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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