Notre Dame Cemetery - Definition and Overview

Notre Dame Cemetery, located at 455 Montreal Road, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, opened in 1872. It is the most prominent Catholic cemetery in Ottawa. The cemetery is located just south of the larger Protestant Beechwood Cemetery on St. Laurent Road in the east end of the city. The cemetery is the final resting place for more than 114,000 souls including:

• Alex Connell (1902–1958), Hall of Fame ice hockey player
• Aurel Joliat (1901–1986), Hall of Fame ice hockey player
• Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002), renowned portrait photographer
• Filip Konowal (1886–1959), World War I hero, awarded the Victoria Cross
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), Prime Minister of Canada
• Louis-Félix Pinault (1852–1906), statesman
• Tommy Smith (1885–1966), Hall of Fame ice hockey player

See also: List of famous cemeteries