Victor (name)

Victor is both a given name and a surname. It is Latin 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: Viktor
• Amharic: አሸናፊ
• Arabic:
  • Direct derivation: ڤيكتور Vīktūr
  • Equivalent meaning: ظافر Ẓāfir (literally "victor, conqueror"); منصور Manṣūr, منتصر Muntaṣir (both meaning "given victory"); فواز Fawwāz ("winner")
• Armenian: Վիկտոր (Viktor); Վիգէն (Viken, Vigen)^{[citation needed]}
• Asturian: Vítor
• Basque: Bittor
• Belarusian: Віктар (Viktar)
• Bulgarian: Виктор (Viktor)
• Catalan: Víctor
• Chinese: 维克托, Wéikètuō
• Czech: Viktor
• Danish: Viktor, Victor
• Dutch: Viktor, Victor
• English: Victor, Vic
• Estonian: Viktor
• Filipino: Biktor
• Finnish: Vihtori, Viktor
• French: Victor (Victoire)
• Galician: Vítor
• German: Viktor, Victor
• Greek: Βίκτωρας (Viktoras)
• Gujarati: વિક્ટર (Vikṭara)
• Hausa: Mainasara
• Hawai'ian: Wikoli
• Hebrew: ויקטור‎ (Viktor), אביגדור‎ (Avigdor)
• Hindi: विजेता, Vijētā, Abhijeet
• Hungarian: Viktor, Győző
• Ibibio: Àkàn
• Igbo: Ùgò
• Irish: Buadhach
• Italian: Vittorio, Vittore, Vittorino, Rino
• Japanese: ビクター (Bikutā)
• Kannada: ಜಯಶಾಲಿ, Jayaśāli
• Kinyarwanda: Mutsinzi
• Korean: 빅토르 (Biktoreu), 빅터 (Bikteo)
• Late Roman: Victorinus, Victorius
• Latvian: Viktors
• Lithuanian: Viktoras
• Macedonian: Виктор (Viktor)
• Marathi: विजेता (Vijētā)
• Mongolian: Виктор (Viktor)
• Nepali: विक्टर (Vikṭara)
• Norwegian: Viktor
• Persian: Pirooz
• Polish: Wiktor
• Portuguese: Vítor, Victor
• Romanian: Victor
• Russian: Ви́ктор (Victor, Viktor)
• Serbian: Виктор (Viktor)
• Slovak: Viktor
• Somali: Guled
• Spanish: Víctor, Victorio, Victoriano, Victorino
• Swedish: Victor, Viktor
• Tamil: வஞ்சி (Vañci)
• Telugu: విక్టర్ (Vikṭar)
• Turkish: Galip, Muzaffer, Utku, Zafer
• Ukrainian: Віктор (Viktor)
• Uzbek: G'olib, Muzaffar, Viktor
• Vietnamese: Victor
• Welsh: Gwythyr
• Yiddish: וויקטאָר‎ (Viktor)
• Yoruba: Segun

People with the given name and mononym

Aristocracy

• Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587–1637)
• Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666–1732)
• Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726–1796)
• Victor de Broglie (1756–1794), French soldier and politician, son of the 2nd duc de Broglie
• Victor de Broglie (1785–1870), 3rd duc de Broglie, French statesman and diplomat
• Victor de Broglie (1846–1906), 5th duc de Broglie, French politician and diplomat
• Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759–1824), Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia
• Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820–1878), King of Sardinia
• Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869–1947), King of Italy

Religion

• Pope Victor I (died 199), also a saint
• Pope Victor II (c. 1018–1057)
• Pope Victor III (c. 1026–1087)
• Antipope Victor IV (1138)
• Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164)
• Victor of Marseilles (died c. 290), a saint
• Victor Maurus (died c. 303), Victor the Moor or Victor of Milan, a saint
• Viktor of Xanten (died 4th century), a saint
• Victor I (bishop of Chur) (fl. 7th century)
• Victor II (bishop of Chur) (fl. 8th century)
• Victor III (bishop of Chur) (died in or before 836)

Academics

• Victor Babeş (1854–1926), Romanian biologist
• Victor Dzau (born 1945), Chinese-American doctor and academic
• Viktor Frankl (1905–1997), Austrian psychiatrist
• Victor Ginzburg (born 1957), Russian-American mathematician
• Victor Goldschmidt (1888–1947), Norwegian mineralogist
• Victor Gunnarsson (1953–1993), Swedish teacher who once prosecuted for the assassination of its prime minister
• Viktor Kokochashvili (1904-1986), Georgian chemist
• Victor Loche (1806–1863), French zoologist
• Victor Ninov (born 1959), Bulgarian physicist
• Victor Ricciardi, 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 (1935–2021), Hungarian-born British illustrator
• Victor Anastasi (1913–1992), Maltese designer and draughtsman
• Victor Borge (1909–2000), Danish-born American musician and comedian
• Victor Buono (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 (1934–1989), American actor
• Victor Garber (born 1949), Canadian actor
• Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French writer
• Victor Honoré Janssens (1658–1736), Flemish painter
• Víctor Jara (1932–1973), Chilean musician
• Victor J. Kemper (born 1927), American cinematographer
• Victor Martinez (author) (1954–2011), Mexican American poet and author
• Victor Mature (1913–1999), American actor
• Victor McLaglen (1886–1959), British actor
• Victor Meirelles (1832–1903), Brazilian painter
• Vic Mignogna (born 1962), American actor
• Víctor Mora (comics) (1931–2016), Spanish writer of comic books
• Viktor Preiss (born 1947), Czech actor
• Victor Rasuk (born 1984), American actor
• Victor Rathnayake (born 1942), Sri Lankan Sinhala folk musician
• Victor Silvester (1900–1978), British dancer and bandleader
• Victor Sloan (born 1945), Irish artist
• Victor Socaciu (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 (born 1951), British bookmaker and businessman
• Victor Civita (1907–1990), Brazilian publisher
• Victor Kassir (1910–1997), Lebanese businessman
• Victor Kiam (1926–2001), American entrepreneur
• Victor Li Tzar-kuoi (born 1964), Hong Kong businessman
• Victor Vargas (born 1952), Venezuelan entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Victor Vescovo (born 1966), American financier and undersea explorer
• Victor Perry (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 (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, commander of Russias National Guard

Politics and diplomacy

• Victor Banks (born 1947), Anguillan politician
• Victor de Broglie (1756–1794), French soldier and politician
• Victor de Broglie (1785–1870), 3rd duc de Broglie, French statesman and diplomat
• Victor de Broglie (1846–1906), 5th duc de Broglie, French politician and diplomat
• Victor Ciorbea (born 1954), Romanian politician
• Victor Deleu (1876–1939), Romanian politician
• Victor Gram ((1910–1969), Danish politician
• Victor Kamber (born 1943), American political consultant
• Viktor Klima (born 1947), Austrian politician
• Víctor Hipólito Martínez (1924–2017), former Vice President of Argentina
• Victor A. Nicholas (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, 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 (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 (born 1962), Bulgarian hammer thrower
• Viktor Axelsen (born 1994), Danish badminton player and men's singles world champion
• Victor Leandro Bagy (born 1983), Brazilian football goalkeeper known simply as Victor
• Vítor Baía (born 1969), Portuguese football player
• Víctor Manuel Baute (born 1972), Spanish boxer
• Vitor Belfort (born 1977), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Vic Bellamy (born 1963), American football player
• Viktor Berg (born 1977), Canadian squash player
• Víctor Bird (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player
• Víctor Blasco (born 1994), Spanish footballer
• Victor Corrêa (born 1990), Brazilian race car driver
• Victor Cruz (American football) (born 1986), American football player
• Victor Davis (1964–1989), Canadian Olympic champion swimmer
• Victor Dimukeje (born 1999), American football player
• Viktor Fischer (born 1994), Danish footballer
• Víctor Genés (born 1961), Paraguayan footballer and football manager
• Víctor Hugo González (born 1974), Colombian cyclist
• Victor Hedman (born 1990), National Hockey League player from Sweden
• Victor Heflin (born 1960), American football player
• Víctor Herrera (cyclist) (born 1970), Colombian cyclist
• Víctor Herrera Piggott (born 1980), Panamanian footballer
• Victor Hicks (born 1957), American football player
• Victor Houston (athlete) (born 1974), Barbadian track and field athlete
• Victor Jones (cricketer) (1881–1923), Australian cricketer
• Victor Jones (linebacker) (born 1966), American football player
• Victor Jones (running back) (born 1967), American football player
• Viktor Kassai (born 1975), Hungarian football referee
• Victor Kros (born 1981), Dutch football player
• Viktor Kuznetsov (swimmer) (born 1961), Russian swimmer
• Victor Leandro Bagy (born 1983), Brazilian football player
• 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) (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 (1954–2022), Soviet weightlifter
• Viktor Mitrou (born 1973), Greek weightlifter
• Víctor Mora (athlete) (born 1944), Colombian retired long-distance runner
• Víctor Hugo Mora (born 1974), Mexican football manager
• Víctor Moreno (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player
• Víctor Moreno (cyclist) (born 1985), Venezuelan cyclist
• Víctor Muñoz (born 1957), Spanish football coach and player
• Victor Oladipo (born 1992), American basketball player
• Viktor Olsen (born 1924), Norwegian long-distance runner
• Viktor Onopko (born 1969), Russian football coach and former player
• Victor Ortíz (born 1987), American boxer
• Victor Perez ("Young"; 1911–45), Tunisian world champion flyweight boxer
• Victor Quintana (born 1976), Paraguayan football player
• Víctor Rivera (football manager) (born 1968), Peruvian football manager
• Victor Rivera (volleyball) (born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player
• Victor Ross (1900–1974), American lacrosse player
• Víctor Sánchez (born 1976), Spanish retired footballer
• Victor "Vic" Seixas (born 1923), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player
• Victor Simões (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
• Viktor Spasov (born 1957), Soviet pole vaulter
• Viktor Troicki (born 1986), Serbian tennis player
• Victor Trumper (1877–1915), Australian cricketer
• Victor Wembanyama (born 2004), French Basketball Player
• Víctor Valdés (born 1982), Spanish retired football goalkeeper
• Viktor Zaitsev (born 1966), Uzbekistani javelin thrower
• Chick Zamick (1926–2007), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Viktor Zhurba (born 1950), Soviet discus thrower

Other people

• Victor Agosto (born 1985), American anti-war activist
• Victor of Aveyron (1785–1828), French feral child
• Victor Chang (1936–1991), Australian–Chinese cardiac surgeon
• Victor Horta (1861–1947), Belgian architect
• Victor Korchnoi (1931–2016), Soviet-born Swiss chess player
• Víctor Martínez (disambiguation)
• Victor Rivera (bishop) (1916–2005), American Episcopalian bishop
• Victor Rivera Gonzalez (born 1948), Puerto Rican police chief and lawyer
• Viktor Schauberger (1885–1958), Austrian forester and inventor
• Victor Ukpolo (born 1950), Nigerian-born American university administrator

People with the surname

• Alexander F. Victor (fl. 1910s–1920s), founder of the Victor Animatograph Corporation
• Binjimen Victor (born 1997), American football player
• Divya Victor (fl. 2009-), Tamil American poet
• Idara Victor, American actress
• Jaclyn Victor (born 1978), Malaysian musician

Fictional characters

• Victor Baxter, in the television series That's So Raven and Cory in the House
• Victor Borin, a character in the Netflix series Grand Army
• Victor Borkowski, in the X-Men comics, also known as Anole
• Victor Coste, friend of Sam Fisher in the Splinter Cell series of videogames
• Victor Creed, the real name of Sabretooth, a character from the X-Men series
• Victor Frankenstein, in the 1818 novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Victor 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
• 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 series
• Vic Mackey, on the television series The Shield
• Victor Magtanggol, the titular character of the 2018 Philippine drama series Victor Magtanggol
• Victor Mancha, in the Runaways comic book
• Victor Meldrew, in the television series One Foot in the Grave
• Viktor Navorski, in the 2004 film The Terminal
• Victor Newman, in the television series The Young and the Restless
• Victor Nikiforov, in the Japanese television series Yuri on Ice
• Victor Quartermaine, in the television series Wallace and Gromit
• Victor Shade, alias for the Marvel superhero Vision
• Victor Stone, DC Comics superhero better known as Cyborg
• Victor Sullivan, from the Uncharted series
• Victor Van Dort, in the 2005 animated film Corpse Bride
• Victor Vance, protagonist of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
• Victor Von Doom, in the Fantastic Four comics
• Victor von Gerdenheim, in the Darkstalkers video game series
• Viktor (Suikoden), in the Suikoden video game series
• 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).

See also

• Victor (disambiguation)
• Saint Victorian (disambiguation)
• St. Victor (disambiguation)
• Victoria (disambiguation)
• Victory (disambiguation)
• Vittorio
• Vincent (literally "winning" or "conquering")