Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield is most remembered for his roles in “Caddyshack” and “Easy Money.” As a performer, he reached the irony of his surroundings with a deadpan delivery and a straight face.
Aside from film, Dangerfield’s late-night television monologues were filled with lines that had audiences laughing. An example of one such line is, “My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.” Even in death, Dangerfield couldn’t help but crack one final joke!
John Wilkes Booth
He was a famous stage actor, but one fateful day tied him to a president. On April 14th, 1865, John Wilkes Booth snuck into the private box of President Abraham Lincoln and shot him. Lincoln died soon after, and Booth was tried and found guilty and shot dead on April twenty-sixth of the same year.
He rests in his family's plot in Baltimore's Greenmount Cemetery. Visitors to the gravesite will often leave a little monetary gift atop his headstone – pennies, which feature the austere head of the man he murdered. Take that, Booth.
President George Washington
The first President of the United States is one of those historical figures that almost everyone – both in and outside the United States – remembers. He defeated the English to help create America and became the nation's first president, setting the stage for democracy and representative republics. The first president rests in the Washington Family Tomb at Mount Vernon, Virginia, where he lived after becoming president.
Outside of the tomb are grave markers for his brother, John Augustine Washington, and his nephew, Bushrod Washington. The structure of the tomb is simple brick, which looks perfect for the first president.
Princess Diana
Princess Diana's death shook the world, affecting millions around the world. She was killed in a car accident in Paris, which is speculated to have been caused by paparazzi. The beloved Princess of Wales was only 36 at the time of her accident.
Her body now rests on the Spencer family's estate in North Hampshire, England. Her memorial lies on an island in the middle of the lake, Round Oval. You can see an urn and shrine dedicated to the princess, but there is no tombstone or grave to be seen.
Leslie Nielsen
Actor Leslie Nielsen made his acting debut in 1950, appearing in 46 live television programs a year. Nielsen's forte was depicting characters oblivious to and complicit in their ridiculous surroundings.
By the end of his career, he had acted in over 100 films and 150 television programs. In an interview, the comedic actor promised that his memorial would reference his love of flatulence and whoopee cushions. As we can see, Nielsen fulfilled that promise.