Famous People with Name Cornelis

Cornelis ("Cor") Franciscus Johannes Blommers            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Cornelis ("Cor") Franciscus Johannes Blommers: was a welterweight boxer from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's welterweight division by Argentina's eventual silver medalist Raul Landin

Cornelis "Nelis" Van Dijk            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Cornelis "Nelis" Van Dijk: was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he eliminated in the first round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Anders Pedersen.

Cornelis Van Vollenhoven            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Cornelis Van Vollenhoven: was a Dutch law professor and legal scholar, best known for his work on the legal systems of the East Indies.Cornelis van Vollenhoven began his university studies at Leiden at the age of 17, where he would earn many degrees, including: a masters in law (1895), a bachelors degree in Semitic languages (1896), a masters in political science (1897), and finally his Ph.D. in law and political science (1898). He received a cum laude for his thesis, “Scope and content of international law” (Omtrek en inhoud van het internationale recht), which foreshadows his later focus on the laws of Southeast Asia.

Cornelis "Cees" Gravesteyn            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Cornelis "Cees" Gravesteyn: was a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he finished sixth in the K-2 1000 m event.

Cornelis Wijdekop            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Cornelis Wijdekop: was a Dutch aprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event with his older brother Piet at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Jean Cornelis            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jean Cornelis: is a Belgian former football player.He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium. Cornelis played in the match Belgium-Netherlands in 1964 with 10 fellows from the Anderlecht team after the substitution of goalkeeper Delhasse by Jean Trappeniers. He now works for R.S.C. Anderlecht.

Joseph Cornelis            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Joseph Cornelis: is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Ulderico Sergo.

Pieter Adriaan Cornelis            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Pieter Adriaan Cornelis: is a former Dutch politician.

Willem Johan Cornelis            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Willem Johan Cornelis: was Dutch naval commander and politician. From 1861 to 1866 he was Navy Minister for the Netherlands, first in the cabinet of Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt and then in the second cabinet of Johan Rudolph Thorbecke. In the latter he also served as Foreign Minister in 1864. He died as Navy Minister at the age of 50.