Famous People with Name Corneille

Corneille Jean François Heymans            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Corneille Jean François Heymans: a Belgian physiologist.

Corneille "Cornelis" Wellens            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Corneille "Cornelis" Wellens: was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Belgian field hockey team which finished fourth in the 1928 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches as back.

Corneille De Lyon            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Corneille De Lyon: was a Netherlandish painter of portraits who was active from 1533 until his death in Lyon, France. In France and the Netherlands he is still known as Corneille de La Haye after his birthplace, The Hague.

Roland De Corneille            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roland De Corneille: is a Canadian Anglican priest, human rights activist and former politician. De Corneille's activity earned him the respect of the Jewish community. In 1971 he was appointed national director of the League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada where he worked until 1979. In the 1979 federal election he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Eglinton—Lawrence, serving in the House until 1988. In parliament, he was the founding chairman of the Canada-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group, and a chairman of the Canada-Italy Parliamentary Friendship Group. From 1980 to 1981 he was national chairman of the National Committee for a Human Rights Charter which lobbied parliament for the creation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.