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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- Field: Actor Clear ×
Edward Mulhare
1923 - 1997
Jack Gleeson
Born 1992
Dermot Crowley
Born 1947
Sarah Greene (actress)
Born 1984
Forrester Harvey
1884 - 1945
Eileen Walsh
Born 1977
Kate Price (actress)
1872 - 1943
Elizabeth Farren
1759 - 1829
Niall Tóibín
1929 - 2019
Camilla Power
Born 1976
Gavin O'Connor (actor)
Born 1972
Patrick Galvin
1927 - 2011
David Fynn
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Orla Fitzgerald
Born 1978
Barney Williams (actor)
1824 - 1876
Catherine Walsh (actress)
Born 1970
John Moody (actor)
1727 - 1812
David Murray (actor)
Born 1970
Charles Doran
1877 - 1964
Chris Walley (actor)
Born 1995
Dónall Farmer
1937 - 2018
Alex Murphy (actor)
Born 1997
Michael Twomey (actor)
1933 - 2017