Giovanni Battista Caproni (July 3, 1886 – October 27, 1957) was an Italian aircraft engineer who developed both passenger and combat aircraft, the latter with the Regia Aeronautica during World War I and II. He was also given the noble title Count of Taliedo during the interwar period.
He is a character in the 2013 film Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises), where he was voiced by Mansai Nomura (JP) and Stanley Tucci (EN).
