What is "cappelen"

Cappelen is the surname of a prominent Norwegian family of merchants, land owners, civil servants and politicians. The family belonged to the historical Patriciate of Norway.

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 (born 1900), 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
• Thomas Cappelen Malling (born 1970), Norwegian author and film director
• Elias Anton Cappelen Smith (1873–1949), Norwegian-American civil engineer and metallurgist