# Nǃxau ǂToma

> A bush farmer from Namibia who became the center of a global comedy phenomenon without ever seeking stardom, playing a Kalahari Bushman navigating the absurdity of a Coke bottle falling from the sky.

*Bush farmer, actor*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/n-xau-toma

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Actors
- **Born:** 1944-12-16
- **Died:** 2003-07-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Nǃxau ǂToma was born around 1944 and lived as a farmer in the Namibian bush before being cast in The Gods Must Be Crazy in 1980. In the film he played Xixo, a role that made him what The Namibian would call "Namibia's most famous actor" despite having no prior connection to cinema. He reprised the character in sequels, carrying a story that reached audiences worldwide while he remained rooted in a life far from Hollywood. He died on 5 July 2003.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 58.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 20.3 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 22.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0618452/ (@nm0618452)

## Topics
#Actors, #Comedian, #Comedy, #Movies, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C7%83xau_%C7%82Toma)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312608)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/N%C7%83xau%20%C7%82Toma)
- [Нхау](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%83)
- [নসাউ টোমা](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89_%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE)
- [Nǃxau](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C7%83xau)
- [Nǃxau](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C7%83xau)
- [Ν! Ξάου](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D!_%CE%9E%CE%AC%CE%BF%CF%85)
- [N!Xau](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/N!Xau)
- [N!xau](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/N!xau)
- [N!xau](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/N!xau)
- [N!xau](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/N!xau)
- [Sunubi ne](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunubi_ne)
- [N!xau](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/N!xau)
- [Nǃxau ǂToma](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C7%83xau_%C7%82Toma)
- [N!xau](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/N!xau)
- [Nǃxau ǂToma](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C7%83xau_%C7%82Toma)
- [ニカウ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A6)
- [니카우](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8B%88%EC%B9%B4%EC%9A%B0)
- [N!Xau](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/N!Xau)
- [Nǃxau](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C7%83xau)
- [N!xau](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/N!xau)
- [Nǃxau ǂToma](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C7%83xau_%C7%82Toma)
- [Нкъхау](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BA%D1%8A%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%83)
- [N!xau ǂToma](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/N!xau_%C7%82Toma)
- [N!xau](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/N!xau)
- [Нкхаў Цома](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BA%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%9E_%D0%A6%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0)
- [N!xau](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55674)

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