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Leonard Nimoy
United States
Leonard Nimoy played Mr. Spock on Star Trek 1966, earning three Emmy nominations and inventing the Vulcan salute. He directed the most successful Star Trek film at the time, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986, and returned to the role in 2009 and 2013. Off-screen he wrote poetry, took photographs, and advocated for causes. After his death, asteroid 4864 Nimoy was named in his honor, and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame from 1985.
