Victor

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Victor (sometimes spelled Viktor or Vikter) is a male given name, the name is traditionally given to males with important families or clans, can also have other meanings:

People

Roman Catholics

Kings:

Popes:

Saint Pope Victor I (died 199)
Pope Victor II (c. 1018-1057)
Pope Victor III (c. 1026-1087)

Antipopes:

Bishops of Chur:

Victor I, Bishop of Chur, seventh century
Victor II, Bishop of Chur, eighth century
Victor III, Bishop of Chur (died on or before 836)

Saints:

Victor Maurus (died c. 303), also known as Victor the Moor and Victor of Milan
Victor of Marseilles (died c. 290)
Viktor of Xanten (died in the fourth century)

Sports figures

Victor Leandro Bagy, Brazilian goalkeeper, of Atlético Mineiro and Brazil
Víctor (footballer, born 1974), Spanish retired footballer
Víctor Sánchez, Spanish retired footballer
Viktor (wrestler), ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Eric Thompson
Sgt. Victor, a professional wrestler from the United States Wrestling Association

Surnames

Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno (1764–1841), a Napoleonic officer and a Marshal of France (also referred to as "Marshal Victor")
Paul Bins, comte de Saint-Victor (1827–1881), French author
Alexander Victor (fl. 1910s–1920s), founder of the Victor Animatograph Corporation
Idara Victor, American actess
Jaclyn Victor (born 1978), Malaysian musician

Places

In the United States

Elsewhere

Victor Harbor, South Australia, commonly known as 'Victor'

Entertainment

Films

Victor Victoria, a 1982 musical comedy about a woman masquerading as man impersonating a woman
Victor (1993 film), a 1993 French short movie by François Ozon
Victor, a 2008 television film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis
Victor (2009 film), a 2009 film
Viktor (film), a 2014 film by Philippe Martinez

Music

Victor (album), a solo album by Rush's guitarist Alex Lifeson
"Victor", a song from the 1979 album Eat to the Beat by American New Wave group Blondie
Victor Rathnayake (born 1942), Sri Lankan Sinhala folk musician

Characters

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 the Happy Ghost, a character in an episode of The Real Ghostusters

Military equipment

The Victor-class submarine, NATO designation of a class of submarines of the Soviet Union
The Handley Page Victor, strategic bomber aircraft
Pobednik ("The Victor"), a monument in Belgrade dedicated to Serbian soldiers in World War I

Businesses

Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company, forerunner of RCA Victor
Victor Company of Japan, usually known as JVC, a Japanese electronics corporation
- Victor Entertainment, Japanese record label, subsidiary of Japan Victor Company (JVC)
  - Victor Interactive Software, the video game development branch of Victor Entertainment
Victor (jet charter company), a London-based private jet charter company
Victor Technologies (formerly Sirius Systems Technology), a computer manufacturer in the early 1980s
Victor Technology, a U.S.-based supplier of calculators

Other

Victor, the letter "V" in the NATO phonetic alphabet
Victor (formerly Empire Ben), a tugboat in service in Australia from 1951 to 1985 when she was preserved in Geelong
The Victor comic book and annual for boys (1961 to 1994)
Victor, a motorbike from TVS Motors, India
Victor, Wanswerd, a Dutch windmill
Victor (symbol) (Spanish: víctor or vítor), a symbol used in some Spanish universities to commemorate the receipt of the doctoral degree