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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Rory Burke
Born 1994
Adrian Coughlan
Born 1977
Linda Mellerick
-
Jimmy Crowley
-
Paul McGrath (Gaelic footballer)
Born 1966
Jennifer O'Leary
-
Eoin Cotter
Born 1987
John Rothwell (hurler)
Born 1951
Paddy Hayes (hurler)
Born 1921
Alan Kearney
Born 1987
James Murray (VC)
1859 - 1942
Thomas Griffitts
1698 - 1746
Joe Kelly (hurler)
1923 - 1994
Mary O'Connor (Irish sportsperson)
Born 1977
Tony Leahy
Born 1963
Gerard Slevin
1919 - 1987
Ryan Hartslief
Born 1979
Freddie Kearns
1927 - 1987
Darren McCarthy (hurler)
Born 1990
Jim Buttimer
Born 1909
Ivan Dineen
Born 1987
Peter Desmond
1926 - 1990
Pat Barry (hurler)
Born 1951
Teddy O'Brien
1949 - 2000
Charles Orpen
1791 - 1856
Martin Cronin
Born 1975
Brian O'Keeffe
Born 1977
Mark Prendergast (hurler)
Born 1978
Alan O'Neill (footballer, born 1973)
Born 1973
John Cashman (hurler)
-
Brendan Lombard
Born 1980
Barry O'Donnell
Died 2019
Joe Twomey
Born 1931
Willie Horgan
1944 - 2015
John Fergus O'Hea
1838 - 1922
Eric Philpott
1947 - 2015
Jerry O'Sullivan (hurler)
1940 - 1985
Joe McCarthy (Irish musician)
Born 1936
Tom Irwin (dual player)
1874 - 1956
Tom Gleeson (rugby union)
Born 1985
Mossy O'Riordan
1926 - 2008
Tom Coughlan
Born 1881
Seán Hayes (Gaelic footballer)
Born 1960
Andy Buckley (hurler)
Born 1884
Jimmy Lynam
Born 1925
Donal O'Sullivan (Gaelic footballer)
1930 - 2001
Stephen Moylan (hurler)
Born 1987
James Whelton
-
Patrick Collins (hurler)
Born 1996
Timmy Dalton
Born 1959
Florrie Burke
1918 - 1995
Sara Hayes
Born 1982
Des O'Grady
Born 1953
Dave McGrath
-
Tony Connolly
Born 1941
Kieran Collins
Born 1954
Andy Creagh
1953 - 2010
Jim Morrison (hurler)
Born 1923
Éamonn Goulding
1934 - 1995
Liam Honohan
Born 1969
Steva Riordan
1875 - 1924
Edward Sullivan (Medal of Honor)
1870 - 1955
Peter O'Grady
-
William Hackett (judge)
1825 - 1877
Juan Fitton O'Connor
1794 - 1858
John Christopher Mahoney
1882 - 1952
Paul Tierney (hurler)
Born 1982
Jenny Duffy
Born 1983
Chris Murphy (hurler)
Born 1985
Gerald Mulcahy
Born 1934
Brian Hayes (rugby union)
Born 1990
Josie Hartnett
1927 - 2005
Pat Moylan (Cork hurler)
Born 1949
Ian Callanan
Born 1971
Pat Coughlan
Born 1870
Gene Desmond
Born 1956
Eimear O'Sullivan
Born 1988
Finbarr Delaney
Born 1956
John O'Connor (Cork hurler)
-
Bernard Hurley
Born 1948
Gus Harrington
Born 1943
Morgan Madden
1906 - 1962
Stephen Hayes (hurler)
Born 1860
Mark Collins (Gaelic footballer)
Born 1990
Richard Browne (hurler)
Born 1962
Frederick Hammersley (British Army officer)
1858 - 1924
Mick Waters
Born 1941
Conor Dorman
Born 1993
Ray Cawley
Born 1944
Andrew O'Flynn
Born 1946
Michael O'Connell (politician)
-
Pádraig O'Driscoll
-
Denis O'Driscoll
Born 1952
Larry Martin
-
Paul O'Connor (hurler)
1963 - 2012
Dean Brosnan
Born 1991
Denis O'Keeffe
-
Bill O'Callaghan
1868 - 1946
Jer Norberg
Born 1873
Diarmuid Carey
Born 2000
Mark Healy (Gaelic footballer)
Born 1960
William Dorney
Born 1891
Willie John O'Connell
1869 - 1897
Brendan Larkin
Born 1943
Alan Coomey
Born 1984
Denis Coughlan (Blackrock hurler)
1872 - 1903
Cathriona Foley
Born 1986
Dan Moylan
Born 1915
Katriona Mackey
Born 1992
Michael Twomey (actor)
1933 - 2017
Patsy Harte
Born 1940
David Hayes (hurler)
-
Bertie O'Brien
Born 1951
Bernie Murphy
Born 1923
Donal O'Mahony
Born 1974
Jim Young (St. Finbarr's hurler)
-
Eileen Creedon
Born 1957
Sandie Fitzgibbon
-
Stephanie Dunlea
-
Roger Tuohy
Born 1945
Dannix Ring
Born 1898
Terry Shannon (politician)
Born 1962
Síle Burns
Born 1985
Johan Sinnich
1613 - 1668
John Murphy (hurler)
-
Robbie Kelleher (soccer)
Born 1984
Larry Flaherty
1882 - 1979
Ian Lynam
Born 1970
Joanne O'Callaghan
Born 1983
Charlie Tobin
-
Fionán Murray
Born 1979
Therése O'Callaghan
-
Vincent Cronin (Gaelic footballer)
Born 1943
Mark Cohen (cricketer)
Born 1961
Billy Stanton
Born 1903
Amanda O'Regan
Born 1982
Thomas Kevin O’Brien
1923 - 2004
Pat Healy (hurler)
1938 - 1970
Michael Casserly
-
Denis Scannell
-
Tim O'Keefe
Born 1910
Bertie Mullins
Born 1897
Christy O'Shea
Born 1936
Dennis Keating
Born 1940
Liam Meaney
Born 1972
Máire MacSwiney Brugha
1918 - 2012
Aidan Ryan (Cork hurler)
Born 1986
Mary O'Leary (camogie)
-
Séamus Gillen
Born 1947
Lynda O'Connell
Born 1981
Christy Condon
Born 1981
Seán O'Brien (hurler)
Born 1926
Rachel Moloney
Born 1982
Dick O'Gorman
-
Lil Kirby
1921 - 1987
John Kenneally (hurler)
-
Una O'Donoghue
Born 1981
William C. Connor
1832 - 1912
James Delea
1868 - 1950
James Conway (hurler)
-
John Kidney
Born 1872
Mick Lane
Born 1942
Niall Cashman
Born 1995
Claire Cronin
-
Christy Young
1878 - 1915
Mick Lane (rugby union)
Born 1926
Walter Parfrey
1882 - 1918
Middy Morgan
1828 - 1892
Niall Creedon
Born 1961
Fintan O'Leary
Born 1986
Emer Dillon
Born 1984
Derry Hayes
1920 - 2005
Jeremiah Francis Donovan
1873 - 1949
Brian Cunningham (hurler)
Born 1970
George Garrett (hurler)
1909 - 1969
Ger Collins
Born 1999
Emer O'Farrell
Born 1982
Eugene O'Connell (hurler)
1894 - 1956
Declan Murphy (Gaelic footballer)
Born 1956
Marion McCarthy
-
Mossie Finn
1931 - 2009
Dinny Kidney
1882 - 1917
Deirdre Sutton
-
Billy Hennessy
Born 1997
Billy Field (Gaelic footballer)
Born 1952
Willie Walsh (1910s hurler)
-
Vivienne Harris (camogie)
-
Josa Lee
1911 - 1967
Mick Dorney
1884 - 1952
Arthur Cave
Born 1880
Finbarr O'Neill
Born 1941
Joe O'Flynn
-
Michael Scanlon (baseball)
1843 - 1929
Paddy Cantillon
-
Peter Curran (astronomer)
1977 - 2016
Augustus Joseph Tancred
1804 - 1867
Lugha Verling
Born 1979
Jerome J. Collins
1841 - 1881
John Rolt (British Army officer)
Died 1856
Patrick Kerwin (politician)
1873 - 1950
Lillian Zinkant
-
Eamonn O'Brien (footballer)
Born 1990
Pat McGrath (journalist)
Born 1975
John Jules Barrish
1885 - 1939
Willie Walsh (St. Finbarr's hurler)
Born 1938
Charles Henry Rowe
1893 - 1943
Jerry O'Riordan
1925 - 1987
Charlie Ware Snr
1900 - 1984
Jack Sullivan (Irish footballer)
-
Martin Collins (Autor)
Born 1928
John Travers (New South Wales politician)
1866 - 1943
Edmund Norcott
-
Ailís Ní Ríain
Born 1974