Castro (surname)

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Castro is a Romance (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Galician) surname coming from Latin castrum, a fortification (cf: Greek: kastron; Proto-Celtic: *Kassrik; Breton: kaer, *kastro). Notable people with the surname include:

Castro family coat of arms (Portugal).

Politicians, administrators, leaders, and rulers

Alicia Castro (born 1949), Argentine diplomat
Bernadette Castro (born 1944), U.S. politician
Cipriano Castro (1858–1924), Venezuela politician
Crispin Castro Monroy (born 1936), Mexican politician
Edmond Castro, Belizean politician
Fidel Castro (born 1926), former President of Cuba
Henri Castro (1786–1865), pioneer of the Republic of Texas
Inês de Castro (1325–1355), Galician noblewoman and Queen of Portugal after her death
Joaquín Castro (born 1974), American politician
José Castro (1808–1860), Mexican general governor of Alta California
Julian Castro (born 1974), American politician
Nelson Castro (politician), a member of the New York State Assembly
Noli de Castro (born 1949), Filipino politician
Raul Hector Castro (born 1916), U.S. politician
Raúl Castro (born 1931), current President of Cuba
Salvador Castaneda Castro (1888–1965), Salvadorian politician
Ramón Castro Jijón (1915–1984), military ruler of Ecuador

Athletes

Arles Castro (born 1979), Colombian track and road cyclist
Carlos Castro Mora (born 1978), Costa Rican footballer
Carlos Castro Borja (born 1967), Salvadoran footballer
César Castro (born 1982), Brazilian diver
David Castro (born 1964), Brazilian swimmer
Domingos Castro (born 1963), Portuguese long-distance runner
Dionísio Castro (born 1963), Portuguese long-distance runner
Eduardo Castro (born 1954), Mexican long-distance runner
Francisco Castro (born 1979), Portuguese footballer
Gonzalo Castro (born 1987), German footballer
Gonzalo Castro Irizábal (born 1984), Uruguayan footballer
Héctor Castro (1904–1960), Uruguayan footballer
Jason Castro (baseball) (born 1987), U.S. baseball player
Jayson Castro (born 1986), Filipino basketball player
Jorge Castro (boxer) (born 1967), Argentine boxer
José Antonio Castro (born 1980), Mexican footballer
Juan Castro (born 1972), Mexican baseball player
Luz Dary Castro (born 1978), Colombian shot putter and discus thrower
Mauricio Castro (born 1981), Honduran footballer
Michael Castro (born 1989), Ecuadorian footballer
Nelson Castro (weightlifter) (born 1974), Colombian weightlifter
Ramón Castro (born 1976), U.S. baseball player
Saleta Castro (born 1989), a Spanish (Galician) triathlete
Sheilla Castro (born 1983), Brazilian volleyball player
Starlin Castro (born 1990), Dominican baseball player

Actors and film makers

Arturo Castro (1918–1975), Mexican actor of film and television
David Castro (born 1996), American actor
Luciano Castro (born 1975), Argentine actor
Marco Castro (born 1976), a Peruvian American film director
Raquel Castro (born 1994), American actress
Verónica Castro (born 1952), Mexican actress

Family of Fidel Castro and Raul Castro

Fidel Castro (born 1926), former President of Cuba
Raúl Castro (born 1931), current President of Cuba
Ángel Castro y Argiz (1875–1956), father of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raúl Castro
Juanita Castro (born 1933), Cuban revolutionary, sister of Fidel and Raul Castro
Mariela Castro (born 1962), Cuban LGBT and sex education activist, and daughter of Raúl Castro
Ramón Castro (Cuban revolutionary) (born 1924), brother of Fidel and Raul Castro

General

Américo Castro (1885–1972), Spanish historian
Ariel Castro kidnappings
Aureo Castro (1917–1993), Macanese–Portuguese composer, musician and teacher
Balthazar (Isaac) Orobio de Castro, (c.1617–1687) Jewish philosopher
Eduardo Viveiros de Castro (born 1951), Ethnologist, Brasil
Elizabeth Castro, U.S. writer on web sites
Fernando Castro Pacheco (1918–2013), Mexican artist
Germán Castro Caycedo (born 1940), Colombian journalist and writer
Guillén de Castro y Bellvis (1569–1631), Spanish dramatist
Jason Castro (singer) (born 1987), U.S. singer
Juan José Castro (1895–1968), Argentinian composer
Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), Spanish Galician language writer and poet
Sal Castro (1933–2013), Mexican-American educator and activist
Zulema Castro de Peña (c. 1920–2013), Argentine activist