Capron Explained

Capron is a French and English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Capron (Sussex cricketer) (18th century), English cricketer
• Allyn Capron (1846–1898), American army captain
• Allyn K. Capron (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 (1921–1997), French landscape and portrait artist
• John Capron (1797–1878), American army officer and politician
• John Rand Capron (1829–1888), English astronomer
• Ralph Capron (1889–1980), American baseball player
• Robert Capron (born 1998), American actor
• Roger Capron (1922–2006), French ceramic artist
• Victor Capron (1868–1934), American politician

See also

Places

• Capron, Illinois
• Capron, Oklahoma
• Capron, Virginia

Science, engineering and technology

• The BASF trade name for nylon 6