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- Américo Castro (1885–1972), Spanish historian
- Ángel Castro y Argiz (1875–1956), father of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raúl Castro
- Arturo Castro (1918–1975), Mexican actor of film and television
- Aureo Castro (1917–1993), Macanese–Portuguese composer, musician and teacher
- Balthazar (Isaac) Orobio de Castro, (c.1617–1687) Jewish philosopher
- Bernadette Castro (born 1944), U.S. politician
- Cipriano Castro (1858–1924), Venezuela politician
- Crispin Castro Monroy (born 1936), Mexican politician
- David Castro (born 1996), American actor
- Edmond Castro, Belizean politician
- Eduardo Viveiros de Castro (born 1951), Ethnologist, Brasil
- Elizabeth Castro, U.S. writer on web sites
- Fidel Castro (born 1926), former President of Cuba
- Germán Castro Caycedo (born 1940), Colombian journalist and writer
- Guillén de Castro y Bellvis (1569–1631), Spanish dramatist
- Henri Castro (1786–1865), pioneer of the Republic of Texas
- Inês de Castro (1325–1355), Galician noblewoman and Queen of Portugal after her death
- Jason Castro (singer) (born 1987), U.S. singer
- Joaquín Castro (born 1974), American politician
- José Castro (1808–1860), Mexican general governor of Alta California
- Juan José Castro (1895–1968), Argentinian composer
- Juanita Castro (born 1933), Cuban revolutionary, sister of Fidel and Raul Castro
- Julian Castro (born 1974), American politician
- Marco Castro (born 1976), a Peruvian American film director
- Mariela Castro (born 1962), Cuban LGBT and sex education activist, and daughter of Raúl Castro
- Nelson Castro (politician), a member of the New York State Assembly
- Noli de Castro (born 1949), Filipino politician
- Ramón Castro (Cuban revolutionary) (born 1924), brother of Fidel and Raul Castro
- Ramón Castro Jijón (1915–1984), military ruler of Ecuador
- Raquel Castro (born 1994), American actress
- Raúl Castro (born 1931), current President of Cuba
- Raul Hector Castro (born 1916), U.S. politician
- Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), Spanish Galician language writer and poet
- Salvador Castaneda Castro (1888–1965), Salvadorian politician
- Verónica Castro (born 1952), Mexican actress
- Antonio Castro (born 1925), Afro-Puertorican and Latino Lt USN Mechanical Engineer graduated from US Kings Point Academy, Long Island, NYC in 1951
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