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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Belleville, Illinois . For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Belleville, Illinois .
Academics and scientists [ edit ]
Name
Image
Birth
Death
Known for
Association
Reference
Bob Heil
Oct 5, 1940
Feb 28, 2024
Inventor of The Heil Talk Box, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame exhibitor
Mary Lynne Gasaway Hill
July 10, 1964
Poet, writer, professor at St. Mary’s University, Texas , and
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Born in Belleville
[ 1]
Ernest Hilgard
Jul 25, 1904
Oct 22, 2001
Psychologist
Born in Belleville
Sandra Magnus
Oct 30, 1964
Engineer and NASA astronaut
Born in Belleville
[ 2]
Name
Image
Birth
Death
Known for
Association
Reference
Lea DeLaria
May 23, 1958
Comedian, actor, jazz musician (Carrie "Big Boo" Black on Orange Is the New Black , The First Wives Club )
Born in Belleville
Buddy Ebsen
Apr 2, 1908
Jul 6, 2003
Actor (Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies , Barnaby Jones )
Born in Belleville
Jay Farrar
Dec 26, 1966
Musician (Son Volt , Uncle Tupelo with Jeff Tweedy )
Born in Belleville
Jaimee Foxworth
Dec 17, 1979
Actress (Family Matters )
Born in Belleville; parent was stationed at Scott AFB
Scott Gibbons
Mar 2, 1969
Composer, Musician
Born in Belleville
Rosalind Keith
Dec 6, 1916
Feb 24, 2000
Film actress of 1930s and '40s
Born in Belleville
Ken Kwapis
Aug 17, 1957
Emmy-nominated director and producer (The Office )
Sophie Tatum LaCroix
Oct 17, 1862
Jul 16, 1949
Handcrafts designer, editor and author
Born in Belleville
Glenn McCoy
1965
Cartoonist
Lives in Belleville
Old Salt Union
Bluegrass/Americana band
From Belleville
David Rasche
Aug 7, 1944
Actor
Born in Belleville
Peter Sarsgaard
Mar 7, 1971
Actor
Born at Scott AFB where his father was stationed.
Lorenda Starfelt
Jan 11, 1955
Mar 16, 2011
Independent motion picture and theatrical producer
Born in Belleville
[ 3]
Jeff Tweedy
Aug 25, 1967
Musician (Wilco , Uncle Tupelo )
Born in Belleville
Uno
May 5, 2005
Winner of the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club
Born in Belleville
Name
Image
Birth
Death
Known for
Association
Reference
Black Beaver
1806
1880
Rancher, trapper, interpreter, Civil War scout
Born in Belleville
[ 4]
Name
Image
Birth
Death
Known for
Association
Reference
Gustav Körner
Nov 20, 1809
Apr 9, 1896
German politician and emigrant; participant of the Frankfurter Wachensturm (1833)
Lived and died in Belleville.
Ken Bone
United States presidential debate questioner
Works in Belleville
James T. Hodgkinson
c. 1951
June 14, 2017
Perpetrator of Congressional baseball shooting
Last permanent residence was in Belleville, Illinois
Carrie Thomas Alexander-Bahrenberg
1861
1929
University of Illinois trustee until 1912
Ninian Edwards
Mar 17, 1775
Jul 20, 1833
3rd Governor of Illinois
Hometown was Belleville
John Reynolds
Feb 26, 1788
May 18, 1865
4th Governor of Illinois
Hometown was Belleville
William Henry Bissell
Apr 25, 1811
Mar 18, 1860
11th Governor of Illinois
Hometown was Belleville
Name
Image
Birth
Death
Known for
Association
Reference
Brent Brede
Sep 13, 1971
Outfielder for the Minnesota Twins and Arizona Diamondbacks
[citation needed ]
Neal Cotts
Mar 25, 1980
Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs , Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates
[citation needed ]
Brian Daubach
Feb 11, 1972
First baseman for the Florida Marlins , Boston Red Sox , Chicago White Sox , and New York Mets
Born in Belleville
Max Flack
Feb 5, 1890
Jul 31, 1975
Right fielder for the Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales , Chicago Cubs , and St. Louis Cardinals
Born in Belleville
Bob Groom
Sep 12, 1884
Feb 19, 1948
Deadball era major-league pitcher
Born and died in Belleville
Rich Hacker
Oct 6, 1947
Apr 22, 2020
Shortstop for the Montreal Expos
Born in Belleville
Justin Hampson
May 24, 1980
Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres
Born in Belleville
Jim Kremmel
Feb 28, 1949
Oct 12, 2012
Pitcher for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs
Born in Belleville
Al Levine
May 22, 1968
Pitcher for seven Major League Baseball teams
Mike Maksudian
May 28, 1966
Player for the Toronto Blue Jays , Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs
Born in Belleville
T. J. Mathews
Jan 9, 1970
Pitcher for the Oakland Athletics , St. Louis Cardinals , and Houston Astros
Born in Belleville
Otis L. Miller
Feb 2, 1901
Jul 26, 1959
Third baseman for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox ; served in the Illinois House of Representatives
Lived and died in Belleville
Les Mueller
Mar 4, 1919
Oct 25, 2012
Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
Born in Belleville
Ham Patterson
Oct 13, 1877
Nov 25, 1945
First baseman and outfielder for the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox
Born in Belleville
Pat Patterson
Jan 29, 1897
Oct 1, 1977
Infielder for the New York Giants
Born in Belleville
John Rheinecker
May 29, 1979
Pitcher for the Texas Rangers
Born in Belleville
Norm Schlueter
Sep 25, 1916
Oct 6, 2004
Catcher for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians
Born and died in Belleville
[citation needed ]
Al Smith
Oct 12, 1907
Apr 28, 1977
Pitcher for the New York Giants , Philadelphia Phillies , and Cleveland Indians
Born in Belleville
Larry Stahl
Jun 29, 1941
Outfielder for the Kansas City Athletics , New York Mets , San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds
Born in Belleville
George Starnagle
Oct 6, 1873
Feb 15, 1946
Catcher for the Cleveland Bronchos
Born and died in Belleville
Randy Wells
Aug 28, 1982
Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
Born in Belleville
Bud Zipfel
Nov 18, 1938
First baseman and left fielder for the Washington Senators
Born in Belleville
Name
Image
Birth
Death
Known for
Association
Reference
Jenny Bindon
Feb 25, 1973
Goalkeeper for the New Zealand Women's Soccer Team at the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Born in Belleville
Seth Rudolph
May 7, 1991
Forward for Saint Louis Football Club
Born in Belleville
Name
Image
Birth
Death
Known for
Association
Reference
Jimmy Connors
Sep 2, 1952
Career Record
1254–278 (81.9% at Grand Slam, Grand Prix tour, WCT tour, ATP Tour level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles
109 (listed by ATP)
8 Grand Slam singles championships: five US Opens, two Wimbledons, and one Australian Open
Highest ranking
No. 1 (July 29, 1974)
Name
Image
Birth
Death
Known for
Association
Reference
Kevin Von Erich
May 15, 1957
Wrestler
Born in Belleville
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^ https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article262530652.html .
^ Lorenda Starfelt
^ May, Jon D. "Black Beaver (1806—1880)." Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (retrieved 19 July 2011)
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