Notable Graves
- Andrew Rube Foster (1879–1930), American baseball player, manager, and executive in the Negro Leagues
- Frank Leland (1869-1914), American baseball player, manager, and executive in the pre-Negro Leagues
- Robert Sengstacke Abbott (1870–1940), newspaper publisher
- Bessie Coleman First African-American aviator (died April 30, 1926)
- Big Bill Broonzy Bluesman (died August 15, 1958)
- Albert Ammons Jazz/Boogie-Woogie pianist (died December 2, 1949)
- Lillian Hardin Armstrong Jazz singer/pianist/second wife of Louis Armstrong (died 1971)
- Gwendolyn Brooks Poet (died December 3, 2000)
- Johnny Dodds Jazz clarinetist (died August 8, 1940)
- Warren "Baby" Dodds Jazz drummer (died February 14, 1959)
- Jimmy Reed Bluesman (died August 29, 1976)
- King Daniel Ganaway Photographer (died March 16, 1944)
- William "Bill" Francis (1879-1942) Third baseman and manager in the Negro Leagues.
- Tom "College Boy" Johnson (1889-1926) American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues
- Charles "Pat" Dougherty (1879-1939) American baseball pitcher in the pre-Negro Leagues
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