{{wiktionary|Balog|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:
*Ana Balog (1930–1945), Uruguayan Jewish Holocaust victim *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 *{{ill|Zvonimir Balog|hr}} (1932–2014), Croatian children's fiction writer *Nikola Balog (born 2005), Montenegrin Artist *Ariel Balog (born 1997), São Paulo, Brazil ==See also== *{{srt}} *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
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Category:Hungarian-language surnames