Clapperton is a surname, and may refer to:
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Hugh Clapperton
Bain Hugh Clapperton (18 May 1788 – 13 April 1827) was a British naval officer and explorer of West and Central Africa.
Early career
Clapperton was born in Annan, Dumfriesshire, where his father, George Clapperton, was a surgeon. He gained so ...
(1788–1827), Scottish traveller and explorer of West and Central Africa
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James Clapperton
James Clapperton (born 1968 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish composer and pianist.Review
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(b. 1968), a Scottish composer and pianist
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Thomas J Clapperton
Thomas John Clapperton FRBS (14 October 1879 – 15 February 1962) was a Scottish sculptor, famous for the statue of Robert the Bruce at the entrance of Edinburgh Castle erected in 1929.
Biography
Clapperton was born on 14 October 1879 in Gala ...
(1879–1962), Scottish sculptor
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William Henry Clapperton (1839–1922), a Canadian politician
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