# Balogh

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'''Balogh''' is a Hungarian surname, originating from the [Hungarian](/source/Hungarian_language) word ''bal'' meaning "left", possibly in reference to [left-handedness](/source/left-handedness). 

It was the surname of a medieval noble house, [Balog (genus)](/source/Balog_(genus)).

Another variant is [Balog](/source/Balog).

Notable people with the surname include:

*[Ádám Balogh](/source/%C3%81d%C3%A1m_Balogh), one of the most famous kuruc colonels during Rákóczi's War for Independence
*[Béla Balogh](/source/B%C3%A9la_Balogh), a Hungarian film director
*[Brian Balogh](/source/Brian_Balogh), an American historian 
*[Ernő Balogh](/source/Ern%C5%91_Balogh), a Hungarian-born and -trained classical pianist
*[Fritz Balogh](/source/Fritz_Balogh), a German football (soccer) player
*[Gergely Balogh](/source/Gergely_Balogh), Hungarian canoeist
*[János Balogh (disambiguation)](/source/J%C3%A1nos_Balogh_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[József Balogh (disambiguation)](/source/J%C3%B3zsef_Balogh_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Kálmán Balogh](/source/K%C3%A1lm%C3%A1n_Balogh), a Hungarian cimbalom player
*[László Balogh (painter)](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Balogh_(painter)), Hungarian painter
*[László Balogh (sport shooter)](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Balogh_(sport_shooter)) (1958–2019), Hungarian former sport shooter
*[Mary Balogh](/source/Mary_Balogh), a Welsh-Canadian novelist
*[Norbert Balogh](/source/Norbert_Balogh), Hungarian footballer 
*Steve Balogh, a member of the Canadian rock band [Pink Mountaintops](/source/Pink_Mountaintops)
*[Suzanne Balogh](/source/Suzanne_Balogh), an Australian gold medalist in Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's trap
*[Thomas Balogh, Baron Balogh](/source/Thomas_Balogh%2C_Baron_Balogh), a Hungarian economist and member of the English House of Lords
*[Zoltán Tibor Balogh](/source/Zolt%C3%A1n_Tibor_Balogh), a Hungarian mathematician

==See also==
* [Balogh Defense](/source/Balogh_Defense), a chess gambit named for Janos Balogh

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Category:Hungarian-language surnames

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