Victor (name)

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Victor is a masculine given name of Latin origin. It was the name of 2nd-century Pope Victor I, and more notably of 3rd-century saint Victor of Marseilles, whose veneration popularized the name in medieval France, whence it spread to other parts of Western Christianity (German variant Viktor, Italian variant Vittorio, Portuguese variant Vítor).

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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 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 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
• 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 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 Douglas Rolen (1921-1990), US Govt. Structural and Civil Engineer
• 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 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
• Victor 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

Roman Catholic religious figures

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
• Sabretooth (comics)Victor Creed, fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Cyborg (comics)Victor Stone, a member of the Teen Titians
• 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
• Dr. Vic Palmero, George Lopez's father in law in the George Lopez Show
• 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 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 fetured in the Batman comics
• Victor, fictional servant in the 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilder
• Victor Regalis VI, fictional character in the novel The Kingship of Victor Regalis by Chance Jett
• Viktor, a member of the main cast of the webcomic, Lackadaisy

People with given name 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)