Victor (name)

Victor is both a given name and a surname. It is Latin in origin meaning winner or conqueror, and the word “victor” still means this in Modern English.

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)
 * Asturian: Vítor
 * Basque: Bittor
 * Belarusian: Віктар (Viktar)
 * Bulgarian: Виктор (Viktor)
 * Catalan: Víctor
 * Chinese: 维克托, Wéikètuō
 * Croatian: Viktor
 * Czech: Viktor
 * Danish: Viktor, Victor
 * Dutch: Viktor, Victor
 * English: Victor, Vic
 * Estonian: Viktor
 * Filipino: Biktor
 * Finnish: Vihtori, Viktor
 * French: Victor (Victoire)
 * Galician: Vítor
 * Georgian: ვიქტორი (Viktori)
 * German: Viktor, Victor
 * Greek: Βίκτωρας (Viktoras)
 * Gujarati: વિક્ટર (Vikṭara)
 * Hausa: Mainasara
 * Hawai'ian: Wikoli
 * Hebrew: (Viktor),  (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
 * Slovenian: 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: (Viktor)
 * Yoruba: Segun

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)
 * Victor (bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), 6th century

Academics

 * Victor Babeş (1854–1926), Romanian biologist
 * Victor Bright, American electrical engineer
 * 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
 * Victor De La Rosa, American visual artist, educator
 * 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
 * Victor Ivaniv (1977-2015), Russian poet
 * Víctor Jara (1932–1973), Chilean musician
 * Victor J. Kemper (1927–2023), 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

Crime

 * Viktor Bout (born 1967), Russian arms dealer
 * Víctor Manuel Gerena (born 1958), American fugitive robber
 * Viktor Sayenko (born 1988), Ukrainian serial killer, part of the group known as Dnepropetrovsk maniacs

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 Bădulescu (1892–1953), Romanian economist, lawyer, and diplomat
 * Victor Banks (born 1947), Anguillan politician
 * Viktor Laiskodat (born 1965), Indonesian politician who is the 8th governor of East Nusa Tenggara
 * 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 Corea (1871-1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and lawyer
 * Victor Deleu (1876–1939), Romanian politician
 * Victor Gram (1910–1969), Danish politician
 * Viktor Grishin (1914-1992), Soviet politician and member of the Politburo of the CPSU
 * 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
 * Victor L. Tomseth (born 1941), American former diplomat
 * 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 Genes (1961–2019), 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 (1924–2023), Norwegian long-distance runner
 * Viktor Onopko (born 1969), Russian football coach and former player
 * Victor Ortíz (born 1987), American boxer
 * Victor Osimhen (born 1998), Nigerian professional footballer
 * 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 (1923–2024), American Hall of Fame 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
 * Lincoln Victor (born 2001), American football player

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 Chevalier, a character in Tekken series
 * 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 Donovan, a character in Dead or Alive 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 "Sully" Sullivan, from the Uncharted series
 * Victor Timely, from the Avengers comics, a divergent variant of Kang the Conqueror
 * 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).
 * Victor, narrow gauge engine at the steam works in “Thomas and Friends”