Victor Emanuel Anderson (March 30, 1902 – August 15, 1962) was an American politician from the state of Nebraska.
A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Nebraska Legislature, as mayor of the capital city of Lincoln, and as the 28th governor of the state.
Anderson, the son of Swedish immigrants, Ernest F.
and Marie Larson Anderson, was born in Havelock, Nebraska (which was subsequently incorporated into Lincoln).
He attended the University of Nebraska after his graduation from Havelock High School in 1920.
However, he left the university two and one-half years later to become a partner in his father's plumbing and hardware business.
He was married on December 27, 1941 to Elizabeth (Betty) May and the couple had one son, Roger Lee.