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Nichelle Nichols

1932 - 2022

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Nichelle Nichols ( nish-EL; born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) was an American actress, singer and dancer whose portrayal of Uhura in Star Trek and its film sequels was groundbreaking for African American actresses on American television. From 1977 to 2015, she volunteered her time to promote NASA's programs and recruit diverse astronauts, including some of the first female and ethnic minority astronauts.Born in the Chicago suburb of Robbins, she trained in dance, and began her career as a dancer, singer and model in Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nichelle Nichols has received more than 5,648,982 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Nichelle Nichols is the 1,740th most popular actor (down from 1,345th in 2019), the 2,918th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,432nd in 2019) and the 835th most popular American Actor.

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  • 54.18

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  • 30

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  • 2.44

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  • 4.22

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nichelle Nichols ranks 1,740 out of 9,996Before her are Jane Alexander, Melissa McBride, Lorne Greene, Claude Rich, Savitri, and Andrey Myagkov. After her are Frank Stallone, Beren Saat, Ángela Molina, Roger Hanin, Nicole Garcia, and Temuera Morrison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Nichelle Nichols ranks 152Before her are Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, Vasily Aksyonov, József Antall, Tavo Burat, Pentti Linkola, and Tomohiko Ikoma. After her are José Saraiva Martins, Dino Sani, Bill Foulkes, John G. Thompson, Étienne Tshisekedi, and Zózimo. Among people deceased in 2022, Nichelle Nichols ranks 143Before her are Carmen Herrera, Radu Lupu, Karl Vaino, Henry Silva, Luigi De Magistris, and Betty Davis. After her are René de Obaldia, Andy Fletcher, Yvette Mimieux, Nils Arne Eggen, Julio Morales, and Nora Nova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nichelle Nichols ranks 2,918 out of 18,182Before her are Jane Alexander (1939), Jackie Jackson (1951), George Mikan (1924), Melissa McBride (1965), John Kennedy Toole (1937), and Robert Garrett (1875). After her are Frank Stallone (1950), George Huntington (1850), Clarence Brown (1890), Judith Resnik (1949), Carol W. Greider (1961), and Audre Lorde (1934).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Nichelle Nichols ranks 835Before her are Mary-Louise Parker (1964), Alfred Lunt (1892), John Phillip Law (1937), Claude Akins (1926), Jane Alexander (1939), and Melissa McBride (1965). After her are Frank Stallone (1950), Kurtwood Smith (1943), Dolores Costello (1903), June Allyson (1917), Rhea Seehorn (1972), and Adam Driver (1983).

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