Famous People with Name Cornelio

Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez: was a Chilean politician and military figure who played a major role in the Occupation of the Araucanía.

Cornélio Pires            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Cornélio Pires: was a journalist, writer, and Brazilian folklorist.Cornélio Pires was the most important studious of the country man, he understood him, and was the first to launch, in 78 rpm records, the country music, called today "roots music", as opposed to country music.

Cornelio T. Villareal            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Cornelio T. Villareal: was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1962 to 1967, and again from 1971 to 1972. Popularly known as Kune, his congressional career representing the Second District of Capiz spanned six decades.

Cornelio H. Velásquez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cornelio H. Velásquez: is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen in his native Panama and enrolled in the national jockey school. In his first year of racing he was his country's top apprentice jockey and was the leading