Cork (city)
Cork (city) ranks 423rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gotha, German Empire, and Southampton. Memorable people born in Cork (city) include Anne Bonny, Cillian Murphy, and James Barry. Memorable people who died in Cork (city) include Anne Bonny, Tomi Ungerer, and Arnold Bax. Cork (city) has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many military personnels, and pirates. Cork (city) is located in Ireland.
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, third largest on the island of Ireland, the capital of County Cork and largest city in the province of Munster. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 224,004. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1702 and 2001, Cork (city) was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Anne Bonny, Cillian Murphy, and James Barry. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Cork (city) including Anne Bonny, Tomi Ungerer, and Arnold Bax.
People Born in Cork (city)
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Anne Bonny
PIRATE
1702 - 1782
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 1
Cillian Murphy
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 2
James Barry
PHYSICIAN
1795 - 1865
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 3
Edward Mulhare
ACTOR
1923 - 1997
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 4
Roy Keane
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 5
Mary Harris Jones
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1930
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 6
George Allman
BIOLOGIST
1812 - 1898
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 7
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
CHESS PLAYER
1909 - 1974
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 8
Alicia Boole Stott
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 9
Micheál Martin
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 10
William Thompson
PHILOSOPHER
1775 - 1833
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 11
Edward Donovan
BIOLOGIST
1768 - 1837
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Cork (city)
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BIOLOGIST
1768 - 1837
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 12
Anne Buttimer
GEOGRAPHER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 18
Olive Loughnane
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 21.08
Rank: 28
Adam Idah
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 16.67
Rank: 33
People Deceased in Cork (city)
Go to all RankingsAnne Bonny
PIRATE
1702 - 1782
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 1
Tomi Ungerer
WRITER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 2
Arnold Bax
COMPOSER
1883 - 1953
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 3
Adrian Carton de Wiart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1963
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 4
Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster
POLITICIAN
1355 - 1382
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 5
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1663 - 1690
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 6
Tom Crean
EXPLORER
1877 - 1938
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 7
Liam Miller
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - 2018
HPI: 27.76
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Cork (city)
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Most individuals born in present day Cork (city) were soccer players (10), athletes (4), actors (3), politicians (3), and biologists (2), while most who died were military personnels (2), pirates (1), writers (1), composers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cork (city), including Roy Keane, Caoimhín Kelleher, and Denis Irwin. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cork (city), including Roy Keane, Caoimhín Kelleher, and Denis Irwin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Cork (city) since 1700.
