Cappelen
# Cappelen

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
* 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
