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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Thomas Crofton Croker
1798 - 1854
Robert Gibbings
1889 - 1958
Robert Bell (writer)
1800 - 1867
Augustus Young
Born 1943
Edward Walsh (poet)
1805 - 1850
Robert Anthony Welch
1947 - 2013
P. S. O'Hegarty
1879 - 1955
Gerry Murphy (poet)
Born 1952
Mark Mahon (director)
Born 1973
John George MacCarthy
1829 - 1892
Matt Cooper (Irish journalist)
Born 1966