James T. Kirk

Captain Kirk
Biographical Information
Real Name	James Tiberius Kirk
Home country	United States of America
Homeworld	Earth
Death	2371. Soran's installation, Veridian III
Physical Information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Chronological / Political Information
Affiliation(s)	United Federation of Planets
Marital status	Widower
Rank	Captain Admiral
Occupation(s)	Starfleet officer
Fictional Information
Created by	Gene Roddenberry
Portrayed by	William Shatner
First Appearance	The Man Trap
Final Appearance	Star Trek Generations

“	Those of you who have served for long on this vessel have encountered alien life-forms. You know the greatest danger facing us is... ourselves, and irrational fear of the unknown. There's no such thing as 'the unknown,' only things temporarily hidden, temporarily not understood.	”
–Captain James T. Kirk

Captain James Tiberius Kirk was a human Starfleet officer who lived during the 23rd century. Kirk was one of the most famous and highly decorated officers in the organisation's history. Kirk served with distinction as the captain of the USS Enterprise, and USS Enterprise-A.

Notes

Behind the Scenes

• Captain Kirk was portrayed by Canadian actor William Shatner.
• Kirk appeared in all 79 episodes of the original "Star Trek" series, as well as a swath of books, short stories, and comics based on it.

Appearances

• Star Trek
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Star Trek Generations (final appearance)

Links

• James T. Kirk on Wikipedia
• James T. Kirk on Memory Alpha

See also

• Admiral Jean-Luc Picard