List of people with dwarfism
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List of famous people with the condition dwarfism
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Dwarfism
Dwarfism is short stature resulting from a medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches , although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder....
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- Jason AcuñaJason AcuñaJason Acuña , also known as Wee-Man, is an American TV host and actor. He is one of the stars of Jackass on MTV and the host of NESN's skateboarding show 54321. Acuña has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is tall...
(born May 16, 1973), also known as "Wee-Man", AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
skateboarder, one of the stars of Jackass (TV series)Jackass (TV series)jackass is an American reality series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002, featuring people performing various dangerous, crude, ridiculous, self-injuring stunts and pranks...
AchondroplasiaAchondroplasiaAchondroplasia dwarfism occurs as a sporadic mutation in approximately 85% of cases or may be inherited in an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that is a common cause of dwarfism... - Jyoti AmgeJyoti AmgeJyoti Amge , a resident of Nagpur, India, is currently the world's smallest girl according to the Limca Book of Records. She has a growth anomaly, that has restricted her height to 23 inches , and her weight to 11 pounds .-Biography:Jyoti was born weighing only 3 pounds and was not expected to...
(born December 16, 1993), currently the world's smallest girl according to the Limca Book of RecordsLimca Book of RecordsLimca Book of Records is a record book of Indian origin. First published in 1990, when the Limca Brand was owned by Parle Group. The book continued to be published by Coca-Cola, when they bought the Limca Brand. The 20th edition of this book was released by Amitabh Bachchan in March 2009... - Michael J. AndersonMichael J. AndersonMichael J. Anderson is an American actor known for his roles as the Man from Another Place in David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks, the epilogue and prologue film of the series, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and Samson Leonhart on the HBO series Carnivàle...
(October 31, 1953), American actor - Kenny BakerKenny BakerKenneth George "Kenny" Baker is a British actor and musician, best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film series.- Career :...
(born August 24, 1934), English actor who portrayed R2-D2R2-D2R2-D2 , is a character in the Star Wars universe. An astromech droid, R2-D2 is a major character throughout all six Star Wars films. Along with his droid companion C-3PO, he joins or supports Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Obi-Wan Kenobi in various points in the saga... - Billy BartyBilly BartyBilly Barty was an American film actor.-Biography:Barty, an Italian American, was born William John Bertanzetti in Millsboro, Pennsylvania...
(October 25, 1924–December 23, 2000), American actor (Cartilage Hair Syndrome Hypoplasia) - Cécile BayihaCécile BayihaCécile Bayiha is an actress from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.She is best known for playing the part of captive Pygmy Likola in the 2005 Franco-British-South African film Man to Man, in which two captured Pygmies are presented to a 19th century British public. Bayiha is not a Pygmy herself,...
, D.R. CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
actress; "proportionate dwarfMidgetA midget is a short person with relatively average bodily proportions in comparison with other human beings. The term is often improperly used to describe a person with the medical condition dwarfism. The two terms are often used synonymously because both terms originate as words defining small...
". She played a Pygmy in the 2005 film Man to Man, although she is not a Pygmy herself. - Sebastiano Biavati, 17th century curatorCuratorA curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
of museumMuseumA museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
of curiosities - Matthew Knox, longest lived dwarf who died at 105 years old
- Józef Boruwłaski (1739–1837), PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
"countCountA count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
" - Bridget The MidgetBridget PowersBridget Powers is the pseudonym of an American erotic film actress with dwarfism. She is often credited as "Bridget the Midget" or with the alternate spelling "Bridget Powerz".-Biography:...
, porn star - Bushwick BillBushwick BillRichard Shaw , better known by the stage name Bushwick Bill, is a member of the American hip hop group Geto Boys. He was born in Jamaica, but moved to Brooklyn, NY as a young child.- History :...
(born Richard Shaw, December 8, 1966), American musician, founding member of The Geto Boys. Currently calls himself "Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir." - Joe C.Joe C.Joseph "Joe C." Calleja was an American rapper and musician. His popularity and fame were based on his relationship as hype man and comic relief for fellow rapper Kid Rock.-Condition:Calleja was born in Taylor, Michigan...
(November 9, 1974–November 16, 2000), Kid RockKid RockRobert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
's sidekick - Joyce Carpenter (December 21, 1929–August 7, 1973), suffered from Morquio's disease. At 74 cm or 29ins the shortest recorded adult in the UK.
- Chnoum-Hotep, ancient chief of perfumes from the Fifth dynasty of EgyptFifth dynasty of EgyptThe fifth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties III, IV and VI under the group title the Old Kingdom. Dynasty V dates approximately from 2494 to 2345 BC.-Rulers:...
who is believed to have had achondroplasiaAchondroplasiaAchondroplasia dwarfism occurs as a sporadic mutation in approximately 85% of cases or may be inherited in an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that is a common cause of dwarfism...
. - Jimmy ClitheroeJimmy ClitheroeJames Robinson Clitheroe was a British comic entertainer. He never grew any taller than 4 feet 3 inches, and could easily pass for an 11-year-old boy, the character he played in The Clitheroe Kid....
(1921–1973), British comedian called "The Clitheroe kid." - Kevin Costa (born October 31, 1953), American actor
- Tony Cox (born March 31, 1958), American actor
- Caroline CrachamiCaroline CrachamiCaroline Crachami is sometimes cited as being the smallest person in recorded history, but as she was nine years old or less at the time of her death, it is unlikely that she had finished growing...
(c. 1815–June 1824) SicilianSicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
who had Primordial dwarfismPrimordial DwarfismPrimordial dwarfism is a form of dwarfism that results in a smaller body size in all stages of life beginning from before birth. More specifically, primordial dwarfism is a diagnostic category including specific types of profoundly proportionate dwarfism, in which individuals are extremely small...
. - Eric CullenEric CullenEric Robertson Cullen was a Scottish actor who was famous for his role as Wee Burney in BBC's Rab C Nesbitt. He was born with achondroplasia - a type of dwarfism.-Early life:...
(July 12, 1965–August 16, 1996), Scottish actor with achondroplasiaAchondroplasiaAchondroplasia dwarfism occurs as a sporadic mutation in approximately 85% of cases or may be inherited in an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that is a common cause of dwarfism...
. - Billy CurtisBilly CurtisBilly Curtis was an American film and television actor. He was a dwarf who had a 50-year career in a variety of roles...
(1909–1988), actor who played a Munchkin and starred in The Terror of Tiny TownThe Terror of Tiny TownThe Terror of Tiny Town is a 1938 American film produced by Jed Buell, directed by Sam Newfield, and starring Billy Curtis. It is the world's only musical Western with an all-midget cast....
. - François de CuvilliésFrançois de CuvilliésFrançois de Cuvilliés was a Belgian-born Bavarian decorative designer and architect who was instrumental in bringing the Rococo style to the Wittelsbach court at Munich and to Central Europe in general.Cuvilliés was so diminutive in stature that it was as a court dwarf he first came to the notice...
, (1695–1768) Flemish architect noted for Cuvilliés TheatreCuvilliés TheatreThe Cuvilliés Theatre or Old Residence Theatre is the former court theatre of the Residenz in Munich, southern Germany.- Description :...
and others. - Warwick DavisWarwick DavisWarwick Ashley Davis is an English actor. He is most notable for playing the title characters in Willow and the Leprechaun film series, as well as for his roles in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and the Harry Potter movies. Davis currently stars in the sitcom Life's Too Short, written...
(born February 3, 1970), British actor Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenitaSpondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenitaSpondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita is a rare disorder of bone growth that results in dwarfism, characteristic skeletal abnormalities, and occasionally problems with vision and hearing... - Nelson de la RosaNelson de la RosaNelson Aquino de la Rosa , a.k.a. Mahow, was one of the shortest men of the 20th and 21st centuries and an actor from the Dominican Republic. Nelson measured 71 centimeters tall ....
(June 1968–October 22, 2006), Dominican actor, had MOPD II form of primordial dwarfismPrimordial DwarfismPrimordial dwarfism is a form of dwarfism that results in a smaller body size in all stages of life beginning from before birth. More specifically, primordial dwarfism is a diagnostic category including specific types of profoundly proportionate dwarfism, in which individuals are extremely small...
. - Tamara De TreauxTamara De TreauxTamara Detro , known by the stage name Tamara De Treaux, was an American actress. She stood 31 inches tall. She was one of the performers who played ET in Steven Spielberg's film E. T. , squatting inside the animatronic puppet, but was not credited.She was a friend of the American writer Armistead...
, actress, an inspiration for the book Maybe the MoonMaybe the MoonMaybe the Moon is a novel written by San Francisco novelist Armistead Maupin.The story Maupin describes as 'partly autobiographical', despite the main character being a female heterosexual Jewish dwarf...
. - Aditya DevAditya DevAditya 'Romeo' Dev is an Indian body builder with dwarfism made famous by being reported in the UK press in February 2008. Romeo can shoulder press custom made 2 kg dumbbells, a notable feat given his 9 kg body weight and 84 cm stature...
, body builder with dwarfism recorded in the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Smallest Bodybuilder". - Thomas DilwardThomas DilwardThomas Dilward , also known by the stage name Japanese Tommy, was an African American dwarf who performed in the blackface minstrel show.-References:...
, Nineteenth century minstrel showMinstrel showThe minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American entertainment consisting of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music, performed by white people in blackface or, especially after the Civil War, black people in blackface....
entertainer - Peter DinklagePeter DinklagePeter Dinklage is an American film, television and theater actor. Since his breakout role in the 2003 film The Station Agent, he has acted in Elf, Underdog, Find Me Guilty, the 2007 film Death at a Funeral and its 2010 remake, and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian...
, (born June 11, 1969), American actor who starred in The Station AgentThe Station AgentThe Station Agent is a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas McCarthy. McCarthy's script about a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station in Newfoundland, New Jersey won him the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.-Plot:Finbar McBride, a quiet,...
. AchondroplasiaAchondroplasiaAchondroplasia dwarfism occurs as a sporadic mutation in approximately 85% of cases or may be inherited in an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that is a common cause of dwarfism... - The Doll FamilyThe Doll FamilyThe Doll Family was a group of four dwarf siblings from Germany who were popular performers in circuses and sideshows in the United States from the 1920s until their retirement in the mid 1950s.They were:*Gracie The Doll Family was a group of four dwarf siblings from Germany who were popular...
, GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-born siblings. The eldest was born in 1899, the last died in 2004. - Michael Dunn (1934–1973), American actor with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, type unspecified
- Meredith Eaton-Gilden (born August 26, 1974), American actress
- Mike EdmondsMike EdmondsMike Edmonds is an English actor with dwarfism, well-known for his role as Little Ron in the children's television show Maid Marian and Her Merry Men.Edmonds can also be seen dancing in the Men Without Hats music video "The Safety Dance"....
, British actor in Maid Marian and her Merry MenMaid Marian and her Merry MenMaid Marian and her Merry Men is a British children's sitcom created and written by Tony Robinson and directed by David Bell. It began in 1989 on BBC One and ran for four series, with the last episode shown in 1994...
, Time BanditsTime BanditsTime Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy film produced and directed by Terry Gilliam.Terry Gilliam wrote the screenplay with fellow Monty Python alumnus Michael Palin, who appears with Shelley Duvall in the small, recurring roles of Vincent and Pansy. The film is one of the most famous of more than...
, and The Safety DanceThe Safety Dance"The Safety Dance" was the title of a song written and recorded by Canadian New Wave band Men Without Hats; and to date, it remains their biggest hit. It was released in March 1982 as the second single from the band's first full-length album, Rhythm of Youth...
video. - Alan EgglestonAlan EgglestonDr Alan Eggleston , Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1996, representing Western Australia. He was born in Busselton, Western Australia, and was educated at the University of Western Australia, where he studied medicine, and at Murdoch University,...
(born December 30, 1941), Australian politician with achondroplasiaAchondroplasiaAchondroplasia dwarfism occurs as a sporadic mutation in approximately 85% of cases or may be inherited in an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that is a common cause of dwarfism...
. - Josh Ryan EvansJosh Ryan EvansJoshua Ryan "Josh" Evans was an American actor who became known for his role of Timmy in the soap opera Passions. Though he was 17 years old when Passions debuted, Evans had the appearance and voice of a small child due to achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism...
(January 10, 1982–August 5, 2002), American actor AchondroplasiaAchondroplasiaAchondroplasia dwarfism occurs as a sporadic mutation in approximately 85% of cases or may be inherited in an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that is a common cause of dwarfism... - Charla Faddoul, American (Syrian born) The Amazing RaceThe Amazing RaceThe Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams...
contestant (Seasons 5 and 11) - Nicolas FerryNicolas FerryNicolas Ferry was a French dwarf who became renowned throughout Europe as the court dwarf of King Stanisław Leszczyński.-Early life and discovery:...
, nicknamed "Bébé", French court dwarfCourt dwarfEarly dwarfs, whose histories were recorded, were sometimes employed as Court Dwarfs. They were owned, exploited, and traded amongst people of the court, and delivered as gifts to fellow kings and queens. Ancient Egypt saw dwarfs as being people with significant sacred associations, so owning a...
(1741–1764) of the Polish king Stanisław Leszczyński. - Francis Joseph FlynnFrancis Joseph FlynnFrancis Joseph Flynn , better known as General Mite, was an American little person who performed as a showman at various competitions around the world....
(1864–188?), SideshowSideshowIn America, a sideshow is an extra, secondary production associated with a circus, carnival, fair or other such attraction.- Types of attractions :There are four main types of classic sideshow attractions:...
entertainer known as "General Mite" who toured on several continents and performed for Queen VictoriaVictoria of the United KingdomVictoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India.... - Phil FondacaroPhil FondacaroPhil Fondacaro is an American actor. A dwarf actor at , Fondacaro began acting in 1981, with the film Under the Rainbow....
(born November 8, 1958), American actor - Eddie GaedelEddie GaedelEdward Carl Gaedel was an American with dwarfism who became famous for participating in a Major League Baseball game....
(June 8, 1925–June 18, 1961), made one plate appearance for the St. Louis BrownsBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
in 1951 - Arturo GilArturo GilArturo Gil is an American dwarf actor who has appeared in many films, television programs, and commercials including Spaceballs, Monkeybone, The Fantasticks, Dirty Work, The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas, Silent Tongue, and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.- Filmography :* Agent One-Half * Estudio 2*...
(born March 13, 1960), actor - Michael GildenMichael GildenMichael Jeffrey Gilden was an American actor with dwarfism . He lived and worked in Los Angeles....
(September 22, 1962–December 5, 2006), American actor - Lester "Beetlejuice" GreenBeetlejuice (entertainer)Lester Napoleon Green , known legally as Beetlejuice , is a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show and a member of Stern's Wack Pack. He has appeared in feature films as well as performed voice-over work...
(born June 2, 1968, in Jersey City, New Jersey), entertainer known for his appearances on The Howard Stern Show. - Jeffrey HudsonJeffrey HudsonJeffrey Hudson was an English court dwarf at the court of Queen Henrietta Maria. He was famous as the "Queen's dwarf" and "Lord Minimus", and was considered one of the "wonders of the age" because of his extreme but well-proportioned smallness...
(1619–1682), EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
court dwarfCourt dwarfEarly dwarfs, whose histories were recorded, were sometimes employed as Court Dwarfs. They were owned, exploited, and traded amongst people of the court, and delivered as gifts to fellow kings and queens. Ancient Egypt saw dwarfs as being people with significant sacred associations, so owning a...
and jester to Charles ICharles I of EnglandCharles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles... - Martin KlebbaMartin KlebbaMartin Klebba is an American actor and stunt performer. Klebba has a form of dwarfism called acromicric dysplasia; he is 4'1" tall.-Early life:Klebba was born and grew up in Troy, Michigan, graduating from Athens High School.-Film:...
(born June 23, 1969), American actor and dwarf sportsperson. - Javed KoduJaved KoduMuhammad Javed, commonly known as Kodu, is a renowned comedian in Pakistan. He rose to fame and is mostly known for his stage and theatrical performances. He has performed in more than 150 films and numerous stage and television plays. He has been a strong critic of vulgarity in stage dramas...
, PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i comedianComedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. He has made many appearances in films, theater and TV dramas. - Runi Larasati - "woonWOONWOON is Woonsocket, Rhode Island's oldest radio station, having taken to the air on November 11, 1946 as WWON, a callsign it kept until the current WOON became available in 1992. The change in call became effective on February 3, 1992. On June 26, 1949 WWON added a sister station with WWON-FM on...
" (April 4, 1989), famous Indonesian exotic dancer - Wybrand Lolkes, DutchNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
dwarf (visited Britain in 1790) - Eric LynchEric the MidgetEric Lynch , better known as Eric the Midget or Eric the Bedhumper, is known solely as a fan of The Howard Stern Show. He is considered a part of the Wack Pack, though membership is unofficial. Lynch is tall, weighs , and uses a motorized wheelchair, in addition to various other afflictions...
(born March 11, 1975), American actor, writer and member of The Howard Stern Shows Wack Pack. - Patty MaloneyPatty MaloneyPatricia Anne "Patty" Maloney is an American actress with dwarfism.-Biography:She was born in Perkinsville, New York. She stands 3 feet 11 inches and weighs 60 pounds...
(born March 17, 1936), American actress - Pee Wee MarquettePee Wee MarquetteWilliam Crayton "Pee Wee" Marquette is the former master of ceremonies at the Birdland jazz club in New York City. Marquette is under four feet tall, most likely three foot nine, and his high enthusiastic voice can be heard making the introductions on Art Blakey's 1954 record A Night at Birdland...
, master of ceremonies at the original BirdlandBirdland (jazz club)Birdland is a jazz club started in New York City on December 15, 1949. The original Birdland, which was located at 1678 Broadway, just north of West 52nd Street in Manhattan, was closed in 1965 due to increased rents, but it re-opened for one night in 1979...
jazz club. - Matilda of FlandersMatilda of FlandersMatilda of Flanders was the wife of William the Conqueror and, as such, Queen consort of the Kingdom of England. She bore William nine/ten children, including two kings, William II and Henry I.-Marriage:...
, the Queen ConsortQueen consortA queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of William the Conqueror (King William I of England) - Mimie MathyMimie MathyMimie Mathy is a French actress and comedienne who is best known for her starring role in the long-running Josephine, Guardian Angel television series. Mathy has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is tall.-Biography:...
(born July 8, 1957), French actress and comedian - Billy Merchant (1919–2001), British circus entertainer.
- Paul Steven MillerPaul Steven MillerPaul Steven Miller was the Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law. He was a Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for almost 10 years, and in 2009 he was chosen to serve as a special assistant to President Barack Obama...
(1961–2010), disability rightsDisability rights movementThe disability rights movement is the movement to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for people with disabilities. The specific goals and demands of the movement are: accessibility and safety in transportation, architecture, and the physical environment, equal opportunities in independent...
expert, EEOCEqual Employment Opportunity CommissionThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is an independent federal law enforcement agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, perceived intelligence,...
Commissioner, professor at the University of Washington School of LawUniversity of Washington School of LawThe University of Washington School of Law is the law school of the University of Washington, located on the northwest corner of the main campus in Seattle, Washington.The most recent 2012 U.S...
, Special Assistant to the PresidentExecutive Office of the President of the United StatesThe Executive Office of the President consists of the immediate staff of the President of the United States, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the President. The EOP is headed by the White House Chief of Staff, currently William M. Daley... - Gul MohammedGul MohammedGul Mohammed of New Delhi, India, according to The Guinness Book of World Records, was the shortest adult human being whose existence and height have been independently verified....
(February 15, 1957–October 1, 1997), Guinness record holder for world's shortest man. - Pauline MustersPauline MustersPauline Bennett is, at tall, recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest woman ever recorded....
(1876–1895), Dutch woman who is believed to be the shortest woman verified. - George Washington Morrison NuttCommodore NuttGeorge Washington Morrison Nutt , better known by his stage name Commodore Nutt, was a 19th century dwarf who became famous working for P. T. Barnum.-Early life:Nutt was born in Manchester, New Hampshire...
, Known as "Commodore Nutt" - Nelson NedNelson NedNelson Ned is a famous Brazilian singer from Ubá, Minas Gerais. Nelson built a solid career as a singer and composer of sentimental, suffering songs, rising to popularity in Brazil and Latin America in 1969 and becoming known internationally, especially in Portugal, France and Spain...
(born March 2, 1947), Brazilian singer and composer - Ovitz familyOvitz familyThe Ovitz family were a family of Jewish actors/traveling musicians who survived imprisonment at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. Most of them were dwarfs.-Origin:...
, Jewish family that survived the Holocaust. (Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita) The last adult dwarf survivor of the family, Perla Ovitz, died in 2001. - Michel PetruccianiMichel PetruccianiMichel Petrucciani was a French jazz pianist.-Biography:...
(December 28, 1962–January 6, 1999), French jazz pianist. - He PingpingHe PingpingHe Pingping was, according to the Guinness World Records, the world's shortest man who was able to walk.- Early and personal life :He measured 74 cm tall, and was the third child of a family in Huade county, in the city of Ulanqab in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. He had...
, (1988–2010), a Chinese man who was known as the shortest man who ever lived and was still able to walk. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8569166.stm) - Alexander PopeAlexander PopeAlexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson...
(May 21, 1688–May 21, 1744), English poet & writer (was approximately 4'6" tall, according to Sir Joshua ReynoldsJoshua ReynoldsSir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA was an influential 18th-century English painter, specialising in portraits and promoting the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect. He was one of the founders and first President of the Royal Academy...
); likely suffered from tuberculosisTuberculosisTuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
of the spine - Dylan PostlDylan PostlDylan Postl is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names Hornswoggle or Little Bastard. He is employed by WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand...
(born May 29, 1986), better known as Hornswoggle in World Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales... - Meinhardt RaabeMeinhardt RaabeMeinhardt Frank Raabe was an American actor. He was one of the last surviving Munchkin-actors in The Wizard of Oz, and was also the last surviving cast member with any dialogue in the film...
(September 2, 1915–April 9, 2010), was one of the last surviving MunchkinMunchkinThe Munchkins are the natives of the fictional Munchkin Country in the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. They first appeared in the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which they are described as being somewhat short of stature, and wear only blue...
s from "The Wizard of OzThe Wizard of Oz (1939 film)The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs... - David RappaportDavid RappaportDavid Stephen Rappaport was an English actor, probably one of the best known dwarf actors in television and film...
(November 23, 1951–May 2, 1990), BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
& American actor - Jack PurvisJack Purvis (actor)Jack Purvis was a British film actor. Purvis was a dwarf, and thus was mainly cast in roles requiring actors of short stature...
(1937–November 1997), British & American actor. - Judy-Lynn del ReyJudy-Lynn del ReyJudy-Lynn del Rey née Benjamin was a science fiction editor.Born with dwarfism, she was a fan and regular attendee at science fiction conventions and worked her way up the publishing ladder, starting with work at the science fiction magazine Galaxy.Judy-Lynn was friends with Lester del Rey and...
(January 26, 1943–February 20, 1986), American science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
editor - Rice BrothersRice Brothers"Rice Brothers" redirects here. For the bluegrass albums, see The Rice Brothers and The Rice Brothers 2.John Rice and Greg Rice , sometimes known as the Rice Brothers or Rice Twins, were identical twin dwarfs, known throughout the United States for their appearances in various commercials and...
- formerly the shortest living twins. (From 1951 to 2005 both were alive) - Daniel Neil Rodgers (born December 9, 1955), American actor: Graak the Ewok in Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, Under the Rainbow, Van Halen music video "Pretty Woman". Achondroplasia.
- Amy Roloff (born 1963), featured on the TV show Little People Big World AchondroplasiaAchondroplasiaAchondroplasia dwarfism occurs as a sporadic mutation in approximately 85% of cases or may be inherited in an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that is a common cause of dwarfism...
- Matthew RoloffMatthew RoloffMatthew James Roloff is an actor, author, farmer and businessman, best known for participating with his family in the reality television program Little People, Big World seen on TLC. The show featured the Roloffs' daily life...
(born 1961), American actor, author and businessman featured on the TV show Little People Big World, Diastrophic dysplasiaDiastrophic dysplasiaDiastrophic dysplasia is an autosomal recessive dysplasia which affects cartilage and bone development....
. - Zachary Roloff (born 1990), Featured on the TV show Little People, Big WorldLittle People, Big WorldLittle People, Big World is a reality television series produced in the United States that aired on TLC. The series follows the six-member Roloff family farm near Portland, Oregon...
, son of Amy Roloff and Matthew RoloffMatthew RoloffMatthew James Roloff is an actor, author, farmer and businessman, best known for participating with his family in the reality television program Little People, Big World seen on TLC. The show featured the Roloffs' daily life... - Shorty RossiShorty RossiLuigi Francis "Shorty" Rossi is the star of Pit Boss, a reality series on Animal Planet. He is also the owner and talent manager of Shortywood Productions, a company that works with dwarfs in the entertainment industry and Shorty's Rescue, an organization set up for Pit Bull...
, (born February 10, 1969), star of Pit Boss and owner of Shortywood Productions - Angelo RossittoAngelo RossittoAngelo Rossitto was an American actor. He had dwarfism and was 2'11" tall.Rossitto was discovered by John Barrymore and made his screen debut opposite Barrymore in The Beloved Rogue . He appeared in the then controversial 1932 film Freaks directed by Tod Browning. He appeared in another...
, American actor - Zelda RubinsteinZelda RubinsteinZelda Rubinstein was an American actress and human rights activist, best known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the movie Poltergeist and its sequels, Poltergeist II: The Other Side , and Poltergeist III . Playing 'Ginny', she was a regular on David E...
, American actress (Poltergeist) - Fa'afiaula SagoteFa'afiaula SagoteFa'afiaula Sagote is a Samoan actor.He was working as a taro farmer and carpenter when he was approached by director Tusi Tamasese, who offered him the lead part -that of dwarf farmer Saili- in what was to be Samoa's first ever feature film, The Orator...
, Samoan actor who played the lead role in his country's first ever feature film, The OratorThe OratorThe Orator is a 2011 Samoan and New Zealand film written and directed by Tusi Tamasese. It is the first ever Samoan feature film, "entirely shot in Samoa, in the Samoan language, with a Samoan cast and story"...
(2011) - Elly Annie SchneiderElly Annie SchneiderElly Annie Schneider was an actress who played one of the Munchkin villagers in The Wizard of Oz .Born in Stolpen, Germany, she moved to the United States in 1925 to join three siblings who were also little people...
, actress, also known as "Tiny Doll", played a Munchkin. (1914–2004) - Arthur SerevetasArthur SerevetasArthur Serevetas is a dwarf actor from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He has appeared in many Australian films and TV shows, including The AFL Footy Show, Fat Pizza, The Micallef Program and SeaChange....
, Australian dwarf actor. - Tom ShakespeareTom ShakespeareSir Thomas William Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet , better known as Tom Shakespeare, is a geneticist and sociologist. He has achondroplasia....
(born May 11, 1966), also known as Sir Thomas William Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet. A geneticist with achondroplasia. His father, William Geoffrey Shakespeare, also had achondroplasia. - Felix SillaFelix SillaFelix Anthony Silla is an Italian film and television actor and stuntman, best known for his role as "Cousin Itt" on television's The Addams Family, and many other classic character roles.- Biography and career overview :...
(born on January 11, 1937), American actor - Kiruna StamellKiruna StamellKiruna Stamell is an Australian actress. She was born in Sydney, Australia at the Royal Woman's Hospital and diagnosed with restricted growth .-Life and career:...
, Australian actress - Charles Proteus SteinmetzCharles Proteus SteinmetzCharles Proteus Steinmetz was a German-American mathematician and electrical engineer. He fostered the development of alternating current that made possible the expansion of the electric power industry in the United States, formulating mathematical theories for engineers...
(April 9, 1865–October 26, 1923), scientist and engineer, also "hunchbacked." - Charles Sherwood Stratton - "General Tom ThumbGeneral Tom ThumbGeneral Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton , a dwarf who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum.-Early life:...
" (January 4, 1838–July 15, 1883), United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... - Verne TroyerVerne TroyerVerne J. Troyer is an American stand-up comedian, actor, stuntman and performer, best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series...
(born January 1, 1969), American actor - Andreas Vesalius was an anatomistAnatomyAnatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
, physicianPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomyHuman anatomyHuman anatomy is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the human body. Anatomy is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy is the study of anatomical structures that can be seen by the naked eye...
, De humani corporis fabricaDe humani corporis fabricaDe humani corporis fabrica libri septem is a textbook of human anatomy written by Andreas Vesalius in 1543....
(On the Fabric of the Human Body). Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOhh-8mgTFk - Hervé VillechaizeHervé VillechaizeHervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize was a French actor who achieved worldwide recognition for his role as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo, in the television series Fantasy Island...
(April 23, 1943–September 4, 1993), French-born actor - Lavinia WarrenLavinia WarrenLavinia Warren was an American proportionate dwarf and the wife of General Tom Thumb.-Early life:Warren was born at Middleborough, Massachusetts as Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump, a descendant of a French Catholic family named Bonpasse, of Governor Thomas Mayhew, and five Mayflower passengers: John...
(1841–1919), American entertainer - Chick WebbChick WebbWilliam Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb was an American jazz and swing music drummer as well as a band leader.-Biography:...
(died June 16, 1939), big band drummer - Weng WengWeng WengErnesto de la Cruz , better known as Weng Weng, was a Filipino actor and martial artist. Only 83 cm tall, he is listed in the Guinness World Records as the shortest adult actor in a leading role...
(1957–1992), actor and martial artist. - Marshall P. WilderMarshall P. WilderMarshall P. Wilder was a famous actor, monologist, humorist and sketch artist who was one of the first persons with a disability to become a celebrity on his own terms.-Early life:...
(1859–1915) American humorist - Wee Georgie WoodWee Georgie WoodGeorge Wood, better known as Wee Georgie Wood, was a British actor and comedian who appeared in films, plays and music hall revues. Wood, who was a midget, worked most his professional life in the guise of a child, appearing in comic and sentimental sketches. He also wrote a column in the weekly...
(1895–1979), comic actor with a railway named for himWee Georgie Wood RailwayThe Wee Georgie Wood Railway is a narrow gauge tourist tramway that runs from Tullah to near the Melba Line on the West Coast of Tasmania. It is named after its narrow gauge steam engine, which was named the Wee Georgie Wood due to its diminutive size... - Danny WoodburnDanny WoodburnDanny Woodburn is an American dwarf film, television and stage actor best known for having played Mickey Abbott on the sitcom Seinfeld...
(born July 26, 1964), American actor - Lucia ZarateLucia ZarateLucia Zarate was born in San Carlos, today the area encompassing the town of Ursulo Galvan, Veracruz, and settled on the Agostadero, now Cempoala, Veracruz, Mexico. is the first person to have been identified with Majewski Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type II. She was entered into the...
(1864–1890), Mexican with MOPD II. She is believed to have the lowest weight of any adult woman and may have been shorter than Pauline Musters.
See also
- List of tallest people
- List of shortest people
- List of people with gigantism