Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney was a Human which along with John Lennon was the answer to the question "Identify the 20th century Earth composers of the following musical progression" in Spock's skill dome environment in , at least according to the script. In the finished movie, this reference seems at least inaudible among the many voices in the center, or might have been cut entirely; though not heard on-screen, the line was included in both the novelization and comic adaptation of the film.

The duo was also cited as an inspiration for the Kirk-Spock relationship by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

The McCartney-written song "" was quoted on the Dedication plaque of the .

The Paul Rice card from the Alternate Universe series of the Star Trek Customizable Card Game contains an "easter egg" showing the words "daed si luap"; as it spells out "" backwards, this was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the infamous urban legend which claims that McCartney actually died in 1966 and was replaced by a lookalike-soundalike, but numerous "clues" hidden in the Beatles' later works - of which backwards lyrics was one of the most common mediums, actually revealed the truth.

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