21 famous people buried here in Central Florida

Bob Ross
Oct. 29, 1942 - July 4, 1995
Buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park

Ross is best known as the landscape-painting extraordinaire who hosted The Joy of Painting on PBS for 11 years.

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Lewis Thornton Powell
April 22, 1844 - July 7, 1865
Buried at Geneva Cemetery

Powell was a Confederate soldier who conspired with John Wilkes Boothe to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He was captured and executed for his involvement in the plot.

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Ronnie Van Zant
Jan. 15, 1948 - Oct. 20, 1977
Buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park

Van Zant is one of the founding members of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, which is best known for hits "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama."

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Harry T. Moore
Nov. 18, 1905 - Dec. 25, 1951
Buried at LaGrange Cemetery

Moore served as the NAACP's Florida branch president in the 1940s. After a bomb detonated under his home in 1951, he was fatally wounded, marking the first NAACP death in the Civil Rights Movement.

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Dave Peverett
April 16, 1943 - Feb. 7, 2000
Buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park

"Lonesome Dave" Peverett is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Foghat, which churned out the '70s hit "Slow Ride."

Photo via thepeverettephile.blogspot.com

Betty Skelton
June 28, 1926 - Aug. 31, 2011
Buried at Winter Garden Cemetery

Known as the First Lady of First and the "Fastest Woman on Earth," Skelton's in the sky and on land provided many more opportunities for women all around the world.

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Charles Ringling
Dec. 2, 1863 - Dec. 3, 1926
Buried at Manasota Memorial Park

Ringling co-owned the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which touts itself as the "Greatest Show on Earth." He was in charge of the circus' production until his death in 1926.

Photo via ringlingbook.com

Edward Glenn Roberts
Jan. 20, 1929 - July 2, 1964
Buried at Daytona Memorial Park

"Fireball" Roberts was a pioneer in the early days of race car driving by accumulating 33 wins in 206 NASCAR Grand National races during his career.

Photo via motorsportshalloffame.com

Joe Tinker
July 27, 1880 - July 27, 1948
Buried at Greenwood Cemetery

Tinker played shortstop for the Chicago Cubs from 1902 to 1912 was part of the famous double play known as ""Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance." To honor his presence in the Orlando community during the 1920s, the city named Tinker Field after the Hall of Famer.

Photo by Paul Thompson

Napoleon Lajoie
Sept. 5, 1874 - Feb. 7, 1959
Buried at Daytona Memorial Park

"The Frenchman" was considered the best hitter in baseball until Ty Cobb came into the picture. Lajoie was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.

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Albert Francis Hegenberger
Sept. 30, 1895 - Aug. 31, 1983
Buried at All Faiths Memorial Park

Hegenberger pioneered aviation in the early 20th century by becoming the first pilot to complete a transpacific flight to Hawaii in 1927.

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Francis Eppes
Sept. 20, 1801 - May 10, 1881
Buried at Greenwood Cemetery

Eppes led the charge to bring higher education to Florida when he helped establish the West Florida Seminary, later called Florida State University, in Tallahassee in 1851. He is the grandson of President Thomas Jefferson.

Photo by Andrew Waber

Thomas Gilbert Lee
1894 - Feb. 3, 1986
Buried at Greenwood Cemetery

Lee founded the dairy company T.G. Lee, which has its headquarters on the corner of Bumby Avenue and Robinson Street. The area surrounding the T.G. Lee factory is called The Milk District.

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John M. Fox
Dec. 26, 1912 - Jan. 9, 2003
Buried at Glen Haven Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Fox founded Minute Maid Corp. and developed the first package of frozen orange juice concentrate in 1946. Minute Maid would later become one of the largest producers of frozen orange juice concentrate in the world.

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Mickey Doolan
May 7, 1880 - Nov. 1, 1951
Buried at Greenwood Cemetery

Doolan played shortstop for a wide variety of teams from 1905 to 1918: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers.

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Payne Stewart
Jan. 30, 1957 - Oct. 25, 1999
Buried at Doctor Phillips Cemetery

Stewart won 11 PGA tour events during his career, including two U.S. Open victories in 1991 and 1999.

Photo by Jacqueline Duvoisin

Harry Revier
March 16, 1890 - Aug. 13, 1957
Buried at Winter Garden Cemetery

Revier is an independent filmmaker who started out in the silent era, but is most known for his sound films, such as "The Lost City" and "Child Bride."

Photo via Exhibitor's Herald

Tim Crews
April 3, 1961 - March 23, 1993
Buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park

Crews played for six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a relief pitcher. After signing a new contract with the Cleveland Indians in 1993, he got into a fatal boating accident in Clermont, Fla.

Photo via baseballhistorian.com

Steve Boros
Sept. 3, 1936 - Dec. 29, 2010
Buried at Oaklawn Memorial Park

Boros played third base for seven season with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds from 1957 to 1965.

Photo via 1964topps.wordpress.com

Space Mirror Memorial
Nasa Parkway W., Merritt Island

Not necessarily a grave, but we felt like The Space Mirror Memorial located at the John F. Kennedy Space Center was worth mentioning. The site commemorates the men and women who have died on various space missions in the United States.

Photo via astronautsmemorial.org