Corneliu Calotescu (November 19, 1889 – October 17, 1970) was a Romanian major-general during World War II. He was born in Pitești, the son of Constantin and Felicia Calotescu. Following into his father footsteps, he chose to go into a military career and enrolled in 1908 in the Bucharest Military School. He graduated in 1910 with the rank of second lieutenant and joined the 30th Dorobanți Muscel Regiment. After Romania entered World War I in August 1916 on the side of the Allies, Calotescu, by then a captain, fought at the Battle of Mărăști in the summer of 1917, and was subsequently decorated with the Order of Michael the Brave, Third Class.