Cornejo

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Cornejo is a Spanish surname meaning someone who lived by a Dogwood tree or who lived in one of several places called Cornejo. It may refer to:

• Aldo Cornejo (born 1955), Chilean politician
• Alfredo Cornejo (boxer) (1933–2021), Chilean boxer
• Alfredo Cornejo (politician) (born 1962), Argentine politician
• Antonio Cornejo Polar (1936–1997), Peruvian-born academic, teacher, literature and cultural critic
• Cristina Cornejo (politician) (born 1982), Salvadoran politician and feminist activist
• Cristina Cornejo (weightlifter) (born 1985), Peruvian weightlifter
• Cristina Kotz Cornejo, Argentine-American director and screenwriter
• Diego Borja Cornejo or Diego Borja, Ecuadorian economist and politician
• Eduardo Cornejo, Chilean boxer
• Enrique Cornejo (born 1956), Peruvian politician
• Erica Cornejo (born 1978/79), Argentine ballet dancer, sister of Herman Cornejo
• Fernanda Cornejo (born 1989), Ecuadorian fashion model and beauty queen
• Fernando Cornejo (footballer, born 1969) (1969–2009), Chilean footballer
• Fernando Cornejo Miranda (born 1995), Chilean footballer, son of Fernando Cornejo
• Francisco Cornejo (1892–1963), Mexican painter and sculptor specializing in Maya and Aztec themes
• Francisco Javier Cornejo (1669–1750), Spanish military commander of the Spanish navy
• Gerardo Cornejo Murrieta (1937–2014), Mexican writer
• German Cornejo & Gisela Galeassi, Argentine Tango dance duo
• Guillermo Cornejo (1919–1990), Peruvian sports shooter
• Héctor Cornejo Chávez (1918–2012), Peruvian politician, jurist and writer
• Herman Cornejo (born 1981), Argentine ballet dancer, brother of Erica Cornejo
• Jorge Ledezma Cornejo (born 1963), Bolivian lawyer and politician
• José María Cornejo (1788–1864), Salvadoran politician
• Juan Cornejo (born 1990), Chilean footballer
• Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (born 1989), Ecuadorian-American writer
• Luciano Cornejo Barrera (born 1959), Mexican politician
• Manuela Cornejo Sanchez (1854–1902), Argentine composer
• Mardie Cornejo (born 1951), Major League Baseball relief pitcher
• Maria Cornejo, Chilean-American fashion designer
• Maricela Cornejo (born 1987), American boxer
• Marlón Cornejo (born 1993), Salvadoran footballer
• Miguel R. Cornejo (1888–1984), Mayor of the City of Pasay, Philippines
• Nate Cornejo (born 1979), American baseball player
• Oscar Roberto Cornejo (born 1983), Argentine footballer
• Patricio Cornejo (born 1944), Chilean tennis player
• Pedro Cornejo de Pedrosa (1536–1618), Spanish Carmelite, theologian, professor of the University of Salamanca
• Pedro Duque y Cornejo (1677–1757), Spanish Baroque painter and sculptor of the Sevillian school of sculpture
• René Cornejo (born 1962), Peruvian politician
• Robert Cornejo (born 1983), American politician (R-MO)
• Rosa Elena Cornejo Pazmiño (1874–1964), Ecuadorian Roman Catholic nun, known as María Francisca of the Wounds
• Wendy Cornejo (born 1993), Bolivian racewalker