Cappelen

Cappelen is a surname, and may refer to:

Johan von Cappelen (1627-1688) from Wildeshausen, progenitor of the Norwegian family (of ) Cappelen
Gabriel von Cappelen (1674-1758), Norwegian businessman
Andreas Zeier Cappelen (1915-2008), Norwegian lawyer and politician of Arbeiderpartiet
Christian Cappelen (1845-1916), Norwegian organist and composer
August Cappelen (1827-1852), Norwegian painter
Axel Cappelen (1858-1919), Norwegian physician and surgeon
Didrich of Cappelen (1761-1828), Norwegian businessman, ship owners, landlords and member of the Constituent National Assembly, Eidsvoll 1814
Didrik Cappelen (1900-1970), Norwegian resistance fighters, judges and politicians
Frederick William Cappelen (1857-1921), Norwegian - American architect and engineer
Hans Cappelen ( Hasse ) ( 1903-1979 ), Norwegian businessman, resistance fighter and witness at the Nuremberg Trials
Herman Cappelen (born 1967 ), Norwegian philosopher
Johan Cappelen (1889-1947), Norwegian lawyer and politician
Jørgen Wright Cappelen (1805-1878), Norwegian bookseller and publisher
Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen (1795-1866), Norwegian lawyer and politician
Pål Cappelen ( born 1947 ), Norwegian handball player
Peder Cappelen of (1763-1837), Norwegian merchant and politician
Sofie Cappelen ( b. 1982 ), Norwegian actress
Ulrich Fredrich of Cappelen (1770-1820), Norwegian shipowner and businessman
Ulrik Frederik Cappelen (1797-1864), Norwegian lawyer and politician
Thomas Cappelen Malling (born 1970 ), Norwegian author and film director
Elias Anton Cappelen Smith (1873-1949), Norwegian - American engineer and metallurgist

Cappelen also means:

J. W. Cappelens Forlag, Norwegian publishing house founded in 1829
Cappelen Damm, Norwegian publishing house, founded in 2007 as the successor to the publishers JW Cappelens Forlag and N.W. Damm & Son
Cappel pinches, Norwegian literary prize of the publisher Cappelen
F.W. Cappelen Memorial Bridge, a bridge in Minneapolis, United States