Henry Spencer wrote:
Asteroid names don't have to be mythological at all. There's one named
after Frank Zappa, for example. Subject to a few restrictions -- I
believe you can't name them after living people, in particular -- and
confirmation by the IAU, an asteroid's name is chosen by its discoverer.

Living people's names are fine. For example, 6524 Baalke is
named after Ron Baalke.


P.S. Here's a list of asteroid names:
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/MPNames.html#B