# 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 |
| 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 |
| Ernest Hilgard | Jul 25, 1904 | Oct 22, 2001 | Psychologist | Born in Belleville |
| Sandra Magnus | Oct 30, 1964 | | Engineer and NASA astronaut | Born in Belleville |

## Arts and culture

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| 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 |
| 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 | |

## 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 |
| Brent Brede | Sep 13, 1971 | | Outfielder for the Minnesota Twins and Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Neal Cotts | Mar 25, 1980 | | Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bob Goalby | Mar 14, 1929 | Jan 20, 2022 | Golfer on the PGA Tour; 1968 Masters champion | Born in Belleville |
| 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 |

### 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 | |