- Ser. Cornelius Maluginensis (Cossus), consul 485 BC
- L. Cornelius Ser.f. Maluginensis Uritus (Cossus), consul 459 BC
- M. Cornelius Maluginensis, decemvir 450 BC
- M. Cornelius Maluginensis, consul 436 BC
- Aulus Cornelius Cossus, consul 428 BC
- P. Cornelius Cossus, consular tribune 415 BC
- Aulus Marcus Cornelius Cossus, consular tribune 413 BC
- Cn. Cornelius A.f. Cossus, consul 409 BC
- P.? (or Ser.) Cornelius Maluginensis, consul 393 BC and later(?)
- L. Cornelius P.f. Scipio, consul 350 BC
- A. Cornelius P.f. Cossus Arvina, consul 343 BC, 332 BC
- P. Cornelius Scapula, consul 326 BC
- L. Cornelius Lentulus, consul 326 BC?
- P. Cornelius A.f. Arvina, consul 306 BC, 288 BC
- Servius Cornelius Cn.f. Lentulus, consul 303 BC
- Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, consul 298 BC
- P. Cornelius Cn.f. Rufinus, consul 290 BC
- P. Cornelius Dolabella, consul 283 BC
- P. Cornelius Cn.f. Rufinus, consul 277 BC (II?)
- Cornelius Ti.f Lentulus Caudinus, consul 275 BC
- Ser. Cornelius P.f. Merenda, 274 BC
- Cn. Cornelius P.f. Blasio, 270 BC, 257 BC
- Cn. Cornelius L.f. Scipio Asina, 260 BC, 254 BC
- Lucius Cornelius Scipio, consul 259 BC
- L. Cornelius L.f. Lentulus Caudinus, consul 237 BC
- P. Cornelius L.f. Lentulus Caudinus, consul 236 BC
- Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, consul 222 BC
- P. Cornelius Cn.f. Scipio Asina, consul 221 BC
- Publius Cornelius Scipio, consul 218 BC
- Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, famous general
- M. Cornelius M.f. Cethegus, consul 204 BC
- Cn. Cornelius L.f. Lentulus, consul 201 BC
- Lucius Cornelius Lentulus, consul 199 BC
- C. Cornelius L.f. Cethegus, consul 197 BC
- L. Cornelius L.f. Merula, consul 193 BC
- Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica, consul 191 BC
- Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, consul 190 BC
- Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Minor, son of Major
- P. Cornelius L.f. Cethegus, consul 181 BC
- Cn. Cornelius Cn.f. Scipio Hispallus, consul 176 BC
- Lucius Cornelius Scipio, praetor 174 BC
- Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, consul 162 BC, 155 BC
- M. Cornelius Cethegus, consul 160 BC
- Cn. Cornelius Dolabella, consul 159 BC
- L. Cornelius Lentulus Lupus, consul 156 BC
- Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus (Scipio the Younger)
- Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio, consul 138 BC
- Lucius Cornelius Cinna, consul 87 BC
- Gnaeus Cornelius Dollabella, consul 81 BC
- Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (Sulla), dictator ca 81 BC
- Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, praetor 81 BC, proconsul 80 BC
- Gaius Cornelius, quaestor for Pompey, tribune 67 BC
- Publius Cornelius Dolabella, consul 44 BC
- Lucius Cornelius Cinna, praetor 44 BC
- Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus, consul 18 BC
- Publius Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus, consul 18 BC
- Publius Cornelius Scipio, consul 16 BC
- Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus the Augur, consul 14 BC
- Lucius Cornelius Sulla, consul 5 BC
- Lucius Cornelius Lentulus, consul 3 BC
- Cossus Cornelius Lentulus, consul 1 BC
- Gnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus, consul AD 5
- Publius Cornelius Dolabella, consul 10
- Cornelius Severus, poet during Augustus Caesar
- Servius Cornelius Cethegus, consul 24
- Cossus Cornelius Lentulus, consul 25
- Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus, consul 26
- Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, consul 33
- Servius Cornelius Salvidienus Orfitus, consul 51
- Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix, consul 52
- Publius Cornelius Scipio, consul 52
- Cossus Cornelius Lentulus, consul 60
- Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, historian
- Servius Cornelius Dolabella Petronianus, consul 86
- Aulus Cornelius Palma Frontonianus, consul 99, 109
- Marcus Cornelius Fronto, grammarian 2nd century
- Ser. Cornelius Sciio Saluidienus Orfitus, consul 110
- Cornelius Pansa, consul 122
- L. Octauius Cornelius P. Slauius Iulianus Aemilianus, consul 148
- Ser. Cornelius Scipio L. Saluidienus Orfitus, consul 149
- M'. Acilius Glabrio Cn. Cornelius Severus, consul 152
- Marcus Gavius Cornelius Cethegus, consul 170
- Ser. Cornelius Scipio Saluidienus Orfitus, consul 178
- Cornelius Labeo, wrote a history of Roman/Etruscan religion, now lost
Pope Cornelius was pope from 251 to 253.
