List of things named after J. R. R. Tolkien and his works

The British author J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) and the names of fictional characters and places he invented for his legendarium have had a substantial impact on culture, and have become the namesakes of various things around and outside the world, including street names, mountains, companies, species of animals and plants, asteroids, and other notable objects. == Astronomy == The asteroids 2991 Bilbo and 2675 Tolkien were both discovered and named in 1982.

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