Victor (name)

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

Translations

Albanian: Viktor Arabic: ڤيكتور Armenian: Վիկտոր Asturian: Vítor Basque: Bittor Belarusian: Віктар (Viktar) Bulgarian: Виктор (Viktor) Catalan: Víctor Chinese: 维克托, Wéi Kètuō Czech: Viktor Danish: Viktor, Victor Dutch: Viktor, Victor English: Victor Estonian: Viktor Filipino: Biktor Finnish: Vihtori, Viktor French: Victor, Victoir Galician: Vítor German: Viktor, Victor

Greek: Βίκτωρας (Viktoras or Victoras) Gujarati: Vikṭara, વિક્ટર Hebrew: ויקטור‎, Victor Hindi: विजेता, Vijētā, Abhijeet Hungarian: Viktor, Győző Igbo: Ùgò Irish: Buadhach Italian: Vittorio, Vittore, Vittorino, Rino Japanese: ビクター, Bikutā Kannada: ಜಯಶಾಲಿ, Jayaśāli Korean: 빅토르, 빅터, Seunglija 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, Witek Portuguese: Vítor, Victor Romanian: Victor Russian: Ви́ктор (Viktor), Vitya, Vika, Vitenka, Vitka Serbian: Виктор (Viktor) Slovak: Viktor Spanish: Víctor, Victorino Swedish: Victor, Viktor Tamil: வஞ்சி, Vañci Telugu: విక్టర్, Vikṭar Turkish: Galip, Muzaffer, Utku, Zafer Ukrainian: Віктор (Viktor) Welsh: Gwythyr Yiddish: וויקטאָר‎, Wwyqtʼár Yoruba: Segun

People

Given name

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

Surname

For surnames see, see Victor (disambiguation) § Surnames.

Roman Catholic religious figures

Three Popes: Saint Pope Victor I Pope Victor II Blessed Pope Victor III Two Antipopes named Victor IV: Antipope Victor IV (1138) Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164) Three bishops of Chur: Victor I, Bishop of Chur Victor II, Bishop of Chur Victor III, Bishop of Chur

Saints: Saint Victor Maurus or Victor the Moor, Victor of Milan. Saint Pope Victor I Saint Victor of Marseilles Saint Victorinus of Pettau Saint Victor of Xanten

Fiction

• Vegas Vic, a robot from the video game Fallout: New Vegas
• Victor Baxter, fictional character in the television series That's So Raven and Cory in the House
• Victor Frankenstein, fictional scientist in the 1818 novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Victor Fries, fictional villain in the Batman series, also known as Mr. Freeze
• Viktor Krum, fictional character in the Harry Potter series
• Vic Mackey, fictional character in the television series The Shield
• Victor Mancha, fictional character in the Runaways comic book
• Victor Meldrew, fictional character in the television series One Foot in the Grave
• Viktor Navorski, fictional character in the 2004 film The Terminal
• Victor Newman, fictional character in the television series The Young and the Restless
• Victor Quartermaine, fictional character in the television series Wallace and Gromit
• Victor Shade alias for the Marvel superhero Vision
• Victor Steiner-Davion, fictional character in the Battletech and Mechwarrior universes
• Victor Van Dort, fictional character in the 2005 film Corpse Bride
• Victor Vance, fictional protagonist of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
• Vic Vega, fictional character in the film Reservoir Dogs, also known as Mr. Blonde
• Victor Von Doom, fictional character in the Fantastic Four comics
• Victor von Gerdenheim, fictional character in the Darkstalkers video game series
• Viktor (Suikoden), fictional character in the Suikoden video game series
• Viktor (Underworld), fictional character in the Underworld film series
• Victor Zsasz, a serial killer featured in the Batman comics
• Victor Woehlke, The most handsome guy in the universe

People with given name Vittorio

Main article: Vittorio

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

See also

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