Cornelius

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Cornelius is a name most commonly found in Ancient Roman history.

Romans named Cornelius:

• Cornelius (fem. Cornelia) was the nomen of the patrician gens Cornelia, one of the important families of Ancient Rome.
• Cornelius Antistius Labeo wrote a history of Roman/Etruscan religion, now lost.
• Cornelius Nepos was a Gaulician historian, to whom Catullus dedicated his poetry.
• The Roman centurion Cornelius is considered by Christians to be the first Gentile converted to the faith, as related in the Acts of the Apostles; he is also considered a saint.

Other persons named Cornelius:

• Pope Cornelius was Pope from 251 A.D. to 253 A.D..
• Cornelius Vanderbilt American industrialist.
• Cornelius Jakhelln is a Norwegian musician in the bands Solefald and Sturmgeist and an accomplished writer and poet.
• Cornelius (musician) is the pseudonym of Japanese recording artist and producer Keigo Oyamada.
• Cornelius Castoriadis, a Greek astronomer.
• Don Cornelius, the creator and first host of Soul Train.

Fictional characters:

• Cornelius Fudge is a character in the Harry Potter series of novels.
• Cornelius is a chimpanzee character from the Planet of the Apes movie series.
• Cornelius is the elderly advisor to Babar the Elephant
• Jerry Cornelius is a fictional creation of Michael Moorcock.
• Cornelius Coot is a fictional character in the Scrooge McDuck universe.
• Yukon Cornelius is a fictional character in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)
• Cornelius was an alias used by the narrator of the novel Fight Club in the Remaining Men Together support group.
• Dr. Klaus Cornelius is a villain from DC Comics who opposed the Global Guardians
• Dr. Cornelius Kramm is the villainous plastic surgeon and protagonist of Gustave Le Rouge feuilleton Le Mystérieux Dr. Cornelius.
• Dr Abraham Cornelius is a scientist involved in the Weapon X project in X-Men comics

Place Names:

• Cornelius, North Carolina is a town in the United States.
• Cornelius, Oregon is a town in the United States.

Other uses:

• Cornelius is the name of the rooster mascot for the corn flakes breakfast cereal marketed by the Kellogg Company.
• Cornelius may refer to a type of keg.
• Cornelius, a French comic book publishing company.