1. Spock
   Leonard McCoy
2. Scotty
   Pavel Chekov

Spock was one of the most well-known Star Trek characters and first appeared in 1966. He served as the first officer aboard the USS Enterprise under Captain Kirk and is known in pop culture for his Vulcan salute.

1. Worf
   Quark
2. Data
   Jean-Luc Picard

Lieutenant Commander Data is one of the smartest and strongest members of the fleet because he's not human. He's able to compute complex calculations within seconds and is immune to disease and sickness. He isn't immune to computer viruses, however.

1. Lt. Ilia
   Kathryn Janeway
2. Beverly Crusher
   Deanna Troi

Captain Kathryn Janeway led the USS Voyager for Starfleet in the TV series "Star Trek: Voyager." Janeway has been ranked as one of the smartest and best captains in Star Trek history on multiple lists.

1. Owen Paris
   James Kirk
2. Spock
   Jean-Luc Picard

Captain Kirk excelled at the Starfleet Academy and became the best student in its history. He then became the youngest starship captain in history and one of the fleet's most important figures. William Shatner starred in the original role.

1. Data
   Geordi La Forge
2. Lore
   Leonard McCoy

Leonard McCoy was born on Earth and was attending college in Mississippi when he decided to study medicine and leave the planet. Aside from being a doctor and surgeon, he was also known for his psychology.

1. B'Elanna Torres
   Deanna Troi
2. Kathryn Janeway
   Beverly Crusher

B'Elanna Torres joined the Maqui Resistance after dropping out of Starfleet Academy, but she was then abandoned and ultimately joined USS Voyager. She served as the chief engineer aboard the ship under Captain Janeway.

1. Data
   Captain Kirk
2. Jean-Luc Picard
   Spock

Jean-Luc Picard is one of the most beloved characters in franchise history and the spinoff web series "Star Trek: Picard" was just released in 2020. He first appeared in 1987 and served as commander of the USS Stargazer, USS Enterprise-D and the USS Enterprise-E.

1. Lore
   Worf
2. Geordi La Forge
   Wesley Crusher

Geordie La Forge is one of the most recognizable characters in the franchise because of the visor he uses to see. He was blind since birth and the visor device scans the area and transmits visuals into La Forge's brain.

1. Quark
   Spock
2. Leonard McCoy
   Data

Quark first appeared in 1993 in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." He was born on the planet of Ferenginar. The Ferengi people are stereotypical capitalists who only care about money. Quark owns multiple businesses and is involved in plenty of shady practices.

1. Kathryn Janeway
   Jadzia Dax
2. B'Ellana Torres
   Beverly Crusher

Jadzia Dax was born on Trill and always wanted to be joined with a symbiont when she was older. She eventually became the eighth host for the Dax symbiont and later became the chief science officer on "Deep Space Nine."

1. William Riker
   Quark
2. Lore
   Worf

Worf was born to Mogh parents but was orphaned and raised by humans. He lived on the farming planet Gault and on Earth before voyaging back to his home planet as a teen. He was married to Jadzia Dax before she was killed by Dukat.

1. Seven of Nine
   Jadzia Dax
2. Beverly Crusher
   Tasha Yar

Seven of Nine's real name is Annika Hansen. She was forced to join the Borg Collective but was eventually freed by the USS Voyager, where she remained under Captain Kathryn Janeway. She eventually joined the Fenris Rangers.

1. Data
   Miles O'Brien
2. Geordie La Forge
   William Riker

Miles O'Brien was born on Earth and grew up to serve multiple positions aboard Starfleet. He eventually rose to the position of chief of operations before taking an assignment on Earth to teach at Starfleet Academy.

1. Beverly Crusher
   B'Ellana Torres
2. Amanda Grayson
   Jadzia Dax

Beverly Crusher was a Scottish-American born on the moon. She's most known for being the chief medical officer aboard the USS Enterprise-D. She was also a fellow at the Academy of Starfleet Surgeons and the leader of Starfleet Medical.

1. William Riker
   Miles O'Brien
2. Elim Garak
   Jean-Luc Picard

Elim Garak was one of the more mysterious characters aboard the station, but many also knew him to be one of the smartest. He was an exiled spy who decided to start a tailoring business during his exile on Deep Space Nine.

1. Scotty
   Quark
2. Worf
   Data

Scotty's real name is Montgomery Scott, and he was the chief engineer aboard the USS Enterprise and the USS Enterprise-A. The popular phrase, "Beam me up, Scotty," was a command from Captain Kirk when he needed to be transported back to the ship.

1. Katherine Pulaski
   Ro Laren
2. Guinan
   Nyota Uhura

Nyota Uhura first appeared in 1966 and was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols for nearly 30 years. Nichols is known for being one of the first African American women to star in a major television series and said she decided to continue doing the show to serve as inspiration.

1. Geordie La Forge
   William Riker
2. Miles O'Brien
   Benjamin Sisko

Benjamin Sisko was born on Earth in New Orleans and eventually became the commanding officer of Deep Space Nine. He achieved legendary status when he discovered the Bajoran wormhole, which was thought to have been a myth.

1. Jonathan Archer
   Owen Paris
2. Trip Tucker
   Data

The unification of Earth created the United Earth (aka the World Government). The USS Enterprise NX-01 was United Earth's first starship, and Jonathan Archer served as its captain. He was also president of the United Federation of Planets.

1. Kira Nerys
   Beverly Crusher
2. Deanna Troi
   Ro Laren

Kira Nerys was born on the island of Bajor. She went from the Bajoran Resistance to the militia to becoming a Bajoran liaison aboard Deep Space Nine. She later became the commanding officer of the Starfleet station.

1. Spock
   Benjamin Sisko
2. Captain Kirk
   William T. Riker

William T. Riker was born on Earth in Alaska and eventually became the lead commander of the USS Titan. He spent most of his time aboard the USS Enterprise-D and USS Enterprise-E as first officer to Jean-Luc Picard.

1. Data
   Trip Tucker
2. William Riker
   Julian Bashir

Julian Bashir was an only child born on planet Earth. He was one of the worst students in school, so his parents experimented with genetic engineering to make him smarter. It worked, and he became one of the smartest people in Starfleet.

1. Ro Laren
   Deanna Troi
2. Jadzia Dax
   Amanda Grayson

Ro Laren was born on planet Bajor and eventually joined the crew aboard USS Enterprise-D. She made her first appearance in 1991 in "Star Trek: The Next Generation." She didn't get along with many on the crew.

1. Miles O'Brien
   Owen Paris
2. Captain Kirk
   Sarek

Sarek was born on planet Vulcan but married a human when he was serving as ambassador to Earth. Sarek's second son is Spock, who's half-Vulcan and half-human. Sarek first appeared in 1967 and was also an astrophysicist.

1. Tasha Yar
   Beverly Crusher
2. Deanna Troi
   B'Ellana Torres

Deanna Troi also served as counselor aboard the USS Enterprise-E under Captain Picard. She eventually rose up the ranks to the title of commander, but her special power was the ability to sense emotion. She is best remembered as the ship's counselor.

1. T'Pol
   Ro Laren
2. B'Ellanna Torres
   Guinan

Commander T'Pol was a member of the Vulcan High Command who resigned her position so she could stay aboard the Enterprise. She was known as a rebel and was sometimes at odds with other members of the crew.

1. Katherine Pulaski
   Tasha Yar
2. Hikaru Sulu
   Captain Kirk

Hikaru Sulu first appeared in 1966 and was portrayed by George Takei for 30 years. Sulu was born on Earth in San Francisco and began his service under Captain Kirk. He later served on the USS Enterprise-A and the USS Excelsior.

1. Ro Laren
   Katherine Pulaski
2. Beverly Crusher
   B'Ellana Torres

Katherine Pulaski was one of the best doctors in franchise history and served as chief medical officer aboard the USS Enterprise-D. She once performed heart surgery and saved Captain Picard's life, even though he initially didn't want her to.

1. T'Meni
   Captain Kirk
2. Spock
   Tuvok

Tuvok was born on Vulcan's lunar colony, although the planet Vulcan has no moon. Tuvok served aboard the USS Excelsior under Captain Hikaru Sulu and on the USS Voyager under Captain Kathryn Janeway. He also served on the USS Wyoming.

1. Rachel Garrett
   Deanna Troi
2. Guinan
   Amanda Grayson

Rachel Garret began as an officer but rose the ranks to captain of the USS Enterprise-C. She served under Captain Picard. She met her fate by a piece of shrapnel after a Klingon Bird-of-Prey attacked the Enterprise-C.

1. Data
   Owen Paris
2. Will Riker
   Tom Paris

Tom Paris was the son of Owen Paris and husband to B'Ellana Torres. He began his service aboard the USS Exeter but was discharged after causing a deadly pilot error. He eventually found himself leading flight operations on the USS Voyager under Captain Janeway.

1. Lieutenant Ilia
   Guinan
2. Kathryn Janeway
   Natasha Yar

Lieutenant Ilia appeared in the first installment of the "Star Trek" film franchise, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." She was born on planet Delta IV and ultimately became a navigator aboard the USS Enterprise under Captain Kirk.

1. Worf
   Sarev
2. Quark
   Chakotay

Chakotay first appeared in 1995 and was the first Native American character in the "Star Trek" franchise. He served as first officer under Captain Janeway aboard the USS Voyager. He was a member of the Maquis Resistance before joining the Voyager.

1. Beverly Crusher
   Natasha Yar
2. B'Ellanna Torres
   Deanna Troi

Lieutenant Natasha Yar more commonly went by Tasha, and she was a security chief on the USS Enterprise-D. Yar was killed off pretty quickly in the series, but she was written back into the show and appeared in an alternate timeline.

1. Sarev
   Harry Kim
2. Tuvok
   Hikaru Sulu

Harry Kim served as operations manager on the bridge of the USS Voyager. He was the most junior bridge officer in the crew and was nervous when he first began his mission. He served under Captain Kathryn Janeway.

1. Janice Rand
   Deanna Troi
2. Rachel Garrett
   Amanda Grayson

Janice Rand first appeared in 1966 in an episode called "The Man Trap." She served aboard the USS Enterprise for its entirety and was officially a personal assistant to Captain Kirk. She later became romantically involved with Captain Kirk.

1. Geordi La Forge
   Quark
2. Pavel Chekov
   Chakotay

Pavel Chekov served senior roles aboard the USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise-A. He also served as executive officer aboard the USS Reliant. His first mission after graduating Starfleet Academy was a five-year mission aboard USS Enterprise under Captain Kirk.

1. Guinan
   Beverly Crusher
2. Janice Rand
   Rachel Garrett

Whoopi Goldberg shaved her eyebrows a long time ago and continued to do so after they grew back and irritated her. Goldberg portrayed Guinan in the "Star Trek" franchise and first appeared in 1988. She is rumored to reprise her role in 2020 for the web series, "Star Trek: Picard."

1. William Riker
   Wesley Crusher
2. Charles Tucker III
   Lore

Charles Tucker III was more commonly known as Trip Tucker. He served under Captain Archer aboard Enterprise NX-01. Tucker grew up on Earth in Florida. He met Jonathan Archer as soon as he joined Starfleet and the two became good friends.

1. Amanda Grayson
   Tasha Yar
2. Katherine Pulaski
   Beverly Crusher

Amanda Grayson was born on Earth and fell in love with Sarek when he was the Vulcan ambassador to Earth. The two were the parents of the half-Vulcan, half-human Spock, and later argued whether they should raise him in an Earthling or Vulcan way.