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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 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Nichelle Nichols is the 1,640th most popular actor (up from 1,738th in 2019), the 2,723rd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,911th in 2019) and the 764th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Nichelle Nichols by language

Over the past year Nichelle Nichols has had the most page views in the with 700,388 views, followed by German (74,324), and Spanish (24,108). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (50.68%), Interlingua (30.92%), and Latvian (22.74%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nichelle Nichols ranks 1,640 out of 13,578. Before her are Jaya Bachchan, Anne Archer, Jo Van Fleet, Bhupen Hazarika, Elsa Pataky, and Pierre Renoir. After her are Billy Drago, Perry King, Massimo Girotti, Geneviève Page, Michael Nouri, and Paul Guilfoyle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Nichelle Nichols ranks 156. Before her are Vasily Aksyonov, Eleanor F. Helin, Guðbergur Bergsson, John Hillerman, Boris Shakhlin, and Dhirubhai Ambani. After her are Spyros Kyprianou, József Antall, Félix Malloum, Pentti Linkola, Frances E. Allen, and Horst Eckel. Among people deceased in 2022, Nichelle Nichols ranks 140. Before her are Kay Parker, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Joachim Streich, Nick Holonyak, Juris Hartmanis, and Reine Wisell. After her are David Trimble, Leonid Kuravlyov, Kenneth Tsang, John Aniston, Francisco Morales Bermúdez, and Raymond Damadian.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nichelle Nichols ranks 2,723 out of 20,380. Before her are Wes Montgomery (1923), Jo Van Fleet (1915), Ric Flair (1949), S. S. Van Dine (1888), John Havlicek (1940), and Claire Lee Chennault (1890). After her are Jacques Futrelle (1875), Joey DeMaio (1954), Billy Drago (1945), Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (1886), Ronald Lauder (1944), and Perry King (1948).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Nichelle Nichols ranks 764. Before her are Linda Kozlowski (1958), Peter Boyle (1935), Sylvia Sidney (1910), Jim Kelly (1946), Anne Archer (1947), and Jo Van Fleet (1915). After her are Billy Drago (1945), Perry King (1948), Michael Nouri (1945), Paul Guilfoyle (1949), Sue Lyon (1946), and Patrick Wilson (1973).

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Television and Movie Roles

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Lt. Cmdr. Uhura
When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.
Dec 7o 19796.489 / 10
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Cmdr. Uhura
It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien as anything they've ever encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy. A thrilling, action-packed Star Trek adventure!
Nov 26o 19867.171 / 10
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Cmdr. Uhura
It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan - brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth - has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation Starship and sets out in pursuit of the Enterprise, determined to let nothing stand in the way of his mission: kill Admiral Kirk... even if it means universal Armageddon.
Jun 4o 19827.46 / 10