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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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Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

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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Jack Gleeson

Born 1992

Notable Births by Decade

What Cork Is Known For

Profession Mix Over Time

Jack Gleeson

Conor Hourihane

Kevin Long (footballer)

Simon Zebo

John Egan (footballer, born 1992)

Eoghan O'Connell

Alan Browne (footballer)

Anthony O'Connor (footballer)

James Cronin (rugby union)

Shane O'Connor (footballer)

Rory Scannell

Brian Lenihan (footballer)

Denise O'Sullivan

Niall Scannell

Gearóid Morrissey

Duncan Casey

Robert-Jon McCarthy

Shane O'Leary

Jonathan Holland (rugby union)

Megan Connolly (footballer)

Clare Shine

Joanne O'Riordan

Lisa Madden

Ashling Thompson

Damien Cahalane

Shane Kingston

Alan Cadogan

Christopher Joyce (hurler)

Yvonne O'Byrne

Aidan Walsh

Cailín Toibín

Chris Walley (actor)

Brendan Newby

Alex Murphy (actor)

Kevin O'Byrne

Brian Scott (rugby union)

Stephen Cronin

Shane Buckley

Liam O'Connor (rugby union)

Cian Bohane

Fiacre Kelleher

Brian O'Driscoll (Gaelic footballer)

Ian Maguire

Jack Shanahan

Seán Powter

Sean McLoughlin

Steve Crosbie

Luke Connolly

David Hanrahan

Biko Bradnock-Brennan

Rory Burke

Darren McCarthy (hurler)

Patrick Collins (hurler)

Brian Hayes (rugby union)

Mark Collins (Gaelic footballer)

Conor Dorman

Dean Brosnan

Katriona Mackey

Niall Cashman

Ger Collins

Billy Hennessy

Eamonn O'Brien (footballer)