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 1910s Clear ×
Jack Lynch
1917 - 1999
Michael O'Riordan
1917 - 2006
Tom O'Higgins
1916 - 2003
Margaret Barry
1917 - 1989
Gerald Goldberg
1912 - 2003
Patrick Hennessy (painter)
1915 - 1980
David Lord
1913 - 1944
Stephen Barrett (Irish politician)
1913 - 1976
Henry McAdoo
1916 - 1998
Peadar Mercier
1914 - 1991
Paddy O'Donovan
1916 - 1990
Barbara Fitzgerald
1911 - 1982
Bill Hayes (footballer)
1915 - 1987
Billy O'Neill (footballer)
Born 1919
Din Joe Buckley
1919 - 2009
Dave Creedon
1919 - 2007
Connie Buckley
1915 - 2009
Owen Madden (footballer)
1916 - 1991
Gerard Slevin
1919 - 1987
Florrie Burke
1918 - 1995
Dan Moylan
Born 1915
Tim O'Keefe
Born 1910
Máire MacSwiney Brugha
1918 - 2012
Josa Lee
1911 - 1967