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This is a list of
minor planets named after people , both real and fictional.
Scientists
Astronomers
Amateur
340 Eduarda (
Heinrich Eduard von Lade , German)
792 Metcalfia (
Joel Hastings Metcalf , American)
828 Lindemannia (
Adolph Friedrich Lindemann , German-British)
1906 Naef (
Robert Adolf Naef , Swiss)
1955 McMath (
Robert Raynolds McMath , American)
2602 Moore (Sir
Patrick Moore )
3184 Raab (
Herbert Raab , Austrian)
4143 Huziak (
Richard Huziak , Canadian)
6822 Horálek (
Petr Horálek , Czech)
9121 Stefanovalentini (Stefano Valentini, Italian)
12787 Abetadashi (Tadashi Abe, Japanese)
13624 Abeosamu (Osamu Abe, Japanese)
16217 Peterbroughton (Peter Broughton, Canadian)
23771 Emaitchar (Martin H. Robinson, British)
22406 Garyboyle (Gary Boyle, Canadian)
24898 Alanholmes (Alan W. Holmes, American)
29483 Boeker (Karolin Kleemann-Boeker and Andreas Boeker, German)
32622 Yuewaichun (Wai Chun Yue, Hongkonger)
35461 Mazzucato (
Michele T. Mazzucato , Italian)
37729 Akiratakao (Akira Takao, Japanese)
49109 Agnesraab (Agnes Raab, Austrian)
60406 Albertosuci (Alberto Suci, Italian)
103422 Laurisirén (Lauri Sirén, Finnish)
117032 Davidlane (Dave Lane, Canadian)
144907 Whitehorne (Mary Lou Whitehorne, Canadian)
161693 Attilladanko (Attilla Danko, Canadian)
171153 Allanrahill (Allan Rahill, Canadian)
260235 Attwood (Randy Attwood, Canadian)
263906 Yuanfengfang (Fengfang Yuan, Chinese)
Professional
107 Camilla (
Camille Flammarion ; also
Camilla , mythological
Volscian queen)
162 Laurentia (
Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent )
238 Hypatia (
Hypatia )
281 Lucretia (
Caroline Lucretia Herschel )
339 Dorothea (
Dorothea Klumpke )
349 Dembowska (
Ercole Dembowski )
366 Vincentina (
Vincenzo Cerulli )
511 Davida (
David Peck Todd )
676 Melitta (
Philibert Jacques Melotte )
729 Watsonia (
James Craig Watson )
761 Brendelia (
Martin Brendel )
767 Bondia (
William Cranch Bond and
George Phillips Bond )
768 Struveana (
Otto Wilhelm von Struve ,
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve and
Karl Hermann Struve )
784 Pickeringia (
Edward Charles Pickering and
William Henry Pickering )
786 Bredichina (
Fyodor Aleksandrovich Bredikhin )
806 Gyldenia (
Hugo Gyldén )
818 Kapteynia (
Jacobus Kapteyn )
819 Barnardiana (
Edward Emerson Barnard )
827 Wolfiana (
Max Wolf )
834 Burnhamia (
Sherburne Wesley Burnham )
854 Frostia (
Edwin Brant Frost )
855 Newcombia (
Simon Newcomb )
856 Backlunda (
Oskar Backlund )
857 Glasenappia (
Sergey Glazenap )
872 Holda (
Edward S. Holden )
892 Seeligeria (
Hugo von Seeliger )
914 Palisana (
Johann Palisa )
993 Moultona (
Forest Ray Moulton )
995 Sternberga (
Pavel Shternberg )
999 Zachia (
Franz Xaver, Baron von Zach )
1000 Piazzia (
Giuseppe Piazzi , discoverer of the asteroid
1 Ceres )
1002 Olbersia (
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers )
1004 Belopolskya (
Aristarkh Belopolsky )
1021 Flammario (
Camille Flammarion )
1024 Hale (
George Ellery Hale )
1040 Klumpkea (
Dorothea Klumpke )
1111 Reinmuthia (
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth )
1120 Cannonia (
Annie Jump Cannon )
1123 Shapleya (
Harlow Shapley )
1129 Neujmina (
Grigory Neujmin )
1134 Kepler (
Johannes Kepler )
1186 Turnera (
Herbert Hall Turner )
1215 Boyer (
Louis Boyer )
1239 Queteleta (
Adolphe Quetelet )
1241 Dysona (Sir
Frank Watson Dyson )
1303 Luthera (
Karl Theodor Robert Luther )
1322 Coppernicus (
Nicolaus Copernicus )
1412 Lagrula (
Joanny-Philippe Lagrula )
1455 Mitchella (
Maria Mitchell )
1501 Baade (
Walter Baade )
1510 Charlois (
Auguste Charlois )
1529 Oterma (
Liisi Oterma )
1539 Borrelly (
Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly )
1551 Argelander (
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander )
1573 Väisälä (
Yrjö Väisälä )
1578 Kirkwood (
Daniel Kirkwood )
1591 Baize (
Paul Baize )
1594 Danjon (
André-Louis Danjon )
1600 Vyssotsky (
Emma T. R. Williams Vyssotsky )
1601 Patry (
André Patry )
1614 Goldschmidt (
Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt )
1622 Chacornac (
Jean Chacornac )
1637 Swings (
Pol Swings )
1642 Hill (
George William Hill )
1655 Comas Solà (
Josep Comas Solá )
1686 De Sitter (
Willem de Sitter )
1677 Tycho Brahe (
Tycho Brahe )
1691 Oort (
Jan Oort )
1693 Hertzsprung (
Ejnar Hertzsprung )
1714 Sy (
Frédéric Sy )
1741 Giclas (
Henry L. Giclas )
1743 Schmidt (
Bernhard Schmidt )
1745 Ferguson (
James Ferguson )
1761 Edmondson (
Frank K. Edmondson )
1766 Slipher (
V. M. Slipher and
E. C. Slipher )
1776 Kuiper (
Gerard Kuiper )
1778 Alfvén (
Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén )
1780 Kippes (
Otto Kippes )
1803 Zwicky (
Fritz Zwicky )
1830 Pogson (
Norman Robert Pogson )
1831 Nicholson (
Seth Barnes Nicholson )
1832 Mrkos (
Antonín Mrkos )
1846 Bengt (
Bengt Strömgren )
1850 Kohoutek (
Luboš Kohoutek )
1851 Lacroute (
Pierre Lacroute French astronomer)
1877 Marsden (
Brian G. Marsden )
1886 Lowell (
Percival Lowell )
1896 Beer (
Wilhelm Beer )
1913 Sekanina (
Zdeněk Sekanina )
1940 Whipple (
Fred Lawrence Whipple )
1965 van de Kamp (
Peter van de Kamp )
1983 Bok (
Bart Bok )
1995 Hajek (
Tadeáš Hájek )
1998 Titius (
Johann Daniel Titius )
1999 Hirayama (
Kiyotsugu Hirayama )
2000 Herschel (
William Herschel )
2003 Harding (
Karl Ludwig Harding )
2005 Hencke (
Karl Ludwig Hencke )
2012 Guo Shou-Jing (
Guo Shoujing )
2018 Schuster (
Hans-Emil Schuster )
2069 Hubble (
Edwin Hubble )
2074 Shoemaker (
Eugene Shoemaker )
2097 Galle (
Johann Gottfried Galle )
2099 Öpik (
Ernst Julius Öpik )
2126 Gerasimovich (
Boris Gerasimovich )
2136 Jugta (
Jay U. Gunter )
2165 Young (
Charles Augustus Young )
2198 Ceplecha (
Zdeněk Ceplecha )
2227 Otto Struve (
Otto Struve )
2234 Schmadel (
Lutz Schmadel )
2281 Biela (
Wilhelm von Biela )
2308 Schilt (
Jan Schilt )
2325 Chernykh (
Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh and
Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh )
2383 Bradley (
James Bradley )
2439 Ulugbek (
Ulugh Beg )
2635 Huggins (
William Huggins )
2646 Abetti (
Antonio Abetti and
Giorgio Abetti )
2650 Elinor (Elinor Gates, American astronomer)
2688 Halley (
Edmond Halley )
2709 Sagan (
Carl Sagan )
2751 Campbell (
William Wallace Campbell )
2772 Dugan (
Raymond Smith Dugan )
2780 Monnig (
Oscar Monnig )
2801 Huygens (
Christiaan Huygens )
2813 Zappalà (
Vincenzo Zappalà )
2842 Unsöld (
Albrecht Unsöld )
2849 Shklovskij (
Iosif Shklovsky )
2874 Jim Young (
James Whitney Young )
2875 Lagerkvist (
Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist )
2897 Ole Römer (
Ole Rømer )
2900 Luboš Perek (
Luboš Perek )
2917 Sawyer Hogg (
Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg )
2996 Bowman (
Fred N. Bowman )
3070 Aitken (
Robert Grant Aitken )
3078 Horrocks (
Jeremiah Horrocks )
3095 Omarkhayyam (
Omar Khayyám )
3115 Baily (
Francis Baily )
3116 Goodricke (
John Goodricke )
3123 Dunham (
David Waring Dunham )
3169 Ostro (
Steven J. Ostro )
3174 Alcock (
George Alcock )
3216 Harrington (
Robert Sutton Harrington )
3236 Strand (
Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand )
3255 Tholen (
David J Tholen )
3267 Glo (
Eleanor "Glo" Helin )
3277 Aaronson (
Marc Aaronson )
3282 Spencer Jones (
Harold Spencer Jones )
3299 Hall (
Asaph Hall )
3337 Miloš (
Miloš Tichý )
3449 Abell (
George O. Abell )
3467 Bernheim (
Robert Burnham Jr. )
3487 Edgeworth (
Kenneth Edgeworth )
3506 French (
Linda M. French )
3507 Vilas (
Faith Vilas )
3545 Gaffey (
Michael James Gaffey American Geologist)
3549 Hapke (
Bruce William Hapke )
3594 Scotti (
James V. Scotti )
3673 Levy (
David H. Levy )
3722 Urata (
Takeshi Urata )
3808 Tempel (
Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel )
3847 Šindel (
Jan Šindel )
3866 Langley (
Samuel Pierpont Langley )
3936 Elst (
Eric Walter Elst )
3962 Valyaev (
Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova )
3999 Aristarchus (
Aristarchus of Samos )
4000 Hipparchus (
Hipparchus )
4001 Ptolemaeus (
Ptolemy )
4037 Ikeya (
Kaoru Ikeya )
4062 Schiaparelli (
Giovanni Schiaparelli )
4064 Marjorie (
Marjorie Meinel )
4151 Alanhale (
Alan Hale )
4169 Celsius (
Anders Celsius )
4279 De Gasparis (
Annibale de Gasparis )
4298 Jorgenúnez (
Jorge Núnez , Spanish astronomer)
4364 Shkodrov (
Vladimir Georgiev Shkodrov )
4549 Burkhardt (
Gernot Burkhardt )
4567 Bečvář (
Antonín Bečvář )
4587 Rees (
Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow )
4593 Reipurth (
Bo Reipurth , Danish astronomer)
4602 Heudier (
Jean-Louis Heudier , Français)
4713 Steel (
Duncan Steel )
4790 Petrpravec (
Petr Pravec )
4859 Fraknoi (
Andrew Fraknoi )
4866 Badillo (Fr.
Victor L. Badillo , Jesuit astronomer and former director of the Manila Observatory)
5080 Oja (
Tarmo Oja )
5100 Pasachoff (
Jay Pasachoff )
5704 Schumacher (
Heinrich Christian Schumacher )
5035 Swift (
Lewis Swift )
5036 Tuttle (
Horace Parnell Tuttle )
5392 Parker (
Donald C. Parker )
5430 Luu (
Jane Luu )
5655 Barney (
Ida Barney )
5726 Rubin (
Vera Rubin )
5757 Tichá (
Jana Tichá )
5826 Bradstreet (David Bradstreet)
5943 Lovi (George Lovi, astronomical columnist and planetarium educator)
6006 Anaximandros (
Anaximander )
6075 Zajtsev (
Alexander L. Zaitsev )
6076 Plavec (
Miroslav Plavec )
6391 Africano (
John L. Africano )
6398 Timhunter (
Tim Hunter )
6696 Eubanks (
Marshall Eubanks )
6779 Perrine (
Charles Dillon Perrine )
7086 Bopp (
Thomas Bopp )
7291 Hyakutake (
Yuji Hyakutake )
7359 Messier (
Charles Messier )
7948 Whitaker (
Ewen A. Whitaker )
8068 Vishnureddy (
Vishnu Reddy Indian Astronomer)
[1]
8140 Hardersen (
Paul Hardersen , American Astronomer/Planetary Scientist)
[2]
8216 Melosh (
H. Jay Melosh )
8391 Kring (
David A. Kring )
8408 Strom (
Robert G. Strom )
8558 Hack (
Margherita Hack )
8690 Swindle (
Timothy D. Swindle )
8785 Boltwood (
Paul Boltwood )
9122 Hunten (
Donald M. Hunten )
9133 d'Arrest (
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest )
9134 Encke (
Johann Franz Encke )
9207 Petersmith (
Peter H. Smith )
9494 Donici (
Nicolae Donici , Romanian astronomer)
9531 Jean-Luc (
Jean-Luc Margot )
10633 Akimasa (
Akimasa Nakamura , Japanese astronomer)
10689 Pinillaalonso (Noemi Pinilla-Alonso, Spaniard astronomer/Planetary Scientist)
10950 Albertjansen (Albert Jansen, German astronomer)
10969 Perryman (
Michael Perryman , British astronomer)
11156 Al-Khwarismi (
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī , Persian astronomer)
11577 Einasto (
Jaan Einasto )
11695 Mattei (
Janet Akyüz Mattei , Turkish-American astronomer)
11755 Paczynski (
Bohdan Paczyński , Polish astronomer)
11762 Vogel (
Hermann Carl Vogel )
12621 Alsufi (
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi / Azophi, Persian astronomer)
12742 Delisle (
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle )
14124 Kamil (
Kamil Hornoch )
14120 Espenak (
Fred Espenak )
14322 Shakura (
Nikolai Ivanovich Shakura )
14335 Alexosipov and
152217 Akosipov (
Alexandr Kuzmich Osipov , Russian-Ukrainian astronomer)
14825 Fieber-Beyer (
Sherry Fieber-Beyer , American Astronomer/Planetary Scientist)
15395 Rükl (
Antonín Rükl )
15420 Aedouglass (Andrew Ellicott Douglass, American astronomer)
15467 Aflorsch (Alphonse Florsch, French astronomer)
15955 Johannesgmunden (
John of Gmunden )
15963 Koeberl (
Christian Koeberl )
16682 Donati (
Giovanni Battista Donati )
18150 Lopez-Moreno (
José J. Lopez-Moreno , Spanish astronomer)
19139 Apian (
Peter Apian )
19875 Guedes (
Leandro Guedes, Brazilian Astronomer )
24988 Alainmilsztajn (Alain Milsztajn, French astronomer)
28751 Eggl (Siegfried Eggl, Austrian/American astronomer and aerospace engineer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
30785 Greeley (Ronald Greeley, American Planetary Geologist, Regents' Professor, Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona
32200 Seiicyoshida (Seiichi Yoshida, Japanese astronomer)
36445 Smalley (
Kyle E. Smalley )
68730 Straizys (
Vytautas Straižys , Lithuanian astronomer, the founder of
Vilnius photometric system )
72021 Yisunji (
Yi, Sunji , Korean astronomer in the 15th century)
92893 Michaelperson (Michael Person, American astronomer)
95593 Azusienis (
Algimantas Ažusienis , Lithuanian astronomer)
99503 Leewonchul (
Lee, Wonchul , Korean astronomer)
106817 Yubangtaek (
Yu, Bangtaek , Korean astronomer in the 13th century)
165347 Philplait (
Phil Plait , American astronomer, known as TheBadAstronomer)
234750 Amymainzer (
Amy Mainzer , American astronomer)
260906 Robichon (
Noël Robichon , French astronomer)
347940 Jorgezuluaga (
Jorge I. Zuluaga Callejas , Colombian astronomer)
Planetarium directors
Relatives of astronomers
42 Isis (
Elizabeth Isis Pogson , daughter of the astronomer
Norman Robert Pogson ; also Ancient Egyptian goddess
Isis )
87 Sylvia (
Sylvie Petiaux-Hugo Flammarion , first wife of the astronomer
Camille Flammarion ; also
Rhea Sylvia , the mythical mother of the twins
Romulus and Remus )
153 Hilda (
Hilda von Oppolzer , daughter of the astronomer
Theodor von Oppolzer )
154 Bertha (
Berthe Martin-Flammarion , sister of the astronomer
Camille Flammarion )
1280 Baillauda (
Jules Baillaud , son of the astronomer
Benjamin Baillaud )
1563 Noël (
Emanuel Arend , son of the astronomer
Sylvain Julien Victor Arend )
3664 Anneres (Anna Theresia ("Anneres") Schmadel, the wife of astronomer
Lutz Schmadel )
68109 Naomipasachoff (Naomi Pasachoff, a science writer and educator, and wife of astronomer
Jay Pasachoff of Williams College
5100 Pasachoff )
Biologists
Cartographers
Chemists
Computer scientists and programmers
Mathematicians
187 Lamberta (
Johann Heinrich Lambert )
843 Nicolaia (
Thorvald Nicolai Thiele )
1001 Gaussia (
Carl Friedrich Gauss )
1005 Arago (
François Arago )
1006 Lagrangea (
Joseph-Louis Lagrange )
1552 Bessel (
Friedrich Bessel )
1858 Lobachevskij (
Nikolai Lobachevsky )
1859 Kovalevskaya (
Sofia Kovalevskaya )
1888 Zu Chong-Zhi (
Zu Chongzhi )
1996 Adams (
John Couch Adams )
1997 Leverrier (
Urbain Le Verrier )
2002 Euler (
Leonhard Euler )
2010 Chebyshev (
Pafnuti Chebyshev )
2587 Gardner (
Martin Gardner )
3251 Eratosthenes (
Eratosthenes )
3600 Archimedes (
Archimedes )
4283 Stöffler (
Johannes Stöffler )
4354 Euclides (
Euclid )
4628 Laplace (
Pierre-Simon Laplace )
5956 d'Alembert (
Jean le Rond d'Alembert )
6143 Pythagoras (
Pythagoras )
6765 Fibonacci (
Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa )
7057 Al-Fārābī (
Al-Farabi , scientist, cosmologist, mathematician and music scholar)
7058 Al-Ṭūsī (
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī , Persian mathematician)
7655 Adamries (
Adam Ries , German mathematician)
8128 Nicomachus (
Nicomachus , ancient Greek mathematician)
9689 Freudenthal (
Hans Freudenthal )
9936 Al-Biruni (
Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī , Persian mathematician)
9999 Wiles (
Andrew Wiles )
11156 Al-Khwarismi (
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī , Persian mathematician)
12493 Minkowski (
Hermann Minkowski )
14100 Weierstrass (
Karl Weierstrass )
13498 Al Chwarizmi (
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī , Persian mathematician)
16765 Agnesi (
Maria Gaetana Agnesi )
16856 Banach (
Stefan Banach )
19139 Apian (
Peter Apian )
27500 Mandelbrot (
Benoît Mandelbrot )
27947 Emilemathieu (
Émile Léonard Mathieu )
28516 Möbius (
August Ferdinand Möbius )
29552 Chern (
Shiing-Shen Chern )
38237 Roche (
Édouard Roche )
50033 Perelman (
Grigori Perelman )
59239 Alhazen (
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham ,
Arab
Muslim scientist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher)
Physicists
Physiologists
Psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychoanalysts
Space exploration
Astrobiologists
Planetary scientists
Rocket scientists
Soyuz 11 crew members:
Other
USSR /Russian cosmonauts
Apollo 11 crew members:
STS-51-L crew members:
STS-107 crew members:
Other American astronauts:
Chinese astronauts:
Other astronauts:
Other scientists, engineers and inventors
335 Roberta (
Carl Robert Osten-Sacken , entomologist)
742 Edisona (
Thomas Edison , inventor)
775 Lumière (
Auguste and Louis Lumière , cinematic pioneers)
777 Gutemberga (
Johannes Gutenberg , pioneer printer)
2177 Oliver (
Bernard M. Oliver , research scientist)
2243 Lönnrot (
Elias Lönnrot , physician, philologist, botanist, compiler of
Kalevala )
2784 Domeyko (
Ignacy Domeyko , mineralogist)
2809 Vernadskij (
Vladimir Vernadsky , mineralogist, pioneer geochemist)
3256 Daguerre (
Louis Daguerre , photographic pioneer)
3313 Mendel (
Gregor Mendel , father of genetics)
3701 Purkyně (
Jan Evangelista Purkyně , physiologist)
4217 Engelhardt (
Wolf von Engelhardt , geologist)
4565 Grossman (
Lawrence Grossman , geochemist)
5102 Benfranklin (
Benjamin Franklin , scientist)
5864 Montgolfier (
Montgolfier brothers ,
hot air balloon pioneers)
5958 Barrande (
Joachim Barrande , geologist and paleontologist)
6175 Cori (
Carl Ferdinand Cori and
Gerty Theresa Cori , biochemists)
7552 Sephton (
Mark Sephton , geochemist)
8373 Stephengould (
Stephen Jay Gould , evolutionist and essayist)
9969 Braille (
Louis Braille , inventor of
braille )
10093 Diesel (
Rudolf Diesel , inventor of the
diesel engine ).
13609 Lewicki (Chris Lewicki), spacecraft systems engineer
14345 Gritsevich (
Maria Gritsevich , research scientist)
15465 Buchroeder (
Richard A. Buchroeder , optical engineer)
16518 Akihikoito (Akihiko Ito, Japanese CCD astrophotographer)
20259 Alanhoffman (Alan Hoffman, pioneer in infrared detectors)
29227 Wegener (
Alfred Wegener , geologist and meteorologist)
37683 Gustaveeiffel (
Gustave Eiffel , a French civil engineer and architect)
44103 Aldana (
Fernando Aldana Mayor , electrical engineer, professor and politician)
[3]
61404 Očenášek (Ludvík Očenášek, handyman who constructed a monoplane, a radial engine for airplanes, and two-stage rockets)
73079 Davidbaltimore (
David Baltimore ,
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureate)
172850 Coppens (
Yves Coppens , paleoanthropologist)
Monarchs and royalty
12 Victoria (officially named after the Roman
goddess of victory , but also honours
Queen Victoria )
45 Eugenia (
Empress Eugénie ), with its moon
Petit-Prince in part for her son
Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial
115 Thyra (
Thyra , consort of King
Gorm the Old of Denmark)
216 Kleopatra (
Cleopatra VII of Egypt )
220 Stephania (
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium )
295 Theresia (
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire and Queen consort of Germany)
326 Tamara (
Queen Tamar of Georgia )
344 Desiderata (
Queen Desideria of Sweden and Norway )
359 Georgia (
King George II of Great Britain )
392 Wilhelmina (
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands )
525 Adelaide (
Queen Adelaide , consort of
William IV of the United Kingdom )
545 Messalina (
Messalina , Roman empress)
546 Herodias (
Herodias , wife of
Herod II and mother of
Salome )
562 Salome (
Salome , daughter of
Herod II and
Herodias )
598 Octavia (
Octavia the Younger , sister of
Augustus )
650 Amalasuntha (
Amalasuntha , queen of the
Ostrogoths )
653 Berenike (
Berenice II , Egyptian queen)
689 Zita (
Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma )
816 Juliana (
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands )
823 Sisigambis (
Sisygambis , mother of
Darius III of Persia )
831 Stateira (
Stateira , wife of
Artaxerxes II of Persia )
832 Karin (
Karin Månsdotter , wife of
Eric XIV of Sweden )
888 Parysatis (
Parysatis , wife of
Darius II of Persia)
911 Agamemnon (
Agamemnon )
1068 Nofretete (
Nefertiti )
1128 Astrid (
Astrid of Sweden )
2436 Hatshepsut (Pharaoh
Hatshepsut )
3362 Khufu (Pharaoh
Khufu )
4414 Sesostris (Greek version of
Senusret , name of four pharaohs)
4415 Echnaton (Pharaoh
Akhenaten ; German spelling of his name)
4416 Ramses (Pharaoh
Ramesses II )
4568 Menkaure (Pharaoh
Menkaure )
4721 Atahualpa (
Atahuallpa )
4846 Tuthmosis (
Thutmose , name of four pharaohs)
4847 Amenhotep (Pharaoh
Amenhotep IV )
4848 Tutenchamun (Pharaoh
Tutankhamun )
4906 Seneferu (Pharaoh
Sneferu )
5009 Sethos (Greek version of Seti, name of two pharaohs)
5010 Amenemhet (
Amenemhet , name of four pharaohs)
5242 Kenreimonin (
Empress Dowager Kenrei )
7117 Claudius (Emperor
Claudius )
7207 Hammurabi (
Hammurabi )
7208 Ashurbanipal (
Ashurbanipal )
7209 Cyrus (
Cyrus II of Persia )
7210 Darius (
Darius I of Persia )
7211 Xerxes (
Xerxes I of Persia )
7212 Artaxerxes (
Artaxerxes II of Persia )
8740 Václav (
Václav I, Duke of Bohemia )
10293 Pribina (
Pribina , ruler of
Nitrian Principality )
11014 Svätopluk (
Svätopluk , ruler of
Great Moravia )
16951 Carolus Quartus (
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of
Bohemia )
18349 Dafydd (
Dafydd ap Llywelyn ,
prince of Wales )
20969 Samo (
Samo , ruler of Samo's Empire)
25340 Segoves (
Segoves ,
Celtic duke)
44613 Rudolf (
Rudolph II ,
Holy Roman Emperor , king of
Bohemia and Hungary)
48844 Belloves (
Belloves , Celtic duke)
53285 Mojmír (
Mojmír I , ruler of
Great Moravia )
151834 Mongkut (King Mongkut, or
Rama IV , the king of
Siam )
326290 Akhenaten (
Akhenaten , a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt)
Politicians and statespeople
Teachers
High school/technical school teachers
3352 McAuliffe (
Christa McAuliffe , high school teacher from New Hampshire, U.S.A.)
12787 Abetadashi (Tadashi Abe, high school teacher from Japan)
13241 Biyo (
Josette Biyo , high school teacher from Iloilo, Philippines)
13928 Aaronrogers (Aaron Rogers, mathematics teacher from London, U.K.)
14158 Alananderson (Alan Anderson, middle school teacher from Florida, U.S.A.)
14684 Reyes (Cynthia L. Reyes, middle school teacher from Florida, U.S.A.)
16265 Lemay (Ron LeMay, high school teacher from Wisconsin, U.S.A.)
17225 Alanschorn (Alan Schorn, high school teacher from New York, U.S.A.)
20341 Alanstack (Alan Stack, high school teacher from New York, U.S.A.)
20342 Trinh (Jonathan Trinh, high school teacher from Texas, U.S.A.)
20574 Ochinero (Marcia Collin Ochinero, middle school teacher from Florida, U.S.A.)
21395 Albertofilho (Alberto Filho, a technical school teacher from Rio Grande Do Sul, Brasil)
21435 Aharon (Terri Aharon, high school teacher from New York, U.S.A.)
22619 Ajscheetz (A. J. Scheetz, high school teacher from Connecticut, U.S.A.)
22993 Aferrari (Andrew Ferrari, high school teacher from North Carolina, U.S.A.)
23017 Advincula (Rigoberto Advincula, high school teacher from Texas, U.S.A.)
23975 Akran (Erkan Akran, middle school teacher from Arkansas, U.S.A.)
24032 Aimeemcarthy (Aimee McCarthy, middle school teacher from Florida, U.S.A.)
24052 Nguyen (Thuy-Anh Nguyen, teacher at Challenger School in Sunnyvale, California, U.S.A.)
24238 Adkerson (Timothy Adkerson, high school teacher from Missouri, U.S.A.)
27286 Adedmondson (Adam Edmondson, high school teacher from Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
27740 Obatomoyuki (Tomoyuki Oba, junior high school teacher and presenter at Geisei Observatory, Japan)
27748 Lee (Thomas Lee, middle school teacher from California, U.S.A)
College/University professors
War heroes and veterans
World War II heroes and veterans
Other war heroes
Children who died in war
Religious figures
89 Julia (
Julia of Corsica , martyr and patron saint, 5th century)
127 Johanna (believed to be named after
Joan of Arc )
330 Adalberta (
Adalbert Merx , German theologian and orientalist)
898 Hildegard (
Hildegard of Bingen , abbess, composer and polymath)
1840 Hus (
John Huss ,
Czech Jan Hus, religious reformer)
5275 Zdislava (
Zdislava Berka , in Czech
Zdislava z Lemberka )
7100 Martin Luther (
Martin Luther )
7256 Bonhoeffer (
Dietrich Bonhoeffer )
8661 Ratzinger (Joseph Alois Ratzinger –
Pope Benedict XVI )
20006 Albertus Magnus (
Albertus Magnus , German theologian, philosopher and naturalist)
326290 Akhenaten (
Akhenaten , ancient Egyptian religious reformer)
Explorers
54 Alexandra (
Alexander von Humboldt , naturalist and explorer)
327 Columbia (
Christopher Columbus )
853 Nansenia (
Fridtjof Nansen , polar explorer)
876 Scott (
Robert Falcon Scott , polar explorer)
1065 Amundsenia (
Roald Amundsen , polar explorer)
2473 Heyerdahl (
Thor Heyerdahl , explorer and writer)
2785 Sedov (
Georgy Sedov ,
Arctic explorer)
3130 Hillary (
Edmund Hillary , mountaineer [see Tenzing, below])
3357 Tolstikov (
Yevgeny Tolstikov , polar explorer)
4055 Magellan (
Ferdinand Magellan , circumnavigator)
6481 Tenzing (
Tenzing Norgay , Sherpa [see Hillary, above])
6542 Jacquescousteau (
Jacques-Yves Cousteau , marine explorer)
8291 Bingham (
Hiram Bingham III , explorer)
15425 Welzl (
Jan Welzl , Arctic explorer)
43806 Augustepiccard (
Auguste Piccard , explorer)
Social scientists
Historians
Linguists
Other
Philosophers
The arts
Literature
General authors
Novelists
Poets
Playwrights
Satirists
Other
Visual arts
2730 Barks (
Carl Barks , cartoonist)
3001 Michelangelo (
Michelangelo Buonarroti , painter and sculptor)
3246 Bidstrup (
Herluf Bidstrup , caricaturist)
3566 Levitan (
Isaac Levitan , painter)
4426 Roerich (
Nicholas Roerich , painter)
4457 van Gogh (
Vincent van Gogh , painter)
4511 Rembrandt (
Rembrandt van Rijn , painter)
4671 Drtikol (
František Drtikol , photographer)
4691 Toyen , (
Toyen ), painter and graphic artist)
4942 Munroe (
Randall Munroe , former
NASA roboticist and cartoonist, creator of webcomic
xkcd )
5055 Opekushin (
Alexander Opekushin , sculptor)
5122 Mucha (
Alfons Mucha , painter and graphic artist)
5363 Kupka (
František Kupka , painter and graphic artist)
5800 Pollock (
Jackson Pollock , painter)
6056 Donatello (
Donatello , painter)
6584 Ludekpesek (
Ludek Pesek , painter)
6592 Goya (
Francisco Goya , painter)
6674 Cézanne (
Paul Cézanne , painter)
6676 Monet (
Claude Monet , painter)
6677 Renoir (
Pierre-Auguste Renoir , painter)
6701 Warhol (
Andy Warhol , artist)
6768 Mathiasbraun (
Mathias Braun , also known as Matyáš Braun, sculptor and carver)
6769 Brokoff (
Johann Brokoff , also known as Jan Brokoff, sculptor and carver)
7701 Zrzavý (
Jan Zrzavý , painter)
7867 Burian (
Zdeněk Burian , painter and book illustrator)
8236 Gainsborough (
Thomas Gainsborough , landscape and portrait artist)
8237 Constable (
John Constable , painter)
8240 Matisse (
Henri Matisse , painter)
10189 Normanrockwell (
Norman Rockwell , artist)
10218 Bierstadt (
Albert Bierstadt , Landscape artist)
10343 Church (
Frederick Edwin Church , painter)
10372 Moran (
Thomas Moran , landscape artist)
10404 McCall (
Robert T. McCall , space artist)
13227 Poor (
Kim Poor , space artist)
13329 Davidhardy (
David A. Hardy , space artist)
13330 Dondavis (
Don Davis , astronomical artist)
13543 Butler (
Chris Butler , space artist)
13562 Bobeggleton (
Bob Eggleton , painter)
14976 Josefčapek (
Josef Čapek , painter and writer)
17625 Joseflada (
Josef Lada , painter)
17806 Adolfborn (
Adolf Born , painter)
20364 Zdeněkmiler (
Zdeněk Miler , animator and illustrator)
21501 Acevedo (Tony Acevedo, multimedia graphic designer)
29490 Myslbek (
Josef Václav Myslbek , sculptor)
43724 Pechstein (
Max Pechstein , painter)
43775 Tiepolo (
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo , painter)
46280 Hollar (
Václav Hollar , graphic artist and painter)
48434 Maxbeckmann (
Max Beckmann , painter)
85411 Paulflora (
Paul Flora , graphic artist)
98127 Vilgusová (
Hedvika Vilgusová , painter and illustrator of books for children)
184878 Gotlib (
Marcel Gottlieb , cartoonist)
Architects
Classical music
Composers
Conductors
Opera Singers
Other
644 Cosima (
Cosima Wagner , director of the
Bayreuth Festival and wife of
Richard Wagner )
677 Aaltje (
Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius , soprano)
5184 Cavaillé-Coll (
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll , Organ builder)
8471 Obrant (Arkadij Efimovich Obrant, ballet-master, producer, and teacher-humanist)
9914 Obukhova (
Nadezhda Andreevna Obukhova , soloist at the Bolshoj Theater and People's Artist of the U.S.S.R.)
11305 Ahlqvist (David Ahlqvist, Swedish artist, author, and musician)
58373 Albertoalonso (
Alberto Alonso , Cuban choreographer and dance visionary)
Entertainment
Popular music
1889 Pakhmutova (
Aleksandra Pakhmutova , composer)
2620 Santana (
Carlos Santana , musician)
2644 Víctor Jara (
Víctor Jara , musician)
3738 Ots (
Georg Ots , musician)
3834 Zappafrank (
Frank Zappa , musician)
8749 Beatles (
The Beatles , band). In addition, there are four consecutively numbered minor planets named after the individual members of The Beatles:
4305 Clapton (
Eric Clapton , musician)
4422 Jarre (
Maurice Jarre and
Jean Michel Jarre , French composers)
4442 Garcia (
Jerry Garcia , musician)
4738 Jimihendrix (
Jimi Hendrix , musician)
4749 Ledzeppelin (
Led Zeppelin , the UK band)
5656 Oldfield (
Mike Oldfield , composer)
5892 Milesdavis (
Miles Davis , musician)
5945 Roachapproach (
Steve Roach , musician)
6354 Vangelis (
Vangelis Papathanassiou , composer)
6433 Enya (
Enya , musician)
7226 Kryl (
Karel Kryl , musician)
7707 Yes (
Yes , band)
7934 Sinatra (
Frank Sinatra , vocalist)
8249 Gershwin (
George Gershwin , composer)
9179 Satchmo (
Louis Armstrong , musician)
10026 Sophiexeon (
Sophie Xeon , a Scottish electronic producer)
10313 Vanessa-Mae (
Vanessa-Mae , musician)
10731 Dollyparton (
Dolly Parton , musician)
12272 Geddylee (
Geddy Lee , Canadian musician)
13644 Lynnanderson (
Lynn Anderson , an American country music singer)
14024 Procol Harum (
Procol Harum , band)
15092 Beegees (
Bee Gees , band)
16155 Buddy (
Buddy Holly , musician)
17059 Elvis (
Elvis Presley , musician)
17473 Freddiemercury (
Freddie Mercury , musician)
18132 Spector (
Phil Spector , musician)
18125 Brianwilson (
Brian Wilson , musician)
19155 Lifeson (
Alex Lifeson , Canadian musician)
19367 Pink Floyd (
Pink Floyd , band)
19383 Rolling Stones (
Rolling Stones , band)
19398 Creedence (
Creedence Clearwater Revival , band)
21891 Andreabocelli (
Andrea Bocelli , tenor singer)
22521 ZZ Top (
ZZ Top , band)
23469 Neilpeart (
Neil Peart , Canadian musician)
23990 Springsteen (
Bruce Springsteen , musician)
24997 Petergabriel (
Peter Gabriel , musician)
28151 Markknopfler (
Mark Knopfler , a Scottish composer)
40248 Yukikajiura (
Yuki Kajiura , a Japanese composer)
40775 Kalafina (
Kalafina , a Japanese vocal group). In addition, there are four minor planets named after the individual members and former member of Kalafina:
41981 Yaobeina (
Yao Beina , singer)
42522 Chuckberry (
Chuck Berry , an American guitarist, singer and songwriter)
44016 Jimmypage (
Jimmy Page , musician)
52344 Yehudimenuhin (
Yehudi Menuhin , violist and conductor)
52665 Brianmay (
Brian May , musician, member of the band
Queen )
65769 Mahalia , (
Mahalia Jackson , singer)
72801 Manzanera , (
Phil Manzanera , musician)
72802 Wetton , (
John Wetton , musician)
79896 Billhaley (
Bill Haley , musician)
81947 Fripp (
Robert Fripp , musician, leader of the band
King Crimson )
81948 Eno (
Brian Eno , musician)
90125 Chrissquire (
Chris Squire , musician, member of the band
Yes )
91287 Simon-Garfunkel (
Simon and Garfunkel , band)
94291 Django (
Django Reinhardt , musician)
110393 Rammstein (
Rammstein , band)
144296 Steviewonder (
Stevie Wonder , a blind American songwriter and singer)
242516 Lindseystirling (
Lindsey Stirling , an American violinist)
243002 Lemmy (
Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister , British rock musician, member of
Hawkwind ,
The Head Cat , and
Motörhead )
249516 Aretha (
Aretha Franklin , musician)
250840 Motörhead (The British heavy metal group
Motörhead )
257248 Chouchiehlun (Chou Chieh Lun, mostly referred to as
Jay Chou , a Taiwanese musician and singer-songwriter)
274213 Satriani (
Joe Satriani , guitarist)
292872 Anoushankar (
Anoushka Shankar , a
sitar musician)
327695 Yokoono (
Yoko Ono , musician)
337044 Bobdylan (
Bob Dylan , musician)
342843 Davidbowie (
David Bowie , musician)
365443 Holiday (
Billie Holiday , jazz musician)
495181 Rogerwaters (
Roger Waters , musician, one of
Pink Floyd founders)
495253 Hanszimmer (
Hans Zimmer , a German composer)
601916 Sting (
Sting (Gordon M. Sumner), an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, who also co-founded the rock band "
The Police ".
Film, TV and Theatre
2374 Vladvysotskij , (
Vladimir Vysotsky , singer, poet, writer, movie and theatre actor)
2816 Pien , (
Armand Pien (1920–2003), Belgian TV weatherman)
3252 Johnny (
Johnny Carson , Talk Show Host)
3768 Monroe (
Marilyn Monroe , an American actress, model, and singer)
3998 Tezuka (
Osamu Tezuka , pioneering Japanese comic artist and animator)
4238 Audrey (
Audrey Hepburn , actress)
4495 Dassanowsky (
Elfi Dassanowsky , Austrian-born singer, studio founder, producer)
4535 Adamcarolla (
Adam Carolla , comedian, television and radio host)
4536 Drewpinsky (
Drew Pinsky , television and radio host, actor)
4659 Roddenberry (
Gene Roddenberry , Star Trek creator)
4864 Nimoy (
Leonard Nimoy , of Star Trek fame)
4901 Ó Briain (
Dara Ó Briain , comedian and science presenter)
5608 Olmos (
Edward James Olmos , actor)
6318 Cronkite (
Walter Cronkite , TV newsreader)
6377 Cagney (
James Cagney , actor)
6546 Kaye (
Danny Kaye , actor and comedian)
7032 Hitchcock (
Alfred Hitchcock , film director)
7037 Davidlean (
David Lean , film director)
7307 Takei (
George Takei , actor)
8299 Téaleoni (
Téa Leoni , actress)
8347 Lallaward (
Lalla Ward , actress)
8353 Megryan (
Meg Ryan , actress)
8664 Grigorijrichters (
Grigorij Richters , film director and co-founder of
Asteroid Day )
8883 Miyazakihayao (
Hayao Miyazaki , animator)
9081 Hideakianno (
Hideaki Anno , Japanese animator, film director and actor)
9341 Gracekelly (
Grace Kelly , actress)
9342 Carygrant (
Cary Grant , actor)
Monty Python members:
9974 Brody (
Adrien Brody )
10221 Kubrick (
Stanley Kubrick )
10378 Ingmarbergman (
Ingmar Bergman , film director)
11333 Forman (
Miloš Forman , film director)
11548 Jerrylewis (
Jerry Lewis , comedian and actor)
12561 Howard (
Ron Howard , actor, director, producer)
12562 Briangrazer (
Brian Grazer , producer)
12818 Tomhanks (
Tom Hanks , actor, producer)
12820 Robinwilliams (
Robin Williams , actor, comedian)
13070 Seanconnery (
Sean Connery , actor)
13441 Janmerlin (
Jan Merlin , actor and author)
15131 Alanalda (
Alan Alda , actor, director, screenwriter, author)
17023 Abbott (
Bud Abbott , actor, producer, comedian)
17062 Bardot (
Brigitte Bardot , a French former actress, singer and fashion model)
17744 Jodiefoster (
Jodie Foster , actress)
19291 Karelzeman (
Karel Zeman , film director)
19578 Kirkdouglas (
Kirk Douglas , actor)
19695 Billnye (
Bill Nye , TV science educator)
22903 Georgeclooney (
George Clooney , actor)
25930 Spielberg (
Steven Spielberg , American film director)
26733 Nanavisitor (
Nana Visitor , actress)
26734 Terryfarrell (
Terry Farrell , actress)
26858 Misterrogers (
Fred Rogers , US children's television host)
27899 Letterman (
David Letterman , talk show host)
29132 Bradpitt (
Brad Pitt , actor)
28600 Georgelucas (
George Lucas , American film director and creator of
Star Wars )
28980 Chowyunfat (
Chow Yun-fat , actor)
31556 Shatner (
William Shatner , actor)
38461 Jiřítrnka (
Jiří Trnka ,
puppet maker and puppet-film director)
39557 Gielgud (
John Gielgud , actor)
64291 Anglee (
Ang Lee , film director)
68410 Nichols (
Nichelle Nichols , actress)
71000 Hughdowns (
Hugh Downs , Television and radio anchorman)
78453 Bullock (
Sandra Bullock , an American actress and producer)
110026 Hamill (
Mark Hamill , actor)
116939 Jonstewart (
Jon Stewart , comedian and TV host)
132874 Latinovits (
Zoltán Latinovits , actor)
132904 Notkin (
Geoffrey Notkin , TV science educator, film producer)
133161 Ruttkai (
Éva Ruttkai , actress)
166614 Zsazsa (
Zsa Zsa Gábor , actress and socialite)
224693 Morganfreeman (
Morgan Freeman , actor)
231307 Peterfalk (
Peter Falk , actor)
261690 Jodorowsky (
Alejandro Jodorowsky , Chilean-French filmmaker)
262876 Davidlynch (
David Lynch , American filmmaker)
332324 Bobmcdonald (
Bob McDonald , Canadian science broadcaster and writer)
343662 Robmorgan (
Robmorgan , an American actor)
550525 Sigourneyweaver (
Sigourney Weaver , an American actress)
560354 Chrisnolan (
Christopher Nolan , film director)
Sports
Olympic medalists
Other sports
1909 Alekhin (
Alexander Alekhine , chess world champion)
4538 Vishyanand (
Viswanathan Anand , chess world champion)
[4]
2472 Bradman (
Donald Bradman , cricketer)
3027 Shavarsh (
Shavarsh Karapetyan , finswimmer)
5891 Gehrig (
Lou Gehrig , baseball player)
6758 Jesseowens (
Jesse Owens , athlete)
7835 Myroncope (
Myron Cope , sportscaster and journalist)
10634 Pepibican (
Josef Bican , called "Pepi", football player)
10675 Kharlamov (
Valeri Kharlamov , hockey player)
12373 Lancearmstrong (
Lance Armstrong , cyclist)
12413 Johnnyweir (
Johnny Weir , figure skater)
12414 Bure (
Pavel Bure , ice hockey player)
14282 Cruijff (
Johan Cruijff , Dutch football player)
33179 Arsènewenger (
Arsène Wenger , football manager)
78071 Vicent (
Francesc Vicent , chess writer)
79647 Ballack (
Michael Ballack , German footballer)
82656 Puskás (
Ferenc Puskás , football player)
85386 Payton (
Walter Payton , American football player)
90414 Karpov (
Anatoly Karpov , chess world champion)
316020 Linshuhow (
Jeremy Lin , basketball player)
Other entertainers
Contest winners
Broadcom MASTERS
2015 winner
31641 Cevasco (Hannah Olivia Cevasco, a middle school student from California, U.S.A)
Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
2001 winners
15155 Ahn (Ryan J. Ahn, a middle school student from Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
15559 Abigailhines (Abigail M. Hines, a middle school student from Indiana, U.S.A.)
2002 winners
13434 Adamquade (Adam Robert Quade, a middle school student from Minnesota, U.S.A.)
2003 winners
19564 Ajburnetti (Anthony James Burnetti, a middle school student from Maryland, U.S.A.)
2004 winners
20503 Adamtazi (Adam Ryoma Tazi, a middle school student from Florida, U.S.A.)
2005 winners
21850 Abshir (Iftin Mohamed Abshir, a middle school student from Colorado, U.S.A.)
21933 Aaronrozon (Aaron Alexander Rozon, a middle school student from Hawaii, U.S.A.)
2006 winners
22638 Abdulla (Almas Ugurgizi Abdulla, a middle school student from Florida, U.S.A.)
22656 Aaronburrows (Aaron Phillip Burrows, a middle school student from Texas, U.S.A.)
22786 Willipete (William Garrett Pete, a middle school student from Minnesota, U.S.A.)
2007 winners
23768 Abu-Rmaileh (Muhammad Akef Abu-Rmaileh, a middle school student from Arkansas, U.S.A.)
23924 Premt (Prem Thottumkara, a middle school student from Illinois, U.S.A)
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
2002 winners
10237 Adzic (Vladislav Adzic, high school student from New York, U.S.A.)
11685 Adamcurry (Adam Michael Curry, high school student from Colorado, U.S.A.)
11697 Estrella (Allan Noriel Estrella, high school student from Manila, Philippines)
12088 Macalintal (Jeric Valles Macalintal, high school student from Manila, Philippines)
12522 Rara (Prem Vilas Fortran Rara, high school student from Iligan, Philippines)
12553 Aaronritter (Aaron M. Ritter, high school student from Indiana, U.S.A.)
13241 Biyo (Josette Biyo, high school teacher from Iloilo, Philippines, former executive director of the Philippine Science High School System)
2003 winners
16999 Ajstewart (Andrew James Stewart, high school student from NSW, Australia)
17984 Ahantonioli (Alexandra Hope Antonioli, high school student from Montana, U.S.A.)
18084 Adamwohl (Adam Richard Wohl, high school student from North Dakota, U.S.A.)
18142 Adamsidman (Adam Daniel Sidman, high school student from Colorado, U.S.A.)
18796 Acosta (Iyen Abdon Acosta, high school student from Maryland, U.S.A.)
19444 Addicott (Charles Michael Addicott, high school student from Florida, U.S.A.)
19488 Abramcoley (Abram Levi Coley, high school student from Montana, U.S.A.)
21395 Albertofilho (Alberto Filho, a technical school teacher from Rio Grande Do Sul, Brasil)
2004 winners
2005 winners
2006 winners
21400 Ahdout (Zimra Payvand Ahdout, high school student from New York, U.S.A.)
21623 Albertshieh (Albert David Shieh, high school student from Arizona, U.S.A.)
21725 Zhongyuechen (Zhong Yuechen, Middle School student from Beijing, China)
2007 winners
2008 winners
24520 Abramson (Ronit Batya Roth Abramson, high school student from California, U.S.A.)
24346 Lehienphan (Le Hien Thi Phan, high school student from Georgia, U.S.A.)
2009 winners
25638 Ahissar (Shira Ahissar, high school student from Rehovot, Israel.)
25642 Adiseshan (Tara Anjali Adiseshan, high school student from Virginia, U.S.A.)
25677 Aaronenten (Aaron Christopher Enten, high school student from Florida, U.S.A.)
2010 winners
26386 Adelinacozma (Adelina Corina Cozma, high school student from Ontario, Canada)
26447 Akrishnan (Akash Krishnan, high school student from Oregon, U.S.A.)
26462 Albertcui (Albert Cui, high school student from Utah, U.S.A.)
26544 Ajjarapu (Avanthi Sai Ajjarapu, high school student from Iowa, U.S.A.)
26557 Aakritijain (Aakriti Jain, high school student from California, U.S.A.)
26737 Adambradley (Adam Bradley Halverson, high school student from South Dakota, U.S.A.)
26740 Camacho (Martin Ayalde Camacho, high school student from Minnesota, U.S.A.)
28400 Morgansinko (Morgan Walker Sinko, high school student from Texas. U.S.A.)
2011 winners
28167 Andrewkim (Andrew Wooyoung Kim, high school student from Georgia, U.S.A.)
28439 Miguelreyes (Miguel Arnold Silverio Reyes, high school student from Quezon City, Philippines)
28442 Nicholashuey (Nicholas Michael Huey, high school student from Missouri, U.S.A.)
28443 Crisara (Alexander Raymond Crisara, high school student from Texas, U.S.A.)
28444 Alexrabii (Jahan Rabii, high school student from Texas, U.S.A.)
28446 Davlantes (Christopher Joseph Davlantes, high school student from Florida, U.S.A.)
28447 Arjunmathur (Arjun Mathur, high school student from Florida, U.S.A.)
28449 Ericlau (Eric Lau, high school student from Georgia, U.S.A.)
28450 Saravolz (Sara Ellen Volz, high school student from Colorado, U.S.A.)
28451 Tylerhoward (Tyler Trettel Howard, high school student from Kansas, U.S.A.)
28452 Natkondamuri (Nathan Sai Kondamuri, high school student from Indiana, U.S.A.)
28453 Alexcecil (Alexander Michael Cecil, high school student from North Carolina, U.S.A.)
28511 Marggraff (Blake Christopher Marggraff, high school student from California, U.S.A.)
[5]
28538 Ruisong (Rui Song, high school student from Saskatchewan, Canada)
2014 winners
Intel Science Talent Search
2002 Winners
2003 Winners
15421 Adammalin (Adam Mikah Malin, a high school senior from New York, U.S.A.)
2005 Winners
21411 Abifraeman (Abigail Ann Fraeman, a high school senior from Maryland, U.S.A.)
21413 Albertsao (Albert Tsao, a high school senior from Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
2006 Winners
2008 Winners
24121 Achandran (Ashok Chandran, a high school senior from New York, U.S.A.)
2009 Winners
25410 Abejar (Patrick Jeffrey Abejar, a high school senior from New York, U.S.A.)
25422 Abigreene (Abigail Sara Greene, a high school senior from New York, U.S.A.)
2010 Winners
25966 Akhilmathew (Akhil Mathew, a high school senior from New Jersey, U.S.A.)
25979 Alansage (Alan Robert Sage, a high school senior from New York, U.S.A.)
27239 O'Dorney (Evan Michael O'Dorney, a high school senior from California, U.S.A.)
2011 Winners
27072 Aggarwal (Amol Aggarwal, a high school senior from California, U.S.A.)
27257 Tang-Quan (David Tang-Quan, a high school senior from California, U.S.A)
2012 Winners
26200 Van Doren (Benjamin Van Doren, a high school senior from New York, U.S.A.)
Editors and publishers
Discoverers' relatives
Philanthropists
Others
83 Beatrix (
Beatrice Portinari , immortalized in
Dante 's
Divine Comedy )
156 Xanthippe (
Xanthippe , wife of
Socrates )
609 Fulvia (
Fulvia , wife of
Mark Antony )
3018 Godiva (
Lady Godiva )
3147 Samantha (
Samantha Smith ,
peace activist )
4318 Baťa (
Tomáš Baťa , founder of the
Bata Shoes Company)
4487 Pocahontas (
Pocahontas )
4987 Flamsteed (Ethelwin ("Win") Frances Flamsteed Moffatt, a direct descendant of the brother of
John Flamsteed , the first Astronomer Royal of England)
6235 Burney (
Venetia Burney , suggested the name "
Pluto " for the planet discovered by
Clyde Tombaugh in 1930)
7166 Kennedy (Malcolm Kennedy, secretary of the Astronomical Society of Glasgow)
10003 Caryhuang (Co-creator of
The Scale of the Universe )
17702 Kryštofharant (
Kryštof Harant ,
Czech nobleman)
19718 Albertjarvis (Albert G. Jarvis, inventor)
69275 Wiesenthal (
Simon Wiesenthal ,
Nazi hunter )
80652 Albertoangela (
Alberto Angela , Italian science writer)
241528 Tubman (
Harriet Tubman , American
abolitionist )
249521 Truth (
Sojurner Truth , American
abolitionist )
316201 Malala (
Malala Yousafzai , a Pakistani activist for female education)
Fictional characters
Characters in classic fiction
92 Undina (Undine, heroine of the novella
Undine by
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué )
171 Ophelia (
Ophelia , love interest of
Prince Hamlet in
William Shakespeare 's
Hamlet )
211 Isolda (
Iseult , lover of the Arthurian knight
Tristan )
264 Libussa (
Libuše , mythical
Bohemian prophetess)
588 Achilles (
Achilles , Greek hero of the Iliad)
617 Patroclus (
Patroclus , Greek hero of the Iliad)
624 Hektor (
Hector , Trojan hero of the Iliad)
911 Agamemnon (
Agamemnon , Greek hero of the Iliad)
1143 Odysseus (
Odysseus , legendary king of Ithaca)
1172 Äneas (
Aeneas , prince of Troy)
1966 Tristan (
Arthurian knight)
2041 Lancelot (
Arthurian knight)
2054 Gawain (
Arthurian knight)
2082 Galahad (
Arthurian knight)
2095 Parsifal (
Arthurian knight)
2483 Guinevere (
Guinevere , King Arthur's queen)
2597 Arthur (
King Arthur , legendary king of England)
2598 Merlin (
Merlin , wizard who helped King Arthur)
3102 Krok (
Krok , mythical
Bohemian duke, father of
Libuše ,
Kazi and
Teta )
3180 Morgan (
Morgan le Fay , enchantress in
Arthurian legend)
3552 Don Quixote (
Don Quixote , hero of the novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by
Miguel de Cervantes )
5797 Bivoj (
Bivoj , mythical
Bohemian hero)
7695 Přemysl (
Přemysl the Ploughman , mythical founder of the
Přemyslid dynasty )
9551 Kazi (
Kazi ,
Bohemian mythical female healer)
9713 Oceax (Oceax, son of Nauplius of Euboea and brother of Palamedes)
10764 Rübezahl (
Rübezahl ,
Czech Krakonoš, giant ruler of the
Giant Mountains )
12927 Pinocchio (
Pinocchio , a fictional character and the main protagonist of the children's novel
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by the Italian writer
Carlo Collodi .
15374 Teta (
Teta , mythical
Bohemian prophetess)
24601 Valjean (
Jean Valjean , protagonist of the novel
Les Misérables by
Victor Hugo )
38086 Beowulf (
Beowulf )
Characters in modern fiction
1683 Castafiore (
Bianca Castafiore , the diva in
Hergé 's
The Adventures of Tintin )
2309 Mr. Spock (
Mr. Spock , the famous
Vulcan , by way of the discoverer's cat)
2521 Heidi (title character in
Johanna Spyri 's well-known book
Heidi )
2991 Bilbo (
Bilbo Baggins , hero of
The Hobbit )
4512 Sinuhe (title hero of
The Egyptian by
Mika Waltari )
Characters created by
Arthur Conan Doyle :
Characters created by
Lewis Carroll in
Alice in Wonderland :
Fabulous beasts described or mentioned by
Lewis Carroll in
Jabberwocky :
7796 Járacimrman (
Jára Cimrman , a fictional Czech genius)
7896 Švejk (
Josef Švejk , the good soldier)
9007 James Bond (
James Bond , fictional spy created by
Ian Fleming )
10160 Totoro (
Totoro , character in the 1988 Japanese animated film
My Neighbor Totoro )
12410 Donald Duck (
Donald Duck , animal cartoon character created in 1934 at
Walt Disney Productions )
12448 Mr. Tompkins (
Mr. Tompkins , hero of science books by
George Gamow )
12796 Kamenrider (
Kamen Rider , Japanese hero created by
Shotaro Ishinomori )
18610 Arthurdent (
Arthur Dent , hapless protagonist in
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series)
18996 Torasan (Tora-san, vagabond protagonist of the
Otoko wa Tsurai yo film series)
20496 Jeník (Jeník, hero of
Bedřich Smetana 's opera
The Bartered Bride )
20497 Mařenka (Mařenka, hero of
Bedřich Smetana 's opera
The Bartered Bride )
Comic strip characters by
Goscinny and
Uderzo :
29471 Spejbl (Spejbl, popular puppet character created by
Josef Skupa )
29472 Hurvínek (Hurvínek, son of Spejbl, popular puppet character created by
Josef Skupa )
33377 Večerníček (
Večerníček , animated character inviting
Czech children to watch evening TV fairytale)
46737 Anpanman (hero of the Japanese
Anpanman picture book series whose head is made of bread filled with sweet bean paste)
58345 Moomintroll (
Moomintroll , hero of books by
Tove Jansson )
98494 Marsupilami (
Marsupilami , character created by
André Franquin )
Petit-Prince , moon of
45 Eugenia (
The Little Prince , hero of book by
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry )
See also
References