Observatory, he observes the universe and contributes to the popularization of astronomy by frequent NHK television and radio appearances || |-id=456 | 29456 Evakrchová || || Eva Krchová, Slovak amateur astronomer || |-id=457 | 29457 Marcopolo || || Marco Polo, Venetian explorer || |-id=458 | 29458 Pearson || || Karl Pearson, British mathematician || |-id=463 | 29463 Benjaminpeirce || || Benjamin Peirce, American mathematician || |-id=464 | 29464 Leonmiš || || Leon Miš, Czech amateur astronomer † || |-id=467 | 29467 Shandongdaxue || || Shandong University, China || |-id=470 | 29470 Higgs || || Peter Higgs, Scottish physicist. || |-id=471 | 29471 Spejbl || || Spejbl, a marionette, father of Hurvínek † || |-id=472 | 29472 Hurvínek || || Hurvínek, a mischievous marionette, son of Spejbl † || |-id=473 | 29473 Krejčí || || František Krejčí, founder of the popular observatory in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic † || |-id=476 | 29476 Kvíčala || || Jan Kvíčala, Czech lawyer and amateur astronomer † || |-id=477 | 29477 Zdíkšíma || || Zdislav Šíma, Czech astronomer † ‡ || |-id=483 | 29483 Boeker || || Karolin Kleemann-Boeker (born 1966) and Andreas Boeker (1964–2011), longtime German amateur astronomers, interested in astrometry and astrophotography, and cofounders of Turtle Star Observatory. Boeker was also experienced in building observatories and constructing telescope mounts || |-id=484 | 29484 Honzaveselý || || Jan Veselý, Czech cyclist † || |-id=490 | 29490 Myslbek || 1997 WX || Josef Václav Myslbek, Czech sculptor † || |-id=491 | 29491 Pfaff || || Jean-Marie Pfaff, Belgian football player † || |} 29501–29600 |-id=508 | 29508 Bottinelli || || Lucette Bottinelli (1937–2015) was a French radio astronomer from Meudon Observatory, who taught at Orsay University from 1962 to 2005. || |-id=514 | 29514 Karatsu || || Karatsu, a city in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. || |-id=528 | 29528 Kaplinski || || Jaan Kaplinski (1941–2021) was an Estonian writer, philosopher, and culture critic. He published numerous collections of poems, prose and essays. He was also an amateur astronomer and wrote a popular astronomy book || |-id=547 | 29547 Yurimazzanti || || Yuri Mazzanti (born 1999) has been an observer since he was young. He has been an active member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo for the last 10 years, and has been involved in both research and outreach. . || |-id=552 | 29552 Chern || || Shiing-shen Chern, Chinese-American