Jack Eddy was the guy who proved the existence of, and named, the Maunder Minimum. He died recently, and Dr. Leif Svalgaard is going to submit a petition to the American Astronomical Union next week to name the next grand solar minimum after Eddy.
Details here:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/06/13/o ... y-minimum/
Eddy's bio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Eddy
Petition site:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/EddyMinimum/