is an industrial chemist and Italian history writer, who has published several books on Roman history, Napoleon and World War II. || |-id=647 | 79647 Ballack || || Michael Ballack (born 1976) is a German professional footballer. Ballack began his career as a youth footballer at his local team at Chemnitz (about 20 km north of Drebach) and made his professional debut in 1995 || |-id=694 | 79694 Nanrendong || || Nan Rendong (1945–2017) was a leading astronomer, Vice-President and President of IAU Division X (2003–2009). Hailed as 'Father of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST)', he led the efforts from initiation, implementation, to completion of FAST, and served as Chief Scientist and Chief Engineer. || |} 79701–79800 |-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | |} 79801–79900 |-id=811 | 79811 Fengzikai || || Feng Zikai (1898–1975) was a famous painter, essayist, and art and music educator in modern China. His unique style of caricature and prose was very popular. || |-id=826 | 79826 Finardi || || Eugenio Finardi (born 1952), a famous Italian blues and pop rock singer. || |-id=847 | 79847 Colzani || || Enrico Colzani (born 1956), an Italian amateur astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and member of the Gruppo Astrofili Brianza, who has been popularizing and teaching astronomy, and who is keen to establish a planetarium near the Sormano Astronomical Observatory. || |-id=864 | 79864 Pirituba || || Pirituba, a neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil. Its name derives from the Tupi language words "piri" (a type of marshland plant) and "tuba" (meaning "many"). || |-id=889 | 79889 Maloka || || The Maloka Interactive Center of Science and Technology, an interactive science museum in Bogota, Colombia. || |-id=896 | 79896 Billhaley || || Bill Haley (1925–1981), American rock-and-roll pioneer || |-id=900 | 79900 Coreglia || || The Italian town of Coreglia Antelminelli, situated in the Valley of the Serchio River in the heart of Tuscany. The ancient medieval town is considered one of the most beautiful villages of Italy and is known throughout the world for its artistic production of plaster figurines. || |} 79901–80000 |-id=912 | 79912 Terrell || || Dirk Terrell (born 1965), American astronomer, author and astronomical artist || |-id=991 | 79991 Umbertoleotti || || Umberto Leotti (born 1952) was an architect, who from 1973 to 1975 attended the S. Vittore Observatory (Bologna) with the aim of starting research activity on minor planets. He made contact