Cornell is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

name derived from a shortened form of Cornwall, Cornwell or Cornhill, and a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

Surname, which derives from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

Cornelius. Sometimes the name is an Americanized form of the Czech Kornel, or the German and Swedish Kornell. *

Alonzo B. Cornell Alonzo Barton Cornell (January 22, 1832 – October 15, 1904) was a New York (state), New York politician and businessman who was the List of Governors of New York, 27th Governor of New York from 1880 to 1882. Early years Cornell was born i ...

(1832–1904), American businessman and Governor of New York *

Bo Cornell Robert Paul "Bo" Cornell (born March 7, 1949 in Seattle, Washington) is a former American football linebacker and running back who played seven seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills. He played colleg ...

(born 1949), American football player *

Brian Cornell Brian C. Cornell (born 1958) is an American businessman. Cornell is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Target Corporation. He is also non-executive chairman of Yum! Brands. Early life Brian Cornell was born in 1958 in Queens, ...

, (born 1960), American businessman * Charles G. Cornell (1827–1906), New York politician *

Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. H ...

(1964–2017), American musician * David Cornell (born 1991), Welsh footballer * Dewey Cornell, American psychologist *

Don Cornell Don Cornell (born Luigi Francisco Varlaro; April 21, 1919 – February 23, 2004) was an American singer. Early years Born to an Italian family in The Bronx, New York, Cornell attended Roosevelt High School in the Bronx. Career In his teens he p ...

(1919–2004), American singer *

Eric Allin Cornell Eric Allin Cornell (born December 19, 1961) is an American physicist who, along with Carl E. Wieman, was able to synthesize the first Bose–Einstein condensate in 1995. For their efforts, Cornell, Wieman, and Wolfgang Ketterle shared the Nobel ...

(born 1961), American physicist *

Ezekiel Cornell Ezekiel Cornell (1732/33 – April 25, 1800) was a Revolutionary War general who represented Rhode Island in the U.S. Continental Congress from 1780 to 1782. Early life Ezekiel Cornell was born in on March 27, 1732/33 in either Dartmouth ...

(1732–1800), American delegate from Rhode Island to the Continental Congress *

Ezra Cornell Ezra Cornell (; January 11, 1807 – December 9, 1874) was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was the founder of Western Union and a co-founder of Cornell University. He also served as President of the New York Agricul ...

(1807–1874), American businessman and co-founder of

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

George Cornell George Cornell (13 November 1927 – 10 March 1966) was an English criminal and member of The Richardsons, who were scrap metal dealers and criminals from South London. Cornell was shot and killed by Ronnie Kray at The Blind Beggar public hou ...

( – 1966), English criminal and murder victim * George W. Cornell (1896–1988), New York politician *

James Cornell James Cornell (23 December 1874 – 25 November 1946) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1912 until his death. He was elected President of the Legislative Council in July 19 ...

(1874–1946), Australian politician * Jashon Cornell (born 1997), American football player *

John Cornell John Cornell (2 March 1941 – 23 July 2021) was an Australian actor, director, producer, writer, and businessman. He was best known for his role as "Strop" on ''The Paul Hogan Show'', and he was instrumental in the introduction of World Serie ...

(1941–2021), Australian actor and producer *

Joseph Cornell Joseph Cornell (December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972) was an American visual artist and film-maker, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of Assemblage (art), assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant-garde e ...

(1903–1972), American artist * Julien Davies Cornell, American lawyer and pacifist who defended Ezra Pound *

Katharine Cornell Katharine Cornell (February 16, 1893June 9, 1974) was an American stage actress, writer, theater owner and producer. She was born in Berlin to American parents and raised in Buffalo, New York. Dubbed "The First Lady of the Theatre" by critic A ...

(1892–1974), American stage actress *

Lyn Cornell Lyn Cornell, sometimes billed as Lynn Cornell (born 1940) is an English pop and jazz singer. She is best known for her membership of The Vernons Girls, The Carefrees and The Pearls, having had at least one chart hit with each group, and as a s ...

(born 1940), English pop and jazz singer *

Paul Cornell Paul Douglas Cornell (born 18 July 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as ''Doctor Who'' fiction, and as the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield. As well as ''Docto ...

(born 1967), British writer *

Paul Cornell (lawyer) Paul Cornell (August 5, 1822 – March 3, 1904) was an American lawyer and Chicago real estate speculator who founded the Hyde Park Township that included most of what are now known as the south and far southeast sides of Chicago in Cook C ...

(1822–1904), American lawyer and real estate speculator *

Ralph D. Cornell Ralph Dalton Cornell (January 11, 1890 – April 6, 1972) was an American landscape architect from Los Angeles, California. Biography Early life Ralph Dalton Cornell was born on January 11, 1890, in Holdrege, Nebraska. He was a Fellow of the A ...

(1890–1972), an American landscape architect from Los Angeles, California *

Rick Cornell Richard Cornell (born January 4, 1969) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Reno. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling from 1999 to 2001, where he held the WCW Hardcore Cham ...

, American professional wrestler *

Robert John Cornell Robert John Cornell, Premonstratensians, O.Praem (December 16, 1919 – May 10, 2009) was an American Catholic Church, Catholic priest, professor, and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin ...

(1919–2009), American priest and politician representing Wisconsin in the House of Representatives *

Thomas Cornell (disambiguation) Thomas Cornell may refer to: * Thomas Cornell (settler) (1595–?), English settler in Boston, Massachusetts * Thomas Cornell (politician) (1814–1890), American politician and businessman * Thomas Cornell (publisher) (fl. 1780–1792), British pub ...

, several people *

Sarah Maria Cornell Sarah Maria Cornell (May 3, 1803 – December 20, 1832) was a Fall River, Massachusetts, mill worker whose corpse was found hanging from a stackpole on the farm of John Durfee in nearby Tiverton, Rhode Island on December 21, 1832. Her death w ...

, victim in the murder trial of Methodist minister Ephraim Kingsbury Avery * Vincent Cornell, American scholar of Islam *

Ward Cornell Ward MacLaurin Cornell (4 May 1924 – 5 February 2000) was a Canadian broadcaster noted for hosting ''Hockey Night in Canada'' between 1959 and 1972. Biography He was born in London, Ontario where he studied at the University of Western Ontario. ...

(1924–2000), Canadian broadcaster and educator

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* Cornell Armstrong (born 1995), American football player * Cornell N. Dypski (1931–2009), American politician *

Cornell Gowdy Cornell Anthony Gowdy (born October 2, 1963) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Morgan State University. Early years Gowdy atten ...

(born 1963), American football player *

Cornell Powell Cornell Powell (born October 30, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. Early years Powell attended JH Rose High School in Greenvill ...

(born 1997), American football player

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