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Cornelius Bennett age 50 Cornelius O'Landa Bennett is a former American football linebacker who played for the Buffalo Bills from 1987 to 1995, Atlanta Falcons from 1996 to 1998, and the Indianapolis Colts from 1999 to ...more

Cornelius Vanderbilt Died at 83 (1794-1877) Cornelius Vanderbilt, also known by the sobriquet Commodore, was an American business magnate and philanthropist who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. He was also the patriarch of the ...more

Cornelius Gallagher Died at 78 (1854-1932) Cornelius Gallagher was a meat merchant and politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as a municipal councillor and briefly as the third mayor of Edmonton. Gallagher was born in New Brunswick in ...more

Cornelius Greene age 64 Cornelius Greene is a former American football quarterback who played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and professionally in the Canadian Football League. He played under coach Woody ...more

Cornelius Griffin age 39 Cornelius Griffin is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pearl River ...more

Cornelius Essex Cornelius Essex was an English buccaneer who took part in Captain Bartholomew Sharp's privateering expedition, the "Pacific Adventure", during the late 1670s. Although much of his ...more

Cornelius Jakhelln age 41 Cornelius Jakhelln, also known as Cornelius von Jackhelln, is a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist, musician, writer and poet.

Cornelius Cole Died at 102 (1822-1924) Cornelius Cole served a single term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican representing California from 1863 to 1865, and another term in the United States Senate from ...more

Cornelius Boza Edwards age 61 Cornelius Boza Edwards was a Ugandan boxer in the Lightweight division and the former WBC Super Featherweight Champion. Edwards emigrated from Uganda to England, where he lived for a long ...more

Cornelius Eady age 64 Cornelius Eady is an American writer focusing largely on matters of race and society, His poetry often centers on jazz and blues, family life, violence, and societal problems stemming from ...more

Cornelius Bundrage age 44 Cornelius Bundrage is an American professional boxer and the current IBF Light Middleweight Champion. He is a former UBA Intercontinental Light Middleweight Champion and was a member of the ESPN ...more

Cornelius Lanczos Died at 81 (1893-1974) Cornelius Lanczos was a Jewish Hungarian mathematician and physicist, who was born on February 2, 1893, and died on June 25, 1974. He was born in Székesfehérvár to Karl ...more

Cornelius Bumpus Died at 59 (1945-2004) Cornelius Bumpus was an American woodwind, keyboard player and vocalist from Santa Cruz, California. Bumpus began his musical career playing alto saxophone at ten for his school band, and by age ...more

Cornelius age 49 Keigo Oyamada is a Japanese recording artist and producer better known by his stage name Cornelius.

Cornelius Nepos Died at 76 (99 BC-23 BC) Cornelius Nepos was a Roman biographer. He was born at Hostilia, a village in Cisalpine Gaul not far from Verona. His Gallic origin is attested by Ausonius, and Pliny the Elder calls him Padi ...more

Cornelius Van Til Died at 92 (1895-1987) Cornelius Van Til was a Christian philosopher, Reformed theologian, and presuppositional apologist.

Cornelius Castoriadis Died at 75 (1922-1997) Cornelius Castoriadis was a Greek-French philosopher, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie group. ...more

Cornelius Ryan Died at 54 (1920-1974) Cornelius Ryan was an Irish journalist and author mainly known for his writings on popular military history, especially his World War II books: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day, The Last ...more

Cornelius de Pauw Died at 60 (1739-1799) Cornelius Franciscus de Pauw or Cornelis de Pauw was a Dutch philosopher, geographer and diplomat at the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia.

Cornelius Smith Jr. age 36 Cornelius Smith, Jr. is an actor best known for his portrayal of Frankie Hubbard on the ABC daytime drama All My Children since December 2007. He received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for ...more

Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III Died at 83 (1925-2008) Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III was an American scholar of ancient art and curator of classical art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from 1957 to 1996.

Cornelius Vanderbilt III Died at 69 (1873-1942) Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III was an American military officer, inventor, engineer, and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family.

Cornelius M. Kerwin age 68 Cornelius Martin "Neil" Kerwin is an American educator in public administration and president of American University. A 1971 undergraduate alumnus of American University, Kerwin ...more

Cornelius Gurlitt Died at 88 (1850-1938) Cornelius Gustav Gurlitt war ein deutscher Architekt und Kunsthistoriker. Er war der Vater des Musikwissenschaftlers Wilibald Gurlitt und des Kunsthistorikers Hildebrand Gurlitt.

Cornelius Cardew Died at 45 (1936-1981) Cornelius Cardew was an English experimental music composer, and founder of the Scratch Orchestra, an experimental performing ensemble. He later rejected experimental music, explaining why he ...more

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Died at 93 (1899-1992) Cornelius Vanderbilt "C.V." Whitney was an American businessman, film producer, writer, philanthropist, polo player, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable ...more

Cornelius P. Comegys Died at 71 (1780-1851) Cornelius Parsons Comegys was an American farmer and politician from Dover Hundred, in Kent County, Delaware, near Little Creek. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a member of the Federalist ...more

Cornelius Johnson Died at 33 (1913-1946) Cornelius Cooper Johnson was an African-American athlete in the high jump. Born in Los Angeles in 1913, Cornelius Johnson first competed in organized track and field events at Berendo Junior ...more

Cornelius P. Van Ness Died at 70 (1782-1852) Cornelius Peter Van Ness was an American politician of Dutch descent from the US state of Vermont. Van Ness was a Democratic-Republican and later a Democrat.

Cornelius Krieghoff Died at 57 (1815-1872) Cornelius David Krieghoff is a Canadian painter of the 19th century. Krieghoff is most famous for his paintings of Canadian landscapes and Canadian life outdoors, which were sought-after in his ...more

Cornelius Augustine McGlennon Died at 53 (1878-1931) Cornelius Augustine McGlennon was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1919 to 1921.

Cornelius C. Smith Died at 67 (1869-1936) Colonel Cornelius Cole Smith was an American officer in the U.S. Army who served with the 6th U.S. Cavalry during the Sioux Wars. On January 1, 1891, he and four other cavalry troopers ...more

Cornelius Casey Died at 72 (1929-2001) Cornelius "Neil" Casey is a former Irish-American football player. He earned four caps, scoring one goal, as a member of the U.S. national team.

Cornelius Warmerdam Died at 86 (1915-2001) Cornelius Warmerdam was a long time pole vault world record holder and is considered to be among the all time greatest vaulters. He was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Dutch emigrants ...more

Cornelius Vermuyden Died at 87 (1590-1677) Sir Cornelius Wasterdyk Vermuyden was a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation methods to England. Commissioned by the Crown to drain Hatfield Chase in the Isle of Axholme, ...more

Cornelius Bernard Huggins age 43 Cornelius Bernard Huggins, also known as Outlaw between fans, is a footballer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines formerly playing as a central defender and a vice-captain for Kedah FA in the ...more

Cornelius Keefe Died at 72 (1900-1972) Cornelius Keefe was an actor.

Cornelius H. Charlton Died at 22 (1929-1951) Cornelius H. Charlton was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. Sergeant Charlton posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions near Chipo-ri, South Korea on June ...more

Cornelius Wiebe Died at 106 (1893-1999) Cornelius W. Wiebe, CM was a Canadian physician and politician. Wiebe was born to a Mennonite family in Altona, Manitoba. He was educated at Wesley College, the University of Manitoba and the ...more

Cornelius Rea Agnew Died at 58 (1830-1888) Cornelius Rea Agnew was an American physician. Agnew was born in New York City, the son of William Agnew and Elizabeth Thompson Agnew. He graduated from Columbia College in 1849, and from the ...more

Cornelius Cole Smith, Jr. Died at 91 (1913-2004) Dr. Cornelius Cole "Corney" Smith, Jr. was an American author, military historian, illustrator and painter. A survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he was an officer in the ...more

Cornelius Harnett Died at 58 (1723-1781) Cornelius Harnett was an American merchant, farmer, and statesman from Wilmington, North Carolina. He was a leading American Revolutionary in the Cape Fear region, and a delegate for North ...more

Cornelius Hermanus Wessels Died at 73 (1851-1924) Sir Cornelius Hermanus Wessels was a South African politician and statesman. Wessels stemmed from an important Orange Free State family clan, dedicated to farming and the Boer way of life. ...more

Cornelius Macarthy Cornelius Macarthy is an actor.

Cornelius Vanderbilt IV Died at 76 (1898-1974) Cornelius Vanderbilt IV was a newspaper publisher.

Cornelius Brown age 30 Cornelius Brown is an American Football cornerback who is currently a free agent. Brown was born in Houston, Texas and attended Forest Brook High School. In college, Brown was a four-year ...more

Cornelius O'Leary Died at 79 (1927-2006) Cornelius O'Leary was an Irish historian and political scientist. O'Leary was born in Limerick but was raised in Cork, where he attended University College Cork, gaining a first-class honours ...more

Cornelius Wilson age 31 Cornelius Wilson is an actor.

Cornelius Burges Died at 76 (1589-1665) Cornelius Burges or Burgess, D.D., was an English minister. He was active in religious controversy prior to and around the time of the Commonwealth of England and The Protectorate, following the ...more

Cornelius Clarke age 50 Cornelius Clarke is an actor.