Jude Victor William Bellinghamwas born on 29 June 2003 in Stourbridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, the eldest son of Denise and Mark Bellingham. He is of Irish descent through his father, and Jamaican descent through his mother.His father Mark was, until 2022, a sergeant in the West Midlands Police, and a prolific goalscorer in non-League football. Bellingham’s younger brother, Jobe, is also a footballer.Bellingham was privately educated at Priory School in Edgbaston, Birmingham. He grew up idolising Zinedine Zidane.Bellingham graduated from Loughborough College with a BTEC level 3 certificate in sport in 2021.
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