#1Famous people · Belleville
Belleville counts 51 famous people, first among them Sandra Magnus
Sandra Magnus, the American astronaut, is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. Second place goes to the American actor and dancer Buddy Ebsen, third to Lea DeLaria. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 33 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 12.3, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
51
notable people
Best known
Sandra Magnus
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
George Starnagle
Youngest
2001
AJ Mitchell
Most common field
Sports
24 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Belleville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Belleville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 10 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Belleville
Sandra Magnus has articles in 40 languages, Buddy Ebsen in 33 and Lea DeLaria in 25.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Lea DeLaria
born 1958American actor, comedian and singer
25 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Belleville is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Belleville
Still to come: 48 more, from 1873 to 2001.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Belleville home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Belleville, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belleville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Sandra Magnus: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Ebsen: credited as "U.S. Coast Guard photo", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lea DeLaria: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan J. Dixon: U.S. Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darius Miles: Dariusmiles.jpg: Original uploader was Liface at en.wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by Downwards at en.wikipedia. derivative work: Zureks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Von Erich: Mark Hodgins, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Tweedy: Tristan Loper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Connors: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reginald Hudlin: Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons