cat

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One thing you don't expect to see when walking around a cemetery is a large, colorful ceramic cat. This gravestone, known as Ricardo's Cat, is around 5 feet high and made from mosaic tiles. The cat was created for Ricardo Menon, the artist's assistant, who died and was buried there.

37. The man who moved into his wife's grave

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When his wife passed away, Jonathan Reed was so heartbroken that he decided to move into the vault that housed her tomb and live there permanently. He lived there for ten years until his own death, and even built himself a casket in there, and his body was found by caretakers.

38. This burial tree for babies

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On an island in Indonesia is this burial tree, which is reserved for burial of babies who pass away far too young. Each mother carves a hole in the tree to place the infant's body, and it's believed that, when placed and sealed, the tree 'absorbs' the infant as it heals up the holes in the bark.

39. The melting candle grave

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This grave, which has a huge sculpture of a melting candle on it, is the resting place of Katalin Karady, who saved many Hungarian Jews during the Second World War. The candle sculpture was created in her memory, and the grave has become a must-visit site for people wanting to pay respect to her bravery.

40. The man who asked to be buried in a rock

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Senator William Jeffreys from the 1800s developed a fever that caused him to hallucinate some pretty grim things, including being eaten by worms. For this reason, he specifically asked to be buried in a rock. When he actually passed away, people made sure to honor his last request!

41. The young girl encased in glass

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If you've ever watched horror movies, you'll know that statues of mysterious young girls encased in glass is probably not a good thing. This monument known as Inez Clarke shows a young girl on a pedestal holding a parasol, and is actually claimed to be haunted...

42. 'The girl in the shadow box'

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Apparently Inez Clarke isn't the only girl encased in glass, either. This one is known as "the girl in the shadow box", in Missouri, which is the statue of a woman who a sculptor fell in love with but who sadly denied his marriage proposal. As a result, he kept the statue of her and moved it to his family home, where he eventually built a glass case to protect it - or rather 'her'.

43. The pyramid in Liverpool

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While this might look like something that belongs in Egypt, it's actually in the middle of the city of Liverpool in the UK, and it's the resting place of a gambler from the Victorian era. There's a lot of mystery surrounding the grave, as it's said the man asked to be placed in the ground seated at a poker card table.

44. The graves that hold hands

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This couple were a Catholic and a Protestant, which meant they would both be laid to rest in different cemeteries based on their religious beliefs. To make sure they could still be together even after death, they had one grave built as close to the wall between the two cemeteries as possible, with a monument showing the hands of two lovers joined.

45. "Victim of the beast"

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It's rather shocking to see a gravestone declaring that the deceased was a "victim of the beast 666", and nobody really understands what happened to this woman, Lily Edith Gray. Some people that her husband was a little unstable and asked for the stone to have this strange message!

46. This 'carpet' grave

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This amazing grave is actually an optical illusion, and you'd be forgiven for thinking it was a real carpet. It's actually made of small mosaic tiles. The grave belongs to a famous dancer who passed away in 1933, and the grave was made due to his love of carpets and tapestries in life.

47. This mysterious grass mound

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This grave mound in Dartmoor, England, has fast become a tourist spot because of the legend surrounding it. Some believe the random grass mound is the resting place of a su*cide victim from the 18th century. It's believed that, because of her religion and its thoughts on taking your own life, she was purposefully buried at a crossroads so her ghost would never rest.

48. Remains getting bigger and bigger?

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This grave in Uzbekistan is said to be the final resting place of the prophet, Daniel, and there's a legend that his remains continued to grow bigger and bigger after his death - so much so that the tomb has now been expanded to reach a length of around 18 meters!

49. The grave built to withstand storms

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This is the grave of a little girl who died at the age of 10 in 1871, and in life she was terrified of storms. For her tomb, her mother asked for a glass panel to be placed at her daughter's head, and the grave to then be buried at the bottom of a stairway, underneath a metal trapdoor so that it could be closed against storms.

50. Breaking free

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The grave of writer and poet Georges Rodenbach is supposed to be a testament to him 'mocking' death - so much so that he had a statue of himself seemingly climbing out of the grave, as though he can't be contained, and then showing his arm holding up a lone flower.