1937 - Today
George Takei (, tə-KAY; born Hosato Takei (武井 穂郷, Takei Hosato) April 20, 1937) is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise.Takei was born to Japanese American parents, with whom he lived in U.S.-run internment camps during World War II. He began pursuing acting in college, which led in 1965 to the role of Sulu, to which he returned periodically into the 1990s. Upon coming out as gay in 2005, he became a prominent proponent of LGBT rights and active in state and local politics. He has been a vocal advocate of the rights of immigrants, in part through his work on the 2012 Broadway show Allegiance, about the internment experience.Although Takei was born and raised in California, he spoke both English and Japanese growing up and remains fluent in both languages. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Takei has received more than 8,205,768 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). George Takei is the 805th most popular actor (down from 608th in 2019), the 1,487th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,117th in 2019) and the 396th most popular American Actor.
George Takei is most famous for being an actor and activist. He is best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek series. He also played the role of Mr. Sulu in six Star Trek movies.
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Among actors, George Takei ranks 805 out of 9,996. Before him are Stanley Tucci, Josh Brolin, Alan Ladd, Richard Schiff, Cybill Shepherd, and Martin Balsam. After him are Nathalie Baye, Patrick McGoohan, Hiroyuki Sanada, Charles Chaplin Jr., Lloyd Bridges, and Denholm Elliott.
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 799
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 800
1913 - 1964
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 801
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 802
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 803
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 804
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 805
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 806
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 807
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 808
1925 - 1968
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 809
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 810
1922 - 1992
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 811
Among people born in 1937, George Takei ranks 65. Before him are George Carlin, Sigmund Jähn, Tamara Bunke, Karel Schwarzenberg, Hélène Cixous, and Vladimir Arnold. After him are Mario Capecchi, Angelo Badalamenti, Valentin Pavlov, Robert B. Wilson, Yılmaz Güney, and Joseph Nye.
1937 - 2008
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 59
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 60
1937 - 1967
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 61
1937 - 2023
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 62
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 63
1937 - 2010
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 64
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 65
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 66
1937 - 2022
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 67
1937 - 2003
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 68
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 69
1937 - 1984
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 70
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 71
Among people born in United States, George Takei ranks 1,487 out of 18,182. Before him are Nelson Goodman (1906), Dean Koontz (1945), Cybill Shepherd (1950), Martin Balsam (1919), Lil Wayne (1982), and Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934). After him are Margaret Sanger (1879), Johns Hopkins (1795), Patrick McGoohan (1928), Ma Barker (1873), Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925), and Lloyd Bridges (1913).
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,481
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,482
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,483
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,484
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,485
1934 - 2012
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,486
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,487
1879 - 1966
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,488
1795 - 1873
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 1,489
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1,490
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 1,491
1925 - 1968
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1,492
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,493
Among actors born in United States, George Takei ranks 396. Before him are Stanley Tucci (1960), Josh Brolin (1968), Alan Ladd (1913), Richard Schiff (1955), Cybill Shepherd (1950), and Martin Balsam (1919). After him are Patrick McGoohan (1928), Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925), Lloyd Bridges (1913), Virginia Cherrill (1908), Michelle Rodriguez (1978), and Janet Gaynor (1906).
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 390
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 391
1913 - 1964
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 392
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 393
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 394
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 395
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 396
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 397
1925 - 1968
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 398
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 399
1908 - 1996
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 400
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 401
1906 - 1984
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 402