Cornel (given name)

Cornel is a given name and occasionally a nickname (a hypocorism or short form of Corneliu). It may refer to:

Given name

 * Cornel Buta (born 1977), Romanian footballer
 * Cornel Cernea (born 1976), Romanian football goalkeeper
 * Cornel Chin-Sue (born 1976), Jamaican footballer
 * Cornel Cornea (born 1981), Romanian footballer
 * Cornel Damian (born 1960), Romanian Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop
 * Cornel Dinu (born 1948), Romanian retired football defender
 * Cornel Dobre (born 1975), Romanian footballer
 * Cornel Drăgușin (born 1926), Romanian retired football manager
 * Cornel Durău (born 1957), Romanian handball player
 * Cornel Feruță (born 1975), Romanian diplomat
 * Cornel Frăsineanu (born 1976), Romanian footballer
 * Cornel Fredericks (born 1990), South African 400 m hurdler
 * Cornel Gheorghe (born 1971), Romanian coach and retired figure skater
 * Cornel Lengyel (1914–2003), American poet, historian, playwright and translator
 * Cornel Lichtenberg (1848–?), Hungarian physician
 * Cornel Lucas (1920–2012), British photographer
 * Cornel Medrea (1888–1964), Romanian sculptor
 * Cornel Patrichi (1944–2016), Romanian ballet dancer, choreographer and actor
 * Cornel Pavlovici (1943–2013), Romanian footballer
 * Cornel Penu (born 1926), Romanian retired handball player
 * Cornel Piper (born 1837), retired Canadian Football League player
 * Cornel Popa, various people
 * Cornel Predescu (born 1987), Romanian footballer
 * Cornel Țălnar (born 1957), Romanian coach and retired footballer
 * Cornel Vena (born 1932), Romanian retired pentathlete
 * Cornel West (born 1953), American political scholar

Nickname

 * Cornel Marin (born 1953), Romanian fencer and two-time Olympic bronze medalist
 * Corneliu Oros (born 1950), Romanian retired volleyball player