Cornelius
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| Word/Name | Latin |
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Cornelius is a Roman family name and a masculine given name. It could be derived from Latin cornu "horn".[1] People, places and things named Cornelius include:
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[edit] People
[edit] Surname
- Alvin Robert Cornelius, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1960 to 1968
- Cornelia (gens) (fem. Cornelia), the nomen of the patrician gens Cornelia, one of the important families of Ancient Rome
- Carter Cornelius, musician who was a member of Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- Don Cornelius (1936–2012), the creator and first host of Soul Train
- Elias Cornelius (1794–1832), American missionary
- Peter Cornelius, German composer
- Peter Cornelius (photographer), German photographer
- Peter von Cornelius, German painter
- Ryan Scott Cornelius, Designer and Managing Director or Ryan Cornelius Ltd.
- Thomas R. Cornelius, namesake of Cornelius, Oregon
Richard Christian Cornelius, of Newman Lake Washington, www.corneliusinsurance.net
[edit] Given name
- Corneille (singer), stage name of Cornelius Nyungura, German-born Québécois rhythm and blues singer
- Cornelius (musician), pseudonym of Japanese recording artist and producer Keigo Oyamada
- Cornelius Agrippa, 15th century magician and cabalist
- Cornelius Boza Edwards, junior lightweight boxing champion
- Cornelius Burges, English minister
- Cornelius Cardew, English composer
- Cornelius the Centurion, considered by Christians to be the first Gentile converted
- Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek-French astronomer, philosopher
- Cornelius Chase aka Chevy Chase, actor and comedian
- Cornelius Cole, Governor of California
- Cornelius P. Comegys, American farmer and politician
- Cornelius Fuscus, prefect of the Praetorian Guard
- Cornelius Hardy, Australian convict
- Cornelius Henry, Canadian cricketer
- Cornelius Holland, English, chief participant in drawing up charges for the regicide of Charles I
- Cornelius Jakhelln, Norwegian musician
- Cornelius Johnson, African-American high jump athlete
- Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician and physicist
- Cornelius Lysaght, horse racing correspondent
- Cornelius McGillicuddy IV (Connie Mack IV), congressman from Florida
- Cornelius McGillicuddy III (Connie Mack III), senator from Florida
- Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr., better known as Connie Mack, baseball player, Philadelphia Athletics owner and manager, and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Cornelius Nepos, Gaulician historian
- Cornelius Pot, Dutch football coach; currently assistant coach at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Cornelius Ryan (1920-1974), author of The Longest Day and A Bridge Too Far
- Cornelio Saavedra, first President of Argentina 1810
- Cornelius Calvin Sale, birth name of Robert Byrd, senator and congressman from West Virginia
- Cornelius Van Til, a Christian philosopher, Reformed theologian, and presuppositional apologist
- Cornelius Vander Starr, aka Cornelius van der Starr, founder of AIG, the insurance behemoth
- Cornelius Vanderbilt, American industrialist
- Cornelius Wiebe, Canadian physician and politician
- Pope Cornelius, Pope from AD 251 to 253
- St. Cornelius (disambiguation)
[edit] Fictional characters
- Cornelius (Planet of the Apes), from the Planet of the Apes movie series
- Cornelius Coot, in the Scrooge McDuck universe
- Cornelius Fillmore, in the animated series Fillmore!
- Cornelius Fudge, from the Harry Potter series
- Cornelius "Cory" Matthews, the main character of Boy Meets World
- Cornelius Stirk, in the DC Universe
- Abraham Cornelius, a scientist in X-Men comics
- Doctor Cornelius, in C.S. Lewis's novel Prince Caspian
- Jerry Cornelius, created by Michael Moorcock
- Yukon Cornelius, in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)
- Prince Cornelius, faery prince from the movie Thumbelina
- Lewis "Cornelius" Robinson, the adult character of Lewis in Meet the Robinsons
- Cornelia Hale, the guardian of Earth in the television series w.i.t.c.h.
- Gibby Cornelius Gibson, one of the main characters of nickelodeon's iCarly.
- Cornelius Hackl from the Musical Hello, Dolly!.
[edit] Place names
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[edit] Other uses
- Cornelius kegs
- Cornelius Low House, a Georgian manor in New Jersey
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[edit] See also
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