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: Sport Clear ×
Robert-Jon McCarthy
Born 1994
Billy Twomey
Born 1977
Dermot Nally
Born 1980
Ashling Thompson
Born 1990
Paul O'Connor (skier)
Born 1959
Rory Morrish
Born 1968
Peter O'Leary (sailor)
Born 1983
Tim Barry
Born 1974
Éamonn O'Donoghue (hurler)
Born 1951
Karl McCarthy
Born 1928
John Anderson (hurler)
Born 1978
Tony Connolly
Born 1941
Gerald Mulcahy
Born 1934
Katriona Mackey
Born 1992
Niall Creedon
Born 1961
Willie Walsh (1910s hurler)
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