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
Zvonimir Balog (1932–2014), Croatian children's fiction writer
Nikola Balog (born 2005), Montenegrin Artist
Ariel Balog (born 1997), Sao Paulo, Brazil

See also