This selection introduces eight well-documented people. It is deliberately curated and is not a complete list of every notable or culturally significant grave in the cemetery.
People and their graves
Selected people
8 documented gravesMarlene Dietrich’s grave Film, stage & photography
Marlene Dietrich
1901–1992
Precisely mapped grave in the north-western part of the cemeteryThe Schöneberg-born actor and singer became an international star through films including The Blue Angel. Her return to Berlin culminated in this deliberately understated grave.
View mapHelmut Newton’s grave Film, stage & photography
Helmut Newton
1920–2004
Precisely mapped grave in the north-western part of the cemeteryHelmut Newton shaped twentieth-century fashion and portrait photography. His grave, marked by a portrait plaque, lies close to Marlene Dietrich’s.
View mapFerruccio Busoni’s grave monument Music
Ferruccio Busoni
1866–1924
Precisely mapped grave monument east of the chapelFerruccio Busoni was a pianist, composer, conductor and teacher. Georg Kolbe’s bronze Genius crowns the grave monument completed in 1925.
View mapDinah Nelken’s grave Literature & science
Dinah Nelken
1900–1989
Precisely mapped grave in the northern part of the cemeteryDinah Nelken was a writer and screenwriter. The natural stone marking her grave sits within the densely planted northern part of the cemetery.
View mapOttomar Anschütz’s grave Film, stage & photography
Ottomar Anschütz
1846–1907
Precisely mapped grave in the northern part of the cemeteryOttomar Anschütz was a photographer and inventor. His motion sequences and early electrotachyscope form part of cinema’s prehistory.
View mapRudolf Noelte’s grave Film, stage & photography
Rudolf Noelte
1921–2002
Precisely mapped grave in the western part of the cemeteryRudolf Noelte directed theatre, opera, film and television, with productions noted for their psychological precision.
View mapLutz Moik’s grave Film, stage & photography
Lutz Moik
1930–2002
Precisely mapped grave in the south-western part of the cemeteryLutz Moik was a film and television actor. One of his best-known early roles was Peter Munk in the DEFA adaptation The Cold Heart.
View mapWerner Schröder’s grave Literature & science
Werner Schröder
1907–1985
Precisely mapped grave in the western part of the cemeteryWerner Schröder was a zoologist and director of the Berlin Aquarium. His grave forms part of a family monument with the writer Clara von Simson, née Schröder.
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Using the locations respectfully
All eight entries have a precise OSM point and a clearly matched grave photograph. A marker leads to the grave but does not replace an official plot reference or consideration for neighbouring graves. Remain on the paths and do not step onto planting.
Marlene Dietrich and Helmut Newton lie close together in the north-west. Ferruccio Busoni’s distinctive monument stands east of the chapel. The other points are distributed across the western and northern sections; use the map filters rather than relying on an estimated walking direction.
Finding other names
Many further notable people rest here, including Paul Zech, Hans Halden, Herbert Grünbaum and Paul Westermeier. Because the directory includes only graves with a suitable photograph and exact position, grave search explains what to provide to the administration for another person.
Photograph monuments discreetly, and never photograph mourners or private acts of remembrance without permission. This remains first and foremost a place of burial and memory.