Below is a map of Père-Lachaise Cemetery with the place of the main celebrities buried in there to help you to plan your visit. Don’t forget that the best way to enjoy this cemetery, the most beautiful one of the world, is to stroll aimlessly around its paths. You will discover so, moreover the celebrities tombs, wonderful sculpted graves that also really worth be seeing.
You will find more than one hundred more other personalities in this cemetery we have chosen not to list to keep the map as readable as possible. Also note that you can have a free map at the entrance of the cemetery.
1 – Sarah BERNHARDT (1844 – 1923) : Actress. Division 91
2 – Guillaume APOLLINAIRE (1880 – 1918) :Poet. Division 86
3 – Honoré de BALZAC (1799 – 1850) : Writer. Division 48
4 – Beaumarchais (1732 – 1799) : Writer. Division 28
5 – Fulgence BIENVENÛE (1852 – 1936) : Father of the metro of Paris. Division 82
6 – Maria CALLAS (1923 – 1977) : Opera singer. In the columbarium
7 – Frédéric CHOPIN (1810 – 1849) : Pianist and composer. Division 11
8 – Auguste COMTE (1798 – 1857) : Philosopher. Division 17
9 – Georges COURTELINE (1858 – 1929) : Writer. Division 89
10 – Eugène DELACROIX (1798 – 1863) : Painter. Division 49
11 – Pierre DESPROGES (1939 – 1988) : Humorist. Division 10
12 – Paul ELUARD (1895 – 1952) : Poet. Division 97
13 – Théodore GÉRICAULT (1791 – 1824) : Painter. Division 12
14 – Baron HAUSSMANN (1809 – 1891) : Prefect of Paris. Division 4
15 – Dominique INGRES (1780 – 1867) : Painter. Division 23
16 – Jean de LA FONTAINE (1621 – 1695) : Writer, poet. Division 25
17 – Molière, real nam Jean-Baptiste POQUELIN (1622- 1673) : Play-writer, actor. Division 25
18 – Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884 – 1920) : Painter. Division 96
19 – Yves MONTAND (1921 – 1991) : Singer, actor / et Simone SIGNORET (1921 – 1985) : Actress. Division 44
20 – Jim MORRISON (1943 – 1971) : SingerChanteur. Division 6
21 – Alfred de MUSSET (1810 – 1857) : Writer. Division 4
22 – Antoine PARMENTIER (1737 – 1813) : Agronomist, known for his works on potatoes. Division 39
23 – Édith PIAF (1915 – 1963) : Singer. Division 97
24 – Camille PISSARRO (1830 – 1903) : Painter. Division 7
25 – Marcel PROUST (1871 – 1922) : Writer. Division 85
26 – Gertrude STEIN (1874 – 1946) : American woman of letters . Division 94
27 – Oscar WILDE (1854 – 1900) : Writer. Division 89
