David Houston Capper[1] (19 November 1932 – 23 March 2024) was a Northern Irish journalist and correspondent.

Born in Belfast on 19 November 1932,[2] Capper started his career at the Newtownards Chronicle.

Capper later returned to Northern Ireland and worked as an editor at a local newspaper, before joining the Belfast Telegraph and the BBC.

He continued to work in media advising developing radio stations abroad, before eventually settling in Donaghadee.

[6] Capper died in a care center in Bangor, County Down[1] on 23 March 2024, aged 91.