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 Mary Harris Jones, Anne Bonny, and Cillian Murphy. Memorable people who died in Cork (city) include Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, Arnold Bax, and Adrian Carton de Wiart. Cork (city) has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many military personnels, and composers. Cork (city) is located in Ireland.
Cork is the second-largest city in Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the province of Munster and the third largest on the island of Ireland. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 224,004. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Cork (city) was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including Mary Harris Jones, Anne Bonny, and Cillian Murphy. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Cork (city) including Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, Arnold Bax, and Adrian Carton de Wiart.
People Born in Cork (city)
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Mary Harris Jones
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1930
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 8
Anne Bonny
PIRATE
1702 - 1782
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 19
Cillian Murphy
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 31
Edward Mulhare
ACTOR
1923 - 1997
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 13
James Barry
PHYSICIAN
1795 - 1865
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 9
Roy Keane
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 30
George Allman
BIOLOGIST
1812 - 1898
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 14
Micheál Martin
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 1
Jack Gleeson
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 38
William Thompson
PHILOSOPHER
1775 - 1833
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 10
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
CHESS PLAYER
1909 - 1974
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 12
George Salmon
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1904
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Cork (city)
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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1663 - 1690
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Arnold Bax
COMPOSER
1883 - 1953
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Adrian Carton de Wiart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster
POLITICIAN
1355 - 1382
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Tom Crean
EXPLORER
1877 - 1938
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Anne Bonny
PIRATE
1702 - 1782
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 6
Liam Miller
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - 2018
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 7
Tomi Ungerer
WRITER
1931 - 2019
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Cork (city)
Go to all RankingsHenry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1663 - 1690
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Arnold Bax
COMPOSER
1883 - 1953
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Adrian Carton de Wiart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster
POLITICIAN
1355 - 1382
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Tom Crean
EXPLORER
1877 - 1938
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Tomi Ungerer
WRITER
1931 - 2019
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cork (city) were soccer players (10), athletes (8), actors (3), politicians (3), and biologists (2), while most who died were military personnels (2), composers (1), politicians (1), explorers (1), and pirates (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.
