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Vic Emery
Vic Emery (Victor Emery, born 1933), Montreal-born Canadian bobsleigh pilot who drove Canada 1 to four-man gold at Innsbruck 1964 and the 1965 world title, co-founding Canadian bobsleigh.
Vic Fangio
Vic Fangio, NFL defensive coordinator (Eagles since 2024, Super Bowl LIX champion), former Broncos head coach 2019-21, 2018 AP Assistant Coach of the Year, known for the two-high safety scheme.
Vic Fuentes
Vic Fuentes is an American singer and guitarist, born in 1983 in San Diego, California, best known as frontman and chief songwriter of Pierce the Veil.
Vic Godard
Vic Godard (Victor John Napper, born 1957) is an English singer-songwriter, leader of first-wave UK punk band Subway Sect, whose 1978 single "Ambition" topped the indie chart; later a postman, he moved through Northern soul, swing, and crooner pop.
Vic Lindquist
Vic Lindquist (Carl Victor Lindquist, "The Swift Swede"), 1908-1983, Canadian ice hockey forward; 1932 Olympic gold and 1935 World gold with Canada, coached Sweden at the 1936 Olympics, later a longtime referee.
Vic Mellor
Vic Mellor, full name Victor G. Mellor, is a Marine veteran and business owner who is the 2026 Republican nominee for the U.S. House in Rhode Island's 2nd District.
Vic Mensa
Vic Mensa (Victor Kwesi Mensah, born 1993) is a Chicago rapper and singer, member of Kids These Days, founder of SAVEMONEY with Chance the Rapper, Roc Nation artist behind INNANETAPE, The Autobiography, 16 Shots, 93PUNX, and Victor.
Vic Michaelis
Vic Michaelis, also known as Victoria Michaelis, is a nonbinary American-Canadian comedian, actor, and improviser who hosts Dropout's improvised interview show Very Important People and stars as Cheryl Symanski in Peacock's Ponies.
Vic Mignogna
Vic Mignogna (Victor Joseph Mignogna), born 1962 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, is an American anime voice actor known for Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist and Broly in Dragon Ball; his 2019 defamation suit against Funimation was dismissed under Texas anti-SLAPP law.
Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow (Victor Morozoff, 1929–1982), American actor and director, star of Combat! and Blackboard Jungle; killed with two child actors in the 1982 Twilight Zone helicopter crash, for which John Landis was tried and acquitted.
Vic Power
Vic Power (Victor Felipe Pellot, 1927–2005), Puerto Rican MLB first baseman 1954–1965; first Puerto Rican in the American League, seven straight Gold Gloves, .284 average, 126 home runs, stole home twice in one game in 1958.
Vic Sotto
Vic Sotto (Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto, "Bossing"), born 1954 in Manila, is a Filipino actor, comedian, TV host, and producer; original Eat Bulaga! host with Tito Sotto and Joey de Leon (TVJ), VST & Company lead singer, Enteng Kabisote film star, and lead of the 2024 film The Kingdom.
Vic Tayback
Vic Tayback (Victor Tayback, 1930–1990) was an American character actor who played diner owner Mel Sharples in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and the CBS sitcom Alice, winning two Golden Globes; born in Brooklyn to Syrian immigrant parents, died of a heart attack at 60.
Vic Wild
Vic Wild (Виктор Айвен Уайлд), born 1986 in White Salmon, Washington, is an American-born snowboarder racing for Russia; double Olympic gold medalist in parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom at Sochi 2014, bronze at Beijing 2022.
Vicalloy
Vicalloy is a ductile, precipitation-hardening iron-cobalt-vanadium permanent magnet alloy announced in 1940, machinable and drawable to wire, used in magnetic recording tape, memory cards, and hysteresis machines.
Vicaquirao
Vicaquirao (Wika Kiraw) was an Inca general of Cuzco who, paired with Apo Mayta, led early Inca expansion and helped defend Cuzco against the Chanca attack.
Vicar
A vicar, from the Latin vicarius meaning "substitute," is an official in canon law who acts for a superior with ecclesiastical jurisdiction, a title the ancient Romans also used.
Vicarello
Vicarello is a hamlet and historic estate on the northwestern shore of Lake Bracciano, Lazio, Italy, best known for Roman thermal baths and the silver Vicarello Cups found at its spring.
Vicariate of Solidarity
The Vicariate of Solidarity (Vicaría de la Solidaridad) was a human rights institution of the Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago, Chile, created by Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez in 1976.
Vicarious liability
Vicarious liability, or imputed liability, holds a principal responsible for an agent's actionable conduct under respondeat superior, a strict liability doctrine. Covers the Ellerth rule, close-connection test, akin-to-employment limits, and nondelegable duties.
Vicarious Surgical
Vicarious Surgical was an American surgical robotics company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, developing a single-port robot for minimally invasive abdominal surgery through one small incision.
Vicarius Filii Dei
Vicarius Filii Dei, Latin for "Vicar of the Son of God," is a phrase from the forged Donation of Constantine, later tied to a 666 numerology argument.
Vicat (company)
Vicat, also known as Groupe Vicat, is a French building-materials group producing cement, ready-mixed concrete, and aggregates. It was founded in 1853 by Joseph Vicat, son of Louis Vicat, who established the chemistry of artificial cement.
Vice
Vice (crime): consensual immorality offenses such as gambling, prostitution, narcotics, alcohol, and obscenity; also called victimless crimes, policed by vice squads and increasingly replaced by licensing and sin-tax regulation.
Vice (2015 film)
Vice is a 2015 American science fiction action film. It stars Bruce Willis and Thomas Jane in a futuristic resort where an android named Kelly escapes.
Vice (2018 film)
Vice is a 2018 American satirical biographical film written and directed by Adam McKay, dramatizing Dick Cheney's rise to vice president, starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, and Sam Rockwell.
Vice (magazine)
Vice, originally Voice of Montreal (1994), is a punk-culture magazine founded by Suroosh Alvi, Shane Smith, and Gavin McInnes; it grew into Vice Media, peaked at a $5.7 billion valuation, went bankrupt in 2023, and relaunched in print in 2025.
Vice (TV series)
Vice (TV series): HBO documentary news-magazine (2013–2018, seven seasons) from Vice Media, hosted by Shane Smith, EPs Bill Maher and Eddy Moretti; famous for the Dennis Rodman North Korea episode; later moved to Showtime in 2020.
Vice admiral (United States)
Vice admiral (VADM) is a three-star flag officer grade of the United States Navy and Coast Guard, equivalent to lieutenant general, ranking between rear admiral and admiral.
Vice Ganda
Vice Ganda (Jose Marie Borja Viceral), born 1976 in Tondo, Manila, is a Filipino comedian, It's Showtime host, and actor; box-office record holder and 2025 FAMAS and MMFF Best Actor winner.