Cornell is an English surname and given derived from a shortened form of Cornwall, Cornwell or Cornhill, and also a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

surname. Sometimes the name is an Americanized form of the Czech ''Kornel'' or the German and Swedish ''Kornell''. In Dutch, and sometimes in English, the name derives from the Latin gens ''Cornelia'', one of the most famous tribe in ancient republican Rome, to whom Publio Cornelio Scipio belonged. The name of the tribe survives in Italy as ''Corneli'' or ''Cornelli''.

Surname

* Alonzo B. Cornell (1832–1904), American businessman and Governor of New York * Bo Cornell (born 1949), American football player * Brian Cornell, (born 1960), American businessman * Charles G. Cornell (1827–1906), New York politician *

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

(1964–2017), American musician *

David Cornell David Joseph "Dai" Cornell (born 28 March 1991) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Preston North End. He is a former Wales under-21 international. Club career Swansea City After progressing through Swansea ...

(born 1991), Welsh footballer * Dewey Cornell, American psychologist * Don Cornell (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 *

Erik Cornell Carl Johan Erik Cornell (2 October 1930 – 6 November 2024), was a Swedish diplomat. Cornell began his career as an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1958. He held various international postings, including Bonn, Geneva, Warsaw, Ad ...

(1930–2024), Swedish diplomat *

Ezekiel Cornell Ezekiel Cornell (27 March, 1733 – 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 on March 27, 1733 in Dartmouth, Massac ...

(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, academic, 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 ...

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

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

George Cornell George Cornell ( Myers; 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 pu ...

( – 1966), English criminal and murder victim * George W. Cornell (1896–1988), New York politician * James Cornell (1874–1946), Australian politician * Jaraan Cornell (1976–2025), American basketball player * 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 Seri ...

(1941–2021), Australian actor and producer *

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

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

Katharine Cornell Katharine Cornell (February 16, 1893 – June 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 cri ...

(1892–1974), American stage actress * Lyn Cornell (born 1940), English pop and jazz singer *

Paul Cornell Paul Douglas Cornell (born 18 July 1967) is a British writer. He has worked in television drama and ''Doctor Who'' fiction, being the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield. Other British television dramas f ...

(born 1967), British writer * Paul Cornell (lawyer) (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 ...

(1890–1972), an American landscape architect from Los Angeles, California * Rick Cornell, American professional wrestler * Robert John Cornell (1919–2009), American priest and politician representing Wisconsin in the House of Representatives * Thomas Cornell (disambiguation), several people * Sarah Maria Cornell, victim in the murder trial of Methodist minister Ephraim Kingsbury Avery *

Vincent Cornell Vincent J. Cornell is an American scholar of Islam and the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Middle East and Islamic Studies at Emory University. Biography Cornell graduated with a B.A. in Anthropology from University of California, Berkeley. He ...

, 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

Given name

* Cornell Armstrong (born 1995), American football player * Cornell Babendererde (born 1971), German politician * Cornell N. Dypski (1931–2009), American politician * Cornell Gowdy (born 1963), American football player *Cornell Haynes Jr. (born 1974), American rapper, best known as

Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and embarked on his musical career in 1993 as a member of the Midwest hip hop g ...

* Cornell Powell (born 1997), American football player

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