Castor most commonly refers to:

  • Castor (star), a star in the Gemini constellation
  • Castor, a genus name of the beaver
  • Castor, one of the Dioscuri/Gemini twins Castor and Pollux in Greco-Roman mythology
  • Caster or castor, a small undriven wheel

Castor or CASTOR may also refer to:

Science and technology

  • Castor (rocket stage), a family of solid-fuel rocket stages
  • Castor (software), data binding framework for Java
  • CASTOR (nuclear waste), proprietary cask
  • CASTOR experiment, "Centauro and Strange Object Research" at CERN
  • CASTOR (spacecraft), proposed space telescope
  • Castor sugar, fine sugar
  • Caster or castor angle, relevant to a steered wheel

Biology

  • Castor oil plant, castor bean plant
  • Castor oil, oil of the castor bean
  • Castor wax, produced from castor oil
  • Castoreum, scented exudate produced by beavers

People

Given name

Ancient

  • Castor of Rhodes, Greek grammarian and rhetorician
  • Drusus the Younger (13 BC – 23 CE), Roman consul, son of the Emperor Tiberius, nicknamed "Castor"
  • Antonius Castor, ancient botanist
  • Saint Castor, the name of several Christian saints
  • Castor of Apt (died c. 420), French bishop of Apt
  • Castor of Karden (died c. 400), German priest and hermit

Modern

  • Castor Cantero (1918–?), Paraguayan football player
  • Castor McCord (1907–1963), American jazz saxophonist
  • Castor (footballer) (born 1979), Edmilson Ferreira, Brazilian footballer

Surname

  • Betty Castor (born 1941), American educator and politician
  • Brian Castor (1889–1979), English cricketer
  • Bruce Castor (born 1961), American lawyer and politician
  • George A. Castor (1855–1906), American politician
  • Helen Castor (born 1968), English historian
  • Jean-Victor Castor (born 1962), French politician
  • Jimmy Castor (1940–2012), American musician
  • Kathy Castor (born 1966), American politician
  • Stacey Castor (1968–2016), American murderer
  • Steve Castor (born 1972/1973), American lawyer

Fiction

  • Castor Oyl, fictional character in the Popeye cartoons
  • Castor Troy, fictional character in the 1997 movie Face/Off, portrayed by Nicolas Cage and John Travolta
  • Castor, fictional character in the video game Spartan: Total Warrior
  • Lord Castor, fictional character in the 2007 movie The Harpy
  • Castor, fictional character in Tron: Legacy, portrayed by Michael Sheen
  • "Castor, Gobernador" fictional character in The Courts of the Morning by John Buchan
  • "Castor Wilds" fictional location in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap by Nintendo
  • "Castor", fictional persona in the video game Persona 3. Castor is used by one of the playable characters, Shinjiro Aragaki

Places

  • Castor, Alberta, Canada
  • Queue de Castor River, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Canada
  • Rivière aux Castors Noirs, river in Quebec, Canada
  • Castor River (Ontario), Ontario, Canada
  • Castor, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States
  • Castor Creek (Little River tributary), Louisiana, United States
  • Castor High School, Castor, Louisiana, United States
  • Castor River (Missouri), United-States
  • Castor (mountain), in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy
  • Castor Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Castor, Cambridgeshire, England
  • Castor Temple, a summit in the Grand Canyon, United States
  • Castor, an old name for Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk, England
  • Castor (crater) on Saturn's small moon Janus

Other uses

  • Castor (band), American rock band
  • Castor (cloth), a woollen fabric
  • Castor (trucks), a brand used by Swedish truck manufacturers Tidaholm in the 1910s
  • Castor Cracking Group, Swedish music group
  • , the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy
  • , the name of more than one ship of the Swedish Navy
  • 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.
  • P901 Castor Belgian patrol ship Castor
  • Castor gloves, gloves made from the skin of lambs or deer
  • Castor hat
  • Project Castor, a set of male clones in the TV series Orphan Black
  • Castore (brand), British sportswear and athletic clothing company
  • Castor (1917 ship), 1917 Polish tugboat

See also

  • Caistor, a town and civil parish situated in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
  • Caster (disambiguation)
  • Castro (disambiguation)
  • Gastor (disambiguation)
  • Kastor (disambiguation)