List of people with dwarfism
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This is a list of people who have or had the condition dwarfism.
- Jason Acuña (born May 16, 1973), also known as "Wee-Man", US skateboarder, one of the stars of Jackass (TV Series)[1] Achondroplasia
- Michael J. Anderson, (October 31, 1953) US actor[2]
- Kenny Baker, (born August 24, 1934) UK actor who portrayed R2-D2[3]
- Billy Barty, (October 25, 1924–December 23, 2000), US actor[4] (Cartilage Hair Syndrome Hypoplasia)
- Aaron Beelner, US actor, achondroplasia
- Sebastiano Biavati, 17th century curator of museum of curiosities[5]
- Susanna Bokoyni, longest lived dwarf who died at 105 years old[6]
- Józef Boruwłaski, Polish "count" (1739-1837)[7][8]
- Bridget The Midget, porn star[9]
- Bushwick Bill, (born Richard Shaw, December 8, 1966) US musician, founding member of The Geto Boys. Currently calls himself "Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir."
- Joe C., (November 9, 1974 – November 16, 2000), Kid Rock's sidekick[10]
- Debbie Lee Carrington, (December 14, 1959), US actress
- Chnoum-Hotep, Ancient chief of perfumes from the Fifth dynasty of Egypt who is believed to have had achondroplasia.[11]
- Jimmy Clitheroe, (1921 - 1973), British comedian called "The Clitheroe kid."[12]
- Tony Cox, (born March 31, 1958), US actor[13]
- Caroline Crachami, (possibly born 1815— June 1824) Sicilian who had Primordial dwarfism.[14]
- Eric Cullen, (July 12, 1965 — August 16, 1996), Scottish actor with achondroplasia.[15]
- François de Cuvilliés, (1695-1768) Flemish architect noted for Cuvilliés Theatre and others.[16]
- Warwick Davis, (born February 3, 1970), UK actor[17] Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
- Nelson de la Rosa (June 1968 – October 22, 2006), Dominican actor, had MOPD II form of primordial dwarfism.[18]
- Thomas Dilward, Nineteenth century minstrel show entertainer[19]
- Peter Dinklage, (born June 11, 1969), US actor[20] Achondroplasia
- The Doll Family, German-born siblings. The eldest was born in 1899, the last died in 2004.[21]
- Michael Dunn, (1934-1973), US actor with Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita[22]
- Meredith Eaton, (born August 26, 1974), US actor[23]
- Mike Edmonds, British actor in Maid Marian and her Merry Men, Time Bandits, and The Safety Dance video.[24]
- Alan Eggleston, (born December 30, 1941), Australian politician with achondroplasia.[25]
- Josh Ryan Evans, (January 10, 1982 – August 5, 2002), US actor[26] Achondroplasia
- Charles Flato, (May 27, 1908 - January 1, 1984), American writer and Soviet spy, he was also hunchbacked
- Phil Fondacaro,(b. November 8, 1958), US actor[27]
- Eddie Gaedel, (June 8, 1925 - June 18, 1961), made one plate appearance for the St. Louis Browns in 1951[28]
- Arturo Gil, (born March 13, 1960), Actor[29]
- Michael Gilden, (b. September 22, 1962 - d. December 5, 2006), US actor[30]
- Lester "Beetlejuice" Green, (born June 2, 1968, in Jersey City, New Jersey), entertainer known for his appearances on the Howard Stern show.
- Jeffrey Hudson, (1619–1682), English court dwarf and jester to Charles I[31][32]
- Martin Klebba, (born 23 June 1969), US actor
- Wybrand Lolkes, Dutch dwarf (visited Britain in 1790)[33]
- Patty Maloney, (first acting job in 1973) US actress[34]
- Billy Merchant, (1919-2001) British circus entertainer.[35]
- Michu Meszaros, Hungarian dwarf in the ALF costume.
- Gul Mohammed, (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997), Guinness record holder for world's shortest man.[36]
- Angelo Muscat, (September 24, 1930 - October 10, 1971), Maltese actor who played the butler in The Prisoner.
- Pauline Musters (1876 - 1895), Dutch woman who is believed to be the shortest woman verified.[37]
- George Washington Morrison Nutt, "Commodore Nutt"[38]
- Ovitz family, Jewish family that survived the Holocaust. (Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita) The last adult dwarf survivor of the family, Perla Ovitz, died in 2001.[39]
- Mikey Post, (born April 29, 1982), US actor
- Meinhardt Raabe, (born September 2, 1915) oldest surviving Munchkin from "The Wizard of Oz[40]
- David Rappaport, (November 23, 1951 – May 2, 1990), UK & US actor[41]
- Judy-Lynn del Rey, (January 26, 1943–February 20, 1986), US science fiction editor[42]
- Amy Roloff, (b. 1963), featured on the TV show Little People Big World[43] Achondroplasia
- Matthew Roloff, (b. 1961), US actor, author and businessman featured on the TV show Little People Big World, Diastrophic dysplasia.
- Zach Roloff, featured on the TV show Little People Big World
- Angelo Rossitto, US actor[44]
- Deep Roy, Kenya-born actor and stuntman who played the Oompa-Loompas in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory[45]
- Zelda Rubinstein, US actress
- Tom Shakespeare, (born May 11, 1966), also known as Sir Thomas William Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet. A geneticist with achondroplasia.[46] His father, William Geoffrey Shakespeare, also had achondroplasia.
- Felix Silla, (born on January 11, 1937), US actor[47]
- Charles Proteus Steinmetz, (April 9, 1865–October 26, 1923), scientist and engineer, also "hunchbacked."[48]
- Charles Sherwood Stratton, (January 4, 1838 – July 15, 1883), "General Tom Thumb"[49]
- Verne Troyer, (born January 1, 1969), US actor[50]
- Hervé Villechaize, April 23, 1943 – September 4, 1993), French-born actor[51]
- Lavinia Warren, (1841 - 1919), US entertainer[52]
- Chick Webb, (died June 16, 1939), big band drummer[53]
- Weng Weng, (career began in the 1970s), actor and martial artist.[54]
- Wee Georgie Wood, (1895-1979), Comic actor with a railway named for him[55]
- Danny Woodburn, (born July 26, 1964), US actor[56]
- Lucia Zarate, (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.[57]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Newsday
- ^ St. Petersburg Times
- ^ BBC
- ^ Genetics research site
- ^ MELVIN E. JAHN COLLECTION
- ^ 1995 Guinness World Records, page 7
- ^ British Medical journal
- ^ CJS Thompson book
- ^ Boston Phoenix
- ^ Rolling Stone briefly mentions him as a dwarf in an article on Kid Rock
- ^ "Orthopaedics: A History and Iconography" by Leonard F. Peltier (page 4)
- ^ VH1
- ^ San Diego Union-Tribune
- ^ American Journal of Medical Genetics
- ^ [1]
- ^ The J. Paul Getty Museum
- ^ Time Magazine
- ^ San Diego Union-Tribune
- ^ Ohio State article on minstrel shows
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ The Telegraph (UK)
- ^ Time Magazine
- ^ Metro Weekly review of "Unconditional Love": A negative review of the film, but it mentions her dwarfism and states that, "The writers give Eaton all the best jokes in the film -- and thank God, because she's the only one with the comedic chops to pull them off."
- ^ Birmingham Post by way of Highbeam
- ^ Short statured people of Australia
- ^ San Francisco Weekly
- ^ ABC News
- ^ San Diego Union-Tribune
- ^ Little People of America links
- ^ Variety
- ^ Oxford Journals
- ^ ABC Gallery
- ^ British History online (second paragraph from the bottom)
- ^ Sacramento Bee
- ^ Independent (UK) obituary
- ^ Miami Herald
- ^ Guinness World Records[2]
- ^ Telegraph of Nashua
- ^ In Our Hearts We Were Giants - A nonfiction book concerning them
- ^ The Virginia Pilot
- ^ St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction page 319
- ^ ABC News: This source deals with all three dwarfs in the Roloff family.
- ^ Washington Times
- ^ Independent Online
- ^ BBC article on him mentioning reactions to his dwarfism
- ^ Movies.MSN.com
- ^ [3]
- ^ Journal: Nineteenth Century Theatre & Film
- ^ Seattle Times
- ^ Time Magazine
- ^ PBS: Also mentions her husband Charles Stratton
- ^ Jazz and Death: Medical Profiles of Jazz Greats By Frederick J. Spencer (x): Although it states that calling him a "hunchbacked dwarf" is "indelicate."
- ^ Sun Star Manila
- ^ British Library
- ^ Salon
- ^ Deseret News
