Famous Graves in North Dakota
54 records found
Sitting Bull
1831 – 15 Dec 1890Sioux Indian Leader. His parents named him "Slow" because they...
Fort Yates, Sioux County, North Dakota, USA
Roger Maris
10 Sep 1934 – 14 Dec 1985Major League Baseball Player. For 12 season (1957 to 1968) he...
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Henry Gurke
6 Nov 1922 – 9 Nov 1943World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as...
Neche, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA
Thomas Sletteland
18 Feb 1872 – 1 Sep 1915Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor recipient....
Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
Chief John Matowatakpe “Charging Bear” Grass
1837 – 10 May 1918Lakota Chief. Born to the Blackfeet Teton band of the Lakota...
Fort Yates, Sioux County, North Dakota, USA
William Lewis Guy
30 Sep 1919 – 26 Apr 2013Governor of North Dakota. William Lewis Guy was born in Devils...
Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
Thomas Hall
6 Jun 1869 – 4 Dec 1958United States Congressman from North Dakota. Born in Cliff Mine,...
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
Don Levingston Short
22 Jun 1903 – 10 May 1982US Congressman. The Le Mars, Iowa, native moved to Billings...
Medora, Billings County, North Dakota, USA
William Langer
30 Sep 1886 – 8 Nov 1959US Senator, North Dakota Governor. Langer served as a United...
Casselton, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Clifford Joseph “Fido” Purpur
26 Sep 1912 – 21 Feb 2001Professional Hockey Player. A native of Grand Forks, North...
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
Carl Benjamin Eielson
20 Jul 1897 – 9 Nov 1929Carl Benjamin Eielson was born in Hatton, North Dakota. He was...
Hatton, Traill County, North Dakota, USA
Dewey Williams
5 Feb 1916 – 19 Mar 2000Major League Baseball Player. A backup catcher, he played for the...
Williston, Williams County, North Dakota, USA
Dean Kutz
18 Aug 1956 – 26 Sep 2004Professional Jockey. He overcame countless physical setbacks...
Carrington, Foster County, North Dakota, USA
Elmore Yocum Sarles
15 Jan 1859 – 14 Feb 1929Served as Governor of North Dakota from January 5, 1905 to...
Hillsboro, Traill County, North Dakota, USA
Judge Ronald Norwood Davies
11 Dec 1904 – 18 Apr 1996Judge. Born in Crookston in Polk County in northwestern...
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Larry Steinbach
23 Dec 1900 – 29 Jan 1967Professional Football Player. Raised on a farm in a large family,...
Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA
Steve M. Myhra
2 Apr 1934 – 4 Aug 1994Professional Football Player. For six seasons (1957 to 1962), he...
Galchutt, Richland County, North Dakota, USA
Hjalmar Carl Nygaard
24 Mar 1906 – 18 Jul 1963US Congressman. Elected to represent North Dakota in the United...
Enderlin, Ransom County, North Dakota, USA
Willis H. Downs
Sep 1866 – 15 Sep 1929Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor recipient....
Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA
Thomas Frank Marshall
7 Mar 1854 – 20 Aug 1921US Congressman. Elected to represent North Dakota in the United...
Oakes, Dickey County, North Dakota, USA
