Cornelius is an originally

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

masculine name. Its derivation is uncertain but is suspected to be 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 ...

''cornu'', "horn".

Cornelius as a surname

Aaron Cornelius Aaron Cornelius (born 29 May 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' fourth selection (pick 57 overall) in the 2008 National ...

(born 1990), Australian rules footballer * Alvin Robert Cornelius (1903–1991), Pakistani jurist and politician *

Andreas Cornelius Andreas Evald Cornelius (born 16 March 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Copenhagen and the Denmark national team. Club career F.C. Copenhagen Cornelius had joined the FC Copenhagen first team squad for its ...

(born 1993), Danish footballer * Bernard Cornelius (1919–1987), English cricketer * Billy Cornelius (1898–?), English footballer *

Carter Cornelius Carter Cornelius (October 5, 1948 – November 7, 1991) was an American R&B musician. He was later known as Prince Gideon Israel. Career Band A native of Dania Beach, Florida, Cornelius was part of the musical group Cornelius Brothers & ...

(1948–1991), American politician *

Charles Cornelius Charles Cornelius (born 27 October 1945) is an Olympic Medalist and Former Indian Hockey Goal Keeper who represented the Indian national hockey team in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games (Bronze Medal) & 1973 Hockey World Cup (Silver Medal). Sta ...

(born 1945), Indian field hockey player * Charles Cornelius (gridiron football) (born 1952), American football player * Cleighton Cornelius (born 1976), New Zealand cricketer * Dean Cornelius (born 2001), Scottish footballer *

Deborah Cornelius Deborah Cornelius is a British actress who has appeared in numerous roles in film and television. She has most recently been seen in ITV’s prime time Sunday night drama, ''Mr Selfridge'', as the character Miss Blenkinsop, Mr Selfridge's nervy ...

, British actress *

Derek Cornelius Derek Austin Cornelius (born 25 November 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF and the Canadian national team. Early life Cornelius was born in Ajax, Ontario to a Barbadian ...

(born 1997), Canadian soccer player * Don Cornelius (1936–2012), the creator and first host of ''Soul Train'' *

Eddie Cornelius Eddie Lee Cornelius Jr. is a gospel singer, songwriter, speaker and author. He was a songwriter and lead singer for Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, The Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, a 1970s soul R&B act. He wrote their biggest hits "Too Late ...

, American gospel singer *

Elias Cornelius Elias Cornelius (1794–1832) was an American Christian missionary and ordained minister. Life Elias Cornelius' father was also named Elias Cornelius (1758–1823), and his mother was Rachel Stocker. His father had joined the American Revolutiona ...

(1794–1832), American missionary * Everton Cornelius (born 1955), Antigua and Barbuda sprinter *

George Cornelius (Secretary) George E. Cornelius is a former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development is a cabinet-level state agency in Pennsylvania. The mission of the depa ...

, American politician *

Hans Cornelius Johannes Wilhelm Cornelius (September 27, 1863 – August 23, 1947) was a German neo-Kantian philosopher and psychologist. Biography Born in Munich, he originally studied mathematics, physics, and chemistry, graduating with a Ph.D. in 1886, before ...

(1863–1947), German philosopher * Helen Cornelius (born 1941), American singer-songwriter and actress *

Ingeborg Cornelius Ingeborg Cornelius (born 1930) is an Austrian stage and film actress.Goble p.173 She appeared in a number of heimatfilm during the 1950s, having been discovered by the producer Peter Ostermayr. Selected filmography * ''The Violin Maker of Mitten ...

(born 1930), Austrian actress * Jacob Cornelius (born 1984), American rower *

Jemalle Cornelius Jemalle Cornelius (born August 10, 1984) is a former American college and professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver. Cornelius played college football for the University of Florida, and was signed by the Buffalo Bi ...

(born 1984), American football player * Johanna Cornelius (1912–1974), Afrikaner activist and trade unionist * Kathy Cornelius (born 1932), American golfer * Keenan Cornelius (born 1992), American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA fighter * Keithroy Cornelius (born 1968), U.S. Virgin Islands cricketer and footballer * Lloyd Cornelius (born 1943), Guyanese cricketer *

Michael G. Cornelius Michael G. Cornelius is an American scholar specialising in early British literature and an author. Background Michael Cornelius was raised in Summerhill, New York. After receiving a bachelor's degree at St. John Fisher College and a master's at M ...

, American academic and author * Nelarine Cornelius (born 1957), British academic * Norman Cornelius (1886–1963), English cricketer *

Patricia Cornelius Patricia Cornelius is an Australian playwright and co-founder of Melbourne Workers Theatre. Plays Cornelius has written more than 20 plays, which include ''Slut'' (2008, Platform Youth Theatre), ''The Call'' (2009, Griffin Theatre Company), '' ...

, Australian playwright *

Peter Cornelius (disambiguation) Peter Cornelius (1824–1874) was a German composer. Peter Cornelius may also refer to: * Pieter Corneliszoon Plockhoy (c. 1625–c. 1664/70), Dutch Mennonite who founded a settlement in Delaware, USA * Peter von Cornelius (1784–1867), German pa ...

, multiple people * Reid Cornelius (born 1970), American baseball player and coach * Robert Cornelius (1809–1893), American photographer * Stan Cornelius (1941–2005), American lawyer, politician and record producer *

Taylor Cornelius Taylor Cornelius (born September 16, 1995) is a professional gridiron football quarterback for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State. Cornelius started as a 5th year senior for the ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Thomas R. Cornelius Thomas Ramsey Cornelius (November 16, 1827 – June 24, 1899) was a prominent American politician and soldier in the early history of Oregon. Born in Missouri, he moved to the Oregon Country with his family as a young man, where he fought in t ...

(1827–1899), American politician * Tiffany Cornelius (born 1989), Luxembourgish tennis player * Troy Cornelius (born 1983), Guyanese cricketer *

Wade Cornelius Wade Cornelius (born 5 March 1978) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in fourteen first-class matches for Canterbury from 2000 to 2004. See also * List of Canterbury representative cricketers This is a list of all male cricketers who ha ...

(born 1978), New Zealand cricketer *

Wanda Cornelius Wanda B. Cornelius is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. Cornelius, the wife of the physician Lewis Wayne Cornelius, won a seat on the nonpartisan Taylor County Board of Education, based in Campbellsville. In 1999, Cornel ...

, American politician * Wayne A. Cornelius (born 1945), American political scientist and academic

Cornelius as a given name

* Cornelius (musician), stage name of Japanese recording artist and producer Keigo Oyamada * Corneille (singer), stage name of Cornelius Nyungura, German-born Québécois rhythm and blues singer * Cornelius Agrippa, 15th-century German magician and cabalist * Cornelius W. Armstrong (1827–after 1872), New York politician * Cornelius Bennett, American football player *

Cornelius Boza-Edwards Cornelius Boza-Edwards (born Cornelius Bbosa; 27 May 1956) is the former World Boxing Council, WBC Super Featherweight Champion of the World. Born in Kampala, Uganda, he fought in both the super-featherweight and lightweight divisions. He emigra ...

, Ugandan Super Featherweight boxing champion * Cornelius M. Brosnan (1813–1867), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada * 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 Crane Chase, better known under his stage name

Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He became a key cast member in the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'', where his recurring ''Weekend Update'' segment became a staple of the ...

, actor and comedian *

Cornelius Coe Cornelius Coe (born September 17, 1975) is a former American football defensive specialist who played four seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Indiana Firebirds and Los Angeles Avengers. He played college football at Northern Michi ...

, American football player *

Cornelius Cole Cornelius Cole (September 17, 1822 – November 3, 1924) was an American politician who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican Party (United States), Republican representing California from 1863 to 18 ...

, Governor of California * Cornelius P. Comegys, American farmer and politician * Cornelius Fuscus, prefect of the Praetorian Guard *

Cornelius Edward Gallagher Cornelius Edward "Neil" Gallagher (March 2, 1921 — October 17, 2018) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 13th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 until 1973. Earl ...

(1921–2018), American politician *

Cornelius Hankins Cornelius Hankins (1863-1946) was an American painter. He painted agrarian landscapes of Tennessee and portraits of Confederate States Army, Confederate veterans and politicians. Early life Cornelius Hankins was born on July 12, 1863, in Itawamb ...

(1863–1946), American painter * Cornelius Hardy, Australian convict * Cornelius Henry, Canadian cricketer * Cornelius T. Herring (1849–1931), American rancher, banker and hotelier * Cornelius Holland (regicide), regicide of Charles I of England * Cornelius Holland (politician), United States Representative from Maine *

Cornelius Jakhelln Cornelius Jakhelln (born 31 August 1977 in Kristiansand), né Cornelius Brastad, also known under the nom de plume Cornelius von Jackhelln, is a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist, musician, writer and poet. Biography Musician Born as Cornelius Bras ...

, Norwegian musician * Cornelius Johnson (athlete), African-American high jump athlete * Cornelius L. Keedy, American pastor, physician, and academic administrator *

Cornelius Lanczos __NOTOC__ Cornelius (Cornel) Lanczos ( hu, Lánczos Kornél, ; born as Kornél Lőwy, until 1906: ''Löwy (Lőwy) Kornél''; February 2, 1893 – June 25, 1974) was a Hungarian-American and later Hungarian-Irish mathematician and physicist. Accor ...

, Hungarian mathematician and physicist *

Cornelius Lysaght Cornelius Lysaght ( , born 1965 in Gloucester, England) is a British journalist and broadcaster who was the BBC's horse racing correspondent from 2001 until 2020. Lysaght was raised in Herefordshire and educated at Eton College. He began broadc ...

, horse racing correspondent * Cornelius McGillicuddy Sr., better known as Connie Mack, baseball player, Philadelphia Athletics owner and manager * Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy III, better known as Connie Mack III, senator from Florida * Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV, better known as Connie Mack IV, congressman from Florida *

Cornelius Mwalwanda Cornelius T. Mwalwanda (28 August 1944 – 16 July 2020)

(died 2020), Malawian politician and economist *

Cornelius Nepos Cornelius Nepos (; c. 110 BC – c. 25 BC) was a Roman biographer. He was born at Hostilia, a village in Cisalpine Gaul not far from Verona. Biography Nepos's Cisalpine birth is attested by Ausonius, and Pliny the Elder calls him ''Padi a ...

, Roman historian of Gaul *

Cornelius Pot Cornelis "Cor" Pot (born 8 June 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former professional footballer. Playing career Pot started his career with the academy of Sparta in Rotterdam, and subsequently moved to the Ajax academy. Coaching career ...

, Dutch football coach *

Cornelius Roosevelt Cornelius Van Schaack "C.V.S." Roosevelt (January 30, 1794 – July 17, 1871) was an American businessman from New York City. He was a member of the prominent Roosevelt family and the paternal grandfather of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. E ...

(1794–1871), American businessman * Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt (1951–1991), American veteran * Cornelius Ryan (1920–1974), author of ''The Longest Day'' and ''A Bridge Too Far'' * Cornelio Saavedra, first President of Argentina 1810 * Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr., birth name of Robert Byrd, senator and congressman from West Virginia * Cornelius "Corrie" Sanders, South African boxer *

Cornelius Sherlock Cornelius Sherlock (bapt. 28 February 1823 – 20 January 1888) was a British architect who was active in Liverpool in North West England in the late 19th century. Sherlock is best known as one of the architects responsible for the Walker Art G ...

(died 1888), British architect *

Cornelius Van Til Cornelius Van Til (May 3, 1895 – April 17, 1987) was a Dutch-American reformed philosopher and theologian, who is credited as being the originator of modern presuppositional apologetics. A graduate of Calvin College, Van Til later received ...

, Dutch-American Christian philosopher, Reformed theologian, and presuppositional apologist *

Cornelius Vander Starr Cornelius Vander Starr (October 15, 1892 – December 20, 1968), sometimes known as Neil Starr, was an American businessman and founder of C.V. Starr & Co. (later known as Starr Companies) in Shanghai, China, which became AIG. AIG grew from an ...

, American founder of AIG *

Cornelius Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into lead ...

, American industrialist *

Cornelius Wiebe Cornelius W. Wiebe, (February 18, 1893 – July 12, 1999) was a Canadian physician and politician. Early life & education Wiebe was born to a Mennonite family in Altona, Manitoba. He was educated at Wesley College, the University of Manit ...

, Canadian physician and politician *

Cornelius Whitehouse Cornelius Whitehouse (22 July 1795 – 7 August 1883) was an English engineer, businessman and inventor of a method of manufacturing tubes cheaply and accurately. Life Whitehouse was born in Oldbury (now in West Midlands), son of Edward Whitehous ...

(1796–1883), English engineer and inventor *

Pope Cornelius Pope Cornelius was the bishop of Rome from 6th or 13th March 251 until his martyrdom in June 253. He was pope during and following a period of persecution of the church, while a schism occurred over how Lapsi (Christianity), repentant church membe ...

, pope from AD 251 to 253 * Metropolitan Cornelius, several people *

St. Cornelius (disambiguation) Saint Cornelius is the name of the following saints and persons in the previous stages of liturgical veneration: * Pope Cornelius (in office: 251–253) * Cornelius of Armagh (d. 1175) May 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) * Venerable Cornelius of ...

, several saints

Fictional characters

Family name

Abraham Cornelius Abraham Cornelius is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He works as a scientist for Weapon X and was one of the people who played a part in the origin of Wolverine. Publication history He was fir ...

, scientist in X-Men comics *

Doctor Cornelius This is a list of characters in the series of fantasy novels by C. S. Lewis called ''The Chronicles of Narnia''. See also a list of portrayals. A *Ahoshta: a 60-year-old Tarkaan of Calormen who later becomes the Grand Vizier, chief adviser to ...

, in C. S. Lewis's novel ''Prince Caspian'' *

Jerry Cornelius Jerry Cornelius is a fictional character created by English author Michael Moorcock. The character is an urban adventurer and an incarnation of the author's Eternal Champion concept. Cornelius is a hipster of ambiguous and occasionally polymorphous ...

, in books by Michael Moorcock * Yukon Cornelius, in ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' (TV special) * Cornelius, play by John Boynton Priestley * Father Vito Cornelius, a priest in The Fifth Element movie

Given name

* Cornelius (''Planet of the Apes''), from the ''Planet of the Apes'' film series * Cornelius, an old elephant counsellor from the Babar the Elephant children's books and animated TV series * Prince Cornelius, faery prince from the 1994 film ''

Thumbelina Thumbelina (; da, Tommelise) is a literary fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Travelling Companion" in t ...

'' * Cornelius, an alias used by

The Narrator ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

in ''Fight Club'' *

Cornelius Coot The Duck family is a fictional family of cartoon ducks related to Disney character Donald Duck. The family is also related to the Coot, Goose, and Gander families, as well as the Scottish Clan McDuck. Besides Donald, the best-known members of the ...

, in the Scrooge McDuck universe * Cornelius Fillmore, in the animated series ''Fillmore!'' * Cornelius Fudge, from the ''Harry Potter'' series * Gibby Cornelius Gibson, one of the main characters of Nickelodeon's ''iCarly'' * Cornelius Hackl from the musical '' Hello, Dolly!'' * Cornelius "Cory" Matthews, the main character of ''Boy Meets World'' * Lewis "Cornelius" Robinson, the adult character of Lewis in '' Meet the Robinsons'' * Cornelius Stirk, in the DC Universe * Cornelius Austerlin, the stepdad in

Lene Kaaberbøl Lene Kaaberbøl (born in 1960) is a Danish writer born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her work primarily consists of children's fantasy series and crime fiction for adults. She received the Nordic Children's Book Prize in 2004. In 2009 Kaaberbøl with h ...

's books about Katriona * Cornelius, an elderly ant in the 1998 film '' A Bug's Life''

References

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