Cornel
Cornel is a male given name , which occasionally occurs as a family name.
Origin, distribution
Cornel is a variant of Cornelius , which is used in particular in the Romansh-speaking areas of Switzerland and Romania . Another Romanian variant is Corneliu .
Name bearer
First name
- Cornel Borbély (* 1978), Swiss lawyer, Chairman of the Investigative Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee from December 2014 to May 2017
- Cornel Chiriac (1942–1975), Romanian radio disc jockey
- Cornel Cimpan (born 1971), American poker player
- Cornel Damian (* 1960), Romanian auxiliary bishop
- Cornel Dinu (* 1948), Romanian football player and coach
- Cornel Frey (* 1977), Swiss opera singer (buffo tenor)
- Cornel Fugaru (1940–2011), Romanian singer, musician and composer
- Cornel Lucas (1920–2012), British photographer
- Cornel Oțelea (* 1940), Romanian handball player, coach and sports official
- Cornel Pavlovici (1942-2013), Romanian football player
- Cornel Popa (1935–1999), Romanian football player and coach
- Cornel Râpă (* 1990), Romanian football player
- Cornel Schäfer (* 1982), German film producer
- Cornel Schmitt (1874–1958), German educator and composer
- Cornel Țălnar (* 1957), Romanian football player and coach
- Cornel Țăranu (* 1934), Romanian composer and conductor
- Cornel Wachter (* 1961), German sculptor and painter
- Cornel West (* 1953), American intellectual
- Cornel Wilde (1915–1989), American actor and film director
- Cornel Windlin (* 1964), Swiss graphic designer
- Cornel Züger (* 1981), Swiss skier
family name
- Heinz Cornel (* 1953), German criminologist