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{{Wiktionary|Castor|castor}}

'''Castor''' most commonly refers to:
*[[Castor (star)]], a star in the Gemini constellation
*Castor, one of the Dioscuri/Gemini twins [[Castor and Pollux]] in Greco-Roman mythology

'''Castor''' or '''CASTOR''' may also refer to:
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==Science and technology==
*[[Castor (rocket stage)]], a family of solid-fuel rocket stages
*[[Castor (framework)|Castor (software)]], data binding framework for Java
*[[CASTOR (nuclear waste)|''CASTOR'' (nuclear waste)]], cask for storage and transport of radioactive material
*[[CASTOR experiment|''CASTOR'' experiment]], "Centauro and Strange Object Research" at CERN
*[[CASTOR (spacecraft)]], proposed space telescope
*[[Castor sugar]], fine sugar
*[[Caster|Caster (or Castor)]], an undriven wheel
*[[Caster angle|Caster (or Castor) angle]], relevant to a steered wheel

===Biology===
*[[Castor oil plant]], plant from which castor bean grows
**[[Castor oil]], oil of the castor bean
**[[Castor wax]], produced from castor oil
*''Castor'', a genus name of the [[beaver]]
**[[Castoreum]], natural scent derived from the beaver

==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 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 (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
* {{HMS|Castor}}, the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy
* [[Castor (1782 ship)|''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.
* [[Belgian patrol vessel Castor| P901 Castor]] Belgian patrol ship ''Castor''
* Castor gloves, [[glove]]s made from the skin of lambs or deer
*[[List of headgear|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)|''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)]]

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