Victor or Viktor is 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.
Victor is an early Christian name, borne by several saints and three popes, symbolizing Jesus' victory over both sin and death.Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name VictorBehind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Viktor
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 (1759–1824), Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel II (1820–1878), King of Sardinia and later Italy Victor Emmanuel III (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) () Victor II (bishop of Chur) () Victor III (bishop of Chur) (died in or before 836) Victor (bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), 6th century Victor Tinambunan (born 1964), Indonesian religious leader
Academics Victor Babeș (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 Gautier (1824–1890), Swiss physician Victor Ginzburg (born 1957), Russian-American mathematician Victor Goldschmidt (1888–1947), Norwegian mineralogist Victor Gunnarsson (1953–1993), Swedish teacher Victor Kattan (born 1979), British legal academic Victor L. King (1886–1958), American chemist Viktor Kokochashvili (1904–1986), Georgian chemist Victor Loche (1806–1863), French zoologist Victor Ninov (born 1959), Bulgarian physicist Victor A. Pogadaev (born 1946), Russian historian, orientalist, and translator Victor Ricciardi, American professor of business and author Victor Scheinman (1942–2016), American robotics pioneer Victor Skumin (born 1948), Russian psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist Victor Slăvescu (1891–1977), Romanian economist Victor Sumsky (born 1953), Russian orientalist and academician 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 Víctor Balaguer (1824–1901), Spanish poet and politician Victor Banerjee (born 1946), Indian actor Victor Borge (1909–2000), Danish-born American musician and comedian Victor Buono (1938–1982), American actor Victor Assis Brasil (1945–1981), Brazilian jazz saxophonist Víctor Català (1869–1966), pen name of the Spanish writer Caterina Albert Victor De La Rosa, American visual artist, educator Viktor Đerek (born 2000), Croatian photographer Víctor Erice (born 1940), Spanish film director 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 Kunda (born 1999), British internet personality and model 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 Richards, British actor, writer and poet 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 Niederhoffer (1943– 2026), American hedge fund manager, U.S. Squash Champion and Paddleball Champion, bestselling author, and statistician. 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
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 Pylypenko (soldier) (born 1986), Ukrainian soldier and LGBTQ rights activist Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov (born 1962), Russian naval officer Viktor Zolotov (born 1954), Russian military officer
Politics and diplomacy Victor Antia (born 1965), Nigerian politician and administrator Victor Backlund (born 1936), American politician and athlete Victor Bădulescu (1892–1953), Romanian economist, lawyer, and diplomat Victor Banks (born 1947), Anguillan politician Viktor Laiskodat (born 1965), Indonesian 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 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 Viktor Gutić (1901–1947), Croatian politician and war criminal
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), 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 Anthony Perera, Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament Victor Ponta (born 1972), Romanian politician Victor Rădulescu-Pogoneanu (1910–1962), Romanian diplomat Victor Garvin Weerawardana Ratnayake (1908–1994), Sri Lankan politician Victor Rutgers (1877–1945), Dutch legal scholar and politician Vico Sotto (born 1989), Filipino politician (born 1957), Indonesian 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), Canadian professional wrestler Viktor Apostolov (born 1962), Bulgarian hammer thrower Viktor Axelsen (born 1994), Danish badminton player Victor Leandro Bagy (born 1983), Brazilian football player known simply as Victor Víctor Baute (born 1972), Spanish boxer Vic Bellamy (born 1963), American football player Viktor Berg (born 1977), Canadian squash player Víctor Bird (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player Victor Boniface (born 2000), Nigerian football 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 Victor Eklund (born 2006), Swedish ice hockey player Viktor Fischer (born 1994), Danish footballer Víctor Genes (1961–2019), Paraguayan footballer and football manager Viktor Gyökeres (born 1998), Swedish football player 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 Karlsson (born 1988), Swedish bandy player
Viktor Kassai (born 1975), Hungarian football referee Victor Kros (born 1981), Dutch football player Viktor Kuznetsov (swimmer) (born 1961), Russian swimmer Victor Lindelöf (born 1994) Swedish football player Victor Loturi (born 2001), Canadian soccer player Victor Lovera (born 2000), French cross-country skier 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 Victor Montalvo (born 1994), American breakdancer Víctor Mora (athlete) (born 1944), Colombian retired long-distance runner Victor Moses (born 1990), Nigerian football player Víctor Hugo Mora (born 1974), Mexican football manager Víctor Moreno (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player Víctor Moreno (cyclist) (born 1985), Venezuelan cyclist Víctor Muñoz (footballer, born 1957) (born 1957), Spanish football coach and player Victor Nelsson (born 1998), Danish football 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 flyweight boxer Viktor Podloucký (born 1950), Czechoslovak sprint canoer Victor Primeau (born 2003), Canadian freestyle skier 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 Víctor Robles (born 1997), Dominican baseball player Victor Ross (1900–1974), American lacrosse player Víctor Sánchez (born 1976), Spanish footballer Victor Scott (born 1962), American football player Victor Scott II (born 2001), American baseball player Victor "Vic" Seixas (1923–2024), American tennis player Victor Simões (born 1981), Brazilian footballer Viktor Solmunde (born 2007), Danish skateboarder Viktor Spasov (born 1957), Soviet pole vaulter Viktor Troicki (born 1986), Serbian tennis player