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 1860s Clear ×
Ethel Voynich
1864 - 1960
Alicia Boole Stott
1860 - 1940
Jack McAuliffe (boxer)
1866 - 1937
Lucy Everest Boole
1862 - 1904
Robert Spence (bishop)
1860 - 1934
Jocko Fields
1864 - 1950
Michael Egan (Irish politician)
1866 - 1947
Redmond Barry (lord chancellor)
1866 - 1913
Kate Belinda Finn
1864 - 1932
Bill Ahern (footballer, born 1865)
1865 - 1938
James Keegan
1869 - 1892
Stephen Hayes (hurler)
Born 1860
Bill O'Callaghan
1868 - 1946
Willie John O'Connell
1869 - 1897
James Delea
1868 - 1950
John Travers (New South Wales politician)
1866 - 1943