Cornish (surname)

Cornish is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Abbie Cornish Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress. Cornish is best known for her film roles as Heidi in ''Somersault'' (2004), Fanny Brawne in '' Bright Star'' (2009), Sweet Pea in ''Sucker Punch'' (2011), Lindy in '' Limitless'' (20 ...

(born 1982), Australian actress * Albert J. Cornish (1856–1920), Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court *

Audie Cornish Audie N. Cornish (born October 9, 1979) is an American journalist and a former co-host of NPR's ''All Things Considered''. She was previously the host of ''Profile'' by Buzzfeed News, a web-only interview show that lasted one season, as well as ' ...

(born 1979), American journalist *

Charles John Cornish Charles John Cornish (28 September 1858 – 30 January 1906) was an English naturalist and author. Life Born on 28 September 1858 at Salcombe House, near Sidmouth, the residence of his grandfather, Charles John Cornish, J.P., D.L., was eldest son ...

(1858-1906), English naturalist and author *

Cyril Cornish Cyril Richard Cornish, DSO (30 June 1891 – 10 October 1961) was an Australian businessman and politician who was an independent member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1942 to 1946, representing North Province. Cornish ...

(1891–1961), Australian politician *

D. M. Cornish David M. Cornish (born 1972) is an illustrator and fantasy writer from Adelaide, South Australia. Biography Cornish studied illustration at the University of South Australia, where in 1993 he began to compile a series of notebooks: over the ...

(born 1972), Australian fantasy author *

Francis Evans Cornish Francis Evans Cornish (February 1, 1831 – November 28, 1878) was a Canadian politician. He served as Mayor of London, Canada West, in the early 1860s, became the first Mayor of Winnipeg in 1874, and was for a time a member of the Legislati ...

(1831–1878), Canadian politician *

Fred Cornish Frederick Henry Cornish (1876 – 27 April 1940) was an English-born rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and international rugby for Wales. Cornish 'Went North' in 1899 switching to rugby league, joining Hull F.C.Jenkins (1991) ...

(1876–1940), Wales international rugby player *

Gene Cornish Gene Cornish (born May 14, 1944) is a Canadian-American guitarist and harmonica player. He is an original member of the popular 1960s blue-eyed soul band The Young Rascals. From 1965 to 1970, the band recorded eight albums and had thirteen sin ...

(born 1944), American musician (The

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) * Harry Cornish (1871–1918), English cricketer *

Jessie J Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind''. She studied ...

(born 1988) (real name Jessica Cornish), English R&B and Soul recording artist *

Joe Cornish Joseph Murray Cornish (born 20 December 1968) is an English comedian and filmmaker. With his long-time comedy partner, Adam Buxton, he forms the comedy duo Adam and Joe. In 2011, Cornish released his directorial debut ''Attack the Block''. He ...

(born 1968), British television personality * Joe Cornish (photographer) (born 1958), British landscape photographer *

John Cornish John Rundle Cornish (7 October 1837 – 20 April 1918) was an Anglican bishop, the inaugural Bishop of St Germans from 1905 to 1918. Born on 7 October 1837 he was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he was 14th Wrangler in 18 ...

(born 1837), Inaugural Anglican bishop of St Germans *

Jon Cornish Jon Cornish (born November 5, 1984) is a former Canadian football running back who played nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted 13th overall in the 2006 CFL Draft after playing college foot ...

(born 1984), Non-Import Canadian Football League player * Kimberley Cornish, Australian writer on

Wittgenstein Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein ( ; ; 26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrians, Austrian-British people, British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy o ...

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Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then ...

* Mitch Cornish (born 1993), Australian rugby league player *

Richard Cornish Richard R Cornish (born 1942) is an Australian art theoretician and practitioner. He is an artist, writer, poet, teacher and left-wing political activist. He has won many prizes for his art and draughtsmanship and was a student at the Nationa ...

(born 1942), Australian artist and art theoretician * Richard Cornish (shipmaster) (died 1625), shipmaster accused of forcible sodomy *

Robert E. Cornish Robert E. Cornish (December 21, 1903 – March 6, 1963) was an American biologist and writer, best known for his resuscitation experiments. Biography Cornish was a child prodigy graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with honors ...

(1903–1963), controversial American researcher *

Samuel Cornish Samuel Eli Cornish (1795 – 6 November 1858) was an American Presbyterian minister, abolitionist, publisher, and journalist. He was a leader in New York City's small free black community, where he organized the first congregation of black Pre ...

(1795–1858), African-American Presbyterian minister * Sandy Cornish (1793-1869), civic leader in Key West, Florida; former slave * William Cornish (disambiguation), various people {{surname, Cornish English toponymic surnames Ethonymic surnames