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.
Arts and culture
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Lea DeLaria |
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May 23, 1958 |
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Comedian, actor, jazz musician (Carrie "Big Boo" Black on Orange Is the New Black, The First Wives Club) |
Born in Belleville |
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Buddy Ebsen |
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Apr 2, 1908 |
Jul 6, 2003 |
Actor (Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones) |
Born in Belleville |
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Jay Farrar |
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Dec 26, 1966 |
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Musician (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo with Jeff Tweedy) |
Born in Belleville |
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Jaimee Foxworth |
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Dec 17, 1979 |
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Actress (Family Matters) |
Born in Belleville; parent was stationed at Scott AFB |
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Rosalind Keith |
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Dec 6, 1916 |
Feb 24, 2000 |
Film actress of 1930s and '40s |
Born in Belleville |
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Ken Kwapis |
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Aug 17, 1957 |
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Emmy-nominated director and producer (The Office) |
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Sophie Tatum LaCroix |
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Oct 17, 1862 |
Jul 16, 1949 |
Handcrafts designer, editor and author |
Born in Belleville |
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Glenn McCoy |
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1965 |
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Cartoonist |
Lives in Belleville |
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Old Salt Union |
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Bluegrass/Americana band |
From Belleville |
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Peter Sarsgaard |
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Mar 7, 1971 |
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Actor |
Born at Scott AFB where his father was stationed. |
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Lorenda Starfelt |
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Jan 11, 1955 |
Mar 16, 2011 |
Independent motion picture and theatrical producer |
Born in Belleville |
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Jeff Tweedy |
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Aug 25, 1967 |
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Musician (Wilco) |
Born in Belleville |
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Uno |
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May 5, 2005 |
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Winner of the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club |
Born in Belleville |
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Military
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Black Beaver |
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1806 |
1880 |
Rancher, trapper, interpreter, Civil War scout |
Born in Belleville |
[2] |
Sports
Baseball
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Brent Brede |
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Sep 13, 1971 |
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Outfielder for the Minnesota Twins and Arizona Diamondbacks |
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Neal Cotts |
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Mar 25, 1980 |
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Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates |
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Brian Daubach |
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Feb 11, 1972 |
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First baseman for the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and New York Mets |
Born in Belleville |
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Max Flack |
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Feb 5, 1890 |
Jul 31, 1975 |
Right fielder for the Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals |
Born in Belleville |
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Bob Groom |
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Sep 12, 1884 |
Feb 19, 1948 |
Deadball era major-league pitcher |
Born and died in Belleville |
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Rich Hacker |
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Oct 6, 1947 |
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Shortstop for the Montreal Expos |
Born in Belleville |
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Justin Hampson |
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May 24, 1980 |
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Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres |
Born in Belleville |
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Jim Kremmel |
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Feb 28, 1949 |
Oct 12, 2012 |
Pitcher for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs |
Born in Belleville |
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Al Levine |
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May 22, 1968 |
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Pitcher for seven Major League Baseball teams |
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Mike Maksudian |
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May 28, 1966 |
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Player for the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs |
Born in Belleville |
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T. J. Mathews |
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Jan 9, 1970 |
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Pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Houston Astros |
Born in Belleville |
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Otis L. Miller |
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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 |
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Les Mueller |
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Mar 4, 1919 |
Oct 25, 2012 |
Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers |
Born in Belleville |
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Ham Patterson |
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Oct 13, 1877 |
Nov 25, 1945 |
First baseman and outfielder for the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox |
Born in Belleville |
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Pat Patterson |
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Jan 29, 1897 |
Oct 1, 1977 |
Infielder for the New York Giants |
Born in Belleville |
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John Rheinecker |
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May 29, 1979 |
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Pitcher for the Texas Rangers |
Born in Belleville |
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Norm Schlueter |
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Sep 25, 1916 |
Oct 6, 2004 |
Catcher for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians |
Born and died in Belleville |
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Al Smith |
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Oct 12, 1907 |
Apr 28, 1977 |
Pitcher for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cleveland Indians |
Born in Belleville |
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Larry Stahl |
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Jun 29, 1941 |
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Outfielder for the Kansas City Athletics, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds |
Born in Belleville |
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George Starnagle |
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Oct 6, 1873 |
Feb 15, 1946 |
Catcher for the Cleveland Bronchos |
Born and died in Belleville |
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Randy Wells |
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Aug 28, 1982 |
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Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs |
Born in Belleville |
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Bud Zipfel |
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Nov 18, 1938 |
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First baseman and left fielder for the Washington Senators |
Born in Belleville |
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Soccer
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Jenny Bindon |
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Feb 25, 1973 |
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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 |
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Seth Rudolph |
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May 7, 1991 |
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Forward for Saint Louis Football Club |
Born in Belleville |
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Tennis
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Jimmy Connors |
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Sep 2, 1952 |
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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) |
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Wrestling
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Kevin Von Erich |
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May 15, 1957 |
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Wrestler |
Born in Belleville |
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