51.8981° N, 8.4688° W
CORK
Most Famous People Born in Cork, Ireland
- Notable people
- 813
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1951
- Most distinctive
- Camogie 305.7×
One of the purest GAA fingerprints on the site. The Camogie, Hurler and Gaelic Football counts run at roughly three hundred, two hundred and one hundred and fifty times the global baseline respectively — the county's century-long rivalries with Kilkenny and Tipperary rendered as statistics. Off the pitch, a thick Author bench carries Frank O'Connor and the Munster short-story tradition.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cork during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Cork Is Known For
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Hurler is Cork's biggest profession — 20% of all notables (164).
Cork over-indexes on camogie — 305.7× the global rate.
Cork under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Cork's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1780s Clear ×
Richard Church (general)
1784 - 1873
Edward Bransfield
1785 - 1852
James Sheridan Knowles
1784 - 1862
Mary Aikenhead
1787 - 1858
John England (bishop)
1786 - 1842
John Ewing (Indiana politician)
1789 - 1858
Thomas Kirk (sculptor)
1781 - 1845
William Hamilton (botánico)
1783 - 1856
James Fergusson (British Army officer)
1787 - 1865
Eaton Stannard Barrett
1786 - 1820
Abraham Abell
1789 - 1851
Mary Fildes
1789 - 1876