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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. The Namibian called him "Namibia's most famous actor". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nǃxau ǂToma is the 256th most popular actor (up from 543rd in 2019), the most popular biography from Namibia (up from 3rd 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.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 256 out of 13,578. Before him are Jodie Foster, Laura Antonelli, Jeff Bridges, Lauren Bacall, Vanessa Redgrave, and Rock Hudson. After him are Isabelle Huppert, Monica Vitti, Timothy Dalton, Viggo Mortensen, Divine, and David Suchet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 33. Before him are Rafic Hariri, Françoise Hardy, Joe Frazier, Danny Trejo, Abdul Latif Rashid, and Rem Koolhaas. After him are Sepp Maier, Jacqueline Bisset, Vojislav Koštunica, Larry Ellison, Sali Berisha, and Angela Davis. Among people deceased in 2003, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 15. Before him are Alija Izetbegović, Barry White, Robert K. Merton, Maurice Gibb, Ilya Prigogine, and Nina Simone. After him are Zoran Đinđić, Edward Said, Elia Kazan, Donald Davidson, Frederick Chapman Robbins, and Bertram Brockhouse.

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In Namibia

Among people born in Namibia, Nǃxau ǂToma ranks 1 out of 15. After him are Sam Nujoma (1929), Hage Geingob (1941), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), Nahas Angula (1943), Frankie Fredericks (1967), Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938), Behati Prinsloo (1988), Michelle McLean (1972), Collin Benjamin (1978), 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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