Capra
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Capra may refer to:
- Capra (genus)Capra (genus)Capra is a genus of mammals, the goats or wild goats, composed of up to nine species including the wild goat, the markhor and several species known as ibex....
, comprising the goats - Capra (band)Capra (band)Capra is an American musical group composed by Michael Johnson, Jeff Laliberte, Kelly Blatz , Paul Laliberte, Shelby Archer...
, American music group - Capra (titular see)Capra (titular see)The see of Capra is a titular bishopric in the Roman Catholic Church. The see is located in Mauretania Caesariensis .-List of bishops:...
, a titular seeTitular seeA titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
in the Catholic Church - Capra (goat dance)KukeriKukeri is a traditional Bulgarian ritual to scare away evil spirits, with a costumed man performing the ritual. The costumes cover most of the body and include decorated wooden masks of animals and large bells attached to the belt...
, a Romanian custom
People
- Frank CapraFrank CapraFrank Russell Capra was a Sicilian-born American film director. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was six, and eventually became a creative force behind major award-winning films during the 1930s and 1940s...
(1897–1991), American film director - Frank Capra, Jr.Frank Capra, Jr.Frank Warner Capra was an American studio executive. He was one of the three children of film director Frank Capra and his second wife, Lucille. His own son, Frank Capra III, is an actor.Capra, Jr...
(born 1934), American film studio manager and film-family member - Fritjof CapraFritjof CapraFritjof Capra is an Austrian-born American physicist. He is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California, and is on the faculty of Schumacher College....
(born 1939), American physicist - Buzz CapraBuzz CapraLee William "Buzz" Capra was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1971 to 1977 for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves...
(born 1947), American baseball player - Frank Capra IIIFrank Capra IIIFrank Capra III is the son of Frank Capra, Jr., and grandson of director Frank Capra.Capra III followed his family into the entertainment business as assistant director in a number of movies and TV movies....
(born 1959), American director and film-family member - Francis CapraFrancis CapraFrancis Capra is an American actor. Some of his best known roles are a young Calogero Anello in A Bronx Tale, Max Connor in Kazaam, and Eli "Weevil" Navarro in the TV series Veronica Mars.-Personal life:...
(born 1983), American actor