Victor (name)

Victor is Latin in origin meaning "winner" or "conqueror".

Translations

People

Given name

• Victor, duc de Broglie (disambiguation), several people
• Victor Agosto (born 1985), American anti-war activist
• Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587–1637)
• Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666–1732)
• Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726–1796)
• Victor Ambrus (born 1935), British illustrator
• Victor of Aveyron (1785–1828), French feral child
• Viktor Apostolov (born 1962), Bulgarian hammer thrower
• Victor Emmanuel (disambiguation), regnal name of the House of Savoy
  • Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820–1878)
  • Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869–1947)
• Aurelius Victor (320-390), Roman historian and politician
• Flavius Victor (384-388), Roman usurper, son of Magnus Maximus
• Prince Albert Victor (1864–1892), British prince
• Victor Babeş (1854–1926), Romanian biologist
• Vítor Baía (born 1969), Portuguese football player
• Víctor Manuel Baute (born 1972), Spanish boxer
• Vitor Belfort (born 1977), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Vic Bellamy (born 1963), American football player
• Viktor Berg (born 1977), Canadian squash player
• Víctor Bird (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player
• Victor Borge (1909–2000), Danish-born American musician and comedian
• Viktor Bout (born 1967), Russian arms dealer
• Victor Assis Brasil (1945–1981), Brazilian jazz saxophonist
• Victor Ciorbea (born 1954), Romanian politician
• Victor Civita (1907–1990), Brazilian publisher
• Victor Chandler (born 1951), British bookmaker and businessman
• Victor Chang (1936–1991), Australian–Chinese cardiac surgeon
• Victor Correa (born 1990), Brazilian racecar driver
• Victor Cruz (born 1986), American football player
• Victor Davis (1964–1989), Canadian Olympic gold medalist swimmer
• Victor Fonfreide (1872-1934), French painter
• Viktor Frankl (1905–1997), Austrian psychiatrist
• Victor Garber (born 1949), Canadian actor
• Víctor Genés (born 1961), Paraguayan footballer and football manager
• Victor Manuel Gerena (born 1958), American fugitive
• Victor Goldschmidt (1888–1947), Norwegian mineralogist
• Víctor Hugo González (born 1974), Colombian cyclist
• Victor Heflin (born 1960), American football player
• Víctor Herrera (born 1970), Colombian cyclist
• Victor Hicks (born 1957), American football player
• Victor Horta (1861–1947), Belgian architect
• Victor Houston (athlete) (born 1974), Barbadian athlete
• Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French writer
• Victor Honoré Janssens (1658–1736), Flemish painter
• Víctor Jara (1932–1973), Chilean musician
• Victor Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
• Victor Kamber (born 1943), American political consultant
• Viktor Kassai (born 1975), Hungarian football referee
• Victor Kiam (1926–2001), American entrepreneur
• Victor Korchnoi (1931-2016), Soviet-born Swiss chess player
• Victor Kros (born 1981), Dutch football player
• Viktor Kuznetsov (swimmer) (born 1961), Russian swimmer
• Victor Leandro Bagy (born 1983), Brazilian football player
• Victor Li Tzar-kuoi (born 1964), Hong Kong businessman
• Victor Loche (1806–1863), French zoologist
• Víctor Maldonado (born 1939), Venezuelan hurdler
• Víctor Martínez (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball player
• Victor Matfield (born 1977), South African rugby player
• Victor Mature (1913–1999), American actor
• Victor McLaglen (1886–1959), British actor
• Victor Meirelles (1832–1903), Brazilian painter
• Vic Mignogna (born 1962), American actor
• Viktor Mitrou (born 1973), Greek weightlifter
• Víctor Mora (athlete) (born 1944), Colombian runner
• Víctor Moreno (cyclist) (born 1985), Venezuelan cyclist
• Víctor Muñoz (born 1957), Spanish football coach and player
• Victor Oladipo (born 1992), American basketball player
• Viktor Olsen (born 1924), Norwegian long-distance runner
• Viktor Onopko (born 1969), Russian football player
• Viktor Orbán (born 1963), Hungarian politician
• Victor Ortíz (born 1987), American boxer
• Victor Perez ("Young"; 1911–45), Tunisian world champion flyweight boxer
• Victor Ponta (born 1972), Romanian politician
• Victor Quintana (born 1976), Paraguayan football player
• Victor Rasuk (born 1984), American actor
• Victor Rădulescu-Pogoneanu (1910-1962), Romanian diplomat
• Victor Rivera (volleyball) (born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player
• Victor Rivera Gonzalez (born 1948), Puerto Rican police chief and lawyer
• Victor Ross (1900–74), American lacrosse player
• Víctor Sánchez (born 1976), Spanish footballer
• Viktor Schauberger (1885–1958), Austrian forester and inventor
• Vitor Silva Assis de Oliveira Júnior (born 1986), Brazilian football player
• Victor Simões (born 1981), Brazilian football player
• Victor Skumin (born 1948), Russian scientist
• Victor Slăvescu (1891-1977), Romanian economist
• Victor Sloan (born 1945), Irish artist
• Viktor Spasov (born 1957), Soviet pole vaulter
• Victor Spinetti (born 1933), Welsh actor
• Victor Stănculescu (1928–2016), Romanian general officer and politician
• Viktor Troicki (born 1986), Serbian tennis player
• Víctor Trujillo (born 1961), Mexican comedian
• Victor Trumper (1877–1915), Australian cricketer
• Viktor Tsoi (1962–1990), Russian musician
• Victor Ukpolo (born 1950), Nigerian-born American university administrator
• Victor Vargas, Venezuelan banker and polo player
• Victor Vâlcovici (1885-1970), Romanian mechanician and mathematician
• Victor Willis (born 1951), American musician
• Viktor Yanukovych (born 1950), Ukrainian politician
• Viktor Yushchenko (born 1954), Ukrainian politician
• Viktor Zaitsev (born 1966), Uzbekistani javelin thrower
• Viktor Zhurba (born 1950), Soviet discus thrower

Surname

Roman Catholic religious figures

Fiction

• Vegas Vic, a robot from the video game Fallout: New Vegas
• Victor Baxter, fictional character in the television series That's So Raven and Cory in the House
• Victor Creed, the real name of Sabretooth, a character from the X-Men series
• Victor Frankenstein, fictional scientist in the 1818 novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Victor Fries, fictional villain in the Batman series, also known as Mr. Freeze
• Viktor Krum, fictional character in the Harry Potter series
• Vic Mackey, fictional character in the television series The Shield
• Victor Mancha, fictional character in the Runaways comic book
• Victor Meldrew, fictional character in the television series One Foot in the Grave
• Viktor Navorski, fictional character in the 2004 film The Terminal
• Victor Newman, fictional character in the television series The Young and the Restless
• Victor Nikiforov, fictional character in the Japanese television series YURI!!! on ICE
• Victor Quartermaine, fictional character in the television series Wallace and Gromit
• Victor Shade alias for the Marvel superhero Vision
• Victor Steiner-Davion, fictional character in the Battletech and Mechwarrior universes
• Victor Stone, fictional DC Comics superhero, better known as Cyborg
• Victor Sullivan, a character from the Uncharted series
• Victor Van Dort, fictional character in the 2005 animated film Corpse Bride
• Victor Vance, fictional protagonist of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
• Vic Vega, fictional character in the film Reservoir Dogs, also known as Mr. Blonde
• Victor Von Doom, fictional character in the Fantastic Four comics
• Victor von Gerdenheim, fictional character in the Darkstalkers video game series
• Viktor (Suikoden), fictional character in the Suikoden video game series
• Viktor (Underworld), fictional character in the Underworld film series
• Victor Zsasz, a serial killer featured in the Batman series
• Victor, a gargoyle supporting character from the 1996 Disney animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame

People with given name Vittorio

• Vittorio Brambilla (1937–2001) Italian Formula One driver
• Vittorio Cecchi Gori (born 1942), Italian film producer and politician
• Vittorio De Sica (1901–1974), Italian director and actor

See also

• Victor (disambiguation)
• Saint Victorian (disambiguation)
• St. Victor (disambiguation)
• Victoria (disambiguation)
• Victory (disambiguation)
• Nicetas (disambiguation)
• Anicetus (disambiguation)