Asteroids named after people called Denes

(72071) Gabor

Hungarian-born Dénes Gábor (1900-1979) won the 1971 Nobel Prize for Physics for his invention and development of the holographic method. He also carried out research on high-speed oscilloscopes, communication theory and physical optics, and he paid special attention to the impact of science on modern society.Discovered 31 December 2000 by Sarneczky, K., Kiss, L., Piszkesteto

(574635) Janossy

Dénes Jánossy (1926–2005) was a Hungarian ornithologist, paleontologist and university professor. He was the founder and perpetual president of the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society, one of the most important researchers of Pliocene vertebrate paleontology. He collected more than two million fossils.Discovered 6 September 2010 by Z. Kuli K. Sárneczky, Piszkesteto