Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) was a French novelist and playwright. Balzac may also refer to: Astronomy Balzac (crater), a crater on Mercury 18430 Balzac, an asteroid Places Balzac, Alberta, Canada Balzac, Charente, France Balzac, Colorado, United States Music Balzac (band), a Japanese punk band People People with the surname Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac (1597–1654), French author Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues (1579–1633), mistress to Henry IV of France Jesús M. Balzac, plaintiff in Balzac v. Porto Rico Other people Federico Balzaretti, also known as Balzac, Italian footballer Other uses Le Balzac, a cinema in Paris See also Balsac (disambiguation) Balzac Billy, Groundhog Day prognosticator Balzac blanc, French wine grape variety Mourvèdre, or Balzac noir, another grape variety Dassault Balzac V, a jet fighter prototype of the 1960s