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Progress
[edit]This list had 851 entries before pruning.
№ PNN = Number of Possibly Non-Notable entries
№ mon. = Number of group monuments, memorials, etc.
Date | № remaining | № PNN | % complete | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005-10-18 | 851 | ? | 0.0 | initial |
2007-12-01 | 814 | ? | 4.3 | - |
2008-01-31 | 712 | ? | 16.3 | - |
2008-02-03 | 500 | ? | 41.2 | - |
2008-02-08 | 380 | ? | 55.3 | pruned |
2008-08-06 | 342 | ? | 59.8 | - |
2008-08-11 | 252 | ? | 70.4 | researched |
2009-04-04 | 243 | ? | 71.4 | repruned |
2009-04-05 | 182 | 57 | 78.6 | separated |
2009-06-10 | 181 | 47 | 78.7 | pruned and moved some pnn to notable |
2012-04-30 | 152 | 43 | 82.1 | - |
2013-10-19 | 149 | 35 | 82.5 | added table |
2013-11-02 | 132 | 31 | 84.5 | researched and updated |
2016-08-28 | 121 | 17 | 85.8 | researched and updated |
2019-10-20 | 109 | 15 | 87.2 | researched and updated |
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[edit]Arts
[edit]Musicians/Composers
[edit]- Roberto Ocasio — (????–2004) — Find a Grave — () Latin jazz musician
- Daniel O'Dell — (1927–2002) — Find a Grave — () Virginia gospel singer
- Carlos Olmedo — (1921–1978) — Find a Grave — () Uruguay-Argentina tango singer/composer
- Charles Orth or Charles J. Orth (composer) — (????–1921) — Find a Grave — () US composer
- Ōtaguro Motoo / Otaguro Motoo or Motoo Ōtaguro / Motoo Otaguro — (1893–1979) — Find a Grave — () Japanese composer and music critic. ja:大田黒元雄
Actors/Directors/Producers
[edit]- Florence Oakley — (1881–1956) — Find a Grave — () US stage actress
- Karl Obermayr — (1930–1985) — Find a Grave — () German actor. bar:Karl Obermayr, de:Karl Obermayr
- Tom O'Brien (silent actor) or Tom O'Brien (American actor born 1890) — (1890–1947) — Find a Grave — () US actor
- Frank L. A. O'Connor; existing redlinks at Frank O'Connor (director) — (1882–1959) — Find a Grave — () US silent film actor; IMDb date at [1] disagrees with gravestone
- Harry O'Connor — (1957–2002) — Find a Grave — () Hollywood stuntman - died filming XXX, name redirects there
- Mary Hamilton O'Connor or Mary H. O'Connor — (1872–1959) — Find a Grave — () Silent-film screenwriter
- George Offerman — (1879–1938) — Find a Grave — () Vaudeville, stage and film actor - played in Girl on the Barge
- Barry O'Hara — (1925–1979) — Find a Grave — () US actor
- Erin O'Kelly — (1917–1997) — Find a Grave — () Supporting actress
- Ilean Oliver — (1896–1978) — Find a Grave — () US silent film actress
- Ted Oliver, born Virgil Oliver — (1892–1957) — Find a Grave — () US actor
- Norman Ollestad (actor) — (1935–1979) — Find a Grave — () US actor, father of Norman Ollestad
- Fernando Olmedo — (1959–2000) — Find a Grave — () Argentine actor. es:Fernando Olmedo
- Peggy O'Neill (actress) — (1924–1945) — Find a Grave — () US actress
- Robert A. O'Neil or Robert O'Neil (actor) — (1911–1951) — Find a Grave — () US actor. IMDb, though dates are slightly different.
- Onoe Baikō VI / Onoe Baiko VI or Baikō Onoe VI / Baiko Onoe VI — (1870–1934) — Find a Grave — () Japanese Kabuki actor. ja:尾上梅幸 (6代目)
- Onoe Kikugorō VI / Onoe Kikugoro VI or Kikugorō Onoe VI / Kikugoro Onoe VI — (1885–1949) — Find a Grave — () Japanese Kabuki actor. ja:尾上菊五郎 (6代目)
- Leslie O'Pace or Leslie K. O'Pace — (1909–1985) — Find a Grave — () US actor
- Beryl Orde — (1912–1966) — Find a Grave — () Music hall actor
- Rosemary O'Reilly — (????–2003) — Find a Grave — () Broadway actress
- José Orjas — (1906–1983) — Find a Grave — () Spanish actor. es:José Orjas
- Tote García Ortega (family name García Ortega) — (1915–1998) — Find a Grave — () Spanish actress. es:Tote García Ortega
- Kasia Orzazewski — (1888–1956) — Find a Grave — () US actress
- Jay Ose — (1911–1967) — Find a Grave — () US film actor
- Warrene Ott — (1943–1995) — Find a Grave — () US actress
- Josie Over — (1942–1992) — Find a Grave — () US actress
- Jay Overholts — (1922–1966) — Find a Grave — () US actor, Twilight Zone.
- Mayrata O'Wisiedo — (1929/1930–1998) — Find a Grave — () Spanish actress. es:Mayrata O'Wisiedo
- José Luis Ozores / Jose Luis Ozores or José Luis Ozores Puchol / José Luis Ozores Pujol — (1922/1923–1968) — Find a Grave — () Spanish actor. ca:José Luis Ozores Puchol, es:José Luis Ozores
Other arts/entertainment/literature
[edit]- George Ogden or George W. Ogden — (1871–1966) — Find a Grave — () US author
- Richard Ohnsorg — (1876–1947) — Find a Grave — () German theater manager. ca:Richard Ohnsorg, de:Richard Ohnsorg, nds:Richard Ohnsorg
- Ujihiro Okuma — (1856–1934) — Find a Grave — () Japanese sculptor. Possibly 大熊氏広 (no article on jawiki).
- Barney Oldfield (agent), Barney Oldfield (publicist), Barney Oldfield (philanthropist), or A. Barney Oldfield — (1909–2003) — Find a Grave — () WWII officer, Hollywood agent. He may actually be notable because of extensive newspaper coverage, and he had a radio show and wrote a few books. See [2] [3] [4] [5]; and the obituaries at [6], [7], and [8]; etc.
- Dale Oliver (animator) — (1919–2003) — Find a Grave — () Disney animator
- Dorothy Olson — (1917–1951) — Find a Grave — () US entertainer
- Marcelino Orbés / Marcelino Orbes or Marcelino Orbés Casanova / Marcelino Orbes Casanova, full name Isidro Marcelino Orbes Casanova — (1873–1927) — Find a Grave — () Spanish clown, see [9]
- Pedro Orgambide — (1929–2003) — Find a Grave — () Argentine writer. de:Pedro Orgambide, es:Pedro Orgambide
- Nicholas Orloff (dancer), possibly also spelled Nikolay Orlov (dancer) or Nikolai Orlov (dancer) — (1914/1915–2001) — Find a Grave — () Dancer and ballet teacher, obituary at [10]. ru:Орлов, Николай (танцовщик)
- Shuto Osada — (1871–1915) — Find a Grave — () Japanese author
- Charles Ostner — (1828–1913) — Find a Grave — () US Idaho artist; see [11], [12]
- Ōsuga Otsuji / Osuga Otsuji or Otsuji Ōsuga / Otsuji Osuga — (1881–1920) — Find a Grave — () Japanese haiku poet; compare [13]. Find A Grave has the name misspelled "Otoji Osuga". ja:大須賀乙字
- Ōtsuka Kusuoko / Otsuka Kusuoko or Kusuoko Ōtsuka / Kusuoko Otsuka, a.k.a. Ōtsuka Naoko / Otsuka Naoko or Naoko Ōtsuka / Naoko Otsuka — (1875?–1910?) — Find a Grave — () Japanese poet and novelist; compare [14] or [15], yet [16] shows a different tombstone (what does [17] say on 2002-10-19?). Find A Grave has the name misspelled "Kosuoko Otsuka". ja:大塚楠緒子
- Ozaki Shirō / Ozaki Shiro or Shirō Ozaki / Shiro Ozaki — (1898–1964) — Find a Grave — () Japanese novelist; compare [18]. ja:尾崎士郎
Sports
[edit]- Leland E. Olin or Leland Olin — (1896–1977) — Find a Grave — () Indiania basketball player
- Eldin Onsgard a.k.a. Al Onsgard — (1912–1979) — Find a Grave — () US swimmer and air force pilot
Politics and government
[edit]- Obana Sakusuke or Sakusuke Obana — (1829–1901) — Find a Grave — () Japanese official, administrator of Bonin Islands
- Helen Galvin O'Connell — (1917–1997) — Find a Grave — () US politician, Montana House of Representatives 1974–1990(?); see [19] p. 2025
- Ōhara Shigetomi / Ohara Shigetomi or Shigetomi Ōhara / Shigetomi Ohara — (1801–1879) — Find a Grave — () Japanese politician. ja:大原重徳
- Ōkubo Ichiō / Okubo Ichio or Ichiō Ōkubo / Ichio Okubo, or Ichiou Ohkubo; a.k.a. Ōkubo Tadahiro / Okubo Tadahiro or Tadahiro Ōkubo / Tadahiro Okubo — (1818?–1888?) — Find a Grave — () Governor of Tokyo. ja:大久保一翁, ko:오쿠보 이치오
- Ōi Kentarō / Oi Kentaro or Kentarō Ōi / Kentaro Oi (politician) — (1843–1922) — Find a Grave — () Japanese politician and campaign manager. Apparently ja:大井憲太郎, but does that disagree on his burial place? Compare [20].
- Pierre Ouellet (politician) — (1882–1971) — Find a Grave — () Canadian politician
- Percival Oviatt or Percival D. Oviatt — (1876–1951) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Rochester, New York
- Charles S. Owen or Charles Owen (politician) — (1869–1946) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Rochester
Military
[edit]From Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Notability guide: Medal of Honor (MoH) recipients, Generals, and Admirals are notable.
Medal recipients
[edit]- Timothy O'Connor (Medal of Honor) — (1840–1868) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Army MoH recipient
- Charles Oliver (Medal of Honor) — (1840/1842–1920) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Army MoH recipient
- Stephen O'Neill (Medal of Honor) — (1837–1909) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Army MoH recipient
- John N. Opel — (1843–1925) — Find a Grave — () Civil War MoH recipient
- Charles A. Orr — (1848–1923) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Army MoH recipient
- Robert L. Orr — (1836–1894) — Find a Grave — () Civil War MoH recipient
- Jacob George Orth, Jacob G. Orth, or J. George Orth — (1837–1907) — Find a Grave — () Civil War MoH recipient, probably not the same as George Orth at [21], [22]
- William H. Osborne (politician), William H. Osborne (judge), or William H. Osborne (Medal of Honor) — (1839/1840–1910) — Find a Grave — () Civil War MoH recipient, politician, and judge. See [23] pp. 752–3, [24] p. 302, and [25] for a photo. Not to be confused with William Osborn (Medal of Honor).
- Jacob H. Overturf — (1842–1900) — Find a Grave — () Civil War MoH recipient
Other military
[edit]- William Oldham (officer) or William Oldham (soldier) — (1753–1791) — Find a Grave — () Revolutionary War officer, gave name to Oldham County, Kentucky, see [26] p. 19. Also on Find A Grave at [27].
- Fred Olivi — (1922–2004) — Find a Grave — () Crew of the Nagasaki bomber Bockscar. it:Fred Olivi
- Aleksandr Onoprienko or Alexander Onoprienko — (1874–1962) — Find a Grave — () Russian Imperial Cavalry officer. ru:Оноприенко, Александр Александрович
- Harold Oppenheimer — (1919–1985) — Find a Grave — () US officer and (economics?) author
- Albert Ordway — (1843–1897) — Find a Grave — () Zoologist and Civil War Union officer, later Brigadier General of militia. See [28] (contains book references), [29], and obituary at [30]. Also, he was the father of actress Bettina Girard.
- Don Ostrander — (1914–1972) — Find a Grave — () US Air Force general, headed research division
- William Ottmann — (1877–1954) — Find a Grave — () US general
Religion
[edit]- Saint Obdulia or Obdulia — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Saint venerated in Toledo, see [31]
- John O'Brien (Canadian bishop) or John O'Brien (Canadian priest) — (1832–1879) — Find a Grave — () Catholic bishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Saint Froilán / Saint Froilan, Froilán of León / Froilan of Leon, Froilán of Lugo / Froilan of Lugo, or Froilán / Froilan — (????–905) — Find a Grave — () Spanish saint. ca:Sant Froilà, es:Froilán (santo), gl:Froilán
- Saint Muiredagh O'Heney, Muiredhach O'Heney, Muiredach O'Heney, Muriedhach O'Heney, or Muriedach O'Heney — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Saint associated with Banagher, County Londonderry
- Saint Ivan Olini, Giovanni Olini, or John Olini — (????–1300) — Find a Grave — () Venetian saint
- Timothy O'Mahony — (1825–1892) — Find a Grave — () Catholic assistant to Toronto's archbishop
Other
[edit]- George M. Ober — (1911–1989) — Find a Grave — () Municipal judge and a founder of United States Automobile Club; brief bio at [32]
- Ochiai Naozumi or Naozumi Ochiai — (1840–1891) — Find a Grave — () Japanese scholar
- Isaac Ochoterena — (1885–1950) — Find a Grave — () Mexican scientist, among the founders of El Colegio Nacional. es:Isaac Ochoterena
- Thomas O'Flaherty — (1805–1855) — Find a Grave — () St. Louis businessman
- Ōkawa Hiroshi / Okawa Hiroshi or Hiroshi Ōkawa / Hiroshi Okawa — (1896–1971?) — Find a Grave — () Japanese business magnate. ja:大川博
- Thomas Oken — (????–1573) — Find a Grave — () Guildmaster in Warwick, England
- Okumiya Kenshi, Okunomiya Kenshi, Kenshi Okumiya, or Kenshi Okunomiya — (1857–1911) — Find a Grave — () Japanese, executed for anti-government incident. ja:奥宮健之
- Robert Cade Oliver — (1909–1995) — Find a Grave — () US labor organizer
- Ōmachi Keigetsu / Omachi Keigetsu or Keigetsu Ōmachi / Keigetsu Omachi — (1869–1925) — Find a Grave — () Japanese literary scholar. ja:大町桂月
- Luis Ordaz (essayist), Luis Ordaz (writer), or Luis Ordaz (critic) — (1912?–2004) — Find a Grave — () Argentine professor; see [33], [34], [35]
- Xavier Ormazabal — (1981–2004) — Find a Grave — () Mountain climber
- Ōta Kōzō / Ota Kozo or Kōzō Ōta / Kozo Ota — (1889–1981) — Find a Grave — () Japanese educator, founder of Asia University (Japan). ja:太田耕造
- William A. Otis — (1794–1868) — Find a Grave — () Northeast transport magnate; see [36] pp. 27–8.
Possibly Non-notable
[edit]Military-related
[edit]- George Morgan O'Brien — (1828–1887) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union officer
- Edgar O'Connor — (1833–1862) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union officer - commanded 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- Dennis O'Kane — (1824–1863) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union officer, commanded 69th Pennsylvania Infantry
- James Oakes (officer) or James Oakes (soldier) — (1826–1910) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union officer
- John Oley — (1830–1888) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union officer
- Samuel D. Oliphant or Samuel Oliphant — (1824–1904) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union officer
- Harper M. Orahood or Harper Orahood — (1841–1915) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union officer
- Francis A. Osborn — (1833–1914) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union officer
- Elmer Otis — (1830–1897) — Find a Grave — () US Civil War and Indian Wars officer
Other
[edit]- Wiley Oakley — (1885–1954) — Find a Grave — () Mountain guide in The Sugarlands
- Thomas O'Conner or Thomas O'Connor (banker) — (????–1882) — Find a Grave — () Businessman mentioned by Mark Twain; see Joseph Alexander Mabry, Sr. for details
- Alfred Rice-Oxley, Alfred Rice Oxley, or Alfred James Rice-Oxley — (1856–1941) — Find a Grave — () Physician and mayor of Kensington; see [37] and [38]