List of Famous people named Cornelius

Here are some famous Corneliuses:

Cornelius Vanderbilt

First Name Cornelius
Last Name Vanderbilt
Born on May 27, 1794
Died on January 4, 1877 (aged 82)

Cornelius Vanderbilt 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 leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry. Nicknamed "The Commodore", he is known for owning the New York Central Railroad. His biographer T. J. Stiles says, "He vastly improved and expanded the nation's transportation infrastructure, contributing to a transformation of the very geography of the United States. He embraced new technologies and new forms of business organization, and used them to compete....He helped to create the corporate economy that would define the United States into the 21st century."

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Cornelius Vanderbilt II

First Name Cornelius
Last Name II
Born on November 27, 1843
Died on September 12, 1899 (aged 55)

Cornelius Vanderbilt II was an American socialite, businessman, and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. He was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who bequeathed him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry "Billy" Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam. In his turn he succeeded them as the Chairman and the President of the New York Central and related railroad lines in 1885.

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Cornelius Meister

First Name Cornelius
Last Name Meister
Born on February 23, 1980 (age 44)

Cornelius Meister (born 23 February 1980 in Hannover, is a German conductor and pianist. His father, Konrad Meister, was a pianist and professor of piano at the Musikhochschule Hannover. His mother is also a piano teacher. His half-brother, Rudolf Meister, is also a pianist and is Rector of the Musikhochschule Mannheim.

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Cornelius Vanderbilt IV

First Name Cornelius
Last Name IV
Born on April 30, 1898
Died on July 7, 1974 (aged 76)

Cornelius Jonah Vanderbilt IV was a newspaper publisher, journalist, author, and military officer. He was an outcast of high society, and was disinherited by his parents when he became a newspaper publisher. He desired to live a "normal" life but was burdened by large debt and could not maintain the lifestyle associated with his family's social position to which he had become accustomed.

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Cornelius Gurlitt

Rolf Nikolaus Cornelius Gurlitt
First Name Cornelius
Last Name Gurlitt
Born on December 28, 1932
Died on May 6, 2014 (aged 81)
Born in Germany

Rolf Nikolaus Cornelius Gurlitt, son of Hildebrand Gurlitt, a Third Reich dealer of Nazi-looted art, grandson and great-grandnephew of his namesakes Cornelius Gurlitt and Cornelius Gurlitt (composer), is known for the stash of artworks discovered in his apartment some of which was proven to be looted art from the Nazi era. The collection was confiscated by German tax authorities in 2012 on dubious grounds but eventually agreed to be returned to Gurlitt's possession in 2014, although this never happened in his lifetime. After the collection came to public attention in 2013, Gurlitt agreed that any items which could be identified as looted should be returned to surviving relatives of the persons from whom the items were originally stolen. In his will he bequeathed all his property, including the art collection, to the Museum of Fine Arts in Bern, Switzerland, which agreed to accept them minus any items of suspect provenance, which remain in Germany pending further investigation.

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Cornelius Rost

First Name Cornelius
Last Name Rost
Born on March 27, 1919
Died on October 18, 1983 (aged 64)
Born in Austria, Tyrol

Cornelius Rost was an Austrian drafted into the German army as a soldier in World War II who claimed that he escaped from a Soviet Gulag camp in Chukchi Peninsula, Siberia. His supposed experiences were the basis for a book, a television series, and a film. However, gross inaccuracies have led to his story being dismissed as a fraud in Germany.

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Cornelius the Centurion

First Name Cornelius
Last Name Centurion
Born on January 1, 0100
Died on January 1, 0100

Cornelius was a Roman centurion who is considered by Christians to be the first Gentile to convert to the faith, as related in Acts of the Apostles. The baptism of Cornelius is an important event in the history of the early Christian church.

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Cornelius McGillycuddy

First Name Cornelius
Last Name McGillycuddy
Born on January 1, 1720 (age 304)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

First Name Cornelius
Last Name Whitney
Born on February 20, 1899
Died on December 13, 1992 (aged 93)

Cornelius Vanderbilt "Sonny" Whitney was an American businessman, film producer, government official, writer and philanthropist. He was also a polo player and the owner of a significant stable of Thoroughbred racehorses.

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Cornelius Sim

First Name Cornelius
Last Name Sim
Born on September 16, 1951
Died on May 29, 2021 (aged 69)

Cornelius Sim was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Apostolic Vicar of Brunei from 2004 until his death. He had previously served as the apostolic prefect of Brunei from 1997 to 2004.

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