Ten people who have had asteroids named after them:
| 1. | C. J. Cherryh, American science fiction/fantasy writer (77185 Cherryh) |
| 2. | Jean-Charles Cuillandre, French astronomer (17029 Cuillandre) |
| 3. | Pavel Paluš, Slovak astronomer (24194 Paluš) |
| 4. | Renzo Del Rosso, Italian amateur astronomer (31458 Delrosso) |
| 5. | Philip Childs Keenan, American astronomer (10030 Philkeenan) |
| 6. | Samantha Smith, American peace activist (3147 Samantha) |
| 7. | Christopher J. Pritchet, Canadian physicist and astronomer (60622 Pritchet) |
| 8. | Torahiko Terada, Japanese physicist (6514 Torahiko) |
| 9-10. | Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, American musicians (91287 Simon-Garfunkel) |