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

Stephen IrelandStephen Ireland
22 August 1986, Irish
Footballer
Danny La RueDanny La Rue
26 July 1927, British
Cabaret artist, Autobiographer, Singer

Mother JonesMother Jones
01 May 1837, Irish, American
Schoolteacher

Jack LynchJack Lynch
15 August 1917, Irish
Politician
Dáithí Ó ConaillDáithí Ó Conaill
30 April 1938, Irish
Political activist

Thomas Addis EmmetThomas Addis Emmet
24 April 1764, Irish, American
Lawyer
Edward DowdenEdward Dowden
03 May 1843, Irish
Critic

Thomas Crofton CrokerThomas Crofton Croker
15 January 1798, Irish
Antiquary

Lennox RobinsonLennox Robinson
04 October 1886, Irish
Dramatist

Francis HincksFrancis Hincks
14 December 1807, Canadian
Businessman

Alan LewisAlan Lewis
01 June 1964, Irish
Cricketer, Rugby union match official
Mountifort LongfieldMountifort Longfield
1802 AD, Irish
Lawyer

John EnglandJohn England
23 September 1786, American
Bishop

Richard ChurchRichard Church
23 January 1784, Irish
Military officer

Fitz-James O'BrienFitz-James O'Brien
25 October 1826, Irish
Soldier
Frank O'ConnorFrank O'Connor
17 September 1903, Irish
Writer