| Irving Copi | American logician | 1917–2002 |
| Aaron Copland | American composer, compositio… | 1900–1990 |
| Abiezer Coppe | English writer | 1619–1672 |
| David Copperfield | American illusionist | 1956 |
| Franco Coppola | Italian bishop and apostolic … | 1957 |
| Sofia Coppola | screenwriter and director fro… | 1971 |
| Cora Coralina | Brazilian writer and poet. | 1889–1985 |
| Fernando J. Corbató | American computer scientist | 1926–2019 |
| Richard Corben | American illustrator | 1940 |
| Lar Corbett | Irish sportsman | 1981 |
| Scott Corbett | American children's writer | 1913–2006 |
| Tristan Corbière | French poet | 1845–1875 |
| Jeremy Corbyn | British Labour Party politici… | 1949 |
| Chick Corea | American jazz and fusion pian… | 1941 |
| Dominicus Corea | King of Kotte and Sitawaka | 1565–1596 |
| Vernon Corea | The legendary broadcaster – a… | 1927–2002 |
| Marie Corelli | British writer | 1855–1924 |
| Alan Coren | humorist and writer from the … | 1938–2007 |
| Giles Coren | British food critic, televisi… | 1969 |
| Stanley Coren | American psychologist | 1942 |
| Victoria Coren | British writer, presenter and… | 1972 |
| Elias James Corey | American chemist | 1928 |
| James S.A. Corey | | |
| Peter Corey | British writer | 1946 |
| Billy Corgan | American musician, songwriter… | 1967 |
| Carl Ferdinand Cori | Czech Nobel prize laureate an… | 1896–1984 |
| Lovis Corinth | German painter | 1858–1925 |
| Roger Corless | English theologian and academ… | 1938–2007 |
| Allan McLeod Cormack | American physicist | 1924–1998 |
| Roger Corman | American film director and fi… | 1926 |
| Robert Cormier | American author, columnist an… | 1925–2000 |
| Luigi Cornaro | Italian philosopher | 1484–1566 |
| Pierre Corneille | French tragedian | 1606–1684 |
| Chris Cornell | American singer-songwriter, m… | 1964–2017 |
| Frances Cornford | English poet | 1886–1960 |
| Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill | British judge | 1933–2010 |
| Cornstalk | Native American in the Americ… | 1720–1777 |
| Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall | second wife of Prince Charles | 1947 |
| Bernard Cornwell | British writer | 1944 |
| John Cornyn | United States Senator from Te… | 1952 |
| Rod Coronado | Native American eco-anarchist… | 1966 |
| Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot | French landscape painter and … | 1796–1875 |
| Lucha Corpi | | 1945 |
| Erwan Le Corre | | 1971 |
| Rafael Correa | 45th President of Ecuador | 1963 |
| Larry Correia | American fantasy writer | 1977 |
| Natália Correia | Portuguese writer | 1923–1993 |
| Rachel Corrie | American anti-war and human r… | 1979–2003 |
| Maureen Corrigan | American journalist and writer | 1955 |
| Stephen Corry | British anthropologist and ac… | 1951 |
| Jerome Corsi | American conservative author | 1946 |
| Gregory Corso | American writer | 1930–2001 |
| Julio Cortázar | Argentinian writer | 1914–1984 |
| Corinna Cortes | computer scientist | 1961 |
| Juan Donoso Cortés | Spanish author, political the… | 1809–1853 |
| Alfred Cortot | Franco-Swiss pianist and cond… | 1877–1962 |
| William Johnson Cory | English educator and poet | 1823–1892 |
| Jon Corzine | New Jersey politician | 1947 |
| Bill Cosby | American actor, comedian, aut… | 1937 |
| Don Coscarelli | American film director, produ… | 1954 |
| Howard Cosell | American sportscaster | 1918–1995 |
| Leda Cosmides | American psychologist | 1957 |
| António Costa | Prime Minister of Portugal | 1961 |
| Jacob Mendes Da Costa | American physician | 1833–1900 |
| Robert Costanza | American economist | 1950 |
| Bob Costas | American sportscaster | 1952 |
| Elvis Costello | English singer-songwriter | 1954 |
| Frank Costello | | |
| Kevin Costner | American actor, singer, music… | 1955 |
| Norman Cota | U.S. Army Major General | 1893–1971 |
| Eugenio Coter | Catholic bishop | 1957 |
| Irwin Cotler | Canadian politician | 1940 |
| Roberto Cotroneo | Italian journalist and writer | 1961 |
| Tressie McMillan Cottom | American writer, sociologist,… | |
| Nathaniel Cotton | British writer | 1707–1788 |
| Pierre de Coubertin | Founder of modern Olympic Gam… | 1863–1937 |
| Emile Coué | French psychologist and pharm… | 1857–1926 |
| Charles Coughlin | Catholic priest, radio commen… | 1891–1979 |
| Charles-Augustin de Coulomb | French physicist | 1736–1806 |
| Ann Coulter | author, political commentator | 1961 |
| Catherine Coulter | American romance novelist | 1942 |
| Heather Couper | astronomer | 1949 |
| Douglas Coupland | Canadian novelist, short stor… | 1961 |
| Richard Courant | German American mathematician… | 1888–1972 |
| Gustave Courbet | French painter | 1819–1877 |
| Katie Couric | American journalist | 1957 |
| Antoine Augustin Cournot | French economist and mathemat… | 1801–1877 |
| Bryce Courtenay | Australian novelist | 1933–2012 |
| Joel Courtney | American actor | 1996 |
| Leonard H. Courtney | British politician | 1832–1918 |
| Margaret Courtney | American poet (1822-1862) | 1822–1862 |
| Anne Ross Cousin | Scottish musician and songwri… | 1824–1906 |
| Margaret Cousins | Suffragist and feminist | 1878–1954 |
| Norman Cousins | American journalist | 1915–1990 |
| Céline Cousteau | French-American explorer, fil… | 1972 |
| Fabien Cousteau | French filmmaker and oceanogr… | 1967 |
| Jacques-Yves Cousteau | French naval officer, explore… | 1910–1997 |
| Jean-Michel Cousteau | French explorer and environme… | 1938 |
| Mia Couto | Mozambican writer | 1955 |
| Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwean swimmer | 1983 |
