Victor is both a given name and a surname. It is

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

in origin meaning ''winner'' or ''conqueror''. Although not directly associated with a Biblical name, Victor is one of the earliest Christian names, borne (as Vittorio) by several saints and popes, symbolizing Christ's victory over sin and death.

Translations

* Albanian: * Amharic: *

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: ** Direct derivation: ''Vīktūr'' ** Equivalent meaning: ''Ẓāfir'' (literally "victor, conqueror"); '' Manṣūr'', ''Muntaṣir'' (both meaning "given victory"); '' Fawwāz'' ("winner") * Armenian: Վիկտոր (Viktor); (Viken, Vigen) * Asturian: Vítor * Basque: Bittor * Belarusian: (Viktar) * Bulgarian: (Viktor) *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

: Víctor * Chinese: , Wéikètuō * Czech: Viktor * Danish: Viktor, Victor * Dutch: Viktor, Victor *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

: Victor, Vic *

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * ...

: Viktor * Filipino: Biktor * Finnish: Vihtori, Viktor *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Victor (Victoire) * Galician: Vítor *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

: Viktor, Victor * Greek: Βίκτωρας (Viktoras) *

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

: (Vikṭara) * Hausa: Mainasara * Hawai'ian: Wikoli *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: (Viktor), (

Avigdor Avigdor ( he, אֲבִיגְדוֹר) a small moshav in southern Israel. Located south of Kiryat Malakhi and 11 km north of Kiryat Gat and covering 3.75 km², it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In its pop ...

) *

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

: , Vijētā, Abhijeet * Hungarian: Viktor, Győző * Ibibio: Àkàn * Igbo: Ùgò * Irish: Buadhach * Italian:

Vittorio Vittorio is an Italian male given name which has roots from the Byzantine-Bulgarian name Victor. People with the given name Vittorio include: * Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, pretender to the former Kingdom of Italy * Vittorio Adorni, pro ...

, Vittore, Vittorino, Rino * Japanese: (Bikutā) *

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

: , Jayaśāli *

Kinyarwanda Kinyarwanda, Rwandan or Rwanda, officially known as Ikinyarwanda, is a Bantu language and a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language that is spoken in Rwanda and adjacent parts of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda (where ther ...

: Mutsinzi * Korean: (Biktoreu), (Bikteo) *Late Roman: Victorinus, Victorius * Latvian: Viktors * Lithuanian: Viktoras * Macedonian: Виктор (Viktor) * Marathi: (Vijētā) * Mongolian: Виктор (Viktor) *

Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

: (Vikṭara) * Norwegian: Viktor * Persian: Pirooz * Polish: Wiktor * Portuguese: Vítor, Victor *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania ** Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditiona ...

: Victor * Russian: (Victor, Viktor) *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also * * * Old Serbian (disambiguation ...

: (Viktor) * Slovak: Viktor *

Somali Somali may refer to: Horn of Africa * Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region ** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis ** Somali culture ** Somali cuisine ** Somali language, a Cushitic language ** Somali ...

: Guled * Spanish: Víctor, Victorio, Victoriano, Victorino * Swedish: Victor, Viktor *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, na ...

: (Vañci) *

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode ...

: (Vikṭar) * Turkish: Galip, Muzaffer, Utku, Zafer *

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

: (Viktor) * Uzbek: G'olib, Muzaffar, Viktor * Vietnamese: Victor *

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

: Gwythyr * Yiddish: (Viktor) *

Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...

: Segun

People with the given name and mononym

Aristocracy

Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy Victor Amadeus I ( it, Vittorio Amedeo I di Savoia; 8 May 1587 – 7 October 1637) was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637. He was also known as the ''Lion of Susa''.Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666–1732) *

Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amadeo Maria; 26 June 1726 – 16 October 1796) was King of Sardinia from 1773 to his death. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until he declared war on Revolu ...

(1726–1796) *

Victor de Broglie (1756–1794) Charles-Louis-Victor, prince de Broglie, called Victor de Broglie (22 September 1756 – 27 June 1794) was a French soldier and politician. Biography Victor de Broglie was born in Paris, the eldest son of Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, w ...

, French soldier and politician, son of the 2nd duc de Broglie *

Victor de Broglie (1785–1870) Achille Léonce Victor Charles, 3rd Duke of Broglie (; 28 November 178525 January 1870), briefly Victor de Broglie, was a French peer, statesman, and diplomat. He was the third duke of Broglie and served as president of the Council durin ...

, 3rd duc de Broglie, French statesman and diplomat *

Victor de Broglie (1846–1906) Louis-Alphonse-Victor, 5th duc de Broglie, called Victor de Broglie (30 October 1846 – 26 August 1906), was a French aristocrat. Biography Victor de Broglie was born in Rome, Italy where his father, monarchist politician Albert, 4th duc de Br ...

, 5th duc de Broglie, French politician and diplomat *

Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel I (Vittorio Emanuele; 24 July 1759 – 10 January 1824) was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia (1802–1821). Biography Victor Emmanuel was the second son of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda ...

(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 Pope Victor I (died 199) was the bishop of Rome in the late second century (189–199 A.D.). The dates of his tenure are uncertain, but one source states he became pope in 189 and gives the year of his death as 199.Kirsch, Johann Peter (1912). "Po ...

(died 199), also a saint *

Pope Victor II Pope Victor II (c. 1018 – 28 July 1057), born Gebhard of Dollnstein-Hirschberg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 April 1055 until his death in 1057. Victor II was one of a series of German-born pope ...

(c. 1018–1057) *

Pope Victor III Pope Victor III ( 1026 – 16 September 1087), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 May 1086 to his death. He was the successor of Pope Gregory VII, yet his pontificate is far less notable than his time as ...

(c. 1026–1087) * Antipope Victor IV (1138) *

Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164) Victor IV (born Octavian or Octavianus: ''Ottaviano dei Crescenzi Ottaviani di Monticelli'') (1095 – 20 April 1164) was elected as a Ghibelline antipope in 1159, following the death of Pope Adrian IV and the election of Alexander III. His elec ...

Victor of Marseilles Saint Victor of Marseilles (died c. 290) was an Egyptian Christian martyr. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Life Saint Victor is said to have been a Roman army officer in Marseille, who publicly ...

(died c. 290), a saint * Victor Maurus (died c. 303), Victor the Moor or Victor of Milan, a saint *

Viktor of Xanten Viktor of Xanten was a 4th century martyr and saint recognized by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since the 12th century, his presumed bones have been kept in a shrine, which is embedded in the high altar of the Xan ...

(died 4th century), a saint *

Victor I (bishop of Chur) Victor I was a 7th-century bishop of Chur, the first of the Victorid family which was to control the bishopric and the province of Rhaetia until the early ninth century. On 10 October 614, he signed the canons of the Fifth Council of Paris on c ...

() * Victor II (bishop of Chur) () *

Victor III (bishop of Chur) Victor III (died 7 January before 836) was the Bishop of Chur from after 800 until his death. He was the last member of the Victorid family to hold the bishopric of Chur and the secular power in Rhaetia concurrently. He succeeded the bishop Reme ...

(died in or before 836)

Academics

Victor Babeş The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

(1854–1926), Romanian biologist *

Victor Dzau Victor Joseph Dzau (; born 23 October 1945) is a Chinese-American doctor and academic. He serves as the President of the United States National Academy of Medicine (formerly the ''Institute of Medicine'') of the United States National Academy o ...

(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 Gunnarsson (1953–1993), Swedish teacher who once prosecuted for the assassination of its prime minister *

Viktor Kokochashvili Viktor Kokochashvili (Georgian: ვიქტორ კოკოჩაშვილი) (November 12, 1904, Kutaisi – April 17, 1986) was a Georgian chemist. He was born in the family of a teacher in Kutaisi. Education In 1922 he graduated ...

(1904-1986), Georgian chemist *

Victor Loche Victor Loche (1806–1863) was a French soldier and naturalist. In 1856–1857, he participated in an expedition to the Algerian part of the Sahara, and described the mammals and birds of Algeria in the book ''Catalogue des mammifères et des oise ...

(1806–1863), French zoologist * Victor Ninov (born 1959), Bulgarian physicist *

Victor Ricciardi Victor Ricciardi is an American professor of business and author. He was an assistant professor of financial management at Goucher College. Life Victor Ricciardi completed a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and management from ...

, American professor of business and author * 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 Victor Ambrus (born László Győző Ambrus, 19 August 1935 – 10 February 2021) was a Hungarian-born British illustrator of history, folk tales, and animal story books. He also became known from his appearances on the Channel 4 television ...

(1935–2021), Hungarian-born British illustrator *

Victor Anastasi Victor Anastasi (born 1913 in Valletta, died 15 November 1992) was a Maltese designer. He worked as a draughtsman with the Public Works Department, and although he never formally studied architecture, he was involved in the design process of nume ...

(1913–1992), Maltese designer and draughtsman *

Victor Borge Børge Rosenbaum (3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000), known professionally as Victor Borge ( ), was a Danish-American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the North America and Europe. His ...

(1909–2000), Danish-born American musician and comedian *

Victor Buono Victor Charles Buono (February 3, 1938January 1, 1982) was an American actor, comic, and briefly a recording artist. He was known for playing the villain King Tut in the television series '' Batman'' (1966–1968) and musician Edwin Flagg in '' ...

(1938–1982), American actor *

Victor Assis Brasil Victor Assis Brasil (August 28, 1945 – April 14, 1981) was a Brazilian jazz saxophonist. He began playing the saxophone at the age of 16 and recorded his first album, ''Desenhos'', in 1965. He later studied at Berklee College of Music Ber ...

(1945–1981), Brazilian jazz saxophonist *

Viktor Đerek Viktor Đerek (born March 8, 2000) is a Croats, Croatian photographer, based in Makarska, Croatia. His work includes nature, landscape, portrait and historiographical subjects. In 2013, he collaborated on a short documentary film that was used i ...

(born 2000), Croatian photographer * Victor Fonfreide (1872–1934), French painter * Victor French (1934–1989), American actor * Victor Garber (born 1949), Canadian actor *

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

(1802–1885), French writer *

Victor Honoré Janssens Victor Honorius Janssens or Victor Honoré Janssens (or Jansens) (11 June 165814 August 1736) was a Flemish painter of religious and mythological works and a tapestry designer. He spent a substantial period of his career abroad and worked in Germ ...

(1658–1736), Flemish painter *

Víctor Jara Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (; 28 September 1932 – 16 September 1973) was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter and Communist political activist. He developed Chilean theater by directing a broad array of works, ra ...

(1932–1973), Chilean musician * Victor J. Kemper (born 1927), American cinematographer *

Victor Martinez (author) Victor L. Martinez (February 21, 1954 – February 18, 2011) was an American poet and author. He won the 1996 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature for his first novel, ''Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida''.

(1954–2011), Mexican American poet and author *

Victor Mature Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American stage, film, and television actor who was a leading man in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. His best known film roles include '' One Million B.C.'' (1940), '' My Darli ...

(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 * Viktor Preiss (born 1947), Czech actor * Victor Rasuk (born 1984), American actor *

Victor Rathnayake Rathnayake Arachchilage Victor ( Sinhala: වික්ටර් රත්නායක; born 18 February 1942), popularly known as Victor Rathnayake, is a Sri Lankan singer, composer, lyricist and a renowned musician. He was the first Sri Lankan a ...

(born 1942), Sri Lankan Sinhala folk musician * Victor Silvester (1900–1978), British dancer and bandleader * Victor Sloan (born 1945), Irish artist *

Victor Socaciu Victor Socaciu (14 January 1953 – 27 December 2021) was a Romanian folk singer, composer and politician. Socaciu served as a Deputy in the Parliament of Romania The Parliament of Romania ( ro, Parlamentul României) is the national bicame ...

(1953–2021), Romanian folk singer and composer * Victor Spinetti (1929–2012), Welsh actor * Víctor Trujillo (born 1961), Mexican comedian * Viktor Tsoi (1962–1990), Russian musician * Victor Willis (born 1951), American musician * Victor Yerrid (born 1971), American puppeteer and voice actor

Business

Victor Chandler Victor William Chandler (born 18 April 1951) is a British businessman, bookmaker, and former chairman of the company BetVictor, legally Victor Chandler International. Early life Chandler is the son of Victor Chandler Sr, and the grandson o ...

(born 1951), British bookmaker and businessman *

Victor Civita Victor Civita (February 9, 1907 - August 24, 1990) was an Italian-Brazilian journalist and publisher. His family emigrated from Italy to New York in 1938 following passage of the Race Law. In 1949 Civita relocated his family to Brazil, where he es ...

(1907–1990), Brazilian publisher *

Victor Kassir Victor Kassir (1910–1997) was a Lebanese businessman and politician who was the deputy prime minister and minister of industry and economy between 1984 and 1988. Early life and education Kassir was born in Beirut in 1910. He descended from a ...

(1910–1997), Lebanese businessman * Victor Kiam (1926–2001), American entrepreneur *

Victor Li Tzar-kuoi Victor Li Tzar-kuoi is a Hong Kong businessman, the chair of the board and group co-managing director of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and the chairman of the board and managing director of CK Asset Holdings Limited and the Chairman of CK In ...

(born 1964), Hong Kong businessman *

Victor Vargas Victor Vargas (born 28 March 1952) is a Venezuelan banker and businessman, best known for being the owner and president of the 14th largest private bank in Venezuela, Banco Occidental de Descuento. Early life Victor Vargas was born into a midd ...

(born 1952), Venezuelan entrepreneur and philanthropist * Victor Vescovo (born 1966), American financier and undersea explorer *

Victor Perry The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French sho ...

(born 1967), American businessman and motorcycle designer

Crime

* Viktor Bout (born 1967), Russian arms dealer * Víctor Manuel Gerena (born 1958), American fugitive robber

Military

Victor H. Czegka Victor Hugo Czegka (May 21, 1880 – February 18, 1973) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps warrant officer. He was awarded two Navy Crosses, the United States military's second-highest award, for his participation in the Byrd Ant ...

(1880–1973), Austrian-American Marine officer * Victor Gunasekara (1921-1993), Sri Lankan Sinhala army major and civil servant * Victor Jones (British Army officer), Second World War British Army officer * Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov (born 1962), Russian naval officer *

Viktor Zolotov Viktor Vasilyevich Zolotov (russian: Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Зо́лотов; born 27 January 1954) is the current Director of the National Guard of Russia (Rosgvardiya) and a member of the Security Council of Russia. Zolotov is ...

, commander of Russias National Guard

Politics and diplomacy

* Victor Banks (born 1947), Anguillan politician *

, French soldier and politician *

, 3rd duc de Broglie, French statesman and diplomat *

, 5th duc de Broglie, French politician and diplomat * Victor Ciorbea (born 1954), Romanian politician * Victor Deleu (1876–1939), Romanian politician *

Victor Gram Victor Gram (30 January 1910 – 12 February 1969) was a Danish politician who was a member of the Social Democrats. He was the minister of defence between 1962 and 1968 and a long-term member of the Parliament (1943–1969). Biography Gram wa ...

((1910–1969), Danish politician *

Victor Kamber Victor Samuel Kamber (born May 7, 1943) is an American labor union activist and political consultant in the United States. A Democrat, he worked for the AFL-CIO in the 1970s before forming The Kamber Group, a public relations firm, in 1980. ...

(born 1943), American political consultant *

Viktor Klima Viktor Klima (born 4 June 1947) is an Austrian Social Democrat politician and businessman. He was chancellor of Austria from 1997 to 2000. Early career Born in Schwechat, Lower Austria, Klima started working for the then state-owned OMV oil c ...

(born 1947), Austrian politician *

Víctor Hipólito Martínez Víctor Hipólito Martínez (November 21, 1924 – November 20, 2017) was an Argentine lawyer and politician, best known for his role as vice president during Raúl Alfonsín's 1983–89 tenure. Life and times Martínez was born and raised in Có ...

(1924–2017), former Vice President of Argentina *

Victor A. Nicholas Lieutenant-Colonel Victor Albert Nicholas, MBE, (4 May 1897 - 1956) was the sixteenth Postmaster General of Ceylon, serving between 1951 and 1956, and the second Ceylonese to hold the post. Victor Albert Nicholas was born on 4 May 1897 in Badu ...

(1897-1956), second Sri Lankan to hold post of Postmaster General of Sri Lanka * Viktor Orbán (born 1963), Hungarian politician * Victor Owusu (1923-2000), Ghanaian lawyer and politician *

Victor Perera Victor Perera was the first Governor of Northern Province and former Sri Lankan Inspector General of Police. Police career Perera joined the Sri Lanka Police Service in 1974 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police. Serving as the most sen ...

, Sri Lankan governor * Victor Ponta (born 1972), Romanian politician * Victor Rădulescu-Pogoneanu (1910–1962), Romanian diplomat * Victor Garvin Weerawardana Ratnayake (1908-1994), Sri Lankan politician * Vico Sotto (born 1989), Filipino politician * Victor Stănculescu (1928–2016), Romanian general officer and politician *

Victor Stern Victor Stern (29 October 1885 – 27 March 1958) was an Austrian philosopher, teacher and communist politician. He was active in communist parties in Austria and Germany until 1923 when he was forced to exile. He settled first in Czechoslovakia ...

(1885 – 1958), Austrian philosopher and politician * Viktor Yanukovych (born 1950), Ukrainian politician * Viktor Yushchenko (born 1954), Ukrainian politician

Sports

* Viktor (wrestler) (Eric Thompson, born 1980), a Canadian professional wrestler *

Viktor Apostolov Viktor Apostolov ( bg, Виктор Апостолов; November 1, 1962 – October 30, 2011)V ...

(born 1962), Bulgarian hammer thrower * Viktor Axelsen (born 1994), Danish badminton player and men's singles world champion *

Victor Leandro Bagy Victor Leandro Bagy (born 21 January 1983), known as Victor, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having started his career with Paulista, where he spent his first six professional years and won the Copa do ...

(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 Victor K. Bellamy (born June 2, 1963) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at Syracuse University and attended Central High S ...

(born 1963), American football player * Viktor Berg (born 1977), Canadian squash player * Víctor Bird (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player *

Víctor Blasco Víctor Blasco (born 1 July 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Angkor Tiger Career Early career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Blasco spent his youth career with Barcelona, Cornellà and Mallorca before moving to Cana ...

(born 1994), Spanish footballer *

Victor Corrêa Victor Corrêa (born March 14, 1990 in Alfenas) is a Brazilian racing driver currently competing in the European F3 Open Championship. Career The young Victor Corrêa began his career in karting in 1999 in Alfenas at 9 years old competing in t ...

(born 1990), Brazilian race car driver *

Victor Cruz (American football) Victor Michael Cruz (born November 11, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at UMass, and signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2010. With the Giants, he won Super Bowl XLVI ove ...

(born 1986), American football player * Victor Davis (1964–1989), Canadian Olympic champion swimmer *

Victor Dimukeje Victor Dimukeje (born November 18, 1999) is a Nigerian-born American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke, and was drafted by the Cardinals in the sixth round ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Viktor Fischer Viktor Gorridsen Fischer (born 9 June 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Swedish club AIK on loan from the Belgian First Division A club Antwerp. Fischer has previously played for t ...

(born 1994), Danish footballer * Víctor Genés (born 1961), Paraguayan footballer and football manager *

Víctor Hugo González Víctor Hugo González Melo (born May 21, 1974 in Fusagasugá, Cundinamarca) is a male road cyclist from Colombia. Major results ;2002 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;2003 :1st in Stage 10 Vuelta a Guatemala The ...

(born 1974), Colombian cyclist *

Victor Hedman Victor Erik Olof Hedman (; born 18 December 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hedman was selected second overall by the Lightning in the ...

(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) Victor Jones (11 May 1881 – 20 July 1923) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match for Western Australia in 1905/06. See also * List of Western Australia first-class cricketers A total of 455 players have appeared ...

(1881–1923), Australian cricketer *

Victor Jones (linebacker) Victor Purnell Jones (born October 19, 1966) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was dra ...

(born 1966), American football player *

Victor Jones (running back) Victor Tyrone Jones (born December 5, 1967) is a former American football running back who played five seasons in the National Football League with the Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas Cit ...

(born 1967), American football player * Viktor Kassai (born 1975), Hungarian football referee *

Victor Kros Victor Kros (born 11 September 1981) is a Dutch former football goalkeeper. He made his debut in Dutch professional football on 20 January 2002 for Sparta Rotterdam, replacing Frank Kooiman in a game against AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), ...

(born 1981), Dutch football player *

Viktor Kuznetsov (swimmer) Viktor Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov (russian: Виктор Александрович Кузнецов, born 21 May 1961) is a former backstroke swimmer from the Soviet Union. He won two silver medals at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, ...

(born 1961), Russian swimmer *

(born 1983), Brazilian football player *

Victor Lindelöf Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf (born 17 July 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Manchester United and captains the Sweden national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back. Linde ...

(born 1994) Swedish football player *

Victor Loturi Victor Lokai Loturi (born May 21, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Ross County and the Canada national team. Club career Early career Loturi began playing organized socce ...

(born 2001), Canadian soccer 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 Mazin Viktor Ivanovich Mazin (russian: Виктор Иванович Мазин; 18 June 1954 – 8 January 2022) was a Russian featherweight weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, setting ...

(1954–2022), Soviet weightlifter *

Viktor Mitrou Viktor Mitrou (Βίκτωρ Μήτρου; born June 24, 1973) is a retired male Greek weightlifter. He initially represented Albania, but became internationally distinguished with the Greece national team. Mitrou won a Silver Medal for Greece in ...

(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 Kehinde Babatunde Victor Oladipo (born May 4, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, where in the 2012-2013 s ...

(born 1992), American basketball player * Viktor Olsen (born 1924), Norwegian long-distance runner *

Viktor Onopko Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (russian: link=no, Виктор Савельевич Онопко; born 14 October 1969) is a Russian football coach and a former defender of Ukrainian origin. He is an assistant coach with FC Rostov and the Russia n ...

(born 1969), Russian football coach and former player * Victor Ortíz (born 1987), American boxer *

Victor Perez Victor Perez or Víctor Pérez may refer to: *Victor Perez (Tunisian boxer) (1911–1945), Tunisian boxer **''Victor Young Perez ''Victor "Young" Perez'' , also known as ''Surviving Auschwitz'' in the United Kingdom, is a 2013 French biographic ...

("Young"; 1911–45), Tunisian world champion flyweight boxer *

Victor Quintana Victor Quintana (born 12 April 1976) is a retired Paraguayan football player, who played as a defensive midfielder.

(born 1976), Paraguayan football player *

Víctor Rivera (football manager) Victor Hugo Rivera Coronado, popularly known as "El Chino", (born 10 November 1968) is a Peruvian football manager. Rivera previously managed Universidad San Martín de Porres, where he won back-to-back national titles in 2007 and 2008, and Sp ...

(born 1968), Peruvian football manager *

Victor Rivera (volleyball) Victor Rivera may refer to: * Victor Rivera (bishop) (1916–2005), American Episcopalian bishop * Víctor Rivera (judoka) (born 1965), Puerto Rican judoka * Victor Rivera (wrestler) (born 1944), Puerto Rican professional wrestler * Víctor Riv ...

(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 Viktor Spasov (born 19 July 1959) is a retired pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump ...

(born 1957), Soviet pole vaulter *

Viktor Troicki Viktor Troicki ( sr-Cyrl, Виктор Троицки, ; born 10 February 1986) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup, and his second and third ATP singles titles at the 2015 ...

(born 1986), Serbian tennis player * Victor Trumper (1877–1915), Australian cricketer * Victor Wembanyama (born 2004), French Basketball Player * Víctor Valdés (born 1982), Spanish retired football goalkeeper *

Viktor Zaitsev Viktor Zaytsev (russian: Виктор Зайцев; born June 6, 1966) is a retired javelin thrower from Uzbekistan who competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He did not reach the final. He won the silver me ...

(born 1966), Uzbekistani javelin thrower *

Chick Zamick Victor Zamick (16 August 1926 – 8 October 2007), better known as Chick Zamick, was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach best known for his success as a player at the Nottingham Panthers. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fam ...

(1926–2007), Canadian ice hockey player and coach * Viktor Zhurba (born 1950), Soviet discus thrower

Other people

Victor Agosto Victor Manuel Agosto (born May 13, 1985) is an American anti-war activist and a former United States Army private. He is noted for his direct and public resistance to the War in Afghanistan as an active duty soldier. Background Agosto was born ...

(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 Korchnoi (1931–2016), Soviet-born Swiss chess player * Víctor Martínez (disambiguation) *

Victor Rivera (bishop) Victor Manuel Rivera (1916 – December 24, 2005) was a Puerto Rican Episcopalian priest and bishop. He served from 1968 to 1989 as the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin. Education and early career Rivera was born in Penuela ...

(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

People with the surname

* Alexander F. Victor (''fl.'' 1910s–1920s), founder of the Victor Animatograph Corporation *

Binjimen Victor Binjimen Victor (born January 15, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Ohio State. Early life and high school Victor grew up in Pompano B ...

(born 1997), American football player * Divya Victor (''fl.'' 2009-), Tamil American poet *

Idara Victor Idara Victor is a Nigerian-American actress best known for her lead roles in '' Rizzoli & Isles'' and '' Turn: Washington's Spies''. Early life and education Idara Victor was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Barbara and Stan Victor, both from Akw ...

, American actress *

Jaclyn Victor Jaclyn Joshua Thanaraj Victor (born 4 December 1978) is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, actress & businesswoman who won the inaugural ''Malaysian Idol'', ''Ikon Malaysia'' & ''Gegar Vaganza Season 9''. As the winner of ''Malaysian Idol'', she wo ...

(born 1978), Malaysian musician

Fictional characters

* Victor Baxter, in the television series ''

That's So Raven ''That's So Raven'' is an American television teen sitcom that was created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, and aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between January 2003 and November 2007. The series centers on Raven Baxter (Raven-Sy ...

'' and '' Cory in the House'' * Victor Borin, a character in the Netflix series''

Grand Army Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and ...

'' *

Victor Borkowski Anole (Victor Borkowski) is a fictional mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Christina Weir and Nunzio DeFilippis and first appeared in issue #2 of ''New Mutants'' vol. 2 (August 20 ...

, in the

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

comics, also known as Anole *Victor Coste, friend of Sam Fisher in the Splinter Cell series of videogames *

Victor Creed Sabretooth (Victor Creed) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men, in particular as an enemy of the mutant Wolverine (character), Wolverine. Created by wri ...

, the real name of Sabretooth, a character from the ''X-Men'' series * Victor Frankenstein, in the 1818 novel ''

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ...

'' by Mary Shelley *Victor Florescu, a character in the 1934 American romantic musical movie '' The Cat and the Fiddle'' * 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 Grantz, a survivor in the video game '' Identity V'' *Viktor Hargreeves, a character from

The Umbrella Academy ''The Umbrella Academy'' is an American comic book series created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. The first six-issue limited series, '' The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite,'' was released by Dark Horse Comics betwee ...

*Victor Joseph, a character in the 1998 Canadian-American independent film '' Smoke Signals'' * Victor Kiriakis, in the television series '' Days of Our Lives'' * Viktor Krum, in the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at ...

'' series *

Vic Mackey Victor Samuel Mackey, played by Michael Chiklis, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the FX crime drama series ''The Shield'', which ran for seven seasons. Mackey is portrayed as a corrupt and brutal detective in the Los Angeles Pol ...

, on the television series '' The Shield'' *Victor Magtanggol, the titular character of the 2018 Philippine drama series ''

Victor Magtanggol ''Victor Magtanggol'' (International title: ''Heart of Courage'') is a 2018 Philippine television drama action fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is inspired by Norse mythology. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Alden Ric ...

'' *

Victor Mancha Victor Mancha, also known as Victorious, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appeared in the award-winning series '' Runaways''. Like the original Runaways, Victor has a supervillai ...

, 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 ''Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' is a 2005 stop-motion animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animations. It was directed by Nick Park and Steve Box (in Box's feature directorial debut) as the second feat ...

, in the television series '' Wallace and Gromit'' *

Victor Shade The Vision is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, the character first appeared in ''The Avengers'' #57 (published in August 1968, with ...

, alias for the Marvel superhero Vision * Victor Stone, DC Comics superhero better known as Cyborg *

Victor Sullivan The '' Uncharted'' series, created by video game developer Naughty Dog (with two titles developed by Bend Studio), features many characters. The series includes the video games '' Uncharted: Drake's Fortune'', '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'', ' ...

, from the ''Uncharted'' series * Victor Van Dort, in the 2005 animated film ''

Corpse Bride ''Corpse Bride'' (also known as ''Tim Burton's Corpse Bride'') is a 2005 stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton with a screenplay by John August, Caroline Thompson and Pamela Pettler based on ...

'' *

Victor Vance ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'' is an action-adventure game developed in a collaboration between Rockstar Leeds and Rockstar North, and published by Rockstar Games. The tenth instalment in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, the game was ...

, protagonist of the video game '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'' *

Victor Von Doom Doctor Victor Von Doom is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' #5 in July 1 ...

, in the '' Fantastic Four'' comics *

Victor von Gerdenheim This is a list of characters from Capcom's '' Darkstalkers'' fighting game series and animated-media franchise, who are either based on various iconic literary and cinematic monsters, or inspired by international mythology and fairy tales. The ...

, in the '' Darkstalkers'' video game series * Viktor (Suikoden), in the '' Suikoden'' video game 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, elder brother of Hugo in the Chinese television show '' 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'' * Victor Best, the brother of Victoria Best in '' WordGirl'' * Victor Wexlar, the evil villain in '' Starflyers'' * Victor, the main character in '' Victor and Valentino'' * Victor, the dock worker in '' Clifford the Big Red Dog'' * Victor, the ice rink janitor in '' Spy Fox 2: "Some Assembly Required"'' * Victor Li, a main character in female oriented visual novel phone game '' Mr Love: Queen's Choice'' * Victor Creel, a recurring character in ''Stranger Things'' (season 4).