# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hendrik-witbooi
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:54:41.075Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/hendrik-witbooi"
name: "Hendrik Witbooi"
slug: "hendrik-witbooi"
description: "Hendrik Witbooi was a chief of the ǀKhowesin people, a subgroup of the Nama people in present-day Namibia. He led the Nama people during their revolts against the German colonial empire. Witbooi is regarded as one of the national heroes of Namibia, and his face is portrayed on the obverse of all N$50, N$100, and N$200 Namibian dollar banknotes."
tagline: "National hero of Namibia"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Witbooi_Hendrik.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1830"
deathDate: "1905-11-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.63
  momentum:             1.402714932126697
  historical:           14.111816
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%A8%E5%BE%B7%E9%87%8C%E5%85%8B%C2%B7%E7%BB%B4%E7%89%B9%E5%8D%9A%E4%BC%8A"
    title: "亨德里克·维特博伊"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%89"
    title: "هندريك ويتبوى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi_(Nama_chief)"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi (Nama chief)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi_(Shugaban_Nama)"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi (Shugaban Nama)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B9%2C_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA"
    title: "Витбой, Хендрик"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrick_Witbooi"
    title: "Hendrick Witbooi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi_(kgosi_ya_morafe_wa_Nama)"
    title: "Hendrik Witbooi (kgosi ya morafe wa Nama)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%96%D0%BA_%D0%92%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%B9"
    title: "Хендрік Вітбоой"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705564"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump