Despite being set in the distant future, the writers of "Star Trek" occasionally found opportunities for their characters to encounter real-life historical figures, either via time travel or the simulations of the holodeck. Actors have portrayed author Samuel Clemens, polymath Leonardo da Vinci, and US President Abraham Lincoln on various episodes. But only one person in the entire history of the "Star Trek" franchise to date has ever filmed a cameo as themselves — theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
Sometimes called "the world's smartest man" (a title he himself rejected), Hawking dedicated his life to the study of space and time, and to making these incredibly complex scientific topics digestible via books and films such as "A Brief History of Time." It's no surprise, then, that Hawking was a lifelong fan of "Star Trek," a franchise that has long prided itself on the celebration of science.
In 1991, while visiting the Paramount lot, Hawking accepted an invitation to tour the set of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." According to an interview on the "Next Generation" Blu-ray set, Hawking even sat in the captain's chair, which he called "rather more comfortable and a lot more powerful than [his] wheelchair." During his visit, Hawking mentioned to executive producer Rick Berman that he'd like to do a cameo on the show. A scene was written in which the android Data (Brent Spiner) plays poker with holograms of Hawking and fellow scientific icons Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. Naturally, Hawking wins.
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