Balog

Balog is a Hungarian surname.

It was the surname of a medieval noble house, Balog (genus).

Another variant is Balogh.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Bob Balog (1924–2011), American football player in the National Football League
• Csaba Balog (born 1972), Hungarian football (midfielder) player
• Gábor Balog (born 1990), Hungarian Olympic swimmer
• Henry Balog (died 1300), Hungarian nobleman in the 14th century
• Ildikó Balog (born 1977), Hungarian gymnast
• Imre Balog (born 1991), Hungarian chess grandmaster
• James Balog (born 1952), American photographer whose work revolves around the relationship between humans and nature
• Leonarda Balog (born 1993), Croatian football player
• Lester Balog (1905–1976), labor activist and founding member of the Workers' Film & Photo League
• Marcell Balog (born 1988), Hungarian footballer
• Nicoleta Balog (born 1994), Romanian handballer
• Paul Balog (numismatist) (1900–1982), Hungarian-born Italian numismatist, archaeologist and physician
• Paul Balog, Bishop of Pécs, bishop of Pécs, Hungary between 1293 and 1306
• Paul Balog, Bishop of Veszprém (died 1275), Hungarian prelate, Bishop of Veszprém from 1263 until his death
• Tibor Balog (footballer, born 1963)
• Tibor Balog (footballer, born 1966)
• Vilmos Balog (born 1975), Hungarian boxer
• Zoltán Balog (astronomer) (born 1972), astronomer with the Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona
• Zoltán Balog (bishop) (born 1958), Hungarian Reformed bishop and former politician
• Zoltán Balog (footballer) (born 1978), Hungarian football defender
• Zoltán Balog (politician) (born 1958), Hungarian politician
• Zsolt Balog (born 1978), Hungarian football (defender) player
• Template:Ill (1932–2014), Croatian children's fiction writer
• Nikola Balog (born 2005), Montenegrin Artist
• Ariel Balog (born 1997), Sao Paulo, Brazil

See also

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• Čierny Balog, municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia
• Balog nad Ipľom, village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia