Legacy Without a Grave: The Necro Tourist explores the lives of notable individuals whose remains were cremated, leaving behind no traditional burial site, but plenty of cultural impact. From scattered ashes to symbolic memorials, their stories endure in monuments, memories, and the places that still whisper their names.
Famous Cremations (A-B)
Danny Aiello
Neil Armstrong
Danny Aiello
Actor- "Do the Right Thing"
6-20-1933 - 12-12-2019
Cremated. Specifically: Ashes given to family or friend.
Rich Apuzzo
Neil Armstrong
Danny Aiello
Meteorologist Fox 19 Cincinnati
1962 - 7-7-2015
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
American Astronaut
8-25-1930 - 8-25-2012
Cremated, specifically: Cremains committed to sea in the Atlantic Ocean by his widow off of the ship USS Philippine Sea.
Claude Akins
Richard Boone
Neil Armstrong
Actor- "From Here to Eternity"
5-25-1926 - 12-27-1994
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Chris Benoit
Richard Boone
Richard Boone
Professional Wrestler
5-21-1967 - 6-27-2007
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Richard Boone
Richard Boone
Richard Boone
Actor- "Have Gun Will Travel"
6-18-1917 - 1-10-1981
Cremated, Ashes scattered in Hawaii
Famous Cremations (B-L)
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett
Entrepreneur, Singer "Fins"
12-25-1946 - 9-1-2023
Cremated with ashes spread and distributed among family and close friends.
George Carlin
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett
Legendary Comedian
5-12-1937 - 6-22-2008
Cremated, Ashes scattered over the water at the now defunct Camp Notre Dame on Spofford Lake located in Chesterfield, NH 03462.
Eric Carmen
Jimmy Buffett
Eric Carmen
Musician "All by Myself"
8-11-1949 - 3-10-2024
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Al Lewis
Eric Carmen
Actor- "Munsters"
4-30-1923 - 2-3-2006
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend. Specifically: Ashes placed in his favorite cigar box
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