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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 camogie305.7× 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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Jack Lynch

1917 - 1999

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Terence MacSwiney

1879 - 1920

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Micheál Martin

Born 1960

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Simon Coveney

Born 1972

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Robert Torrens

1814 - 1884

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Francisco Burdett O'Connor

1791 - 1871

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Deirdre Clune

Born 1959

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Peter Barry

1928 - 2016

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Michael O'Leary (politician)

1936 - 2006

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Barry Desmond

Born 1935

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Jerry Buttimer

Born 1967

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Michael O'Riordan

1917 - 2006

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Francis Hincks

1807 - 1885

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Daniel Corkery (author)

1878 - 1964

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John Henry Thorpe

1887 - 1944

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Colm Burke

Born 1957

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Gerald Goldberg

1912 - 2003

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Billy Kelleher

Born 1968

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Mark Daly (politician)

Born 1973

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Linda Jeffrey

Born 1958

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James Everett

1894 - 1967

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John Ewing (Indiana politician)

1789 - 1858

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Hugh Coveney

1935 - 1998

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Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford

Born 1967

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Déirdre de Búrca

Born 1963

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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Born 1989

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Anthony Barry

1901 - 1983

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Jonathan O'Brien

Born 1971

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Bernard Allen (Irish politician)

Born 1944

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Brendan Griffin (Kerry politician)

Born 1982

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Michael McGrath (politician)

Born 1976

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Peter Russell (politician)

1733 - 1808

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Frank Daly

1886 - 1950

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Tom Barry (politician)

Born 1968

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Eileen Lemass

Born 1932

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Stephen Barrett (Irish politician)

1913 - 1976

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Myra Barry

Born 1957

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Michael Collins (Schull politician)

Born 1958

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Seán MacSwiney

1878 - 1942

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Pearse Wyse

1928 - 2009

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Arthur Shirley Benn, 1st Baron Glenravel

1858 - 1937

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Noel O'Flynn

Born 1951

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Ciarán Lynch

Born 1964

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Gus Healy

1904 - 1987

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Hedges Eyre Chatterton

1819 - 1910

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James Pattison

1886 - 1963

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John Crowley (politician)

1870 - 1934

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Seán Dorgan

Born 1968

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Francis Murphy (Australian politician)

1809 - 1891

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John N. Ross

1920 - 2011

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Michael Egan (Irish politician)

1866 - 1947

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John Lynch (Kerry politician)

1889 - 1957

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Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton

1723 - 1798

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Daniel O'Callaghan (Cork politician)

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Francis Humphreys

1891 - 1961

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Máirín Quill

Born 1936

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Toddy O'Sullivan

Born 1934

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Thomas McCarthy (Quebec politician)

1832 - 1870

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Robert Day (Irish politician)

1885 - 1949

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John Healy (Irish politician)

Died 1995

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Thomas Hungerford (Australian politician)

1823 - 1904

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Miriam Kearney

Born 1959

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Daithí Doolan

Born 1968

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Laurence Kelly

Born 1946

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Frank Madden (politician)

1847 - 1921

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Michael O'Connell (politician)

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Terry Shannon (politician)

Born 1962

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Joe O'Flynn

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Augustus Joseph Tancred

1804 - 1867

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John Travers (New South Wales politician)

1866 - 1943

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