Balthazar, or variant spellings, may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

* ''Balthazar'' (novel), by Lawrence Durrell, 1958 * ''Balthasar'', an 1889 book by

Anatole France (; born , ; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie França ...

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Professor Balthazar ''Professor Balthazar'' ( hr, Profesor Baltazar) is a Croatian animated television series for children about an old inventor that was produced between 1967 and 1978. It was created by animator Zlatko Grgić. The series revolves around benevole ...

'', a Croatian animated TV series, 1967-1978 * ''Balthazar'' (TV series), a 2018 French crime thriller drama *

Balthazar (band) Balthazar is a Belgian indie pop/rock group. The band consists of Maarten Devoldere, Jinte Deprez, Simon Casier, Michiel Balcaen, and Tijs Delbeke, who all come from the areas of Kortrijk and Ghent (Flanders). History 2004–2009 Balthaz ...

, a Belgian indie pop and rock group *

DJ Balthazar Deep Zone Project is a Bulgarian house/ electro band formed in 1998 by DJ Dian Solo, JuraTone and Rossko. They are most famous for their collaboration with DJ Balthazar, representing Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Eurovision ...

, a Bulgarian group

People

Footballers

* Baltasar (footballer) (born 1966), Portuguese footballer * Baltasar Gonçalves (born 1948), or Baltasar, Portuguese footballer *

Baltazar (footballer, born 1926) Oswaldo da Silva (14 January 1926 – 25 March 1997), commonly known as Baltazar, was a Brazilian footballer. Nicknamed ''Cabecinha de Ouro'' (''Golden Head'') by fans, he played as a striker. Club career Baltazar played for União Monte Alegr ...

, Oswaldo da Silva, Brazilian football striker *

Baltazar (footballer, born 1959) Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (born 27 July 1959), known simply as Baltazar, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker. During an 18-year professional career he played, other than in his country, in Spain, Portugal, France ...

, Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior, Brazilian football striker *

Marco Balthazar Marco António Burigo Balthazar (born 14 May 1983) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Esporte Clube Cruzeiro. He also holds an Italian passport. Career Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Balthazar signe ...

(born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Batata (footballer) (Baltazar Costa Rodrigues de Oliveira, born 2000), Brazilian footballer

Other people with the given name

Balthazar (given name) Balthazar (also spelled Balthasar, Balthassar, or Baltazar), from Akkadian 𒂗𒈗𒋀 ''Bel-shar-uzur'', meaning "Bel protects the King" is the name commonly attributed to Balthazar (magus), one of the Three Wise Men, at least in the west. Though ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Balthazar (magus) Saint Balthazar; also called Balthasar, Balthassar, and Bithisarea, was according to Western Christian tradition one of the biblical Magi along with Caspar and Melchior who visited the infant Jesus after he was born. Balthazar is traditionall ...

, a name commonly attributed to one of Three Wise Men * Balthasar of Werle ( 1375–1421), Lord of Werle-Güstrow *

Balthasar, Duke of Mecklenburg Balthasar of Mecklenburg (1451 – 16 March 1507) was a Duke of Mecklenburg and Coadjutor of the Diocese of Hildesheim between 1471 and 1474 and the Diocese of Schwerin between 1474 and 1479. Balthasar was the youngest son of Henry IV ...

(1451–1507) *

Balthasar of Żagań Balthasar, Duke of Żagań ( pl, Baltazar żagański; – Przewóz, 15 July 1472), was a Duke of Żagań- Przewóz since 1439 (with his brothers as co-rulers until 1449), from 1449 Duke of Żagań. Deposed during 1461–1468, he recovered the D ...

(c. 1415 – 1472), a Duke of Żagań-Przewóz

People with the surname

* Bogdan Baltazar (1939–2012), Romanian banker and politician *

Hans Urs von Balthasar Hans Urs von Balthasar (12 August 1905 – 26 June 1988) was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who is considered an important Catholic theologian of the 20th century. He was announced as his choice to become a cardinal by Pope John Paul II, b ...

(1905–1988), Swiss theologian and priest * J. G. Balthazar, Sri Lankan Burgher army brigadier *

(born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Nic Balthazar (born 1964), Belgian film director *

Wilhelm Balthasar Wilhelm Balthasar (2 February 1914 – 3 July 1941) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and wing commander during World War II. As a fighter ace, he is credited with seven aerial victories during the Spanish Civil War and further 40 aerial ...

(1914–1941), World War II German Luftwaffe ace * Francisco Balagtas (1788–1862), or Francisco Baltazar, Filipino poet

Places

* Balthazar River (Dominica) *

Balthazar River (Grenada) The Balthazar River is a river of Grenada Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenad ...

Other uses

* Balthazar (restaurant), in New York City, U.S. * Balthazar Science Center, Skövde, Sweden * Balthazar, a 12-litre

wine bottle A wine bottle is a bottle, generally a glass bottle, that is used for holding wine. Some wines are fermented in the bottle while others are bottled only after fermentation. Recently the bottle has become a standard unit of volume to describe sa ...