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Leonard Nimoy

1931 - 2015

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Leonard Simon Nimoy ( NEE-moy; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor and director, famous for playing Spock in the Star Trek franchise for almost 50 years. This includes originating Spock in the original Star Trek series in 1966, then Star Trek: The Animated Series, the first six Star Trek films, Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 2009 Star Trek film, and Star Trek Into Darkness. Nimoy also directed films, including Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), and Three Men and a Baby (1987), and his career included roles in music videos and video games. In addition to acting and filmmaking, Nimoy was a photographer, author, singer, and songwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Nimoy is the 323rd most popular actor (down from 309th in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from United States (down from 566th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Leonard Nimoy ranks 323 out of 13,578. Before him are James Coburn, Emma Thompson, Julie Christie, Bela Lugosi, Julie Harris, and Robert Downey Sr.. After him are Ralph Fiennes, Angela Lansbury, Bryan Cranston, Anne Bancroft, Malcolm McDowell, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Leonard Nimoy ranks 33. Before him are Sofia Gubaidulina, Anatoly Dyatlov, Burton Richter, Annie Girardot, Johannes Rau, and Alice Munro. After him are D. B. Cooper, Anne Bancroft, Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, João Gilberto, and Rupert Murdoch. Among people deceased in 2015, Leonard Nimoy ranks 26. Before him are Irwin Rose, Yves Chauvin, Richard von Weizsäcker, Laura Antonelli, Dusty Rhodes, and Josef Masopust. After him are Kenan Evren, Val Logsdon Fitch, Ulrich Beck, Khaled al-Asaad, Yoichiro Nambu, and Manoel de Oliveira.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leonard Nimoy ranks 701 out of 20,380. Before him are James Coburn (1928), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Claude Shannon (1916), David Copperfield (1956), Julie Harris (1925), and Robert Downey Sr. (1936). After him are Robert Burns Woodward (1917), Paul Flory (1910), Jody Williams (1950), Alice Cooper (1948), D. B. Cooper (1931), and Ronald Evans (1933).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Leonard Nimoy ranks 172. Before him are Sally Field (1946), Janet Leigh (1927), Montgomery Clift (1920), James Coburn (1928), Julie Harris (1925), and Robert Downey Sr. (1936). After him are Bryan Cranston (1956), Anne Bancroft (1931), Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981), William Holden (1918), Tony Lip (1930), and Martin Landau (1928).

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