This is a list of chemical elements named after people. The symbol and atomic number are given in brackets.

For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see Lists of etymologies.

For a list of eponyms sorted by name see List of eponyms.

• Bohrium (Bh, 107) – Niels Bohr
• Curium (Cm, 96) – Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
• Einsteinium (Es, 99) – Albert Einstein
• Fermium (Fm, 100) – Enrico Fermi
• Gallium (Ga, 31) – although named after Gallia (Latin for France), the dicoverer of the metal Lecoq de Boisbaudran subtly attached an association with his name. Lecoq (rooster) in Latin is gallus.
• Hahnium (105) – Otto Hahn. This element name is not accepted by IUPAC. See element naming controversy
• Lawrencium (Lr, 103) – Ernest Lawrence
• Meitnerium (Mt, 109) – Lise Meitner
• Mendelevium (Md, 101) – Dmitri Mendeleev
• Nobelium (No, 102) – Alfred Nobel
• Rutherfordium (Rf, 104) – Ernest Rutherford
• Seaborgium (Sg, 106) – Glenn T. Seaborg

Named after fictional characters

• Niobium (Nb, 41) – Niobe, a mortal woman in Greek mythology
• Promethium (Pm, 61) – Prometheus, a Titan from Greek mythology
• Tantalum (Ta, 73) – Tantalus, from Greek mythology
• Thorium (Th, 90) – Thor, the Norse god of war
• Titanium (Ti, 22) – the Titans, from Greek mythology
• Vanadium (Va, 23) – Scandinavian goddess Vanadis (Freya)

Many chemical elements are named after astronomical bodies which are named after Greek or Roman deities. See Chemical elements named after places.

Note :

• Gadolinium (Gd, 64) is named from the mineral gadolinite, which in turn is named after the Finnish chemist and geologist Johan Gadolin .
• Samarium (Sm, 62) is named from the mineral samarskite which in turn is named after Colonel Samarski , a Russian mine official.

See also

• List of elements by name
• Chemical elements named after places
• Lists of people