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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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cork during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 110 notable births.

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.

  1. Hurler164
  2. Football153
  3. Politician70
  4. Player64
  5. Camogie27
  6. Actor23
  7. Writer16
  8. Sport16
  1. Camogie27305.7×
  2. Hurler164232.4×
  3. Gaelic Football16148.4×
  4. Player644.0×
  5. Judge82.1×
  6. Football1531.7×
  7. Author111.6×
  8. Militar151.5×
  1. Actor230.5×
  2. Writer160.6×

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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0009 POLITICIAN

Terence MacSwiney

1879 - 1920

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0048 ACTOR

Kate Price (actress)

1872 - 1943

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0120 LINGUIST

Osborn Bergin

1873 - 1950

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0141 POLITICIAN

Daniel Corkery (author)

1878 - 1964

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0156 POLO

Frederick W. Barrett

1875 - 1949

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0187 IMMIGRANT

Annie Moore (immigrant)

1874 - 1924

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0237 NOVELIST

Katherine Thurston

1875 - 1911

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0247 AUTHOR

P. S. O'Hegarty

1879 - 1955

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0271 POLITICIAN

Seán MacSwiney

1878 - 1942

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0280 CLERIC

T. C. Hammond

1877 - 1961

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0330 ACADEMIC

Mary Ryan (academic)

1873 - 1961

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0343 POLITICIAN

John Crowley (politician)

1870 - 1934

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0345 EXPLORER

Robert Forde

1875 - 1959

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0365 ACTOR

Charles Doran

1877 - 1964

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0405 REPUBLICAN

Margaret Buckley

1879 - 1962

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0429 NOVELIST

Suzanne R. Day

1876 - 1964

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0591 HURLER

Dan Coughlan

Born 1870

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0639 FOOTBALL

Tom Irwin (dual player)

1874 - 1956

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0661 HURLER

Steva Riordan

1875 - 1924

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0662 MILITAR

Edward Sullivan (Medal of Honor)

1870 - 1955

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0675 HURLER

Pat Coughlan

Born 1870

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0699 HURLER

Jer Norberg

Born 1873

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0706 HURLER

Denis Coughlan (Blackrock hurler)

1872 - 1903

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0761 HURLER

John Kidney

Born 1872

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0765 HURLER

Christy Young

1878 - 1915

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0773 LEGISLATIVE

Jeremiah Francis Donovan

1873 - 1949

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0800 LEGISLATIVE

Patrick Kerwin (politician)

1873 - 1950

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