Balthazar (also spelled Balthasar, Balthassar, or Baltazar), from

Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to: * Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire * Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language * Akkadian literature, literature in this language * Akkadian cuneiform Cuneiform is a logo- syllabi ...

𒂗𒈗𒋀 ''Bel-shar-uzur'', meaning " Bel protects the King" is the name commonly attributed to Balthazar (magus), one of the

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, at least in the west. Though no names are given in the

Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew), or simply Matthew. It is most commonly abbreviated as "Matt." is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells how Israel's Messiah, Jesus, comes to his people and form ...

, this was one of the names the Western church settled on in the 8th century, based on the original meaning, though other names were used by Eastern churches. It is an alternate form of the Babylonian king ''

Belshazzar Belshazzar (Babylonian cuneiform: ''Bēl-šar-uṣur'', meaning "Bel, protect the king"; ''Bēlšaʾṣṣar'') was the son and crown prince of Nabonidus (556–539 BC), the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Through his mother he might h ...

'', mentioned in the ''

Book of Daniel The Book of Daniel is a 2nd-century BC biblical apocalypse with a 6th century BC setting. Ostensibly "an account of the activities and visions of Daniel, a noble Jew exiled at Babylon", it combines a prophecy of history with an eschatology ...

''.

People with the name

* Balthazar Alvarez (1533–1580), Spanish Catholic mystic *

Balthasar Bekker Balthasar Bekker (20 March 1634 – 11 June 1698) was a Dutch minister and author of philosophical and theological works. Opposing superstition, he was a key figure in the end of the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe. His best k ...

(1634–1698), Dutch philosopher * Baltasar Brum (1883–1933), Uruguayan president *

Baldassare Castiglione Baldassare Castiglione, Count of Casatico (; 6 December 1478 – 2 February 1529),Dates of birth and death, and cause of the latter, fro, ''Italica'', Rai International online. was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissanc ...

(1478–1529), Italian Renaissance author *

Baltasar Corrada del Río Baltasar Corrada del Río (April 10, 1935 – March 11, 2018) was a Puerto Rican politician. He held various high political offices in the island, including President of the Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission, Resident Commissioner (1977–19 ...

(1935–2018), Puerto Rican politician * Balthasar Eggenberger (died 1493), Austrian entrepreneur and financier in the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 ...

Baltasar Garzón Baltasar Garzón Real (; born 26 October 1955) is a former Spanish judge. Garzón formerly served on Spain's central criminal court, the ''Audiencia Nacional'', and was the examining magistrate of the ''Juzgado Central de Instrucción No. 5'', ...

(born 1955), Spanish judge *

Balthasar Gérard Balthasar Gérard (alternative spellings Gerards or Gerardts; c. 1557 – 14 July 1584) was the assassin of the Dutch revolt's leader, William the Silent of the House of Orange (William the Silent, and later known as the "Father of the Fatherla ...

(c. 1557-1584), assassin of William I of Orange *

Balthazar Getty Paul Balthazar Getty (; born January 22, 1975) is an American actor and musician. His acting debut was in ''Lord of the Flies'' (1990) as Ralph. He went on to appear in '' Lost Highway'' (1997) and had a recurring role as Richard Montana in ''Cha ...

(born 1975), American actor and great grandson of J. Paul Getty *

Balthasar Glättli Balthasar Glättli (born 12 February 1972) is a Swiss politician. He is a member of the National Council and, since June 2020, the president of the Green Party of Switzerland. Political career Glättli joined the Green Party of Switzerland ...

(born 1972), Swiss politician * Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601–1658), Spanish Baroque prose writer *

Balthasar Hubmaier Balthasar Hubmaier (1480 – 10 March 1528; la , Pacimontanus) was an influential German Anabaptist leader. He was one of the most well-known and respected Anabaptist theologians of the Reformation. Early life and education He was born in Frie ...

(c. 1480-1528), German Anabaptist leader * Balthazar Klossowski de Rola (1908–2001), birth name of twentieth-century artist Balthus *

Baltasar Lopes da Silva Baltasar Lopes da Silva ( Caleijão, São Nicolau, 23 April 1907 - Lisbon, Portugal, 28 May 1989) was a writer, poet and linguist from Cape Verde, who wrote in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole. With Manuel Lopes and Jorge Barbosa, he w ...

(1907-1989), Cape Verdean writer * Balthazar P. Melick (1770–1835), founder of Chemical Bank *

Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (born 27 July 1959), known simply as Baltazar, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker. During an 18-year professional career he played, other than in his country, in Spain, Portugal, France ...

(born 1959), Brazilian footballer *

Balthasar Ferdinand Moll Balthasar Ferdinand Moll (Innsbruck, Tirol 4 January 1717 – Vienna 3 March 1785) was one of the most famous sculptors in Vienna during the height of the Baroque era (after Georg Raphael Donner and Lorenzo Mattielli) He came from a Tyrolean fa ...

(1717–1785), Baroque sculptor * Balthasar de Monconys (1611–1665), French magistrate *

Balthasar Moncornet Balthasar Moncornet (b.1600 Rouen, France d.1668 Paris, France) was a French painter, engraver, and tapissier that was revered for his depictions of around 45 different prominent figures of the 17th century. Gallery of selected portraits File:He ...

(c. 1600–1668), French engraver * Balthasar Neumann (1687–1753) German engineer and architect * Balthasar Oomkens von Esens (died 1540), 16th century Frisian rebel (two of whose brothers were named Caspar and Melchior) * Balthasar Regis (died 1757), Canon of Windsor *

Balthasar Russow Balthasar Russow (1536–1600) was one of the most important Livonian and Estonian chroniclers. Russow was born in Reval, Livonia (now Tallinn, Estonia). He was educated at an academy in Stettin, Pomerania (now Szczecin, Poland). He was the ...

(1536-1600), Estonian chronicler *

Balthazar Johannes Vorster Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster (; also known as John Vorster; 13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983) was a South African apartheid politician who served as the prime minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and the fourth state presid ...

(1915–1983), apartheid-era South African Prime Minister and President * McLeod John Baltazar Bethel-Thompson (born 1988), American football quarterback *

Hans Urs von Balthasar Hans Urs von Balthasar (12 August 1905 – 26 June 1988) was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who is considered an important Catholic theologian of the 20th century. He was announced as his choice to become a cardinal by Pope John Paul II, b ...

(1905–1988), Swiss Roman Catholic theologian and priest

Fictional characters with the name

Film

* Balthasar, a demon in the film ''

Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I *Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...

'' played by Gavin Rossdale * Comte Balthazar de Bleuchamp, a pseudonym of the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond novel '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' and the film of the same name * Balthasar, a supporting character in the film ''

The Scorpion King ''The Scorpion King'' is a 2002 American sword and sorcery action adventure film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov and Michael Clarke Duncan. It is both a prequel and spin-off of ''The ...

'' played by actor Michael Clarke Duncan * Balthazar Blake, a thousand-year-old sorcerer, protagonist of the 2010 film ''

The Sorcerer's Apprentice "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (german: "Der Zauberlehrling", link=no, italic=no) is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe written in 1797. The poem is a ballad in 14 stanzas. Story The poem begins as an old sorcerer departs his workshop, leaving ...

'' played by Nicolas Cage * Balthazar Bratt, a supervillain and former child star, main antagonist of the 2017 film ''

Despicable Me 3 ''Despicable Me 3'' is a 2017 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Despicable Me 2'' (2013), the third main installment, and the fourth installment overall ...

'' voiced by Trey Parker *Edgar Balthazar, a butler, main antagonist of the 1970 film ''

The Aristocats ''The Aristocats'' is a 1970 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The 20th Disney animated feature film, the film is based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom R ...

'' voiced by Roddy Maude-Roxby * Balthazar M. Edison, male human who became the Villain "Krall" in the 2016 film "Star Trek: Beyond"

Gaming

* Balthazar, the god of war and fire in the online game ''

Guild Wars ''Guild Wars'' is an online role-playing game franchise developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSOFT. The games were critically well received and won many editor's choice awards, as well as awards such as Best Value, Best Massively Multiplaye ...

'' * Balthazar, a fictional monk from '' Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal'' * Balthasar (Old Man Bal), Nikolai Balthasar, and Maria Balthasar, characters from the Square game, ''Xenogears'' * The primary antagonist in the Xbox game '' Azurik: Rise of Perathia'' * The name of a minotaur and a lair in '' Might and Magic VIII'' * Belthasar, one of the three Gurus who assist the main party in the RPG, ''Chrono Trigger''

Novels

* Balthasar, a character in ''

The Death Gate Cycle ''The Death Gate Cycle'' is a seven-part series (heptalogy) of fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The main conflict is between two powerful races, the Sartan and the Patryns, which branched off from humans following a nucl ...

'' books * Balthazar More, a character in the ''Evernight'' series introduced in the '' Evernight'' series * Bastian Balthazar Bux, the main character in the book ''

The Neverending Story ''The Neverending Story'' (german: Die unendliche Geschichte) is a fantasy novel by German writer Michael Ende, published in 1979. The first English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was published in 1983. The novel was later adapted into several ...

'' * Balthazar, The Hound of Count Kaliovzky in the book ''

The Red Necklace ''The Red Necklace '' is a young adult historical novel by Sally Gardner, published by Orion in 2007. It is a story of the French Revolution, interwoven with gypsy magic. The audiobook is narrated by Tom Hiddleston. ''The Silver Blade'' (Orion ...

'' * Jacob Balthazar, the wood sculptor murdered in the story '' Tintin and the Broken Ear'' * Balthasar, a Tiger tank gunner in ''The Last Citadel: A Novel of the Battle of Kursk'' by David L. Robbins * Balthasar, a supporting character in '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'', and its various adaptations * Balthazar Claes, the main character of Honore de Balzac's ''The Quest of the Absolute'' in the series ''

La Comédie humaine LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

'' * Balthazar (comics), a character in the Marvel Comics universe * Balthazar Abrabanel, a character in

1632 Events January–March * January – The Holland's Leaguer (brothel), Holland's Leguer, a brothel in London, is closed after having been besieged for a month. * February 22 – Galileo Galilei, Galileo's ''Dialogue Conce ...

Plays

* Balthasar, a minor character in ''Romeo and Juliet'' * Balthazar, Portia's masculine alter-ego, as well as a minor character in Shakespeare's ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

'' * Balthasar, a singer and a follower of Don Pedro in Shakespeare's comedy ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

'' * Balthazar, a merchant in the Shakespeare's ''

The Comedy of Errors ''The Comedy of Errors'' is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. ...

'' * Prince Balthazar, son of the Portuguese Viceroy, in Thomas Kyd's ''

The Spanish Tragedy ''The Spanish Tragedy, or Hieronimo is Mad Again'' is an Elizabethan tragedy written by Thomas Kyd between 1582 and 1592. Highly popular and influential in its time, ''The Spanish Tragedy'' established a new genre in English theatre, the rev ...

'' (1592) * Baalthazar Macaw, an opera singing macaw in Robert J. Sherman's '' Love Birds'' (2015)

Television

* Birk Balthazar, the father of Sofia Balthazar in ''Sofia the First'' * Balthazar, a demon in the episode " Bad Girls" of the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Balthasar, the godfather of Gargamel in ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and int ...

'' * Belthazor, alternate name of the character Cole Turner in the TV series ''Charmed'', portrayed by Julian McMahon * Balthazar, an angel in the TV series '' Supernatural'', portrayed by Sebastian Roché * Balthasar, one of three cooperating supercomputers in the anime series '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' * Balthazar, the dog on the British sitcom '' Vicious'' * Baltazar, the main villain in the CGI ''Doctor Who'' story ''

The Infinite Quest ''The Infinite Quest'' is an animated serial based on the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was made by BBC Television, but does not share the same producers as the live-action series. It was aired in twelve weekly pa ...

'' * Balthazar, a stuffed bear who was the leader on Jim Henson's ''

The Secret Life of Toys ''Secret Life of Toys'' is a 1994 children's TV series based on the 1986 Christmas TV special ''The Christmas Toy''. Each of the fourteen 30-minute episodes consists of two 15-minute stories. The show was taped in Monheim, Germany (near the Dutc ...