Corea may refer to: *

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

, the term for the peninsula and its culture composed currently of two sovereign states, for which Corea is a spelling in many languages, especially

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, and a former spelling in English **

Korean Peninsula Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically divided at or near the 38th parallel between North Korea (Dem ...

, the land area which Korea occupies **

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

, one of the two sovereign states occupying the Korean peninsula **

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

, one of the two sovereign states occupying the Korean peninsula * Coreae, a place near

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Other places

*A village in the town of

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People with the surname Corea

* Corea or Cooray, one of surname in Sri Lanka ** Charles Alfred Ernest Corea, Sri Lankan lawyer **

Charles Edgar Corea Charles Edgar Corea (16 October 1866 – 7 February 1946) was a politician and a prominent freedom fighter of Sri Lanka. Early life C.E.Corea was born in the west coast town of Chilaw, in Sri Lanka. His parents were Charles Edward Bandarana ...

, Sri Lankan politician, President of the Ceylon National Congress (1924) ** Claude Corea, Sri Lankan politician/diplomat, High Commissioner to the UK and Ambassador to the United States **

Dominicus Corea Dominicus Corea ( Sinhalese family name Edirille Bandara) also known as Domingos Corea and Edirille Rala, was the son of Don Jeronimo Corea and Anna Corea. Don Jeronimo Corea was also known as Mudaliyar Vikramasinha, Commander-in-Chief of King Ma ...

, (Sinhalese name Edirille Rala), 16th Century ruler **

Ernest Corea Ernest Corea (1932–11 May 2017) was a Sri Lankan journalist and a diplomat noted for his work to maintain a free and independent press and for negotiations involving Sri Lanka's development programs. Early life Corea was born in 1932 to Rev ...

, Sri Lankan journalist and Ambassador to the United States **

Gamani Corea Deshamanya Gamani Corea (4 November 1925 – 3 November 2013) was a Sri Lankan economist, civil servant and diplomat. He was also the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Under-Secretary-General of the ...

, Sri Lankan economist, Secretary-General of UNCTAD ** Gate Mudaliyar James Edward Corea, Sri Lankan public official in Colonial Ceylon **

Harindra Corea Harindra Jayantha Corea (4 March 1936 – 21 October 2005) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament, who represented Chilaw. He was member of the United National Party of Sri Lanka. His parents were Sir Claude Corea who was renowned ...

, Sri Lankan politician, Deputy Foreign Minister ** Ishvari Corea (1925–2019), Sri Lankan librarian **

Ivan Corea Hector Vernon Ivan Seneviratne Corea (Sinhala language, Sinhala: හෙක්ටර් වර්නන් අයිවන් සෙනෙවිරත්න කොරයා) was a priest of the Church of Ceylon. Early life Ivan Corea was bor ...

, Sri Lankan clergyman of the Church of Ceylon ** J.C.A. Corea, first Sri Lankan principal of Royal College Colombo **

James Alfred Ernest Corea James Alfred Ernest Corea was a Sri Lankan public official. He was born in 1870. His father was Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea who was a Proctor of the Supreme Court. His mother was Henrietta Seneviratne. J.A.E Corea's father died in 1872 ...

, Sri Lankan physician ** Mayadunne Corea, Sri Lankan judge of the Court of Appeal ** Srikuradas Charles Shirley Corea, Sri Lankan politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon **

Vernon Corea Vernon Corea (11 September 1927 – 23 September 2002) was a pioneer radio broadcaster with 45 years of public service broadcasting both in Sri Lanka and the UK. He joined Radio Ceylon, South Asia's oldest radio station, in 1956 and later the S ...

Sri Lankan/British radio broadcaster **

Victor Corea Charles Edward Victor Seneviratne Corea (born 29 January 1871 – 6 June 1962) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, legislator, politician, civil rights activist, and anti-colonial nationalist. As a lawyer, Corea was an Advocate of the Supreme Court of ...

, Sri Lankan politician and freedom fighter ** Vijaya Corea, Sri Lankan radio and TV broadcaster *

António Corea António Corea () or António Korea was a Korean slave who was taken to Italy. He is possibly the first Korean to have set foot in Europe. Little is known about Corea's life; he is attested to only briefly in a travelogue by his Italian master F ...

, 17th century Korean slave in Italy, given "Corea" as his European surname *

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain (instrumental), Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" ...

, American jazz pianist * Nicholas J. Corea, American author

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People with the surname Corea

See also