Andy Weir is not shy about name-dropping real-world people in Project Hail Mary. Here is a list of people we’ve found along with the first mention of each.

Charlie Chaplin 01.228
Arnold Schwarzenegger 04.080
Danny Glover 04.081
John, Paul, George, Ringo 04.240
Larry, Curly, and Moe 05.002
Shemp 05.087
Albert Einstein 05.304
Wernher von Braun 06.015
Leonardo da Vinci 08.180
Joe Montana 08.189
Abbott and Costello 12.069
George Washington 15.178
Christopher Columbus 15.179
Pete Best 18.210
Robert Heinlein 22.189

Let us know if we’ve missed any!