the East Indies. Cornelis de Houtman was born in 1565 in Gouda, South Holland. His father, Pieter de Houtman, was a brewer. Cornelis had a younger brother
printmaker Cornelis (born 1953), former governor of West Kalimantan, Indonesia Cornelis de Pauw (1739–1849), philosopher, geographer and diplomat Cornelis Tiele
the Tromps, Maarten and his son Cornelis Tromp, both admirals of the Netherlands. Johan and his older brother Cornelis grew up in a privileged environment
Corneli(u)s Franciscus de Pauw (Dutch: [kɔrˈneːlijʏz də ˈpʌu, -lɪz -]; French: Corneille de Pauw; 18 August 1739 — 5 July 1799) was a Dutch philosopher