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	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Heil, BobBob Heil		Oct 5, 1940		Inventor of The Heil Talk Box, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame exhibitor
Hilgard, ErnestErnest Hilgard		Jul 25, 1904	Oct 22, 2001	Psychologist	Born in Belleville
Magnus, SandraSandra Magnus		Oct 30, 1964		Engineer and NASA astronaut	Born in Belleville

Arts and culture

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
DeLaria, LeaLea 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
Ebsen, BuddyBuddy Ebsen		Apr 2, 1908	Jul 6, 2003	Actor (Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones)	Born in Belleville
Farrar, JayJay Farrar		Dec 26, 1966		Musician (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo with Jeff Tweedy)	Born in Belleville
Foxworth, JaimeeJaimee Foxworth		Dec 17, 1979		Actress (Family Matters)	Born in Belleville; parent was stationed at Scott AFB
Kwapis, KenKen Kwapis		Aug 17, 1957		Emmy-nominated director and producer (The Office)
LaCroix, Sophie TatumSophie Tatum LaCroix		Oct 17, 1862	Jul 16, 1949	Handcrafts designer, editor and author	Born in Belleville
McCoy, GlennGlenn McCoy		1965		Cartoonist	Lives in Belleville
Sarsgaard, PeterPeter Sarsgaard		Mar 7, 1971		Actor	Born at Scott AFB where his father was stationed.
Starfelt, LorendaLorenda Starfelt		Jan 11, 1955	Mar 16, 2011	Independent motion picture and theatrical producer	Born in Belleville	[1]
Tweedy, JeffJeff Tweedy		Aug 25, 1967		Musician (Wilco)	Born in Belleville
Uno, Uno		May 5, 2005		Winner of the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club	Born in Belleville
Old Salt Union	Bluegrass/Americana band from Belleville

Military

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Beaver, BlackBlack Beaver		1806	1880	Rancher, trapper, interpreter, Civil War scout	Born in Belleville	[2]

Politics

Körner, GustavGustav 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

Sports

Baseball

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Brede, BrentBrent Brede		Sep 13, 1971		Outfielder for the Minnesota Twins and Arizona Diamondbacks
Cotts, NealNeal Cotts		Mar 25, 1980		Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates
Daubach, BrianBrian Daubach		Feb 11, 1972		First baseman for the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and New York Mets	Born in Belleville
Flack, MaxMax Flack		Feb 5, 1890	Jul 31, 1975	Right fielder for the Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals	Born in Belleville
Groom, BobBob Groom		Sep 12, 1884	Feb 19, 1948	Deadball era major-league pitcher	Born and died in Belleville
Hacker, RichRich Hacker		Oct 6, 1947		Shortstop for the Montreal Expos	Born in Belleville
Hampson, JustinJustin Hampson		May 24, 1980		Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres
Kremmel, JimJim Kremmel		Feb 28, 1949	Oct 12, 2012	Pitcher for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs	Born in Belleville
Levine, AlAl Levine		May 22, 1968		Pitcher for seven Major League Baseball teams
Maksudian, MikeMike Maksudian		May 28, 1966		Player for the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs	Born in Belleville
Mathews, T. J.T. J. Mathews		Jan 9, 1970		Pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Houston Astros	Born in Belleville
Miller, Otis L.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
Mueller, LesLes Mueller		Mar 4, 1919	Oct 25, 2012	Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers	Born in Belleville
Patterson, HamHam Patterson		Oct 13, 1877	Nov 25, 1945	First baseman and outfielder for the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox	Born in Belleville
Patterson, PatPat Patterson		2005	2005	Infielder for the New York Giants	Born in Belleville
Rheinecker, JohnJohn Rheinecker		May 29, 1979		Pitcher for the Texas Rangers	Born in Belleville
Schlueter, NormNorm Schlueter		Sep 25, 1916	Oct 6, 2004	Catcher for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians	Born and died in Belleville
Smith, AlAl Smith		Oct 12, 1907	Apr 28, 1977	Pitcher for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cleveland Indians	Born in Belleville
Stahl, LarryLarry Stahl		Jun 29, 1941		Outfielder for the Kansas City Athletics, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds	Born in Belleville
Starnagle, GeorgeGeorge Starnagle		Oct 6, 1873	Feb 15, 1946	Catcher for the Cleveland Bronchos	Born and died in Belleville
Wells, RandyRandy Wells		Aug 28, 1982		Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs	Born in Belleville
Zipfel, BudBud Zipfel		Nov 18, 1938		First baseman and left fielder for the Washington Senators	Born in Belleville

Basketball

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Hoffman, BarbaraBarbara Hoffman		Jan 18, 1931		All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player	Born in Belleville
Leonard, GaryGary Leonard		Feb 16, 1967		Center for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Atlanta Hawks	Born in Belleville
Lisch, KevinKevin Lisch		May 16, 1986		Shooting guard / Point guard for NBL - Australia	Born in Belleville
Miles, DariusDarius Miles		Oct 9, 1981		Small forward and power forward for the Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trail Blazers	Born in Belleville
Statham, HarryHarry Statham		May 30, 1937		College basketball coach with most career wins

Football

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Banker, TedTed Banker		Feb 17, 1961		Offensive lineman with the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns	Born in Belleville
Butz, DaveDave Butz		Jun 23, 1950		Player with the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Redskins, two-time Super Bowl champion
Lisch, RustyRusty Lisch		Dec 21, 1956		Quarterback with the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears	Born in Belleville
Muckensturm, JerryJerry Muckensturm		Oct 13, 1953		Linebacker with the Chicago Bears	Born in Belleville

Golf

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Goalby, BobBob Goalby		Mar 14, 1929		Golfer with the PGA Tour; 1968 Masters champion	Born in Belleville
Haas, JayJay Haas		Dec 2, 1953		Golfer with the PGA Tour; brother of Jerry Haas
Haas, JerryJerry Haas		Sep 16, 1963		Golfer with the PGA Tour; head coach for the Wake Forest University golf team; brother of Jay Haas	Born in Belleville
Lamely, DerekDerek Lamely		Jul 12, 1980		Golfer with the PGA Tour; won 2010 Puerto Rico Open	Born in Belleville	[3]

Soccer

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Bindon, JennyJenny 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
Rudolph, SethSeth Rudolph		May 7, 1991		Forward for Saint Louis Football Club	Born in Belleville

Tennis

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

References

1. Lorenda Starfelt
2. May, Jon D. "Black Beaver (1806—1880)." Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (retrieved 19 July 2011)
3. "Derek Lamely". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 26, 2012.