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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Ethel Voynich
1864 - 1960
Frank O'Connor
1903 - 1966
Seán Ó Faoláin
1900 - 1991
James Sheridan Knowles
1784 - 1862
Patricia Lynch
1898 - 1972
Louise O'Neill
Born 1985
Edward Kenealy
1819 - 1880
Sean Vanaman
Born 1984
Eaton Stannard Barrett
1786 - 1820
Christy Kenneally
Born 1948
W. Howard Baker
1925 - 1991
Billy O'Callaghan
Born 1974
Máire MacSwiney Brugha
1918 - 2012
John Jules Barrish
1885 - 1939
Martin Collins (Autor)
Born 1928
Ailís Ní Ríain
Born 1974