ACTOR
1944 - 2003
Nǃxau ǂToma
Nǃxau ǂTomaNǃxau 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 1,395,218 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Nǃxau ǂToma is the 543rd most popular actor (down from 498th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Namibia (down from 1st in 2019) 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)
62.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
7.06
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 543 out of 13,578.Before him are Richard Dreyfuss, Eleonora Duse, Tippi Hedren, Karlheinz Böhm, Brian Cox, and Mel Ferrer. After him are Ken Watanabe, Maria Schell, Raul Julia, Louise Fletcher, Mae West, and Nastassja Kinski.
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Richard Dreyfuss
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HPI: 62.76
Rank: 537
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1858 - 1924
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 538
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HPI: 62.72
Rank: 539
Karlheinz Böhm
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HPI: 62.72
Rank: 540
Brian Cox
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HPI: 62.68
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Mel Ferrer
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HPI: 62.66
Rank: 542
Nǃxau ǂToma
1944 - 2003
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 543
Ken Watanabe
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 544
Maria Schell
1926 - 2005
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 545
Raul Julia
1940 - 1994
HPI: 62.59
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Louise Fletcher
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HPI: 62.59
Rank: 547
Mae West
1893 - 1980
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 548
Nastassja Kinski
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 549
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 74.Before him are Abdul Hamid, Klaus Nomi, Claudia Mori, Bernhard Schlink, Jonathan Demme, and Gérard Mourou. After him are Kary Mullis, Ashraf Marwan, R. Lee Ermey, W. G. Sebald, Gianni Morandi, and Günter Netzer.Among people deceased in 2003, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 37.Before him are Compay Segundo, Leon Uris, Franco Modigliani, Richard Crenna, Leslie Cheung, and Bertram Brockhouse. After him are Celia Cruz, Horst Buchholz, Edgar F. Codd, David Dacko, Franco Corelli, and Jack Elam.
Others Born in 1944
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Abdul Hamid
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 68
Klaus Nomi
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1983
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 69
Claudia Mori
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 70
Bernhard Schlink
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 71
Jonathan Demme
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2017
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 72
Gérard Mourou
PHYSICIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 73
Nǃxau ǂToma
ACTOR
1944 - 2003
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 74
Kary Mullis
CHEMIST
1944 - 2019
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 75
Ashraf Marwan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - 2007
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 76
R. Lee Ermey
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 77
W. G. Sebald
WRITER
1944 - 2001
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 78
Gianni Morandi
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 79
Günter Netzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 80
Others Deceased in 2003
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Compay Segundo
MUSICIAN
1907 - 2003
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 31
Leon Uris
WRITER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 32
Franco Modigliani
ECONOMIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 33
Richard Crenna
ACTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 34
Leslie Cheung
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2003
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 35
Bertram Brockhouse
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 36
Nǃxau ǂToma
ACTOR
1944 - 2003
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 37
Celia Cruz
SINGER
1925 - 2003
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 38
Horst Buchholz
ACTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 39
Edgar F. Codd
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1923 - 2003
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 40
David Dacko
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2003
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 41
Franco Corelli
SINGER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 42
Jack Elam
ACTOR
1920 - 2003
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 43
In Namibia
Among people born in Namibia, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 3 out of 15.Before him are Sam Nujoma (1929), and Hage Geingob (1941). After him are Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), Nahas Angula (1943), Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938), Frankie Fredericks (1967), Behati Prinsloo (1988), Collin Benjamin (1978), Percy Montgomery (1974), and Michelle McLean (1972).
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Sam Nujoma
POLITICIAN
1929 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1
Hage Geingob
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 2
Nǃxau ǂToma
ACTOR
1944 - 2003
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 3
Hifikepunye Pohamba
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 4
Saara Kuugongelwa
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 5
Nahas Angula
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6
Theo-Ben Gurirab
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2018
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 7
Frankie Fredericks
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 8
Behati Prinsloo
MODEL
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 9
Collin Benjamin
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 10
Percy Montgomery
RUGBY PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 11
Michelle McLean
CELEBRITY
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 12
Among ACTORS In Namibia
Among actors born in Namibia, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 1.
Namibian born Actors
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Nǃxau ǂToma
1944 - 2003
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 1
Television and Movie Roles
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
Xixo
Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.
Jul 1o 19897 / 10
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Xi
A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.
Sep 10o 19807.2 / 10
Crazy Safari
N!xau The Bushman
Two guys, one of them a magician, are transporting an ancient chinese vampire who can only be controlled by a series of yellow tapes, and is the ancestor of the other guy. On the way, while flying over Africa, their plane stalls. And of all places, where do they land? That's right, in the village of the tribe of "The Gods Must Be Crazy".
Jul 5o 19914.9 / 10
