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 1800s Clear ×
Daniel Maclise
1806 - 1870
Daniel Florence O'Leary
1801 - 1854
Robert Bell (writer)
1800 - 1867
Francis Hincks
1807 - 1885
Joseph Francis Olliffe
1808 - 1869
Edward Walsh (poet)
1805 - 1850
Roger Therry
1800 - 1874
Marcus Beresford (British Army officer, born 1800)
1800 - 1876
Francis Murphy (Australian politician)
1809 - 1891
Augustus Joseph Tancred
1804 - 1867