Cornel is a given name and occasionally a nickname (a
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
or short form of
Corneliu Corneliu is a Romanian given name, derived from Latin '' Cornelius''. Corneliu may refer to:
*Corneliu Baba
* Corneliu Bogdan
*Corneliu Calotescu
*Corneliu Carp
* Corneliu Chisu
*Corneliu Ciontu
*Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
* Corneliu Codreanu (footbal ...
). It may refer to:
Given name
* Cornel Buta (born 1977), Romanian footballer
* Cornel Cernea (born 1976), Romanian football goalkeeper
* Cornel Chin-Sue (born 1976), Jamaican footballer
* Cornel Cornea (born 1981), Romanian footballer
* Cornel Damian (born 1960), Romanian Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop
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Cornel Dinu
Cornel Dinu (born 2 August 1948) is a Romanian retired professional footballer and manager who played as a sweeper or a defensive midfielder.
He started out his playing career at hometown club Metalul Târgoviște in 1965, and went on to spend ...
(born 1948), Romanian retired football defender
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Cornel Dobre
Cornel Dobre (born 5 July 1975) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a right-back. He is currently assistant coach of Saudi Pro League club Damac.
Honours
Oțelul Galați
* Cupa României runner-up: 2003–04
Juventus București
* ...
(born 1975), Romanian footballer
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Cornel Drăgușin
Cornel Drăgușin (26 March 1926 – 10 October 2021) was a Romanian Association football, football manager who coached the national teams of Iraq, Syria and Romania. He was director of the Romanian Football Federation, Romanian FA coaching schoo ...
(born 1926), Romanian retired football manager
* Cornel Durău (born 1957), Romanian handball player
* Cornel Feruță (born 1975), Romanian diplomat
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Cornel Frăsineanu
Cornel Dănuț Frăsineanu (born 20 August 1976, in Caracal) is a retired Romanian football player.
He was also a manager at Atletic Bradu in the Romanian Liga IV.
Honours
Dinamo București
*Cupa României
The Cupa României ( en, Romanian ...
(born 1976), Romanian footballer
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Cornel Fredericks
Cornel Edwin Fredericks (born 3 March 1990 in Worcester, Western Cape) is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 48.14 seconds.
He was the silver medallist at the ...
(born 1990), South African 400 m hurdler
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Cornel Gheorghe
Cornel Gheorghe (born 21 March 1971) is a Romanian figure skating coach and former competitor. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed 14th, and at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 21st.
Gheorghe retired from competitio ...
(born 1971), Romanian coach and retired figure skater
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Cornel Lengyel
Cornel Adam Lengyel (January 2, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American poet, historian, playwright and translator. He received the Maxwell Anderson Award in 1950 for his play ''The Atom Clock''.
What would a writer convey through his wor ...
(1914–2003), American poet, historian, playwright and translator
* Cornel Lichtenberg (1848–?), Hungarian physician
* Cornel Lucas (1920–2012), British photographer
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Cornel Medrea
Cornel Medrea (; March 8, 1888–July 25, 1964) was a Romanian sculptor.
Biography Artistic studies
He was born on March 8, 1888, in Miercurea Sibiului, then in Szeben County, Kingdom of Hungary, now Sibiu County, Romania. After moving with hi ...
(1888–1964), Romanian sculptor
* Cornel Patrichi (1944–2016), Romanian ballet dancer, choreographer and actor
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Cornel Pavlovici
Cornel Pavlovici (2 April 1942 – 8 January 2013) was a Romanian association football, footballer who played as a striker.
Death
Pavlovici died on 8 January 2013.
Career statistics
*Total matches played in Romanian First League: 134 matches ...
(1943–2013), Romanian footballer
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Cornel Penu
Cornel Penu (born 16 June 1946) is a retired Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the ...
(born 1926), Romanian retired handball player
* Cornel Piper (born 1837), retired Canadian Football League player
* Cornel Popa, various people
* Cornel Predescu (born 1987), Romanian footballer
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Cornel Țălnar
Cornel Țălnar (born 9 June 1957) is a Romanian football manager and former player.
Club career
Cornel Țălnar, nicknamed "Țânțarul" (The Mosquito), was born on 9 June 1957 in Bărăbanț, Alba County and started to play at the junior sq ...
(born 1957), Romanian coach and retired footballer
* Cornel Vena (born 1932), Romanian retired pentathlete
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Cornel West
Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, actor, and public intellectual. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society an ...
(born 1953), American political scholar
Nickname
* Cornel Marin (born 1953), Romanian fencer and two-time Olympic bronze medalist
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