Castor most commonly refers to:
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Castor (star), a star in the Gemini constellation
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Castor, a genus name of the beaver
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Castor, one of the Dioscuri/Gemini twins Castor and Pollux in Greco-Roman mythology
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Caster or castor, a small undriven wheel
Castor or CASTOR may also refer to:
Science and technology
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Castor (rocket stage), a family of solid-fuel rocket stages
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Castor (software), data binding framework for Java
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CASTOR (nuclear waste), proprietary cask
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CASTOR experiment, "Centauro and Strange Object Research" at CERN
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CASTOR (spacecraft), proposed space telescope
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Castor sugar, fine sugar
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Caster angle, relevant to a steered wheel
Biology
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Castor oil plant, castor bean plant
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Castoreum, scented exudate produced by beavers
People
Given name
Ancient
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Castor of Rhodes, Greek grammarian and rhetorician
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Drusus the Younger (13 BC – 23 CE), Roman consul, son of the Emperor Tiberius, nicknamed "Castor"
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Antonius Castor, ancient botanist
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Saint Castor, the name of several Christian saints
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Castor of Apt (died c. 420), French bishop of Apt
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Castor of Karden (died c. 400), German priest and hermit
Modern
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Castor Cantero (1918–?), Paraguayan football player
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Castor McCord (1907–1963), American jazz saxophonist
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Castor (footballer) (born 1979), Edmilson Ferreira, Brazilian footballer
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Castor Semenya (South African athlete)
Surname
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Betty Castor (born 1941), American educator and politician
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Brian Castor (1889–1979), English cricketer
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Bruce Castor (born 1961), American lawyer and politician
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George A. Castor (1855–1906), American politician
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Helen Castor (born 1968), English historian
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Jean-Victor Castor (born 1962), French politician
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Jimmy Castor (1940–2012), American musician
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Kathy Castor (born 1966), American politician
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Stacey Castor (1968–2016), American murderer
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Steve Castor (born 1972/1973), American lawyer
Fiction
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Castor Oyl, fictional character in the Popeye cartoons
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Castor Troy, fictional character in the 1997 movie Face/Off, portrayed by Nicolas Cage and John Travolta
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Castor, fictional character in the video game
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Lord Castor, fictional character in the 2007 movie The Harpy
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Castor, fictional character in , portrayed by Michael Sheen
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"Castor, Gobernador" fictional character in The Courts of the Morning by John Buchan
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"Castor Wilds" fictional location in by Nintendo
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"Castor", fictional persona in the video game Persona 3. Castor is used by one of the playable characters, Shinjiro Aragaki
Places
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Castor, Alberta, Canada
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Queue de Castor River, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Canada
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Rivière aux Castors Noirs, river in Quebec, Canada
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Castor River (Ontario), Ontario, Canada
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Castor, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States
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Castor Creek (Little River tributary), Louisiana, United States
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Castor High School, Castor, Louisiana, United States
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Castor River (Missouri), United-States
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Castor (mountain), in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy
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Castor Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
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Castor, Cambridgeshire, England
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Castor Temple, a summit in the Grand Canyon, United States
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Castor, an old name for Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk, England
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Castor (crater) on Saturn's small moon Janus
Other uses
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Castor (band), American rock band
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Castor (cloth), a woollen fabric
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Castor (trucks), a brand used by Swedish truck manufacturers Tidaholm in the 1910s
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Castor Cracking Group, Swedish music group
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, the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy
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Castor (1782 ship), a vessel launched in 1782 that made one voyage to Bengal for the British East India Company and that was last listed in 1808.
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P901 Castor Belgian patrol ship Castor
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Castor gloves, made from the skin of lambs or deer
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Castor hat
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Project Castor, a set of male clones in the TV series Orphan Black
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Castore (brand), British sportswear and athletic clothing company
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Castor (1917 ship), 1917 Polish tugboat
See also
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Caistor, a town and civil parish situated in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
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Caster (disambiguation)
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Castro (disambiguation)
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Gastor (disambiguation)
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Kastor (disambiguation)
