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 1890s Clear ×
Herbert Wilcox
1890 - 1977
Frank Wilcoxon
1892 - 1965
Benjamin Farrington
1891 - 1974
Patricia Lynch
1898 - 1972
James Everett
1894 - 1967
Vincent McNamara
1891 - 1915
Michael Bradley (rugby player born 1897)
1897 - 1951
Francis Humphreys
1891 - 1961
Seán Óg Murphy
1897 - 1956
Francis Fogarty
1899 - 1973
John Coughlan
1898 - 1965
Edward O'Connell
1897 - 1971
Miah Burke
Born 1897
William Dorney
Born 1891
Dannix Ring
Born 1898
Bertie Mullins
Born 1897
Eugene O'Connell (hurler)
1894 - 1956
Charles Henry Rowe
1893 - 1943