- 2496 Fernandus , ( Fernandus Payne , zoologist)
- 2766 Leeuwenhoek ( Anton Van Leeuwenhoek , pioneering cell biologist)
- 3069 Heyrovský ( Jaroslav Heyrovský , chemist and physicist)
- 3256 Daguerre ( Louis Daguerre , photographic pioneer)
- 3313 Mendel ( Gregor Mendel , father of genetics)
- 3701 Purkyně ( Jan Evangelista Purkyně , fysiologist)
- 3899 Wichterle ( Otto Wichterle , chemist)
- 4342 Freud ( Sigmund Freud , father of psychoanalysis)
- 4564 Clayton ( Robert Clayton , chemist)
- 4565 Grossman ( Lawrence Grossman , geochemist)
- 4716 Urey ( Harold Urey , chemist)
- 4798 Mercator ( Gerardus Mercator , cartographer)
- 4815 Anders ( Robert Anders , chemist)
- 5102 Benfranklin ( Benjamin Franklin , scientist/philosopher/statesman)
- 5697 Arrhenius ( Svante Arrhenius , chemist)
- 5864 Montgolfier ( Montgolfier Brothers , Hot Air Balloon pioneers)
- 5958 Barrande ( Joachim Barrande , geologist and paleontologist)
- 6032 Nobel ( Alfred Nobel , chemist)
- 6175 Cori ( Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Theresa Cori , biochemists)
- 6826 Lavoisier ( Antoine Lavoisier , chemist)
- 8373 Stephengould ( Stephen Jay Gould , evolutionist and essayist)
- 12 Victoria (officially named after the Roman Goddess Of Victory , but also honours Queen Victoria )
- 45 Eugenia ( Empress Eugénie )
- 216 Kleopatra ( Cleopatra VII Of Egypt )
- 944 Hidalgo ( Miguel Hidalgo )
- 1841 Masaryk ( Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk , 1st Czechoslovak president)
- 3571 Milanštefánik ( Milan Rastislav Štefánik )
- 4317 Garibaldi ( Giuseppe Garibaldi )
- 4721 Atahualpa ( Atahuallpa )
- 4927 O'Connell ( Daniel O'Connell )
- 7117 Claudius (Emperor Claudius )
- 7211 Xerxes ( Xerxes )
- 8740 Václav ( Václav , name of several Bohemian Monarchs )
- 9275 Persson ( Jöran Persson )
- 10293 Pribina ( Pribina , ruler of Nitrian Principality )
- 11014 Svätopluk ( Svätopluk , ruler of Great Moravia )
- 11830 Jessenius ( Jan Jessenius )
- 16951) Carolus Quartus ( Charles IV , Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia )
- 17702 Kryštofharant ( Kryštof Harant )
- 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 )
- 53285 Mojmír ( Mojmír I , ruler of Great Moravia )
- 54 Alexandra ( Alexander Von Humboldt , naturalist and explorer)
- 853 Nansenia ( Fridtjof Nansen , polar explorer)
- 1065 Amundsenia ( Roald Amundsen , polar explorer)
- 2473 Heyerdahl ( Thor Heyerdahl , archaeologist 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)
- 2730 Barks ( Carl Barks , cartoonist)
- 3001 Michelangelo ( Michelangelo Buonarroti , painter and sculptor)
- 4511 Rembrandt ( Rembrandt Van Rijn , painter)
- 4671 Drtikol ( František Drtikol , photographer)
- 4691 Toyen , ( Toyen ), painter and graphic artist)
- 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)
- 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)
- 14976 Josefčapek ( Josef Čapek , painter and writer)
- 17625 Joseflada ( Josef Lada , painter)
- 17806 Adolfborn ( Adolf Born , painter)
- 29490 Myslbek ( Josef Václav Myslbek , sculptor)
- 46280 Hollar ( Václav Hollar , graphic artist and painter)
- 1889 Pakhmutova ( Aleksandra Pakhmutova , singer)
- 2620 Santana ( Carlos Santana , musician)
- 3834 Zappafrank ( Frank Zappa , musician)
- The Beatles members:
- --- 4147 Lennon ( John Lennon )
- --- 4148 McCartney ( Paul McCartney )
- --- 4149 Harrison ( George Harrison )
- --- 4150 Starr ( Ringo Starr )
- 4305 Clapton ( Eric Clapton , musician)
- 4422 Jarre ( Maurice Jarre and Jean Michel Jarre , French composers)
- 4442 Garcia ( Jerry Garcia , musician)
- 5656 Oldfield ( Mike Oldfield , composer)
- 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)
- 15092 Beegees ( Bee Gees , band)
- 16155 Buddy ( Buddy Holly , musician)
- 17059 Elvis ( Elvis Presley , musician)
- 18132 Spector ( Phil Spector , musician)
- 18125 Brianwilson ( Brian Wilson , musician)
- 19367 Pink Floyd ( Pink Floyd , band)
- 19383 Rolling Stones ( Rolling Stones , band)
- 23990 Springsteen ( Bruce Springsteen , musician)
- 44016 Jimmypage ( Jimmy Page , musician)
- 79896 Billhaley ( Bill Haley , musician)
- 2374 Vladvysotskij , ( Vladimir Vysotsky , singer, poet, writer, movie and theatre actor)
- 2816 Pien , ( Armand Pien (1920-2003), Belgian TV weatherman)
- 3147 Samantha ( Samantha Smith , US girl, peace ambassador, actress)
- 3252 Johnny ( Johnny Carson , Talk Show Host)
- 4238 Audrey ( Audrey Hepburn , actress)
- 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)
- 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)
- 71000 Hughdowns ( Hugh Downs , Television and radio anchorman)
- 8299 Téaleoni ( Téa Leoni , actress)
- 8353 Megryan ( Meg Ryan , actress)
- 9341 Gracekelly ( Grace Kelly , actress)
- 9342 Carygrant ( Cary Grant , actor)
- Monty Python members:
- --- 9617 Grahamchapman ( Graham Chapman )
- --- 9618 Johncleese ( John Cleese )
- --- 9619 Terrygilliam ( Terry Gilliam )
- --- 9620 Ericidle ( Eric Idle )
- --- 9621 Michaelpalin ( Michael Palin )
- --- 9622 Terryjones ( Terry Jones )
- 10221 Kubrick ( Stanley Kubrick )
- 10378 Ingmarbergman ( Ingmar Bergman , film director)
- 11333 Forman ( Miloš Forman , film director)
- 11548 Jerrylewis ( Jerry Lewis , comedian and actor)
- 13070 Seanconnery ( Sean Connery , actor)
- 17744 Jodiefoster ( Jodie Foster , actress)
- 19291 Karelzeman ( Karel Zeman , film director)
- 19578 Kirkdouglas ( Kirk Douglas , actor)
- 26858 Misterrogers ( Fred Rogers , US children's television host)
- 38461 Jiřítrnka ( Jiří Trnka , Puppet maker and puppet-film director)
- 1740 Nurmi ( Paavo Nurmi , Olympic medalist)
- 2202 Pele ( Pelé , Brazilian soccer star)
- 5891 Gehrig ( Lou Gehrig , baseball player)
- 5910 Zátopek ( Emil Zátopek , long-distance runner, Olympic medalist)
- 6758 Jesseowens ( Jesse Owens , athlete)
- 8217 Dominikhašek ( Dominik Hašek , ice hockey player, Olympic medalist)
- 9224 Železný ( Jan Železný , javelin thrower, Olympic medalist)
- 10634 Pepibican ( Josef Bican , called “Pepi“, football player)
- 12373 Lancearmstrong , ( Lance Armstrong , cyclist)
- 26986 Čáslavská ( Věra Čáslavská , gymnast, Olympic medalist)
- 92 Undina (Undine, heroine of the novella '' Undine '' by Friedrich De La Motte Fouqué )
- 264 Libussa ( Libuše , mythical Bohemian prophetess)
- 2041 Lancelot ( Arthurian knight)
- 2082 Galahad ( 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 )
- 3552 Don Quixote ( Don Quixote , hero of the novel ''Don Quixote de la Mancha'' by Miguel De Cervantes )
- 4250 Perun ( Perun , Slavic God )
- 5797 Bivoj ( Bivoj , mythical Bohemian hero)
- 7695 Přemysl ( Přemysl The Ploughman , mythical founder of the Přemyslid Dynasty )
- 9551 Kazi ( Kazi , Bohemian mythical female healer)
- 10764 Rübezahl ( Rübezahl , Czech Krakonoš, giant ruler of the Giant Mountains )
- 15374 Teta ( Teta , mythical Bohemian prophetess)
- 1683 Castafiore (the diva in Hergé 's adventures of Tintin )
- 2309 Mr. Spock ( Mr. Spock , the famous Vulcan , by way of the discoverer's cat)
- 4512 Sinuhe (title hero of '' The Egyptian '' by Mika Waltari )
- Characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle :
- --- 5048 Moriarty ( Professor Moriarty , archenemy of Sherlock Holmes)
- --- 5049 Sherlock ( Sherlock Holmes , detective)
- --- 5050 Doctorwatson ( Doctor Watson , sidekick of Sherlock Holmes)
- Characters created by Lewis Carroll in '' Alice In Wonderland '':
- --- 6042 Cheshirecat (the Cheshire Cat )
- --- 6735 Madhatter (the Mad Hatter )
- --- 6736 Marchare (the March Hare )
- Fabulous beasts described or mentioned by Lewis Carroll in '' Jabberwocky '':
- --- 7470 Jabberwock (the Jabberwock)
- --- 7980 Bandersnatch (the Bandersnatch )
- 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 )
- 12448 Mr. Tompkins ( Mr. Tompkins , hero of science books by George Gamow )
- 18610 Arthurdent ( Arthur Dent , hapless protagonist in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series)
- 20496 Jeník (Jeník, hero of Bedřich Smetana ’s opera Bartered Bride )
- 20497 Mařenka (Mařenka, hero of Bedřich Smetana ’s opera Bartered Bride )
- 29401 Asterix ( Astérix , famous comic strip character by Goscinny and Uderzo )
- 29402 Obelix ( Obélix , famous comic strip character 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)
- Petit-Prince , moon of 45 Eugenia ( The Little Prince , hero of book by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry )
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