Balogh
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Balogh is a surname
and may apply to:
The name can also refer to the Balogh Defense
, a chess gambit named for Janos Balogh.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and may apply to:
- Ádám BaloghÁdám BaloghÁdám Balogh de Bér was born in Vas county around 1665 and died in Buda in 1711. He came from the Hungarian nobility and was one of the most famous kuruc colonels of the Hungarian army during Rákóczi's War for Independence against the rule of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty.-Life:Balogh was born to a...
, one of the most famous kuruc colonels during Rákóczi's War for Independence - Béla BaloghBéla BaloghBéla Balogh was a Hungarian film director, one of the most prominent of the early 20th century...
, a Hungarian football (soccer) player - Ernő BaloghErno BaloghErnő Balogh was a Hungarian pianist, composer, editor, and teacher. He was born on April 4, 1897 in Budapest, Hungary and died on June 2, 1989 in Mitchellville, Maryland, USA.-Biography:...
, a Hungarian-born and -trained classical pianist - Fritz BaloghFritz BaloghFritz Balogh was a German footballer.During the Second World War, Balogh played as a forward for VfL Neckarau. On November 22, 1950 he participated in his first and only international in the German national team, a 1-0 victory against Switzerland...
, a German football (soccer) player - János Balogh (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kálmán BaloghKálmán BaloghKálmán Balogh is one of the foremost Hungarian cimbalom players, descending from a famous dynasty of Hungarian Gypsy musicians. His virtuosity is matched only by his understanding and respect of his heritage. A graduate of Franz Liszt Academy of Music of Budapest, he has completed many successful...
, a Hungarian cimbalom player - László BaloghLászló BaloghLászló Balogh is a Hungarian painter from Szentendre. Since 1956, his works have been shown both in Hungary and abroad, and his paintings can be found in private and public collections in Hungary, Germany, the United States, Switzerland, France, Austria, Sweden, Finland and...
, a Hungarian painter - Mary BaloghMary BaloghMary Balogh is a Welsh-Canadian historical romance novelist.-Personal life:...
, a British novelist - Matt Balogh, an Australian market and social researcher
- Steve Balogh, a member of the Canadian rock band Pink MountaintopsPink MountaintopsPink Mountaintops is a shoegaze psychedelic rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band consists of many of the same musicians who participate in the Black Mountain collective.-Band members:*Stephen McBean*Amber Webber*CC Rose*Lyndsay Sung...
- Suzanne BaloghSuzanne BaloghSuzanne Elspeth Balogh OAM is a sport shooter from Australia. Balogh competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in Trap. She also competed in the Double Trap event...
, an Australian gold medalist in Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's trapShooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's TrapThe women's trap competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 16 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece. Suzanne Balogh of Australia won the competition by a wide four-hit margin.... - Thomas Balogh, Baron Balogh, a Hungarian economist and member of the English House of Lords
- Tibor Balogh, a Hungarian mathematician, father of Zoltán Tibor Balogh
- Zoltán Tibor BaloghZoltán Tibor BaloghZoltán "Zoli" Tibor Balogh was a Hungarian-born mathematician, specializing in set-theoretic topology. His father, Tibor Balogh, was also a mathematician. His best known work concerned solutions to problems involving normality of products, most notably the first ZFC construction of a small ...
, a Hungarian mathematician, son of Tibor Balogh
The name can also refer to the Balogh Defense
Balogh Defense
The Balogh Defense is an unusual chess opening beginning 1.e4 d6 2.d4 f5. It may also arise by transposition from the Staunton Gambit against the Dutch Defense, 1.d4 f5 2.e4!?, if Black declines the gambit with 2...d6.The defense is named for János Balogh , who was a Hungarian International Master...
, a chess gambit named for Janos Balogh.