Victor
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Victor (from vincere "to conquer", victoria "victory") is a first name normally given to boys.
People
Roman Catholic religious figures
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Given name
- Flavius Victor, Roman usurper, son of Magnus Maximus
- Victor Hugo, French writer, widely recognized as the most influential Romantic writer of the 19th century
- Victor Horta, Belgian architect, a key player in European Art Nouveau
- Various people called Victor, duc de Broglie
- George Victor Bishop, American film, television, stage and radio actor based in Britain
- Victor Emmanuel, regnal name of the House of Savoy
- Victor Kamber, Washington, DC veteran democratic strategist
- Victor Meldrew, character in the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave
- Victor Garber, Canadian actor
Last name
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
- Alexander F. Victor founder of the Victor Animatograph Corporation
- Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de Belluno (1764–1841), marshal of France
- Jaclyn Victor, Malaysia's first Idol winner
- Joseph Victor, mayor of Courbevoie from October 1920 to May 1925
- Paul Bins, comte de Saint-Victor, French author
- Victor, The Cow, K to feel OK
Places
- Several towns in the United States:
- *Victor, New York.
- *Victor, Colorado, a near-ghost town near Cripple Creek, Colorado.
- *Victor, Idaho.
- *Victor, Iowa.
- *Victor, Montana.
- A number of places in France containing the element Saint-Victor.
Other
- "Victor" (song), a song by American band Blondie.
- Pobednik, a monument in Belgrade dedicated to Serbian soldiers who brought Allies their first victory in WWI
- "Victor" (comic), a British comic book
- Victor (album), a solo album by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson
- The letter "V" in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
- The Victor class submarine, NATO designation of a class of submarines of the Soviet Union
- The Handley Page Victor aircraft
- Victor Records
- The Victor Company of Japan, or JVC (goes under the brand name of Victor in Japan)
- Victor (1992 film), a short 1992 French film starring François Ozon
- Victor (1951 film), a 1951 French film starring Claude Heymann
- Victor Technologies (formerly Sirius Systems Technology) was a computer manufacturer in the early 1980's
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