'''Cappelen''' is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Cappelen (family), a distinguished Norwegian family * Andreas Zeier Cappelen (1915–2008), Norwegian jurist and politician * August Cappelen (1827–1852), Norwegian painter * Axel Cappelen (1858–1919), Norwegian surgeon * Christine Marie von Cappelen (1766–1849), Norwegian botanist * Diderik von Cappelen (1761–1838), Norwegian businessman and politician * Didrik Cappelen (1900–1970), resistance fighter, county judge and politician * Frederick William Cappelen (1857–1921), Norwegian-born architect and Minneapolis City Engineer * Hans Cappelen (''Hasse'') (1903–79), businessman, resistance fighter and Norwegian witness in the Nuremberg trials * Herman Cappelen (born 1967), Norwegian philosopher * Johan Cappelen (1889–1947), Norwegian jurist and politician * Jørgen Wright Cappelen (1805–1878), Norwegian bookseller and publisher * Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen (1795–1866), Norwegian jurist and politician * Pål Cappelen (born 1947), Norwegian handball player * Peder von Cappelen (1763–1837), Norwegian merchant and politician * Sofie Cappelen (born 1982), Norwegian actress * Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen (1770–1820), Norwegian ship owner and businessman * Ulrik Frederik Cappelen (1797–1864), Norwegian jurist and politician
==See also== * J.W. Cappelens Forlag, a Norwegian publishing house founded in 1829 * Cappelen Damm, a Norwegian publisher established in 2007 following the merger of J.W. Cappelens Forlag and N.W. Damm & Søn * F.W. Cappelen Memorial Bridge, a bridge in Minneapolis, United States * Cappeln, a municipality in Germany
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Category:Norwegian-language surnames