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

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the 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 the power of the ...

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.

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Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

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Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, 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 ...

: ** Direct derivation: ''Vīktūr'' ** Equivalent meaning: ''Ẓāfir'' (literally "victor, conqueror"); '' Manṣūr'', ''Muntaṣir'' (both meaning "given victory"); '' Fawwāz'' ("winner") *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

: Վիկտոր (Viktor); (Viken, Vigen) * Asturian:

Vítor Vítor is a Portuguese and Brazilian masculine given name, equivalent to Victor (name), Victor in English and Víctor in Spanish. Football athletes * Vítor Gonçalves (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1965), Portuguese * Vítor Silva (1909–1982), ...

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

: Bittor * Belarusian: (Viktar) *

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

: (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 Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...

: , Wéikètuō *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

: Viktor *

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

: Viktor, Victor *

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

: 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 ide ...

: Victor,

Vic Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...

* Estonian: Viktor *

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

: Biktor *

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

: Vihtori, Viktor * French: 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 Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: 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 Hausa may refer to: * Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa * Hausa language, spoken in West Africa * Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states * Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse See also ...

: 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) *

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 de ...

: , Vijētā, Abhijeet * Hungarian: Viktor, Győző *

Ibibio Ibibio may refer to: * Ibibio language * Ibibio people * Ibibio Sound Machine, an English electronic afro-funk band who sing in Ibibio See also * Ibiblio ibiblio (formerly SunSITE.unc.edu and MetaLab.unc.edu) is a "collection of collections" ...

: Àkàn *

Igbo Igbo may refer to: * Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria * Igbo language, their language * anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria See also * Ibo (disambiguation) * Igbo mythology * Igbo music * Igbo art * * Igbo-Ukwu, a ...

: Ùgò *

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

: Buadhach *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

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, pr ...

, Vittore, Vittorino, Rino *

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: (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 t ...

: Mutsinzi *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

: (Biktoreu), (Bikteo) *Late Roman: Victorinus, Victorius * Latvian:

Viktors Viktors is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English given name Victor and may refer to: * Viktors Arājs (1910–1988), Latvian collaborator and Nazi SS officer * Viktors Alksnis (born 1950), Russian-born Latvian politician ...

* Lithuanian: Viktoras * Macedonian: Виктор (Viktor) *

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece See also * * ...

: (Vijētā) * Mongolian: Виктор (Viktor) * Nepali: (Vikṭara) *

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

: Viktor *

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: Pirooz *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

Wiktor Wiktor may refer to: * Andrzej Wiktor (1931–2018), Polish malacologist *Wiktor Andersson (1887–1966), Swedish film actor * Wiktor Balcarek (1915–1998), Polish chess player * Wiktor Biegański (1892–1974), Polish actor, film director and scr ...

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

: 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, tradition ...

: Victor *

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: (Victor, Viktor) * Serbian: (Viktor) * Slovak: Viktor * Somali: Guled *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

: Víctor, Victorio, Victoriano, Victorino *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: 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, nativ ...

: (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 S ...

: (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 Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia ** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam. * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overse ...

: 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 peop ...

: Gwythyr *

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

: (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 Victor Amadeus II (Vittorio Amedeo Francesco; 14 May 166631 October 1732) was Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. He also held the titles of Prince of Piedmont, Duke of Montferrat, Marquis of Saluzzo and Count of Aosta, Moriana and Nice. Louis X ...

(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 during th ...

, 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 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 Ferdinand ...

(1759–1824), Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia *

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy en, Victor Emmanuel Maria Albert Eugene Ferdinand Thomas , house = Savoy , father = Charles Albert of Sardinia , mother = Maria Theresa of Austria , religion = Roman Catholicism , image_size = 252px , succession1 ...

(1820–1878), King of Sardinia *

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia; 11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947) was King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946. He also reigned as Emperor of Ethiopia (1936–1941) and ...

(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 popes w ...

(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 De ...

(c. 1026–1087) *

Antipope Victor IV (1138) Victor IV (died after April 1139) was an antipope for a short time, from March to 29 May 1138. Biography Possibly he was born in Ceccano, as Gregorio dei Conti di Ceccano. Pope Paschal II created him cardinal-priest of SS. XII Apostoli, a ...

* Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164) * Victor of Marseilles (died c. 290), a saint *

Victor Maurus Victor the Moor (in Latin: Victor Maurus) (born 3rd century in Mauretania; died ca. 303 in Milan) was a native of Mauretania and a Christian martyr, according to tradition, and is venerated as a saint. Life Victor, born into a Christian family, ...

(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 Xanten ...

(died 4th century), a saint * Victor I (bishop of Chur) () * Victor II (bishop of Chur) () * Victor III (bishop of Chur) (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 (born 1945), Chinese-American doctor and academic *

Viktor Frankl Viktor Emil Frankl (26 March 1905 – 2 September 1997) was an Austrian psychiatrist who founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that describes a search for a life's meaning as the central human motivational force. Logotherapy is pa ...

(1905–1997), Austrian psychiatrist *

Victor Ginzburg Victor Ginzburg (born 1957) is a Russian American mathematician who works in representation theory and in noncommutative geometry. He is known for his contributions to geometric representation theory, especially, for his works on representations ...

(born 1957), Russian-American mathematician *

Victor Goldschmidt Victor Moritz Goldschmidt (27 January 1888 in Zürich – 20 March 1947 in Oslo) was a Norwegian mineralogist considered (together with Vladimir Vernadsky) to be the founder of modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry, developer of the Golds ...

(1888–1947), Norwegian mineralogist *

Victor Gunnarsson Victor Gunnarsson (March 31, 1953 – 3 or 4 December 1993) was a Swedish right-wing extremist, who was a suspect in the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme. He emigrated to the United States, and was later murdered in 1993 in North Ca ...

(1953–1993), Swedish teacher who once prosecuted for the assassination of its prime minister * Viktor Kokochashvili (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 ois ...

(1806–1863), French zoologist *

Victor Ninov Victor Ninov ( bg, Виктор Нинов, born June 27, 1959) is a Bulgarian physicist and former researcher who worked primarily in creating heavy elements. He is known for the co-discoveries of elements 110, 111, and 112 (darmstadtium, ro ...

(born 1959), Bulgarian physicist * Victor Ricciardi, American professor of business and author *

Victor Skumin Victor Andreevich Skumin ( rus, Ви́ктор Андре́евич Ску́мин, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐnˈdrʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ˈskumʲɪn, born 30 August 1948) is a Russian and Soviet scientist, psychiatrist, philosopher and writer. After graduating ...

(born 1948), Russian psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist *

Victor Slăvescu Victor Slăvescu ( – 24 September 1977) was a Romanian economist and politician. He was a professor of economics at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies and a titular member of the Romanian Academy. He also served as Finance Minister ...

(1891–1977), Romanian economist *

Victor Vâlcovici Victor Vâlcovici ( – 21 June 1970) was a Romanian mechanician and mathematician. Biography Born into a modest family in Galați, he graduated first in his class in 1904 from Nicolae Bălcescu High School in Brăila. Entering the Unive ...

(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 (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 (TV series), Batman'' (1966–1968) and musician ...

(1938–1982), American actor * Victor Assis Brasil (1945–1981), Brazilian jazz saxophonist * Viktor Đerek (born 2000), Croatian photographer * Victor Fonfreide (1872–1934), French painter *

Victor French Victor Edwin French (December 4, 1934 – June 15, 1989) was an American actor and director. He is remembered for roles on the television programs ''Gunsmoke'', ''Little House on the Prairie'', ''Highway to Heaven'', and '' Carter Country''. ...

(1934–1989), American actor *

Victor Garber Victor Joseph Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian-American actor and singer. Known for his work in film, television, and theatre, he has been nominated for three Gemini Awards, four Tony Awards, and six Primetime Emmy Awards. He has also ...

(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 (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, ran ...

(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 Darlin ...

(1913–1999), American actor *

Victor McLaglen Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British boxer-turned-Hollywood actor.Obituary ''Variety'', 11 November 1959, page 79. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made sev ...

(1886–1959), British actor *

Victor Meirelles Victor Meirelles de Lima (18 August 1832 – 22 February 1903) was a Brazilian painter and teacher who is best known for his works relating to his nation's culture and history. From humble origins, his talent was soon recognized, being admitted as ...

(1832–1903), Brazilian painter *

Vic Mignogna Victor Joseph Mignogna (); born August 27, 1962)Birthday tweet: * is an American voice actor and musician known for his voice-over work in the English dubs of Japanese anime shows, such as Edward Elric from the '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' series ...

(born 1962), American actor *

Víctor Mora (comics) Víctor Mora (6 June 1931 – 17 August 2016) was a Spanish comic book writer. Born in Barcelona, Mora created and wrote the series ''Capitán Trueno'', ''El Jabato'', ' (art by Carlos Giménez (comics), Carlos Giménez), ''El Cosaco Verde'', an ...

(1931–2016), Spanish writer of comic books *

Viktor Preiss Viktor Preiss (born 13 March 1947 in Prague) is a Czech actor. He popularly known for his roles in ''Hospital at the End of the City'' or '' Give the Devil His Due''. He starred in dozens of Czech films and television programs, including the film ...

(born 1947), Czech actor *

Victor Rasuk Victor Rasuk (born January 15, 1984) is an American actor. Early life Rasuk was born in New York City, to Dominican parents. His mother worked as a seamstress, and his father at an auto shop. He has one brother, actor Silvestre Rasuk, with whom ...

(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 Victor Marlborough Silvester OBE (25 February 190014 August 1978) was an English dancer, writer, musician and bandleader from the British dance band era. He was a significant figure in the development of ballroom dance during the first hal ...

(1900–1978), British dancer and bandleader *

Victor Sloan Victor Sloan Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 1945) is a Northern Irish photographer and artist. Life and work Sloan was born in 1945 in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He studied at the Royal Sch ...

(born 1945), Irish artist * Victor Socaciu (1953–2021), Romanian folk singer and composer *

Victor Spinetti Vittorio Giorgio Andre "Victor" Spinetti (2 September 1929 – 19 June 2012) was a Welsh actor, author, poet, and raconteur. He appeared in dozens of films and stage plays throughout his 50-year career, including the three 1960s Beatles films ...

(1929–2012), Welsh actor *

Víctor Trujillo Víctor Alberto Trujillo Matamoros (born July 30, 1961) is a Mexican actor and comedian. He is best known for his character ''Brozo el Payaso Tenebroso'' (Brozo the Creepy Clown), a green-haired, unkempt, obscene and aggressive clown (an anti-c ...

(born 1961), Mexican comedian *

Viktor Tsoi Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (russian: Виктор Робертович Цой; ; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet singer and songwriter who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and musically influential bands in the history of ...

(1962–1990), Russian musician *

Victor Willis Victor Edward Willis (born July 1, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the founding member of the disco group Village People. He performed as their lead singer and was co-songwriter for all of their most successful singles ...

(born 1951), American musician *

Victor Yerrid Victor Yerrid (born November 13, 1971) is an American actor and puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company and has performed Muppet characters in many films, television commercials and television shows. He is best known in the Muppet World for his work ...

(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 of ...

(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 e ...

(1907–1990), Brazilian publisher * Victor Kassir (1910–1997), Lebanese businessman *

Victor Kiam Victor Kermit Kiam II (December 7, 1926 – May 27, 2001) was an American entrepreneur and TV spokesman for Remington Products, and the owner of the New England Patriots football team from 1988–1991. He was well known for his turnaround of Rem ...

(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 Inf ...

(born 1964), Hong Kong businessman * Victor Vargas (born 1952), Venezuelan entrepreneur and philanthropist *

Victor Vescovo Victor Lance Vescovo (born 1966) is an American private equity investor, retired naval officer, space tourist and undersea explorer. He is a co-founder and managing partner of private equity company Insight Equity Holdings. Vescovo achieved the ...

(born 1966), American financier and undersea explorer * Victor Perry (born 1967), American businessman and motorcycle designer

Crime

Viktor Bout Viktor Anatolyevich Bout (; russian: link=no, Виктор Анатольевич Бут; born 13 January 1967) is a Russian arms dealer. A weapons manufacturer and former Soviet military translator, he used his multiple companies to smuggle a ...

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

Military

* Victor H. Czegka (1880–1973), Austrian-American Marine officer *

Victor Gunasekara Major Victor Joseph Harold Gunasekera, CCS (1921 — 1993) was a former Ceylonese civil servant. The former Controller of Imports Exports, Government Agent of Kegalle and Secretary to the Board of Control for Cricket. A reservist, he was a Majo ...

(1921-1993), Sri Lankan Sinhala army major and civil servant *

Victor Jones (British Army officer) Lieutenant Colonel Victor Harry Jones OBE (b. 1898) was a British intelligence officer and "visual deception" expert during the Second World War. First serving with the 14th/20th King's Hussars in the First World War, he made a name for himsel ...

, Second World War British Army officer *

Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov (russian: Виктор Николаевич Соколов; born 4 April 1962) is an officer of the Russian Navy. He currently holds the rank of vice-admiral, and since 2020 has served as head of the N. G. Kuznetso ...

(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 Victor Franklin Banks (born 8 November 1947)Victor Banks
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(born 1947), Anguillan politician *

, French soldier and politician *

, 3rd duc de Broglie, French statesman and diplomat * Victor de Broglie (1846–1906), 5th duc de Broglie, French politician and diplomat *

Victor Ciorbea Victor Ciorbea (; born on 26 October 1954) is a Romanian jurist, politician, and civil/public servant. He was the Mayor of Bucharest between 1996 and 1997 and, after his resignation from this public dignity/position, Prime Minister of Romania fr ...

(born 1954), Romanian politician *

Victor Deleu Victor Deleu (25 May 1876 – 11 December 1939) was a politician from Romania. Deleu was born in Szilágyperecsen, Austria-Hungary, now Pericei, Sălaj County, Romania, the son of Daniel Deleu and Iuliana Cosma. His grandfather, (1804–1880) ...

(1876–1939), Romanian politician * Victor Gram ((1910–1969), Danish politician * Victor Kamber (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 ...

(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 C� ...

(1924–2017), former Vice President of Argentina * Victor A. Nicholas (1897-1956), second Sri Lankan to hold post of

Postmaster General of Sri Lanka The Postmaster General of Sri Lanka is the appointed head of Sri Lanka Post, which is a government department. The current Postmaster General is Ranjith Ariyaratne. History The first mail service in Ceylon, was in 1788, established by the Dut ...

Viktor Orbán Viktor Mihály Orbán (; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian politician who has served as prime minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has presided over Fidesz since 1993, with a brief break between 20 ...

(born 1963), Hungarian politician *

Victor Owusu ''For the rapper with the same birth name, see V.I.C.'' Victor Owusu (26 December 1923 – 16 December 2000) was a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He has also served as Attorney General and Justice minister as well as foreign minister on two occ ...

(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 senio ...

, Sri Lankan governor *

Victor Ponta Victor Viorel Ponta (; born 20 September 1972) is a Romanian jurist and politician, who served as Prime Minister of Romania between his appointment by President Traian Băsescu in May 2012 and his resignation in November 2015. A former member of ...

(born 1972), Romanian politician * Victor Rădulescu-Pogoneanu (1910–1962), Romanian diplomat * Victor Garvin Weerawardana Ratnayake (1908-1994), Sri Lankan politician *

Vico Sotto Victor Ma. Regis "Vico" Nubla Sotto (; born June 17, 1989) is a Filipino politician serving as the incumbent mayor of Pasig. Sotto first entered politics when he ran for a seat on the Pasig City Council in 2016. He won the election as an indep ...

(born 1989), Filipino politician *

Victor Stănculescu Victor Atanasie Stănculescu (10 May 1928 – 19 June 2016) was a Romanian general during the Communist era. He played a central role in the overthrow of the dictatorship by refusing to carry out the orders of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu d ...

(1928–2016), Romanian general officer and politician * Victor Stern (1885 – 1958), Austrian philosopher and politician *

Viktor Yanukovych Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of Di ...

(born 1950), Ukrainian politician *

Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( uk, Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010. As an informal leader of th ...

(born 1954), Ukrainian politician

Sports

Viktor (wrestler) Eric Thompson (born December 4, 1980) is a Canadian professional wrestler under the ring name Vik. He is best known for his time with WWE under the ring name Viktor. While in WWE's developmental territory NXT, he was the longest reigning NXT T ...

(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 Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player. He is the 2017 and 2022 World champion and the 2020 Olympic champion. He won the 2010 World Junior Championships, beating South Korea's Kang Ji-wook in the final to become the ...

(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 Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH (; born 15 October 1969) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. One of the most decorated goalkeepers of all time, his career was intimately connected with FC Porto, which he started re ...

(born 1969), Portuguese football player * Víctor Manuel Baute (born 1972), Spanish boxer *

Vitor Belfort Vítor Vieira Belfort (; born 1 April 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions. Belfort previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavywe ...

(born 1977), Brazilian mixed martial artist * Vic Bellamy (born 1963), American football player *

Viktor Berg Viktor Berg (born October 8, 1977 in Edmonton, Alberta) technically in Estonia and Finland ''count Viktor Berg de Sangaste'', is a Finnish-origin professional male squash player who represented Canada during his career. He reached a career-high w ...

(born 1977), Canadian squash player * Víctor Bird (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player * Víctor Blasco (born 1994), Spanish footballer * Victor Corrêa (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 o ...

(born 1986), American football player *

Victor Davis Victor Nicolas Davis, CM (February 10, 1964 – November 13, 1989) was a Canadian Olympic and world champion swimmer who specialized in the breaststroke. He also enjoyed success in the individual medley and the butterfly. Biography Victor Dav ...

(1964–1989), Canadian Olympic champion swimmer * Victor Dimukeje (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 fo ...

(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 Victor Heflin (born July 7, 1960) is a former American football defensive back who played two seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He p ...

(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 Viktor Kassai (''Kassai Viktor'', Hungarian pronunciation: ; born 10 September 1975) is a Hungarian football official and a former referee who is the current head of refereeing department of the Bulgarian Football Union. He participated in the ...

(born 1975), Hungarian football referee * Victor Kros (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 (born 1994) Swedish football player * Victor Loturi (born 2001), Canadian soccer player * Víctor Maldonado (born 1939), Venezuelan hurdler * Víctor Martínez (athlete) (born 1975), Andorran middle-distance runner *

Víctor Martínez (baseball) Víctor Jesús Martínez (born December 23, 1978), also known by his nickname "V-Mart", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball designated hitter and catcher. Martínez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Boston ...

(born 1978), Venezuelan-born Major League Baseball player *

Víctor Martínez (bodybuilder) Víctor Martínez (born July 29, 1973) is a retired International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) professional bodybuilder, and the second Dominican bodybuilder to turn professional (the first being Tony Domenench from Puerto Plata, who tu ...

(born 1973), Dominican professional bodybuilder *

Victor Matfield Victor Matfield (born 11 May 1977) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He played for and captained the South Africa national team (Springboks) as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Bulls franchise in Super ...

(born 1977), South African rugby player * Viktor Mazin (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) Víctor Mora may refer to: * Víctor Mora (comics) (1931–2016), Spanish writer of comic books * Víctor Mora (athlete) (born 1944), retired long-distance runner from Colombia * Víctor Hugo Mora (born 1974), Mexican football manager {{Hnd ...

(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) Víctor Cecilio Moreno Sevilla (born July 15, 1985 in Cojedes (state), Cojedes) is a Venezuelan former road racing cyclist. Major results Source:

(born 1985), Venezuelan cyclist *

Víctor Muñoz Víctor Muñoz Manrique (born 15 March 1957), known simply as Víctor in his playing days, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a manager. An all-around midfield unit, he was best known for his great physical strengt ...

(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 sea ...

(born 1992), American basketball player *

Viktor Olsen Viktor Olaf Olsen (5 February 1924 – 21 April 2023) was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. He finished sixteenth at the Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 1952 Summer Olympics, ninth at t ...

(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 na ...

(born 1969), Russian football coach and former player *

Victor Ortíz Victor Ortiz (born January 31, 1987) is an American professional boxer and film actor. He held the WBC welterweight title in 2011, and was formerly rated as one of the world's top three active welterweights by most sporting news and boxing web ...

(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) 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 S ...

(born 1968), Peruvian football manager * Victor Rivera (volleyball) (born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player *

Victor Ross Victor K. Ross (November 13, 1900 – 1974) was an American lacrosse player. Early life Ross was Jewish, and was born in Kiszalo, Hungary. He graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1918. He then attended Syracuse University, where he played o ...

(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 Victor Simões, full name Victor Simões de Oliveira (born March 23, 1981, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Umm Salal SC in the Qatar Stars League. Career Victor began his career in 2001 at Flamengo, before trans ...

(born 1981), Brazilian footballer * Viktor Spasov (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 a ...

(born 1986), Serbian tennis player *

Victor Trumper Victor Thomas Trumper (2 November 1877 – 28 June 1915) was an Australian cricketer known as the most stylish and versatile batsman of the Golden Age of cricket, capable of playing match-winning innings on wet wickets his contemporaries found ...

(1877–1915), Australian cricketer *

Victor Wembanyama Victor Wembanyama (born 4 January 2004) is a French professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He is widely projected to be the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft and is considered one of the greatest prospects ...

(born 2004), French Basketball Player *

Víctor Valdés Víctor Valdés Arribas (; born 14 January 1982) is a Spanish football coach and former professional player, who played as a goalkeeper. Valdés was considered fiercely competitive and demanding, demonstrating great mental strength and concen ...

(born 1982), Spanish retired football goalkeeper * Viktor Zaitsev (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 Fame ...

(1926–2007), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *

Viktor Zhurba Viktor Zhurba (russian: Виктор Журба; born 6 August 1950) is a retired male discus thrower. He represented the Soviet Union during his career in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Zhurba is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's ...

(born 1950), Soviet discus thrower

Other people

* Victor Agosto (born 1985), American anti-war activist *

Victor of Aveyron Victor of Aveyron (; c. 1788 – 1828) was a French feral child who was found at the age of around 9. Not only is he considered the most famous feral child, but his case is also the most documented case of a feral child. Upon his discovery, he wa ...

(1785–1828), French feral child *

Victor Chang Victor Peter Chang, AC (born Chang Yam Him; 21 November 19364 July 1991), was a Chinese-born Australian cardiac surgeon and a pioneer of modern heart transplantation in Australia. His sudden murder in 1991 stunned Australia, and is considered ...

(1936–1991), Australian–Chinese cardiac surgeon *

Victor Horta Victor Pierre Horta (; Victor, Baron Horta after 1932; 6 January 1861 – 8 September 1947) was a Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement. His Hôtel Tassel in Brussels, built in 1892–93, is often ...

(1861–1947), Belgian architect *

Victor Korchnoi Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi ( rus, Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й, p=vʲiktər lʲvovʲɪtɕ kɐrtɕˈnoj; 23 March 1931 – 6 June 2016) was a Soviet (before 1976) and Swiss (after 1980) chess grandmaster (GM) and chess writer. H ...

(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 Penuel ...

(1916–2005), American Episcopalian bishop * Victor Rivera Gonzalez (born 1948), Puerto Rican police chief and lawyer *

Viktor Schauberger Viktor Schauberger (30 June 1885 – 25 September 1958) was an Austrian forest caretaker, naturalist, philosopher, inventor and biomimicry experimenter. Schauberger developed his own ideas based on what he observed in nature. In ''Implosion'' ma ...

(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 The Victor Animatograph Corporation was a maker of projection equipment founded in 1910 in Davenport, Iowa by Swedish-born American inventor Alexander F. Victor. The firm introduced its first 16 mm camera and movie projector on August 12, 1923, ...

* Binjimen Victor (born 1997), American football player *

Divya Victor Divya Victor is a Tamil American poet and professor, known for her poetry book ''Curb'' which won the PEN Open Book Award. __TOC__ Early life and education Divya Victor was born in Nagercoil, India. Victor earned her B.S. in English from T ...

(''fl.'' 2009-), Tamil American poet * Idara Victor, 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 ''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 ...

, 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-S ...

'' and ''

Cory in the House ''Cory in the House'' is an American television sitcom which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007, to September 12, 2008, and was a spin-off from the Disney Channel show ''That's So Raven''. The show focuses on Cory Baxter, who m ...

'' * 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, 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 ''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'' is a series of stealth action-adventure video games, the first of which was released in 2002, and their tie-in novels that were endorsed by Tom Clancy. The series follows Sam Fisher, a highly trained agent of a ...

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 Victor Frankenstein is a fictional character and the main protagonist and title character in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus''.. He is an Italian-Swiss scientist (born in Naples, Italy) who, after studyin ...

, 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 ex ...

'' 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/Victoria'' is a 1982 musical comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, and John Rhys-Davies. The film was produced by Tony Adams and sco ...

'' *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 betw ...

*Victor Joseph, a character in the 1998 Canadian-American independent film ''

Smoke Signals The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. It is a form of visual communication used over a long distance. In general smoke signals are used to transmit news, signal danger, or to gather people to a common area ...

'' *

Victor Kiriakis Victor Kiriakis is a fictional character on NBC's ''Days of Our Lives''. The role was portrayed by John Aniston from 1985 until his death in 2022, with a storyline driven absence in 2004 when his character was "killed off" but found alive on the ...

, in the television series '' Days of Our Lives'' *

Viktor Krum The following are supporting characters in the ''Harry Potter'' series written by J. K. Rowling. For members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, Hogwarts staff, Ministry of Magic, or for Death Eaters, see the respective articles. ...

, in the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' 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 ''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television series starring Michael Chiklis that premiered on March 12, 2002, on FX in the United States, and concluded on November 25, 2008, after seven seasons. Known for its portrayal of corrupt pol ...

'' *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 Richar ...

'' *

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 supervilla ...

, in the '' Runaways'' comic book *

Victor Meldrew Victor Meldrew is a fictional character in the BBC One sitcom ''One Foot in the Grave'', created by David Renwick and portrayed by Richard Wilson. The character epitomised the archetypal grumpy old man. Meldrew is a foil for the bothersome aspec ...

, in the television series ''

One Foot in the Grave ''One Foot in the Grave'' is a British television sitcom written by David Renwick. There were six series (each consisting of six half-hour shows) and seven Christmas specials over a period of ten years from early 1990 to late 2000. The first fi ...

'' *Viktor Navorski, in the 2004 film ''

The Terminal ''The Terminal'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stanley Tucci. The film is about an Eastern European man who is stuck in New York's John F. Kennedy ...

'' *

Victor Newman Victor Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. He has been portrayed by Eric Braeden since 1980. Initially a guest character who was to last for eight to twelve weeks, Victor has evolved ...

, in the television series ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...

'' *Victor Nikiforov, in the Japanese television series ''

Yuri on Ice is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The series was produced by MAPPA, directed and written by Sayo Yamamoto with original scripts by Mitsurō Kubo under the chief direction of Jun Shishido. Character designs ...

'' * Victor Quartermaine, in the television series ''

Wallace and Gromit ''Wallace & Gromit'' is a British stop-motion comedy franchise created by Nick Park of Aardman Animations. The series consists of four short films and one feature-length film, and has spawned numerous spin-offs and TV adaptations. The series ce ...

'' * Victor Shade, alias for the Marvel superhero

Vision Vision, Visions, or The Vision may refer to: Perception Optical perception * Visual perception, the sense of sight * Visual system, the physical mechanism of eyesight * Computer vision, a field dealing with how computers can be made to gain und ...

Victor Stone Cyborg (Victor Stone) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez and first appeared in an DC Comics insert previews, insert preview in ''D ...

, DC Comics superhero better known as Cyborg * Victor Sullivan, 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 o ...

'' *

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, in the '' Fantastic Four'' comics * Victor von Gerdenheim, in the '' Darkstalkers'' video game series * Viktor (Suikoden), in the '' Suikoden'' video game series *

Victor Zsasz Victor Zsasz ( or or , the last being the original Hungarian pronunciation), also known as Mr. Zsasz or simply Zsasz, is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.'' Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #1. The character first appea ...

, 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 ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story ...

'' * Victor Best, the brother of Victoria Best in ''

WordGirl ''WordGirl'' (stylized as ''W✪RD GIRL'') is an American children's Flash animated superhero television series produced by the Soup2Nuts animation unit of Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids. The series began as a series of shorts entitled ' ...

'' * Victor Wexlar, the evil villain in ''

Starflyers ''Starflyers'' is an edutainment software franchise created in 2002 by Riverdeep under their The Learning Company label. The franchise consists of two games, ''Starflyers Royal Jewel Rescue'' and ''Starflyers Alien Space Chase''. Concept Plo ...

'' * Victor, the main character in ''

Victor and Valentino ''Victor and Valentino'' is an American animated television series created by Diego Molano for Cartoon Network. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The series follows the titular duo, two half-brothers staying with their grandmother in the ...

'' * Victor, the dock worker in ''

Clifford the Big Red Dog ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' is an American children's book series about the adventures of a precocious girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a giant, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963 and was written by N ...

'' * 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).