Who’s here
With over 170,000 people in 53,000 graves, Highgate Cemetery is a place to remember the people who have gone before us and to celebrate their achievements
Douglas ADAMS
(1952-2001) Author of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Patrick CAULFIELD
(1936-2005) Pop artist
George ELIOT
(1819-80) Novelist
William FRIESE GREENE
(1855-1921) British portrait photographer and prolific inventor
Anna MAHLER
(1904-88) Austrian sculptor, daughter of composer Gustav Mahler
Malcolm MCLAREN
(1946-2010) Impresario, rock-artist, clothes designer and boutique owner
Christina ROSSETTI
(1830-94) Poet
Who else is here?
East Cemetery
West Cemetery
- Architecture
- Art and design
- Commerce
- Heroism
- Literature
- Music
- Others
- Politics philosophy and public life
- Science technology and nature
- Theatre, film and television
East Cemetery
- Neave BROWN (1929-2018) American-born british architect and artist
- W H CROSSLAND (1835–1908), architect of Akroydon, W Yorkshire, and Royal Holloway College [Memorial only]
- Frank MATCHAM (1854-1920) Theatre architect; designed London Coliseum and Hackney Empire
- Charles J PHIPPS (1835-97) Architect of theatres around UK, incl. Her Majesty’s, London
- Rowland PLUMBE (1838-1919) Architect; work incl. Queen’s Park Estate and Noel Park, Haringey
- Sir Lawrence WEAVER (1876-1930) Civil servant and architectural writer
- Sir Colin St John WILSON (1922-2007) Architect; known for new British Library at St Pancras
West Cemetery
- Sir Herbert BARTLETT (1842-1921) Contractor. Endowed Bartlett School of Architecture, University of London
- Edward BLORE (1787-1879) Architect who completed Buckingham Palace
- James Bunstone BUNNING (1802-63) Architect to Highgate Cemetery; designer of the Coal Exchange and Holloway Prison
- Frederick DOVE (d. 1923). Director of Dove Brothers, major building contractors
- Stephen GEARY (1797-1854) Architect to the London Cemetery Company and founder of Highgate Cemetery
- Lisa Jardine (1944-2015) historian, academic and author
- Edward Buckton LAMB (1806-69) 'ROGUE' Architect
- Alfred MEESON (1808–85) architect and engineer
East Cemetery
- Guy Brett (1942-2021) art critic, curator and lecturer
- Neave BROWN (1929-2018) American-born british architect and artist
- Patrick CAULFIELD (1936-2005) Pop artist
- Martin COLNAGHI (1821-1908) Picture dealer and collector
- Lewis Foreman DAY (1845-1910) Designer and writer
- Mario DUBSKY (1939-85) Painter and teacher
- Ernest FENOLLOSA (1853-1908) American art historian; specialised in Japanese art
- George FRIPP (1813-96) Watercolour artist
- Anthony FROSHAUG (1920-84) Progressive typographer, printer and exhibition designer
- Michael KENNY (1941-99) Sculptor and artist
- Tom lubbock (1957-2011) art critic, writer and illustrator
- Anna MAHLER (1904-88) Austrian sculptor, daughter of composer Gustav Mahler
- Sir Sidney NOLAN (1917-92) Australian painter famous for the ‘Ned Kelly’ series
- Hewitt RAYNER (1902-57) Australian-born British printmaker; known for pictures of the blitz
- Berenice SYDNEY (1944-83) Artist
- Feliks TOPOLSKI (1907-89) Polish-born British painter and stage designer
West Cemetery
- J W Comyns CARR (1849-1914) drama and art critic, gallery director, author, poet, playwright and theatre manager
- John CROSS (1819-61) History painter. His ‘Assasination of Thomas a Becket’ is in Canterbury Cathedral
- George DALZIEL (1815-1902) Founder of the prominent Victorian engraving firm
- Lucien FREUD (1922-2011) Artist known for his portraiture and nudes
- Frederick GOODALL (1822-1904) genre painter
- Andrew Garrick GOW (1848-1920) History painter
- Henry GRAVES (1808-82) printseller and fine art publisher
- George HERING (1805-79) landscape painter
- Joseph Paul Hodin (1905-95) art historian, aesthetician and critic
- Frank HOLL (1845–88) painter and illustrator
- Georgiana HOUGHTON (1814-84) SPIRITUALIST MEDIUM AND ARTIST
- George JONES (1786–1869) army officer and painter
- Sir Edwin LANDSEER (1802–73) animal painter [memorial only]
- Thomas LANDSEER (1793-1880) artist
- Walter NEURATH (1903–67) publisher and founder of Thames and Hudson
- George Pinwell (1842-75) painter and illustrator
- Lizzie Siddal (1829-62) painter; wife of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Alfred STEVENS (1817-75) sculptor and designer
East Cemetery
- Sir Albert BARRATT (1860-1941) Director of Barratt & Co confectioners
- Marthe BESSON (c.1852-1908) Anglo-French musical instrument maker
- CUNDEY FAMILY have run Henry Poole & Co, bespoke tailors, since 1876
- Baron DALZIEL of Wooler (1852-1928) British newspaper owner and Conservative politician
- William FOYLE (1885-1963) With brother Gilbert founded the famous bookshop in 1903
- William FRIESE GREENE (1855-1921) British portrait photographer and prolific inventor
- John LOBB (1829-95) Maker of bespoke boots and shoes
- Sir Sigmund NEUMANN (1857-1916) South African financier and racehorse owner
- Thomas POCKLINGTON (1860-1935) Property developer; founder of the Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Richard ‘Stoney’ SMITH (1836-1900) Miller who patented Hovis high wheatgerm flour process
- 1st Baron STRATHCONA and MOUNTROYAL (1820-1914) Scottish-born Canadian financier and politician
West Cemetery
- Sir Herbert BARTLETT (1842-1921) Contractor. Endowed Bartlett School of Architecture, University of London
- John BRINSMEAD (d. 1908) Founder of John Brinsmead & Son, piano manufacturers
- William COLLARD (1776-1866) Piano manufacturer
- Charles CRUFT (1852-1938) Founder of the dog show (1886)
- Herbert CUTBUSH (d. 1918) Director of the Cutbush Nurseries, Highgate and Barnet. Poplularizer of topiary in the 1890s
- George DALZIEL (1815-1902) Founder of the prominent Victorian engraving firm
- Frederick DOVE (d. 1923). Director of Dove Brothers, major building contractors
- Sir Rowland HILL (1795-1879) merchant and local politician; established penny post [memorial only]
- John MAPLE (1815-1900) Founder of the furniture business
- Walter NEURATH (1903–67) publisher and founder of Thames and Hudson
- Bernard Quaritch (1819-99) bookseller and publisher
- Peter Robinson (1804-74) Founder of the department store
- Frederick Warne (1825-1901) bookseller and publisher; pioneers of coloured picture books for children
East Cemetery
- Thomas ASHFORD (d.1882) Fireman died in Alhambra Theatre fire
- Henry BERG (1858-82) Fireman died in Alhambra Theatre fire
- Commonwealth war graves
- Robert GRANT (1837-67) Awarded Victoria Cross during Indian Rebellion of 1857
- ‘Fireman’s corner’ LONDON FIRE BRIGADE erected by LFB Widows and Orphans Fund in 1934
West Cemetery
- Commonwealth war graves and screen wall memorial
East Cemetery
- Douglas ADAMS (1952-2001) Author of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
- Sally Beauman (1944-2016) journalist and writer
- George ELIOT (1819-80) Novelist
- Philip French (1933-2015) film critic and radio producer
- Pat KAVANAGH (1940-2008) Literary agent; wife of Julian Barnes
- Andrea LEVY (1956-2019) Author of 'Small Island' and 'The Long Song'
- Dr Tom MARGERISON (1923-2014) Journalist, media pioneer and founder of the New Scientist
- Peter PORTER (1929-2010) Australian-born poet, writer and broadcaster
- Henry Crabb ROBINSON (1775-1867) Lawyer and diarist
- Anthony SHAFFER (1926-2001) Writer famous for 'Sleuth'
- Alan SILLITOE (1928-2010) Novelist and short story writer
- Sir Leslie STEPHEN (1832-1904) Author; first editor of 'Dictionary of National Biography'
- Lucien Stryk (1924-2013) American poet; translator of Buddhist literature and Zen poetry
West Cemetery
- Beryl BAINBRIDGE (1932-2010) named by The Times as one of the ten greatest writers since 1945
- J W Comyns CARR (1849-1914) drama and art critic, gallery director, author, poet, playwright and theatre manager
- Radclyffe HALL (1880-1943) Novelist
- Lisa Jardine (1944-2015) historian, academic and author
- Bernard Quaritch (1819-99) bookseller and publisher
- Christina ROSSETTI (1830-94) Poet
- Frederick Tennyson (1807-98) poet brother of Alfred
- Arthur Waley [formerly Schloss] (1889-1966) translator of Chinese and Japanese literature
- Frederick Warne (1825-1901) bookseller and publisher; pioneers of coloured picture books for children
- Thomas Watts (1811-69) first superintendent of the British Museum Reading Room
- Ellen WOOD (1814-87) 'Mrs Henry Wood' best-selling author
East Cemetery
- Marthe BESSON (c.1852-1908) Anglo-French musical instrument maker
- Nigel BROWNE (d. 1990) in helicopter crash with Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Shura CHERKASSKY (1909-95) Ukrainian-born American classical pianist
- Leslie HUTCHINSON (1900-69) One of the biggest cabaret stars in the world of the 1920s and 30s
- Bert JANSCH (1943-2011) Scottish folk musician
- Liza LEHMANN (1862-1918) Composer
- Malcolm MCLAREN (1946-2010) Impresario, rock-artist, clothes designer and boutique owner
- William MONK (1823-89) Organist and writer of hymns; composer of 'Abide with me'
- Harry THORNTON (1883-1918) Pianist; died in 1918 flu pandemic
West Cemetery
- John BRINSMEAD (d. 1908) Founder of John Brinsmead & Son, piano manufacturers
- William COLLARD (1776-1866) Piano manufacturer
- Carl Rosa (1842-89) opera manager; launched opera company to produce operas in English
East Cemetery
- Ernest BARKER (c.1872-1912) went down with RMS Titanic
- Ferdinand BARZETTI (1836-1914) British veteran of American Civil War
- Arthur 'Peggy' BETTTINSON (1862-1926) Boxer and boxing promoter
- Ann Jewson CRISP (1789-1894) had a faithful dog, Emperor
- John GROOM (1845-1919) Philanthropist who set up a charity for disabled women and girls
- Jim HORN (1976-2010) Avid reader but not a partner in the Penguin firm
- Dr José Carlos RODRIGUES (1844-1923) Brazilian journalist, financial expert and philanthropist
- Sir Eyre SHAW (1830-1908) Superintendent and moderniser of the London Fire Brigade
- John Henderson SMITH (1826-1904) Commander of HMS Worcester, Thames Nautical Training College
- Peter UCKO (1938-2007) Archaeologist and anthropologist
- Issachar ZACHARIE (1827-1900) Chiropodist to President Abraham Lincoln; founder of the Masonic order of The Secret Monitor
West Cemetery
- Thomas DRUCE (1793-1864) Furniture dealer falsely alleged to have led double life as the 5th Duke of Portland
- Ugo EHIOGU (1972-2017) Footballer
- Sir Charles FELLOWS (1799-1860) traveller and archaeologist
- Elizabeth LILLEY (1811-1900) midwife to Queen Victoria
- Sherard Osborn (1822–75) naval officer and arctic explorer
- Sir Loftus Otway (1775-1854) army officer
- Tom SAYERS (1826-65) boxer
- James SELBY (1842-88) London coachman; a leading figure in the 'coaching revival'
East Cemetery
- Catherine BOOTH-CLIBBORN (1858-1955) Founder of Salvation Army in France and Switzerland
- Yusuf DADOO (1909-83) South African communist and anti-apartheid activist
- Paul FOOT (1937-2004) Investigative journalist, political campaigner and author
- Philip GOULD (1950-2011) Baron Gould of Brookwood. Political adviser; architect of 'New Labour'
- Stuart HALL (1932-2014) sociologist, cultural theorist and political activist
- Mansoor HEKMAT (1951-2002) Iranian Marxist theorist and leader of worker-communist movement
- Eric HOBSBAWM (1917-2012) historian
- George HOLYOAKE (1817-1906) Secularist and co-operator who coined the term 'secularism' and 'jingoism'
- Claudia JONES (1915-64) Trinidadian journalist, political activist and founder of the Notting Hill carnival
- Leone LEVI (1821-88) Jurist, political economist and statistician
- James MARTINEAU (1805-1900) Unitarian minister and religious philosopher
- Karl MARX (1818-83) German political philosopher and revolutionary socialist
- Hodgson PRATT (1824-1907) Peace campaigner and co-operative movement activist
- Corin REDGRAVE (1939-2010) Actor and political activist
- Ernestine ROSE (1810-92) Atheist and feminist
- Herbert SPENCER (1820-1903) Philosopher, biologist, sociologist and political theorist
- 1st Baron STRATHCONA and MOUNTROYAL (1820-1914) Scottish-born Canadian financier and politician
- Edward TRUELOVE (1809-99) Radical publisher & bookseller
West Cemetery
- John Singleton, Baron Lyndhurst COPLEY (1772–1863) politician and lord chancellor
- Sir Charles COWPER (1807-75) Five times premier of New South Wales
- Lisa Jardine (1944-2015) historian, academic and author
- Sir Fitzroy KELLY (1796–1880) judge
- Alexander LITVINENKO (1962-2006) former Russian intelligence agent granted asylum in Britain
- Frederick Denison MAURICE (1805–72) Church of England clergyman and theologian
- Samuel Noble (1779–1853) engraver and Swedenborgian minister
East Cemetery
- Andrew BAIRD (1842-1908) Tidal surveyor
- Sir Thomas Lauder BRUNTON (1844-1916) Scottish physician; pioneer of angina drug treatment
- Sir James CAIRD (1816-92) Agricultural writer and politician
- William CLIFFORD (1845-79) Mathematician and philosopher; introduced geometric algebra
- George CRITCHETT (1817-82) Ophthalmic surgeon
- Francis ELGAR (1845-1909) First professor of naval architecture in Britain
- William FRIESE GREENE (1855-1921) British portrait photographer and prolific inventor
- Reginald HARRISON (1837-1908) Urologist and campaigner for street ambulances
- Sir William HERDMAN (1858-1924) Scottish marine zoologist and oceanographer
- Bentfield HUCKS (1884-1918) aviation pioneer; first Briton to perform a loop in an aircraft
- David KIRKALDY (1820-97) Scottish engineer; pioneer of materials testing
- Dr Tom MARGERISON (1923-2014) Journalist, media pioneer and founder of the New Scientist
- Willoughby SMITH (1828-91) Electrical engineer; pioneer of underwater telegraphy
West Cemetery
- Jacob BRONOWSKI (1908-74) Scientist and broadcaster known for ‘The Ascent of Man’ series
- Michael FARADAY (1791-1867) natural philosopher, scientific adviser, and Sandemanian
- JOSEPH HENRY GREEN (1791-1863) surgeon and natural philosopher
- Sir Charles HARTLEY (1825-1915) civil engineer
- Robert Gardiner HILL (1811-78) surgeon specializing in the treatment of the insane
- Joseph HODGSON (1788–1869) surgeon
- David Edward Hughes (1829/31–1900), teacher and telegraph engineer
- Lisa Jardine (1944-2015) historian, academic and author
- Frederick Pavy (1829-1911) physician and physiologist; introduced blood sugar test for diabetes
East Cemetery
- Mehmet AKSOY (1985-2017) British-Kurdish filmmaker and activist
- Jeremy BEADLE (1948-2008) TV presenter, writer and producer
- Hercules BELLEVILLE (1939-2009) American film producer
- Dan CRAWFORD (1942-2005) Inventor of British pub theatre
- Philip French (1933-2015) film critic and radio producer
- Sheila GISH (1942-2005) Actor
- Alan HOWARD (1937-2015) Actor
- Frank MATCHAM (1854-1920) Theatre architect; designed London Coliseum and Hackney Empire
- Carl MAYER (1894-1944) Austrian writer; co-wrote the screenplay to 'The cabinet of Dr Caligari' (1919)
- Charles J PHIPPS (1835-97) Architect of theatres around UK, incl. Her Majesty’s, London
- Tim Piggott-SMITH (1946-2017) Actor
- Corin REDGRAVE (1939-2010) Actor and political activist
- Sir Ralph RICHARDSON (1902-83) Actor
- Peter SHAFFER (1926-2016) Playwright and screenwriter
- Max WALL (1908-90) Comedian and actor
West Cemetery
- Jacob BRONOWSKI (1908-74) Scientist and broadcaster known for ‘The Ascent of Man’ series
- J W Comyns CARR (1849-1914) drama and art critic, gallery director, author, poet, playwright and theatre manager
- David DEVANT (1868-1941) magician, shadowgraphist and film exhibitor
- Philip HARBEN (1906-70) television chef and writer on cookery
- Samuel Phelps (1804-78) actor and theatre manager
- Jean SIMMONS (1929-2010) British-American actress and singer
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