Achilles Daunt (1832–1878), Church of Ireland clergyman; born in Kinsale
Aidan Higgins (1927–2015), poet and novelist; lived in Kinsale
Aisling Judge (b.1991), scientist and winner of the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
Born in Kinsale
Anne Bonny (1702–1782), female pirate; born near Kinsale
Arthur O'Connor (1763–1852), President of the Society of United Irishmen and a General in Napoleon's armies; lived near Kinsale
Ciara Judge (b.1998), scientist and 2014 Grand Prize Winner of Google Science Fair.
Born in Kinsale
Derek Mahon (b.1941), Northern Irish poet; lives in Kinsale
Desmond O'Grady (1935–2014), poet; lived in Kinsale
Eamonn O'Neill (1882–1954) Kinsale businessman and politician
Edward Bowen (1780–1866), Canadian judge and lawyer; born in Kinsale
Eileen Desmond (1932–2005), TD, Senator, MEP, and Government Minister; born in Kinsale
Finbar Wright (b.1957), tenor; born near Kinsale
Gervais Parker (1695–1750), British Army officer; Governor of Kinsale
Jack Barrett (1910–1979), All-Ireland winning hurler; born in Kinsale
James Dennis, 1st Baron Tracton (1721–1782), Irish judge and politician; born near Kinsale
John Duncan Craig (1830–1909), poet and Church of Ireland clergyman; lived in Kinsale
John Edward Kelly (1840–1884), Protestant Nationalist and Fenian; born in Kinsale
John Fergus O'Hea (c. 1838–1922); political cartoonist AKA "Spex"; born in Kinsale
John Folliot (1691–1762), British Army officer; Lieutenant-Governor of Kinsale
John Handcock (1755–1786), British Army officer; Lieutenant-Governor of Kinsale
John Sullivan (1830–1884), recipient of the Victoria Cross
John William Fenton (1828–1890), musician; born in Kinsale
Joseph Ward (1832–1872), British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross; born in Kinsale
Keith Floyd (1943–2009), Chef; lived near Kinsale
Lennox Robinson (1886–1958), poet and dramatist; lived in Kinsale
Moira Deady (1922–2010), actress; lived in Kinsale
Timothy McCarthy (1888–1917), and his brother Mortimer (c. 1878–1967), Antarctic explorers on Scott's 1911 expedition; both born in Kinsale
Paddy Collins (1903–1995), All-Ireland winning Hurler; born in Kinsale
Padraic Fallon (1905–1974), poet; lived in Kinsale
Patrick Cotter O'Brien (1760–1806), first man verified to have reached over 8 feet in height; born in Kinsale
Peter McDermott (1918–2011), All-Ireland winning footballer for County Meath; born near Kinsale
Ray Cummins (b.1948), All-Ireland winning Hurler; lives in Kinsale
Rev. Patrick MacSwiney (1885–1940), Catholic curate in Kinsale 1927–1940, founder of the Kinsale Museum, Vocational School, Development Association, Fisheries Association, National Monuments Committee, Kinsale Historical Society
Robert Gibbings (1889–1958), artist and author; lived in Kinsale
Ron Holland (b.1947), yacht designer; lives in Kinsale
SEARLS (b.1991), songwriter and West End performer; born in Kinsale
Sir Robert Southwell (1635–1702), diplomat, Secretary of State for Ireland and President of the Royal Society; born near Kinsale
Mother Mary Francis (1813-1888), born as Joanna Bridgeman, nun and nursing pioneer; lived in Kinsale
Thomas Johnson (1872–1963), first leader of the Irish Labour Party in Dáil Éireann; lived in Kinsale
Timothy O'Keeffe (1926–1994), publisher who worked with Flann O'Brien; born in Kinsale
Tony Scannell (1945-2020), actor; born in Kinsale
William Penn (1644–1718), founder of the State of Pennsylvania; was Clerk of the Admiralty Court in Kinsale
Achilles Daunt (1832–1878), Church of Ireland clergyman; born in Kinsale
Aidan Higgins (1927–2015), poet and novelist; lived in Kinsale
Aisling Judge (b.1991), scientist and winner of the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. Born in Kinsale
Anne Bonny (1702–1782), female pirate; born near Kinsale
Arthur O'Connor (1763–1852), President of the Society of United Irishmen and a General in Napoleon's armies; lived near Kinsale
Ciara Judge (b.1998), scientist and 2014 Grand Prize Winner of Google Science Fair. Born in Kinsale
Derek Mahon (b.1941), Northern Irish poet; lives in Kinsale
Desmond O'Grady (1935–2014), poet; lived in Kinsale
Eamonn O'Neill (1882–1954) Kinsale businessman and politician
Edward Bowen (1780–1866), Canadian judge and lawyer; born in Kinsale
Eileen Desmond (1932–2005), TD, Senator, MEP, and Government Minister; born in Kinsale
Finbar Wright (b.1957), tenor; born near Kinsale
Gervais Parker (1695–1750), British Army officer; Governor of Kinsale
Jack Barrett (1910–1979), All-Ireland winning hurler; born in Kinsale
James Dennis, 1st Baron Tracton (1721–1782), Irish judge and politician; born near Kinsale
John Duncan Craig (1830–1909), poet and Church of Ireland clergyman; lived in Kinsale
John Edward Kelly (1840–1884), Protestant Nationalist and Fenian; born in Kinsale
John Fergus O'Hea (c. 1838–1922); political cartoonist AKA "Spex"; born in Kinsale
John Folliot (1691–1762), British Army officer; Lieutenant-Governor of Kinsale
John Handcock (1755–1786), British Army officer; Lieutenant-Governor of Kinsale
John Sullivan (1830–1884), recipient of the Victoria Cross
John William Fenton (1828–1890), musician; born in Kinsale
Joseph Ward (1832–1872), British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross; born in Kinsale
Keith Floyd (1943–2009), Chef; lived near Kinsale
Lennox Robinson (1886–1958), poet and dramatist; lived in Kinsale
Moira Deady (1922–2010), actress; lived in Kinsale
Timothy McCarthy (1888–1917), and his brother Mortimer (c. 1878–1967), Antarctic explorers on Scott's 1911 expedition; both born in Kinsale
Paddy Collins (1903–1995), All-Ireland winning Hurler; born in Kinsale
Padraic Fallon (1905–1974), poet; lived in Kinsale
Patrick Cotter O'Brien (1760–1806), first man verified to have reached over 8 feet in height; born in Kinsale
Peter McDermott (1918–2011), All-Ireland winning footballer for County Meath; born near Kinsale
Ray Cummins (b.1948), All-Ireland winning Hurler; lives in Kinsale
Rev. Patrick MacSwiney (1885–1940), Catholic curate in Kinsale 1927–1940, founder of the Kinsale Museum, Vocational School, Development Association, Fisheries Association, National Monuments Committee, Kinsale Historical Society
Robert Gibbings (1889–1958), artist and author; lived in Kinsale
Ron Holland (b.1947), yacht designer; lives in Kinsale
SEARLS (b.1991), songwriter and West End performer; born in Kinsale
Sir Robert Southwell (1635–1702), diplomat, Secretary of State for Ireland and President of the Royal Society; born near Kinsale
Mother Mary Francis (1813-1888), born as Joanna Bridgeman, nun and nursing pioneer; lived in Kinsale
Thomas Johnson (1872–1963), first leader of the Irish Labour Party in Dáil Éireann; lived in Kinsale
Timothy O'Keeffe (1926–1994), publisher who worked with Flann O'Brien; born in Kinsale
Tony Scannell (1945-2020), actor; born in Kinsale
William Penn (1644–1718), founder of the State of Pennsylvania; was Clerk of the Admiralty Court in Kinsale
Kinsale