A name commonly attributed to one of the Biblical Magi (Three Wise Men)An alternate form of the Babylonian king Belshazzar, mentioned in the Book of DanielBalthazar, a 12 litre champagne or wine bottle
Film, television and literature
Balthazar (novel), 1958 novel by Lawrence DurrellBalthasar, 1889 book by Anatole FranceProfessor Balthazar, Croatian cartoon series for children about an old inventorAu Hasard Balthazar, a 1966 film by Robert Bresson
People
Baltazar (given name), including list of persons with the nameBalthasar of Werle (c. 1375-1421), Lord of Werle-GüstrowBalthasar, Duke of Mecklenburg (1451-1507)Baltazar (footballer) (1926–1997), Brazilian footballerFrancisco Balthazar (1788–1862) birth name of Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poetJoseph Balthasar, Comte Siméon (1781–1846), French politicianMarco Balthazar, Brazilian footballerWilhelm Balthasar (1914–1941), World War II German Luftwaffe aceHans Urs von Balthasar (1905–1988), Swiss Roman Catholic theologian and priestTroy Von Balthazar, an American singer and songwriter
Fictional characters
Balthasar, a minor character in Romeo and JulietPortia's masculine alter-ego in Shakespeare's The Merchant of VeniceA singer and a follower of Don Pedro in Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About NothingA merchant in the Shakespeare's The Comedy of ErrorsA supporting character in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and its various adaptationsComte 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 nameA demon in the film Constantine played by Gavin RossdaleA supporting character in the film The Scorpion King played by actor Michael Clarke DuncanBalthazar Blake, a thousand year old sorcerer, protagonist of the 2010 film The Sorcerer's Apprentice, played by Nicolas CageBalthazar, a demon in the episode "Bad Girls" of the TV series Buffy the Vampire SlayerA character in The Death Gate Cycle books by Margaret Weis and Tracy HickmanThe godfather of Gargamel in The SmurfsThe god of war and fire in the online game Guild WarsA fictional monk from Baldur's Gate II: Throne of BhaalBalthazar More, a character in the Evernight series by Claudia Gray introduced in the novel EvernightBalthasar (Old Man Bal), Nikolai Balthasar, and Maria Balthasar, characters from the Square game, XenogearsBelthazor, alternate name of the character Cole Turner in the show Charmed, portrayed by Julian McMahonBastian Balthazar Bux, the main character in the book The Neverending StoryThe primary antagonist in the Xbox game Azurik: Rise of PerathiaPrince Balthazar, son of the Portuguese Viceroy, in Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy (1592)The name of a minotaur and a lair in Might and Magic VIIIBalthazar Claes, the main character of Honore de Balzac's The Quest of the Absolute in the series La Comédie humaineBalthazar, an angel in the TV series Supernatural, played by Sebastian RochéJacob Balthazar, the wood sculptor who gets murdered in the story Tintin and the Broken Ear, the sixth in the series titled The Adventures of TintinBalthazar is a character mentioned in the song "E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)" from the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult on their Agents of Fortune album
Geography
Balthazar River (Dominica)Balthazar River (Grenada)
