Capell or Capel is a
surname. Notable people with the name include:
Capell
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Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham
Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell (20 February 16089 March 1649), of Hadham Hall and Cassiobury House, Watford, both in Hertfordshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he was raised to the pe ...
(1608–1649), English politician
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Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex
Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, PC (163113 July 1683), also spelt Capel, of Cassiobury House, Watford, Hertfordshire, was an English statesman.
Early life
He was the son of Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham (executed in 1649) ...
(1631–1683), English statesman
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Arthur Capell
Arthur Capell (28 March 1902 – 10 August 1986) was an Australian linguist, who made major contributions to the study of Australian languages, Austronesian languages and Papuan languages.
Early life
Capell was born in Newtown, New South Wale ...
(1902–1986), Australian linguist
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Edward Capell
Edward Capell (11 June 171324 February 1781) was an English Shakespearian critic.
Biography
He was born at Troston Hall () in Suffolk.
Through the influence of the Duke of Grafton he was appointed to the office of deputy-inspector of plays i ...
(1713–1781), English critic (not to be confused with Edward Capel - see below)
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Ernest J. Capell, English amateur cyclist who in 1934 won the British Best All-Rounder competition
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Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell
Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Tewkesbury KB, PC (1638 – 30 May 1696) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1692. He was then created Baron Capell.
Early life
Henry Capell was born in Hadham Parva, ...
(1638–1696), First Lord of the British Admiralty
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Peter Capell
Peter Capell (3 September 1912 – 3 March 1986) was a German actor who was active on screen from 1945 until 1985. Apart from a lengthy film career, he appeared in many television series and mini-series. He appeared in many old time radio pr ...
(1912–1986), German actor
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Robert Capell, 10th Earl of Essex (1920–2005)
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William Jennings Capell (born 1953), American retired grocery clerk, heir presumptive to the Earldom of Essex
Capel
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Boy Capel
Arthur Edward Capel CBE (December 1881 – 22 December 1919), known as Boy Capel, was an English polo player, possibly best-remembered for being a lover and muse of fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Biography
Born in Brighton, Sussex, Cape ...
(died 1919), English polo player and lover and muse of fashion designer Coco Chanel
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Conner Capel (born 1997), American baseball player
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David Capel (1963–2020), English former cricketer
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Diego Capel (born 1988), Spanish footballer
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Edward Capel (1770–1855), English general and cricketer (not to be confused with Edward Capell - see above)
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Hans Capel (born 1936), Dutch physicist
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Jeff Capel II
Felton Jeffrey Capel II (January 6, 1953 – November 13, 2017) was an American National Basketball Association assistant coach, and, prior to that, a college basketball head coach. He was head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs team from 199 ...
(born 1953), American National Basketball Association assistant coach and former college head coach
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Jeff Capel III (born 1975), American former college basketball player and coach
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John Capel
John Capel Jr. (born October 27, 1978) is an American former track and field athlete who was a world champion sprinter. Capel played college football for the University of Florida, where he was also a member of the Florida Gators track and fiel ...
(born 1978), American sprinter and college football player
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Mike Capel
Michael Lee Capel (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Houston Astros. In 49 career games, Capel pitched innings, str ...
(born 1961), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
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Richard Capel (1586–1656), English nonconforming clergyman
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Thomas Bladen Capel
Admiral Sir Thomas Bladen Capel (25 August 1776 – 4 March 1853) was an officer in the British Royal Navy whose distinguished service in the French Revolutionary War, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 earned him rapid promotion and great ...
(1776–1853), Royal Navy admiral
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Thomas John Capel (1836–1911), English scandal-ridden Roman Catholic priest
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Tommy Capel
Thomas Arthur Capel (27 June 1922 – 5 October 2009) was an English professional footballer who scored 120 goals from 276 appearances in the Football League playing for Manchester City, Chesterfield, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Coventry ...
(1922–2009), English footballer
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William Capel
Sir William Capel (c. 1446-1515) of Capel Court in the parish of St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange in the City of London and of Hadham Hall in the parish of Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, served as Lord Mayor of London and as a Member of Parliam ...
(died 1515), Lord Mayor of London and Member of Parliament
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William Capel (sportsman)
The Honourable & Reverend William Robert Capel (1775–1854), sportsman, Vicar of Watford, Hertfordshire, Rector of Raine, Essex, and a chaplain-in-ordinary to Queen Victoria.
Family
Capel, was born 28 April 1775 in England third son of the 4th ...
(1775–1854)
See also
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Capel (given name) The given name Capel may refer to:
* Capel Bond (1730–1790), English organist and composer
* Capel Lofft (1751–1824), English lawyer, minor political figure and writer
*Capel Luckyn (1622–680), English politician and Member of Parliament
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