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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Patrick Cleburne
1828 - 1864
Fitz James O'Brien
1828 - 1862
William Connor Magee
1821 - 1891
William Ford (businessman)
1826 - 1905
Thomas William Sweeny
1820 - 1892
James Travers
1820 - 1884
Barney Williams (actor)
1824 - 1876
Peter John Sullivan
1821 - 1883
John George MacCarthy
1829 - 1892
Hannah Ward Barron
1829 - 1898
Thomas Hungerford (Australian politician)
1823 - 1904
Ambrose Madden
1820 - 1863
William Hackett (judge)
1825 - 1877
Middy Morgan
1828 - 1892