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Nǃxau ǂToma

1944 - 2003

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Nǃxau ǂToma (short: Nǃxau, alternative spelling Gcao Tekene Çoma; 16 December 1944 – 5 July 2003) was a Namibian bush farmer and actor who starred in the 1980 film The Gods Must Be Crazy and its sequels, in which he played the Kalahari Bushman Xixo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nǃxau ǂToma has received more than 1,384,167 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 32 in 2019). Nǃxau ǂToma is the 498th most popular actor (up from 766th in 2019), the most popular biography from Namibia and the most popular Namibian Actor.

Nǃxau ǂtoma is most famous for its red-orange clay. The clay is used to make a variety of products, such as pottery, bricks, and tiles.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 498 out of 9,996. Before him are Rachel Weisz, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Faten Hamama, George Kennedy, Hugh Laurie, and Fernando Rey. After him are Magda Schneider, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Louise Fletcher, Forest Whitaker, and Natalie Portman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 52. Before him are Larry Ellison, Sylvie Vartan, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Nebahat Çehre, Nick Mason, and John Rhys-Davies. After him are Jane Hawking, Kunishige Kamamoto, François Cevert, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Luigi Riva, and Abdul Hamid. Among people deceased in 2003, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 28. Before him are Elia Kazan, Richard Crenna, Compay Segundo, Franco Modigliani, Frederick Chapman Robbins, and Luciano Berio. After him are Zoran Đinđić, David Dacko, Horst Buchholz, Bernard Katz, Bertram Brockhouse, and Alberto Sordi.

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In Namibia

Among people born in Namibia, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 1 out of 14. After him are Hage Geingob (1941), Sam Nujoma (1929), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), Nahas Angula (1943), Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938), Frankie Fredericks (1967), Behati Prinsloo (1988), Collin Benjamin (1978), Michelle McLean (1972), and Percy Montgomery (1974).

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Among ACTORS In Namibia

Among actors born in Namibia, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 1. 

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