Никита was born in 1902 in Гимгина. Никита's father was Иван Гимгин and his mother was Зоя Фёдоровна-Гимгина. His paternal grandfather was Гимгин. He had three brothers named Григорий, Пётр and Александр. He was the oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 39 in November 1941.