Balog is a Hungarian surname. It was the surname of a medieval noble house,

Balog (genus) Balog or Balogh was a medieval family or clan (Latin '' generatio'') of Hungarian nobles which is believed to have been founded by the German knight Altmann von Friedberg, somewhat around 1046, when he settled in the Kingdom of Hungary. The fam ...

. Another variant is Balogh. Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Balog (1924–2011), American football player in the National Football League *

Csaba Balog Csaba Balog (born 24 October 1972 in Törökszentmiklós) is a Hungarian football (midfielder) player who has spent most of his career playing for Zalaegerszegi TE Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet Football Club (), commonly known as Zalaegerszegi ...

(born 1972), Hungarian football (midfielder) player *

Gábor Balog Gábor Balog (born 2 September 1990 in Békéscsaba) is a Hungarian swimmer, who competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio ...

(born 1990), Hungarian Olympic swimmer *

Henry Balog Henry from the kindred Balog (; died after 1300) was a Hungarian nobleman in the late 14th century. He was a councillor of King Andrew III of Hungary during the last years of his reign. Life Henry was born into the Atyfi (Adfi, Othfi) branch of t ...

(died 1300), Hungarian nobleman in the 14th century * Ildikó Balog (born 1977), Hungarian gymnast * Imre Balog (born 1991), Hungarian chess grandmaster *

James Balog James Balog (born July 15, 1952) is an American photographer and the founder and director of Earth Vision Institute in Boulder, Colorado. In 2017, Balog founded the Extreme Ice Survey, a project that documents glacial melting. Balog has phot ...

(born 1952), American photographer whose work revolves around the relationship between humans and nature *

Leonarda Balog Leonarda Balog (born 5 February 1993) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defender for SKN St. Pölten in the Austrian ÖFB-Frauenliga. Career Balog played for Plamen Križevci and ŽNK Osijek of the Croatian 1. HNLŽ from 2005 to 2011 ...

(born 1993), Croatian football player * Lester Balog (1905–1976), labor activist and founding member of the Workers' Film & Photo League *

Marcell Balog Szabolcs Marcell Balog (born 23 February 1988) is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for Kecskeméti TE Kecskeméti Testedző Egyesület, commonly known as Kecskeméti TE or simply Kecskemét, is a sports club based in Kecskemét, H ...

(born 1988), Hungarian footballer * Nicoleta Balog (born 1994), Romanian handballer *

Paul Balog (numismatist) Paul Balog (; 1900 – 6 November 1982) was a Hungarian-born Italian numismatist, archaeologist and physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medic ...

(1900–1982), Hungarian-born Italian numismatist, archaeologist and physician *

Paul Balog, Bishop of Pécs Paul from the kindred Balog () was the bishop of Pécs in the Kingdom of Hungary between 1293 and 1306. He studied in the University of Bologna and achieved a doctorate in law. Paul returned to Hungary with a library worthing 1,000 marks, bu ...

, bishop of Pécs, Hungary between 1293 and 1306 *

Paul Balog, Bishop of Veszprém Paul from the kindred Balog (; died between January and March 1275) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Veszprém from 1263 until his death. Simultaneously, he also held various positions in the royal court. Ances ...

(died 1275), Hungarian prelate, Bishop of Veszprém from 1263 until his death * Tibor Balog (footballer, born 1963) *

Tibor Balog (footballer, born 1966) Tibor Balog (born 1 March 1966) is a football manager and retired Hungarian midfielder. He is currently an assistant manager at OH Leuven Oh, OH, or Oh! is an interjection, often proclaiming surprise (emotion), surprise. It may refer to: Ar ...

* Vilmos Balog (born 1975), Hungarian boxer *

Zoltán Balog (astronomer) Zoltán Balog (born on October 10, 1972, in Szolnok, Hungary) is an astronomer with the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany. In 2006, while at the Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, Balog's team was the first to ...

(born 1972), astronomer with the Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona *

Zoltán Balog (bishop) Zoltán Balog (born 7 January 1958) is a Hungarian Reformed bishop and former politician who served as Hungary's Minister of Human Resources from 2012 to 2018. He is the bishop of the Dunamellék diocese of the Hungarian Reformed Church since ...

(born 1958), Hungarian Reformed bishop and former politician *

Zoltán Balog (footballer) Zoltán Balog (born 22 February 1978) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a defender. National team Balog made his debut on 31 May 2005, in Metz against France France, officially the French Republic, is a cou ...

(born 1978), Hungarian football defender *

Zoltán Balog (politician) Zoltán Balog may refer to: * Zoltán Balog (astronomer) (born 1972), Hungarian astronomer * Zoltán Balog (footballer) (born 1978), Hungarian footballer * Zoltán Balog (bishop) (born 1958), Hungarian Calvinist pastor and politician {{Hndis, ...

(born 1958), Hungarian politician * Zsolt Balog (born 1978), Hungarian football (defender) player * (1932–2014), Croatian children's fiction writer * Nikola Balog (born 2005), Montenegrin Artist * Ariel Balog (born 1997), Sao Paulo, Brazil

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