Editing Cobh (section)

==People==
{{See also|Category:People from Cobh}}
* [[Anne Elizabeth Ball]] (1808–1872) and [[Mary Ball (naturalist)|Mary Ball]] (1812–1898), sisters and scientists in the [[history of phycology]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/outdoors/gardening/a-look-back-on-cobhs-horticultural-heroine-anne-elizabeth-ball-384404.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | website = irishexaminer.com | title = A look back on Cobh's horticultural heroine, Anne Elizabeth Ball | date = 27 February 2016 | access-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190104231156/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/outdoors/gardening/a-look-back-on-cobhs-horticultural-heroine-anne-elizabeth-ball-384404.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Robert Ball (naturalist)|Robert Ball]] (1802–1857) brother of Anne and Mary Ball, zoologist<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nahste.ac.uk/isaar/GB_0237_NAHSTE_P0336.html |title=Ball &#124; Robert &#124; 1802-1857 &#124; naturalist, president of the Geological Society of Ireland |publisher=Nahste.ac.uk |access-date=2013-03-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714210042/http://www.nahste.ac.uk/isaar/GB_0237_NAHSTE_P0336.html |archive-date=2012-07-14 }}</ref>
* [[Decimus Burton]] (1800–1881), English architect and designer of much of Cobh's streetscape<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.dia.ie/architects/view/783/BURTON%2C+DECIMUS+%23 | publisher = Irish Architectural Archive | work = Dictionary of Irish Architects | title = Burton, Decimus - Biography | access-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-date = 12 August 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190812135457/https://www.dia.ie/architects/view/783/BURTON,%2BDECIMUS%2B%2523 | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Nellie Cashman]] (1845–1925), gold prospector and philanthropist who was born near Cobh or at Midleton<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/a-miner-with-a-heart-of-gold-an-irishman-s-diary-about-the-extraordinary-nellie-cashman-1.3063916 | publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = A miner with a heart of gold – the extraordinary Nellie Cashman | date = 28 April 2017 | access-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-date = 30 January 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180130021943/https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/a-miner-with-a-heart-of-gold-an-irishman-s-diary-about-the-extraordinary-nellie-cashman-1.3063916 | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Patsy Donovan]] (1865–1953), major league baseball player in the US<ref name="famouspeople">{{cite web | url = http://www.visitcobh.com/index.php/famous-people-of-cobh/ | publisher = Cobh Tourism | website = visitcobh.com | title = Famous People of Cobh | access-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190104231016/http://www.visitcobh.com/index.php/famous-people-of-cobh/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Charles Guilfoyle Doran]] (1835–1909), Fenian and clerk of works for the building of Cobh Cathedral, lived in the town most of his life{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
* [[Jack Doyle (boxer)|Jack Doyle]] (1913–1978), boxer, actor and singer<ref name="famouspeople"/>
* [[Frederick Jeremiah Edwards|Frederick Edwards]] (1894–1964), recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2008-01-3-2 | publisher = National Army Museum | website = nam.ac.uk | title = Collection - Corporal Frederick Jeremiah Edwards VC | access-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-date = 5 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190105043323/https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2008-01-3-2 | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Joe English (sailor)|Joe English]], round-the-world sailor and international yachtsman<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/sailor-joe-english-58-passes-away-1.1987847|title=Sailor Joe English (58) passes away|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|first=David|last=Branigan|date=4 November 2014|url-access=subscription|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205091123/https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/sailor-joe-english-58-passes-away-1.1987847|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* [[Robert Forde]] (1875–1959), Antarctic explorer<ref name="famouspeople"/>
* [[Maeve Higgins]], comedian<ref name="famouspeople"/>
* [[Stephen Ireland]], former [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] international footballer<ref name="famouspeople"/>
* [[Roy Keane]], former [[Manchester United]] footballer, started his professional career with [[Cobh Ramblers]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.sportsjoe.ie/football/roy-keane-is-returning-to-football-with-cobh-ramblers-but-its-only-for-one-night-13219 | publisher = Sports Joe | website = sportsjoe.ie | title = Roy Keane is returning to Cobh Ramblers (for one night only though) | date = 12 February 2015 | access-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-date = 5 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190105043325/https://www.sportsjoe.ie/football/roy-keane-is-returning-to-football-with-cobh-ramblers-but-its-only-for-one-night-13219 | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Ann Lovett]] (1968-1984), Irish schoolgirl who was born in Cobh. She later moved to [[County Cavan]] and subsequently to [[County Longford]], where she died in January 1984 aged 15. The circumstances of her death caused a national scandal.<ref>{{cite web| work = [[Dictionary of Irish Biography]] | title = Lovett, Ann | url = https://www.dib.ie/biography/lovett-ann-a10324 | date = September 2023 | first = Liz | last = Evers }}</ref>
* [[Sean McLoughlin (footballer)|Sean McLoughlin]], Hull City footballer<ref>{{cite web|url = https://cobhedition.com/?p=32201 | publisher = Cobh Edition | website = cobhedition.com | title = Cobh's Sean McLoughlin in Irish U21 side to face Israel & Germany | date = 5 October 2018 | access-date = 6 September 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Louisa Moresby]] (1862–1931), fantasy writer<ref>{{cite web | url = https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/ceww-657/beck-elizabeth-louisa-moresby | publisher = Simon Fraser University | work = SFU Digitized Collections | title = Beck, Elizabeth Louisa Moresby | access-date = 6 September 2019 | archive-date = 6 September 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190906102503/https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/ceww-657/beck-elizabeth-louisa-moresby | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[John O'Flynn]], footballer<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.extratime.ie/player/258/john_oflynn/ | publisher = Extratime | website = extratime.ie | title = Player Profile - John O'Flynn | access-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-date = 5 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190105042957/http://www.extratime.ie/player/258/john_oflynn/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Fergus O'Rourke]] (1923–2010), zoologist resident in Cobh while Professor at University College Cork<ref name="famouspeople"/>
* [[Thomas H. O'Shea]] (1898–1962), Irish Volunteer and labour leader<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/analysis/mike-quill-the-irishman-martin-luther-king-described-as-a-man-the-ages-will-remember-378101.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | website = irishexaminer.com | title = Mike Quill: The Irishman Martin Luther King described as 'a man the ages will remember' | date = 26 January 2016 | access-date = 4 January 2019 | quote = ''Quill and Thomas H O’Shea, a native of Queenstown (now Cobh), were the two main founders of the Transport Workers Union (TWU)'' | archive-date = 5 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190105053444/https://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/analysis/mike-quill-the-irishman-martin-luther-king-described-as-a-man-the-ages-will-remember-378101.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Sonia O'Sullivan]], [[silver medal]]ist in the [[5000 metres|5000 m]] race at the 2000 Sydney [[Olympic Games]]<ref name="famouspeople"/>
* [[Fiona Shaw]], actress, born here in 1958<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/the-life-of-fiona-shaw-30259524.html | publisher = Independent News & Media | website = independent.ie | title = The life of Fiona Shaw | date = 11 May 2014 | access-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190104231124/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/the-life-of-fiona-shaw-30259524.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Sinéad Sheppard]], local councillor and former member of pop band [[Six (band)|Six]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.finegael.ie/our-people/councillors/cork/cork-county/cobh/sinead-sheppard/ | publisher = Fine Gael | website = finegael.ie | title = Our People - Cllr Sinead Sheppard Cork County Council | access-date = 4 January 2019 | archive-date = 24 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190524173606/https://www.finegael.ie/our-people/councillors/cork/cork-county/cobh/sinead-sheppard/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[James Roche Verling]] (1787–1858), personal physician to [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] during his exile in St. Helena<ref>{{cite journal|url = https://www.dib.ie/biography/verling-james-roche-a8806 | publisher = Royal Irish Academy | journal = [[Dictionary of Irish Biography]] | title = Verling, James Roche | first = C. J. | last = Woods | doi = 10.3318/dib.008806.v1 | date = 2009 | accessdate = 12 May 2024 }}</ref>
* [[Patrick Walsh (bishop of Down and Connor)|Patrick Walsh]] (1931–2023), emeritus bishop of Down and Connor, originally from Cobh<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2023/12/29/statement-by-bishop-donal-mckeown-on-the-death-of-bishop-patrick-walsh-rip-bishop-emeritus-of-down-and-connor/ | website = catholicbishops.ie| title = Statement by Bishop Donal McKeown on the death of Bishop Patrick Walsh RIP, Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor | date = 29 December 2023 | accessdate = 12 May 2024 }}</ref>
* [[Joseph Wheeler (shipbuilder)|Joseph Wheeler]], 19th century founder of the [[Rushbrooke, County Cork|Rushbrooke]] ship yard<ref>{{cite book | title = 
Cork Harbour Through | first1 = Kieran |last1 = McCarthy | first2 = Daniel |last2 = Breen |date = 2014 | quote = The [Cobh/Verolme] site's earlier shipbuilding heritage dates back to Joseph Wheeler in 1854 | publisher = Amberley Publishing | isbn = 9781445634265 }}</ref>