List of people from Belleville, Illinois

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

Name	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]

Arts and culture

Name	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

Military

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Black Beaver		1806	1880	Rancher, trapper, interpreter, Civil War scout	Born in Belleville	^[4]

Politics

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association
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

Religion

Carol Baltosiewich, former nun and AIDS activist

Sports

Baseball

Name	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

Basketball

Name	Birth	Known for	Association
Barbara Hoffman	Jan 18, 1931	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player	Born in Belleville
Gary Leonard	Feb 16, 1967	Center for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Atlanta Hawks	Born in Belleville
Kevin Lisch	May 16, 1986	Shooting guard / Point guard for NBL - Australia	Born in Belleville
Darius Miles	Oct 9, 1981	Forward for NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trail Blazers	Born in Belleville
Harry Statham	May 30, 1937	College basketball coach with most career wins

Football

Name	Birth	Known for	Association
Ted Banker	Feb 17, 1961	Offensive lineman with the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns	Born in Belleville
Dave Butz	Jun 23, 1950	Player with the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Redskins, two-time Super Bowl champion
Brian Hill	Nov 9, 1995	Running Back with the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals	Born in Belleville
Adoree Jackson	Sep 18, 1995	Receiver for USC, first-round draft pick of Tennessee Titans	Born in Belleville
Rusty Lisch	Dec 21, 1956	Quarterback with the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears	Born in Belleville
Jerry Muckensturm	Oct 13, 1953	Linebacker with the Chicago Bears	Born in Belleville

Golf

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Bob Goalby	Mar 14, 1929	Jan 20, 2022	Golfer on the PGA Tour; 1968 Masters champion	Born in Belleville	^[5]
Jay Haas	Dec 2, 1953		Golfer on the PGA Tour; brother of Jerry Haas, father of PGA player Bill Haas	Raised in Belleville
Jerry Haas	Sep 16, 1963		Golfer on the PGA Tour; head coach for the Wake Forest University golf team; brother of Jay Haas	Born in Belleville
Derek Lamely	Jul 12, 1980		Golfer on the PGA Tour; won 2010 Puerto Rico Open	Born in Belleville	^[6]

Soccer

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

Tennis

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)

Wrestling

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Kevin Von Erich		May 15, 1957		Wrestler	Born in Belleville

References

^ "English professor named Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce". St. Mary’s University, Texas on June 24, 2020. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
^ https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article262530652.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Lorenda Starfelt
^ May, Jon D. "Black Beaver (1806—1880)." Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (retrieved 19 July 2011)
^ Ferguson, Doug (January 21, 2022). "Bob Goalby, who won Masters after scorecard flub, dies at 92". Associated Press. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "Derek Lamely". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[1] "English professor named Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce". St. Mary’s University, Texas on June 24, 2020. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-12.

[2] ttps://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article262530652.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] Lorenda Starfelt

[ohs-4] May, Jon D. "Black Beaver (1806—1880)." Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (retrieved 19 July 2011)

[5] Ferguson, Doug (January 21, 2022). "Bob Goalby, who won Masters after scorecard flub, dies at 92". Associated Press. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[6] "Derek Lamely". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

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