Victor (name)
Victor is Latin in origin meaning "winner" or "conqueror".
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People
Aristocracy
- Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587–1637)
- Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666–1732)
- Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726–1796)
- Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie (1718–1804), Marshal of France
- Victor de Broglie (1756–1794), French soldier and politician, son of the 2nd duc
- Victor de Broglie (1785–1870), 3rd duc de Broglie, French statesman and diplomat
- Victor de Broglie (1846–1906), 5th duc de Broglie, French politician and diplomat
- Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759–1824), Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia
- Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820–1878), King of Sardinia
- Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869–1947), King of Italy
Religion
- Pope Victor I (died 199), also a saint
- Pope Victor II (c. 1018–1057)
- Pope Victor III (c. 1026–1087)
- Antipope Victor IV (1138)
- Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164)
- Victor of Marseilles (died c. 290), a saint
- Victor Maurus (died c. 303), Victor the Moor or Victor of Milan, a saint
- Viktor of Xanten (died 4th century), a saint
- Victor I (bishop of Chur) (fl. 7th century)
- Victor II (bishop of Chur) (fl. 8th century)
- Victor III (bishop of Chur) (died in or before 836)
Academics
- Victor Babeş (1854–1926), Romanian biologist
- Victor Dzau (born 1945), Chinese-American doctor and academic
- Viktor Frankl (1905–1997), Austrian psychiatrist
- Victor Ginzburg (born 1957), Russian-American mathematician
- Victor Goldschmidt (1888–1947), Norwegian mineralogist
- Victor Loche (1806–1863), French zoologist
- Victor Skumin (born 1948), Russian psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist
- Victor Slăvescu (1891-1977), Romanian economist
- Victor Vâlcovici (1885-1970), Romanian mechanician and mathematician
Arts and entertainment
- Victor Ambrus (born 1935), British illustrator
- Victor Anastasi (1913–1992), Maltese designer and draughtsman
- Victor Borge (1909–2000), Danish-born American musician and comedian
- Victor Assis Brasil (1945–1981), Brazilian jazz saxophonist
- Victor Fonfreide (1872-1934), French painter
- Victor French (1934-1989), American actor
- Victor Garber (born 1949), Canadian actor
- Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French writer
- Victor Honoré Janssens (1658–1736), Flemish painter
- Víctor Jara (1932–1973), Chilean musician
- Victor Martinez (author) (1954–2011), Mexican American poet and author
- Victor Mature (1913–1999), American actor
- Victor McLaglen (1886–1959), British actor
- Victor Meirelles (1832–1903), Brazilian painter
- Vic Mignogna (born 1962), American actor
- Víctor Mora (comics) (1931–2016), Spanish writer of comic books
- Victor Rasuk (born 1984), American actor
- Victor Rathnayake (born 1942), Sri Lankan Sinhala folk musician
- Victor Sloan (born 1945), Irish artist
- Victor Spinetti (born 1933), Welsh actor
- Víctor Trujillo (born 1961), Mexican comedian
- Viktor Tsoi (1962–1990), Russian musician
- Victor Willis (born 1951), American musician
Business
- Victor Civita (1907–1990), Brazilian publisher
- Victor Chandler (born 1951), British bookmaker and businessman
- Victor Kiam (1926–2001), American entrepreneur
- Victor Li Tzar-kuoi (born 1964), Hong Kong businessman
- Victor Vargas (born 1952), Venezuelan entrepreneur and philanthropist
Crime
- Viktor Bout (born 1967), Russian arms dealer
- Víctor Manuel Gerena (born 1958), American fugitive robber
Politics and diplomacy
- Victor de Broglie (1756–1794), French soldier and politician
- Victor de Broglie (1785–1870), 3rd duc de Broglie, French statesman and diplomat
- Victor de Broglie (1846–1906), 5th duc de Broglie, French politician and diplomat
- Victor Ciorbea (born 1954), Romanian politician
- Victor Kamber (born 1943), American political consultant
- Víctor Hipólito Martínez (born 1924), former Vice President of Argentina
- Viktor Orbán (born 1963), Hungarian politician
- Victor Ponta (born 1972), Romanian politician
- Victor Rădulescu-Pogoneanu (1910-1962), Romanian diplomat
- Victor Stănculescu (1928–2016), Romanian general officer and politician
- Viktor Yanukovych (born 1950), Ukrainian politician
- Viktor Yushchenko (born 1954), Ukrainian politician
Sports
- Viktor Apostolov (born 1962), Bulgarian hammer thrower
- Viktor Axelsen (born 1994), Danish badminton player and men's singles world champion
- Victor Leandro Bagy (born 1983), Brazilian football goalkeeper known simply as Victor
- 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 Correa (born 1990), Brazilian race car driver
- Victor Cruz (American football) (born 1986), American football player
- Victor Davis (1964–1989), Canadian Olympic champion swimmer
- Viktor Fischer (born 1994), Danish footballer
- Víctor Genés (born 1961), Paraguayan footballer and football manager
- Víctor Hugo González (born 1974), Colombian cyclist
- Victor Hedman (born 1990), National Hockey League player from Sweden
- Victor Heflin (born 1960), American football player
- Víctor Herrera (cyclist) (born 1970), Colombian cyclist
- Víctor Herrera Piggott (born 1980), Panamanian footballer
- Victor Hicks (born 1957), American football player
- Victor Houston (athlete) (born 1974), Barbadian track and field athlete
- Victor Jones (cricketer) (1881-1923), Australian cricketer
- Victor Jones (linebacker) (born 1966), American football player
- Victor Jones (running back) (born 1967), American football player
- Viktor Kassai (born 1975), Hungarian football referee
- Victor Kros (born 1981), Dutch football player
- Viktor Kuznetsov (swimmer) (born 1961), Russian swimmer
- Victor Leandro Bagy (born 1983), Brazilian football player
- Víctor Maldonado (born 1939), Venezuelan hurdler
- Víctor Martínez (athlete) (born 1975), Andorran middle-distance runner
- Víctor Martínez (baseball) (born 1978), Venezuelan-born Major League Baseball player
- Víctor Martínez (bodybuilder) (born 1973), Dominican professional bodybuilder
- Victor Matfield (born 1977), South African rugby player
- Viktor Mitrou (born 1973), Greek weightlifter
- Víctor Mora (athlete) (born 1944), Colombian retired long-distance runner
- Víctor Hugo Mora (born 1974), Mexican football manager
- Víctor Moreno (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player
- 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 coach and former player
- Victor Ortíz (born 1987), American boxer
- Victor Perez ("Young"; 1911–45), Tunisian world champion flyweight boxer
- Victor Quintana (born 1976), Paraguayan football player
- Víctor Rivera (football manager) (born 1968), Peruvian football manager
- Victor Rivera (volleyball) (born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Victor Ross (1900–1974), American lacrosse player
- Víctor Sánchez (born 1976), Spanish retired footballer
- Victor "Vic" Seixas (born 1923), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player
- Victor Simões (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
- Viktor Spasov (born 1957), Soviet pole vaulter
- Viktor Troicki (born 1986), Serbian tennis player
- Victor Trumper (1877–1915), Australian cricketer
- Víctor Valdés (born 1982), Spanish retired football goalkeeper
- Viktor Zaitsev (born 1966), Uzbekistani javelin thrower
- Chick Zamick (1926–2007), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Viktor Zhurba (born 1950), Soviet discus thrower
Other
- Victor Agosto (born 1985), American anti-war activist
- Victor of Aveyron (1785–1828), French feral child
- Victor Chang (1936–1991), Australian–Chinese cardiac surgeon
- Victor Horta (1861–1947), Belgian architect
- Victor Jones (British Army officer), Second World War British Army officer
- Victor Korchnoi (1931-2016), Soviet-born Swiss chess player
- Víctor Martínez (disambiguation)
- Victor Rivera (bishop) (1916–2005), American Episcopalian bishop
- Victor Rivera Gonzalez (born 1948), Puerto Rican police chief and lawyer
- Viktor Schauberger (1885–1958), Austrian forester and inventor
- Victor Ukpolo (born 1950), Nigerian-born American university administrator
Fictional characters
- Victor Baxter, in the television series That's So Raven and Cory in the House
- Victor Borkowski, in the X-Men comics, also known as Anole
- Victor Creed, the real name of Sabretooth, a character from the X-Men series
- Victor Frankenstein, in the 1818 novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Victor Fries, a villain in the Batman series, also known as Mr. Freeze
- "Count Victor Grazinski", alias of Victoria Grant, protagonist of the 1982 film Victor/Victoria
- Victor Kiriakis, in the television series Days of Our Lives
- Viktor Krum, in the Harry Potter series
- Vic Mackey, on the television series The Shield
- Victor Mancha, in the Runaways comic book
- Victor Meldrew, in the television series One Foot in the Grave
- Viktor Navorski, in the 2004 film The Terminal
- Victor Newman, in the television series The Young and the Restless
- Victor Nikiforov, in the Japanese television series Yuri on Ice
- Victor Quartermaine, in the television series Wallace and Gromit
- Victor Shade, alias for the Marvel superhero Vision
- Victor Steiner-Davion, in the Battletech and Mechwarrior universes
- Victor Stone, DC Comics superhero better known as Cyborg
- Victor Sullivan, from the Uncharted series
- Victor Van Dort, in the 2005 animated film Corpse Bride
- Victor Vance, protagonist of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Victor Von Doom, in the Fantastic Four comics
- Victor von Gerdenheim, in the Darkstalkers video game series
- Viktor (Suikoden), in the Suikoden video game series
- Viktor (Underworld), in the Underworld film series
- Victor Zsasz, a serial killer featured in the Batman series
- Victor (mascot), the logo and mascot for the Just for Laughs comedy festival
- Victor (Dollhouse), from Joss Whedon's Dollhouse
- Viktor (Underworld), from the Underworld film series
- Victor (Breaking Bad), an underling of criminal mastermind Gustavo Fring in the series Breaking Bad
- Victor the Happy Ghost, a character in an episode of The Real Ghostusters
- Victor, elder brother of Hugo in Victor & Hugo: Bunglers in Crime and head of Naughtiness International
- Victor, a gargoyle supporting character from the 1996 Disney animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame
See also
- Victor (disambiguation)
- Saint Victorian (disambiguation)
- St. Victor (disambiguation)
- Victoria (disambiguation)
- Victory (disambiguation)
- Vittorio
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