TheFamousPeople

Cork has produced a number of well-known actors, pirates, vloggers, football players and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Cork includes Jack Gleeson, Anne Bonny, Emilia Saccone-Joly, Eduardo Saccone-Joly, Roy Keane, and many others.

Famous People Born In Cork

Jack GleesonJack Gleeson
20 May 1992, Irish
Actor
Mary Harris JonesMary Harris Jones
01 August 1837, American
Labor and Community Organizer

Emilia Saccone-JolyEmilia Saccone-Joly
11 September 2012, Irish
Daughter of an Irish YouTube Couple

Eduardo Saccone-JolyEduardo Saccone-Joly
09 April 2014, Irish
Member of Saccone Family

Roy KeaneRoy Keane
10 August 1971, Irish
Footballer

Sarah GreeneSarah Greene
21 July 1984, Irish
Actress
Denis IrwinDenis Irwin
31 October 1965, Irish
Football player

Danny La RueDanny La Rue
26 July 1927, British
Cabaret artist, Autobiographer, Singer

Mother JonesMother Jones
01 May 1837, Irish, American
Schoolteacher
Stephen IrelandStephen Ireland
22 August 1986, Irish
Footballer

Dermot CrowleyDermot Crowley
19 March 1947, Irish
Actor
Kevin LongKevin Long
18 August 1990, Irish
Football player

Jack LynchJack Lynch
15 August 1917, Irish
Politician

Alex MurphyAlex Murphy
26 December 1997, Irish
Actor

Frank O'ConnorFrank O'Connor
17 September 1903, Irish
Writer

Dáithí Ó ConaillDáithí Ó Conaill
30 April 1938, Irish
Political activist
Dominic MacHaleDominic MacHale
Irish
Actor

Máire MacSwiney BrughaMáire MacSwiney Brugha
23 June 1918, Irish
Writer

Maurice O DonoghueMaurice O Donoghue
1950 AD, Irish
Actor

Hugh LaneHugh Lane
09 November 1875, Irish
Art dealer
Thomas Addis EmmetThomas Addis Emmet
24 April 1764, Irish, American
Lawyer

David MurrayDavid Murray
07 February 1970, Irish
Actor
Richard ChurchRichard Church
23 January 1784, Irish
Military officer

Fitz-James O'BrienFitz-James O'Brien
25 October 1826, Irish
Soldier

Thomas Crofton CrokerThomas Crofton Croker
15 January 1798, Irish
Antiquary
Robert Richard TorrensRobert Richard Torrens
31 May 1812, Irish, British
Writer

Edward DowdenEdward Dowden
03 May 1843, Irish
Critic
Kate PriceKate Price
13 February 1872, Irish, American
Actress

John EnglandJohn England
23 September 1786, American
Bishop

Lennox RobinsonLennox Robinson
04 October 1886, Irish
Dramatist
Catherine WalshCatherine Walsh
1970 AD, Irish
Actress

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Chris CurranChris Curran
1908 AD, Irish
Musician
Justin McCarthyJustin McCarthy
22 November 1830, Irish
Historian

Harry Agar LyonsHarry Agar Lyons
01 April 1878, Irish
Actor

Francis HincksFrancis Hincks
14 December 1807, Canadian
Businessman

Liam HeffernanLiam Heffernan
Irish
Actor
Richard FoxRichard Fox
06 March 1954, Irish, British
Jockey
Alan LewisAlan Lewis
01 June 1964, Irish
Cricketer, Rugby union match official

Mountifort LongfieldMountifort Longfield
1802 AD, Irish
Lawyer