Peder von Cappelen (24 January 1763 – 11 March 1837) was a Norwegian merchant and politician.

[1] Peder von Cappelen was born and raised at Mæla Manor in Gjerpen (Mæla gård i Gjerpen) in the municipality of Skien in Telemark, Norway.

He was one of the sons of the wholesaler, timber merchant and ship owner Diderich von Cappelen (1734–1794) and his first wife Petronelle Pedersdatter Juel (1737–1785).

[2] Cappelen attended Kingswood boarding school in Bristol, England (1780-1781).

After his death, his affairs were managed by son-in-law, Jørgen von Cappelen Omsted and John Collet Bredesen.