Finding the graves
This selection includes 6 documented people and is not a complete grave register. Map markers appear only for unambiguously established locations. If no marker is shown, ask the cemetery administration for the section, row and grave number using the person’s name and dates, then consult the cemetery map.
Selected notable people
Selected people
6 documented gravesWilly Brandt’s honorary grave Notable people
Willy Brandt
1913–1992
Federal Chancellor, Governing Mayor of Berlin and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Ernst Reuter’s grave Notable people
Ernst Reuter
1889–1953
Governing Mayor and emblematic figure of free West Berlin.
Walter Scheel’s honorary grave Notable people
Walter Scheel
1919–2016
Federal President and formerly Federal Foreign Minister.
Hildegard Knef’s honorary grave Notable people
Hildegard Knef
1925–2002
Actor, singer and author with an international career.
Hans Scharoun’s honorary grave Notable people
Hans Scharoun
1893–1972
Architect of the Berlin Philharmonie and a leading exponent of organic architecture.
Erwin Piscator’s honorary grave Notable people
Erwin Piscator
1893–1966
Theatre director and pioneer of political theatre.
