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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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0014 ACTOR

Dermot Crowley

Born 1947

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0150 PRELATE

George Stack

Born 1946

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0171 AUTHOR

Augustus Young

Born 1943

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0203 JOURNALIST

George Hook

Born 1941

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0214 POLITICIAN

Bernard Allen (Irish politician)

Born 1944

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0221 AUTHOR

Robert Anthony Welch

1947 - 2013

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0241 JOURNALIST

Eoghan Harris

Born 1943

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0263 PRIEST

Patrick Lynch (Roman Catholic bishop)

Born 1947

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0273 LITERARY

Hugh Haughton

Born 1948

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0274 WRITER

Christy Kenneally

Born 1948

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0336 FOOTBALL

Denis Coughlan

Born 1945

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0339 GOLF

Denis O'Sullivan (golfer)

Born 1948

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0364 FOOTBALL

John Herrick

Born 1947

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0366 FOOTBALL

Ray Cummins

Born 1948

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0383 HURLER

Frank Murphy (GAA)

Born 1944

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0393 HURLER

Charlie McCarthy (hurler)

Born 1946

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0399 HURLER

Gerald McCarthy (hurler)

Born 1945

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0437 GOLF

Ben Dunne (entrepreneur)

Born 1949

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0444 SAILOR

Harold Cudmore

Born 1944

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0447 HURLER

Tony Maher

Born 1945

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0453 FOOTBALL

Mick Archer

1943 - 2018

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0470 HURLER

Charlie Cullinane

1943 - 2015

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0493 HURLER

Frank Norberg

1948 - 2018

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0495 BARRISTER

Dermot Gleeson

Born 1949

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0504 PHILOSOPHER

Joseph S. O'Leary

Born 1949

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0520 FOOTBALL

Jimmy Barrett (Gaelic footballer)

Born 1949

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0521 HURLER

Con Roche

Born 1946

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0524 FOOTBALL

Frank Cogan

Born 1944

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0530 HURLER

John O'Halloran

Born 1943

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0532 HURLER

Paddy Barry (St. Vincent's hurler)

Born 1941

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0553 POLITICIAN

Laurence Kelly

Born 1946

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0587 HURLER

Peter Doolan

Born 1940

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0597 FOOTBALL

Simon Murphy (hurler)

Born 1949

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0624 FOOTBALL

Teddy O'Brien

1949 - 2000

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0634 REFEREE

Willie Horgan

1944 - 2015

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0636 FOOTBALL

Eric Philpott

1947 - 2015

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0637 FOOTBALL

Jerry O'Sullivan (hurler)

1940 - 1985

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0655 SPORT

Tony Connolly

Born 1941

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0673 HURLER

Pat Moylan (Cork hurler)

Born 1949

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0680 HURLER

Bernard Hurley

Born 1948

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0681 GAELIC FOOTBALL

Gus Harrington

Born 1943

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0687 HURLER

Mick Waters

Born 1941

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0689 HURLER

Ray Cawley

Born 1944

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0690 HURLER

Andrew O'Flynn

Born 1946

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0704 HURLER

Brendan Larkin

Born 1943

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0711 HURLER

Patsy Harte

Born 1940

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0720 HURLER

Roger Tuohy

Born 1945

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0733 GAELIC FOOTBALL

Vincent Cronin (Gaelic footballer)

Born 1943

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0744 FOOTBALL

Dennis Keating

Born 1940

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0749 HURLER

Séamus Gillen

Born 1947

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0762 HURLER

Mick Lane

Born 1942

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0791 HURLER

Finbarr O'Neill

Born 1941

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