Asteroids named after people called Norman
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(4154) Rumsey
Norman J. Rumsey (b. 1924) is New Zealand's foremost optical designer. With Garry Nankivell he has developed numerous optical systems for professional and amateur astronomers throughout the country. Rumsey's three-mirror designs were of particular interest.Discovered 10 July 1985 by Gilmore, A. C., Kilmartin, P. M., Lake Tekapo
(8082) Haynes
Norman R. Haynes (b. 1936) spent a 41-year career in the leadership of planetary exploration. He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and served as Voyager Project Manager, Systems Division Manager, Director for Telecommunications and Mission Operations and Director for Mars Exploration.Discovered 12 July 1988 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(10189) Normanrockwell
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) spent his career creating images showing American life as he saw it. His distinctive style conveyed emotions in a way rarely achieved in modern art. His work appeared in magazines such as Life, but he earned his reputation through the exposure of 322 covers on The Saturday Evening Post.Discovered 15 May 1996 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(13085) Borlaug
Norman Ernest Borlaug (1914-2009), a U.S. agronomist and a central figure in the “green revolution”, collaborated for many years with Mexican scientists on the development of new wheat varieties. In 1970 he received the Nobel Peace Prize and subsequently pursued efforts to eliminate hunger in Asia and Africa.Discovered 23 April 1992 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(17826) Normanwisdom
British comedy great Norman Wisdom (b. 1915) is best known for his smash hit films of the 1950s as the downtrodden, accident-prone little man in the shrunken suit and skewhiff cap. A physical comedian, Wisdom did his trademark trip-up on the red carpet after being knighted by the Queen.Discovered 3 April 1998 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(29133) Vargas
Norman L. Vargas (b. 1972) assisted in organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive. He is active in astronomy outreach through the Los Angeles Astronomical Society and is a volunteer telescope operator at the Mt. Wilson Observatory.Discovered 29 May 1987 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(186835) Normanspinrad
Norman Spinrad (b. 1940) is an American science-fiction writer. He wrote the novel Bug Jack Barron in 1969.Discovered 27 March 2004 by B. Christophe, Saint-Sulpice