Capron is a

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and English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Capron (Sussex cricketer) (18th century), English cricketer *

Allyn Capron Allyn Capron (August 27, 1846 – September 18, 1898), was a captain in the United States Army. Life before the Spanish–American War Capron was born in 1846 to Harriet and Erastus A. Capron. 1847 brought the death of Erastus in the Mexican� ...

(1846–1898), American army captain *

Allyn K. Capron Captain Allyn K. Capron (24 June 1871 – 24 June 1898) was the first United States Army officer to die in the Spanish–American War. Before Cuba Allyn Kissam Capron was the first son of Agnes Kissam and Allyn Capron, an 1867 graduate of the ...

(1871–1898), American army captain * Brian Capron (born 1947), English actor * Frederick Capron (1860–1942), English cricketer * Hiram Capron (1796–1872), American-born founder of Paris, Ontario *

Jean Pierre Capron Jean-Pierre Rene Capron (August 4, 1921July 2, 1997) was a French painter known for creating muted landscapes with a haunting, lonely feeling, yet with a hint of life in the midst of the emptiness. Biography Early life and education Jean Pierre ...

(1921–1997), French landscape and portrait artist * John Capron (1797–1878), American army officer and politician *

John Rand Capron John Rand Capron (1829–1888) was an English amateur scientist, astronomer and photographer. Though a solicitor by profession, he became an expert on spectroscopy, particularly in relation to the aurora, and published many articles during his l ...

(1829–1888), English astronomer * Ralph Capron (1889–1980), American baseball player *

Robert Capron Robert B. Capron Jr. (born July 9, 1998) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's best friend, in the first three installments of the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series. More recently, he is know ...

(born 1998), American actor *

Roger Capron Roger Capron was born in Vincennes, France on September 4, 1922. Interested in drawing, he studied Applied Arts in Paris from 1939 to 1943 and worked as an art teacher in 1945. He died on November 8, 2006 leaving behind a considerable body of work ...

(1922–2006), French ceramic artist *

Victor Capron Dr. Victor James Capron Sr (August 25, 1868 - November 16, 1934) was a physician and politician in the state of Washington. He was born in Boonville, Oneida County, New York; a graduate of Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...

(1868–1934), American politician

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