List of things named after John F. Kennedy
This is a list of memorials to John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States.
Memorials, busts, and statues
In the United States
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial in Dallas, Texas
- The Eternal Flame, JFK's final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington, D.C.
- John F. Kennedy Memorial and bust in front of the Holy Cross Church in Holyoke, Massachusetts
- John F. Kennedy Monument and Eternal Flame Memorial, in Forest Park, in Springfield
- A bust of President Kennedy was dedicated on May 31, 1965, at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York. The bust was removed in 2003 for restoration, and reinstalled in 2010.
- Jacques Lipchitz's bust of Kennedy at the Military Park in Newark, New Jersey was dedicated on November 11, 1965.
- A life size statue of President John F. Kennedy in the presidential statues across from the Puerto Rico Capitol in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- A bust of President John F. Kennedy by Felix de Weldon at Kennedy Library, Columbia Point, Boston, Massachusetts
- John F. Kennedy Memorial located in Hyannis, Massachusetts on Ocean Street was dedicated on July 8, 1966.
- A bronze statue of John F. Kennedy by Isabel McIlvain on the grounds of the Massachusetts State House was dedicated on May 29, 1990.
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial in Portland, Oregon
- A bust of John F. Kennedy, in downtown Nashua, New Hampshire, commemorates January 25, 1960, as the first campaign stop in Kennedy's bid for the presidency.
- J. F. Kennedy Memorial, Kennedy Plaza, Long Beach, New York.
- Kennedy Plaza in front of the Long beach city hall. A rectangular stone wall adorned with a bronze inscription plaque containing a relief of John F. Kennedy in proper left profile encircled by an inscription and a wreath of laurel leaves. The wall is installed in a pool of water.
Outside the United States
- John F. Kennedy statue in Colonia John F. Kennedy neighborhood in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- John F. Kennedy Memorial, London, a bust by Jacques Lipchitz, which stands outside International Student House on Great Portland Street in London. It was unveiled in May 1965 by Senator Robert Kennedy. It originally stood on Marylebone Road and was moved to its present location in 2019.
- John F. Kennedy Memorial stone and plaque, located in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, was dedicated in May 1964 by the then Lord Mayor of Melbourne, His Worship the Right Honourable Edward Leo Curtis.
- Yad Kennedy, a memorial to the US president, was established on a crest in the Jerusalem Forest, part of which is designated the John F. Kennedy Peace Forest, on the southwest outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel, near Aminadav.
- A Kennedy memorial was established in Runnymede, England, where the Magna Carta was sealed. The memorial is sited on an acre of land gifted to the United States.
- A bust of President Kennedy by Hungarian-Canadian Paul Lancz stands on President Kennedy Avenue in Montreal, Quebec. It was dedicated in 1986 and relocated in 2011 to a different site on the same street due to the development of the Quartier des spectacles.
- The J. F. Kennedy Memorial, a 1968 mosaic in Birmingham, England
- On June 29, 2008, Kennedy's sister, Jean Kennedy Smith, unveiled a statue of her late brother at New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland.
- Kennedy memorial in Quemú Quemú, Argentina built in 1967.
- Kennedy Avenue in Istanbul, Turkey, the course of the road roughly follows the old city sea walls.
- Avenue J.F. Kennedy in Monaco, the access road from the Sainte-Dévote Chapel down to the Port Hercule.
- The square surrounding the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon was named President John F. Kennedy Square in 1964. However, following the Fall of Saigon, it was renamed Paris Commune Square.
- In Bellagio, Italy, a memorial to President Kennedy was inaugurated in June 2018
- In Barcelona, Spain, the Plaça de John F Kennedy, a square in the northwestern suburb of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi.
Cities
- Colonia John F. Kennedy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- Ciudad Kennedy in Bogotá, Colombia. The eighth locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the city.
- Presidente Kennedy, a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil
- Presidente Kennedy, a municipality in the state of Tocantins, Brazil
Schools
In the United States
- At Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts:
- *The Harvard Institute of Politics serves as a living memorial which promotes public service in his name.
- *The School of Government is known as the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
- John F. Kennedy University opened in Pleasant Hill, California, in 1964 as a school for adult education.
- Hundreds of schools across the US were named in Kennedy's honor. Several school claim to be the first in the United States named after him, while he was alive, among them John F. Kennedy High School in Cheektowaga, New York, and John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Cupertino, California. In the week after Kennedy's death, the first schools renamed for him were the Kennedy Elementary School in Butte, Montana, and the John F. Kennedy Middle School on Long Island in Bethpage, New York. Both schools held board meetings on November 26, at which time the new names were adopted.
- John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- John F. Kennedy Catholic School, Warren, Ohio
- John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, in Burien, Washington
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School, Great Neck, New York, United States
- John F. Kennedy University School of Medicine, a private, offshore medical college in Willemstad.
- John F. Kennedy Memorial School
- John F. Kennedy High School, Granada Hills, California
- John F. Kennedy High School
- John F. Kennedy High School
- John F. Kennedy High School
- John F. Kennedy High School
- John F. Kennedy Memorial High School
- John F. Kennedy Middle School,
- John F. Kennedy Elementary school,
- John F. Kennedy Middle School
Outside the United States
- John F Kennedy Catholic School, in Hemel Hempstead, England
- John F. Kennedy Elementary and High School
- John F. Kennedy High School, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- John F. Kennedy School, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- John F. Kennedy Public School
- Universidad Argentina John F. Kennedy
- Hong Kong Red Cross John F. Kennedy Centre
- John F. Kennedy Public High School,
- John Kennedy College, Mauritius
- In 1966, a new secondary school was founded in Coventry, England. Originally scheduled to be named Rookery Farm School for the farmland previously on the site, it was instead named President Kennedy School.
- Several schools in The Netherlands are named after him, including John F Kennedy-School in The Hague, John F. Kennedy Basisschool in Volendam, Basisschool John F. Kennedy in Oss, Rooms Katholieke Basisschool John F. Kennedyschool in Arnhem, John F Kennedyschool in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, John F. Kennedy School in 's-Gravenzande, and Jenaplanschool John F. Kennedy in Zwijndrecht.
Buildings
- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on Columbia Point in Dorchester, Massachusetts opened in 1979 as Kennedy's official presidential library.
- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opened in 1971 in Washington, DC
- The John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Government Center, Boston.
- John F. Kennedy Stadium, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
- JFK Stadium, Springfield, Missouri, United States
- One of the five residential towers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is named "Kennedy Tower" in his honor.
- The student union at the University of Dayton is named the John F. Kennedy Memorial Union, which opened in 1964.
- A bust of JFK and a building on science campus of the French-language university Université du Québec à Montréal named the pavilion Président-Kennedy are located at President Kennedy Street's western end in Montreal.
- In Cumberland, Maryland, a low income residential apartment is named the "John F Kennedy Tower". It was dedicated by Maryland native and late brother-in-law of Kennedy, Sargent Shriver, in 1967.
- Philadelphia Municipal Stadium was renamed John F. Kennedy Stadium in 1964. It was razed in 1992 and its former location is now occupied by the Wells Fargo Center.
- John F. Kennedy Library, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- Kennedy Auditorium, Aligarh Muslim University, India. With a seating capacity of 1375 people, it is the central hall of Aligarh Muslim University.
- John F. Kennedy Hostel Block, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. H and J Men's hostel blocks in Vellore campus are named after Kennedy.
- The John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, Liberia, which is the country's national medical center.
Transportation facilities
- NASA's Launch Operations Center at Cape Canaveral was renamed the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Cape Canaveral itself was likewise renamed Cape Kennedy, but a referendum passed by Florida voters in 1973 reverted it to its original name.
- John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City. The airport is widely referred to as "JFK" which is now its IATA code.
- *Howard Beach–JFK Airport station on the New York City Subway's in Howard Beach, Queens, and connecting to the AirTrain JFK to the JFK Airport
- *Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station on the New York City Subway's in Jamaica, Queens, and connecting to the AirTrain JFK
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States.
- JFK/UMass station, a rapid transit station on the MBTA's Red Line in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
- British Rail Class 25 Diesel Locomotive D7523 is named John F Kennedy and is preserved at the Epping Ongar Railway in Essex, United Kingdom
Roads and bridges