Cass (given name)

Last updated March 18, 2019

Cass is the given name of:

People:

Cass Ballenger (1926–2015), U.S. Representative, 1986–2005
Cass Browne (born 1971), English rock drummer
Cass Canfield (1897–1986), American publishing executive
Cass Daley (1915–1975), American actress, singer and comedian
Cass Elliot (1941–1974), American singer with the Mamas & the Papas, born Ellen Naomi Cohen
Cass Fox (born 1982), English singer who originally performed as "Cass"
Cass Gilbert (1859–1934), American architect
Cass McCombs (born 1977), American singer, songwriter and musician
Cass Michaels (1926–1982), American Major League Baseball player
Cass Pennant (born 1958), English writer and former football hooligan
Cass Phang (born 1969), retired Cantopop singer from Hong Kong
Cassandra Ponti (born 1980), Filipino actress and contestant in Pinoy Big Brother
Cass Sunstein (born 1954), American legal scholar and professor

Thomas Cass Ballenger was an American politician. A Republican, he represented North Carolina's 10th Congressional district, centered in North Carolina's foothills, in the United States House of Representatives from 1986 to 2005.

Cassian "Cass" Ingmar Browne is an English rock drummer.

Augustus Cass Canfield was an American publishing executive who was the longtime president and chairman of Harper & Brothers, later Harper & Row.

Fictional characters:

the title character of the Sinclair Lewis novel and film Cass Timberlane
Cass Winthrop, a character in the American television soap opera Another World
Castiel (Supernatural), a character in the American television series Supernatural

Cass Timberlane is a romantic drama film starring Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner and Zachary Scott, directed by George Sidney, and released in 1948. It was based on the 1945 novel Cass Timberlane: A Novel of Husbands and Wives by Sinclair Lewis, which was Lewis' nineteenth novel and one of his last.

Cass Winthrop is a fictional character on the soap opera Another World. He was portrayed by Stephen Schnetzer from 1982 to 1999. Schnetzer also appeared as Cass on As the World Turns from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2005 to 2006 and on Guiding Light in 2002.

Castiel (<i>Supernatural</i>) character from American TV series Supernatural

Castiel is a fictional character portrayed by Misha Collins on The CW's American television series Supernatural. An Angel of the Lord, he first appears in the fourth season, and is used to introduce the theme of Christian theology to the series. In the series, Castiel brings Dean Winchester back from Hell and frequently helps him and his brother Sam in their battles with various demons and angels along the way. During his travels with the Winchesters, Castiel develops friendships with both men. As an angel, he possesses a number of supernatural abilities, including the ability to kill demons. Initially, the character demonstrates complete devotion to God and little emotion. However, his interactions and experiences with Dean Winchester and Sam Winchester, as well as certain revelations about God and his fellow angels, have a humanizing effect on him. This, despite the stress and harm it causes his character, allows him to develop an independent will as the series progresses and helps the show address topics related to free will.

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