List of people with dwarfism

Portrait of Sebastián de Morra Carl Steven Chapman

The following people are not known for being the world's shortest person or the shortest ever x, but are notable in their own right. There are also dozens of other noteworthy people who are known for their short stature that are not listed here. Some of these people include the munchkins from the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, and the shortest players in the NBA. Some of the heights relating to people born in earlier dates are estimates as no reliable records were kept.

Actors and actresses

  Deceased   Living

Nationality	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
United States	81 cm (32 in)	Verne Troyer	American actor and stunt performer notable for having a form of Dwarfism.[1] He is best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series of comedy films.	1969-
United States	89 cm (35 in)	Angelo Rossitto	Angelo was an American actor that was billed as "Little Angie" or "Moe".[2]	1908-1991
United States	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	Josh Ryan Evans	American actor with Achondroplasia.[3]	1982–2002
United States	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	Eric Lynch	American actor, writer and member of The Howard Stern Show's Wack Pack.	1975–2014
United Kingdom	106.6 cm (42.0 in)	Warwick Davis	British actor with Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita.[4]	1970–
United States	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	Michael J. Anderson	American actor.[5]	1953–
United Kingdom	111.7 cm (44.0 in)	Kenny Baker	English actor who portrayed R2-D2[6]	1934–2016
United States	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	Billy Barty	American actor with Cartilage Hair Syndrome Hypoplasia.[7]	1924–2000
United States	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	Michael Dunn	Oscar-nominated (for Best Supporting Actor in "Ship of Fools") American actor with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, type unspecified[8]	1934–1973
France	117 cm (46.1 in)	Hervé Villechaize	French-born actor, known for roles in The Man with the Golden Gun and Fantasy Island.[9]	1943–1993
United States	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	Patty Maloney	American actress[10]	1936–
Italy	119.3 cm (47.0 in)	Felix Silla	Italian-American actor[11]	1937–
United States	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	Meredith Eaton-Gilden	American actress[12]	1974–
United States	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	Jason Acuña	Also known as "Wee-Man", American skateboarder, one of the stars of Jackass. He has Achondroplasia.[13]	1973–
United States	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	Zelda Rubinstein	American actress best known for her role in Poltergeist as the eccentric medium Tangina Barrons.	1933–2010
France	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	Mimie Mathy	French actress and comedian[14]	1957–
United States	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	Peter Dinklage	Emmy-winning American actor [15] who starred in The Station Agent and Game of Thrones. He has achondroplasia.	1969–
United States	137.1 cm (54.0 in)	Martin Klebba	American actor and dwarf sportsperson.[16][17]	1969–
United States	137.1 cm (54.0 in)	Michael Gilden	American actor[18]	1962–2006
United States	N/A	Kevin Costa	American actor.[19]	1953–
United States	N/A	Tony Cox	American actor.[20]	1958–
Scotland	N/A	Eric Cullen	Scottish actor with achondroplasia.[21]	1965–1996
United Kingdom	N/A	Mike Edmonds	British actor in Maid Marian and her Merry Men, Time Bandits, and "The Safety Dance" video.[22]	1944–
United States	N/A	Phil Fondacaro	American actor[23]	1958–
Nigeria	N/A	Osita Iheme		1982–
Nigeria	N/A	Chinedu Ikedieze		1977–
Canada	N/A	Jordan Prentice	Canadian actor, who appeared in In Bruges	1973–
United Kingdom	N/A	Jack Purvis	British actor	1937–1997
United Kingdom	N/A	David Rappaport	British actor.[24]	1951–1990
United States	N/A	Daniel Neil Rodgers	American actor: Graak the Ewok in Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, Under the Rainbow, Van Halen music video "Pretty Woman". Achondroplasia.	1955–
United States	N/A	Matthew Roloff	American actor, author and businessman featured on the TV show Little People Big World, Diastrophic dysplasia.[25]	1961–
Australia	N/A	Kiruna Stamell	Australian actress[26]	1981–
United States	N/A	Danny Woodburn	American actor whose most recognizable part was on the TV comedy Seinfeld, as a friend of Kramer.[27]	1964–
United States	N/A	Shorty Rossi	Star of Pit Boss, and owner of Shortywood Productions.	1969–
Philippines	N/A	Romy Pastrana	Filipino midget actor. His height is estimated to be 2 feet (61 cm) which would make him the world's shortest actor if proven true.	1958–
Samoa	N/A	Fa'afiaula Sagote	Samoan actor who played the lead role in his country's first ever feature film, The Orator (2011)[28][29]	Unknown
Australia	N/A	Arthur Serevetas	Australian dwarf actor.[30]	Unknown

Artists and writers

  Deceased   Living

Nationality	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
England	N/A	Richard Gibson (painter)	17th century painter of portrait miniatures.	1615–1690
Holy Roman Empire	N/A	François de Cuvilliés	Flemish architect noted for Cuvilliés Theatre and others.[31]	1695–1768
France	142 cm (56 in)	Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec	French painter	1864–1901
United States	N/A	Judy-Lynn del Rey	American science fiction editor[32]	1943–1986

Athletes

  Deceased   Living

Nationality	Height	Name	Sport	Note	Lifespan
United States	115 cm (45 in)	Juli Windsor	Runner	First dwarf to complete the Boston Marathon, in 2014. She was 27 years old when doing so.[33]	Unknown
United Kingdom	123 cm (48 in)	Ellie Simmonds	Paralympic athlete	Gold medal winning Olympian.[34]	1994–
United States	132 cm (52 in)	Rico Abreu	Auto racing	NASCAR driver [35]	1992–

Entertainers

The names here include circus performers, comedians, reality TV stars, and occupations that do not primarily involve acting in films.

  Deceased   Living

Nationality	Height	Name	Type	Note	Lifespan
United States	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	Lavinia Warren	Circus performer	American entertainer.[36]	1841–1919
France	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	Nicolas Ferry	Court dwarf	French court dwarf nicknamed "Bébé" of the Polish king Stanisław Leszczyński.[37]	1741–1764
United States	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	Thomas Dilward	Stage actor	Nineteenth century minstrel show entertainer.[38]	1840–1902
United States	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	Charles Sherwood Stratton	Circus performer	Also known as "General Tom Thumb", gained fame under P. T. Barnum.	1838–1883
United States	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	Pee Wee Marquette	Comedian	Master of ceremonies at the original Birdland jazz club.[39]	1914–1992
Great Britain	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	Hedsor Conrad Ernest Coppernin	Court dwarf	Served as a page to Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha making him the last court dwarf.[40][41]	Unknown
United States	106.6 cm (42.0 in)	George Washington Morrison Nutt	Circus performer	Known as "Commodore Nutt".[42]	1848–1881
England	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	Jeffrey Hudson	Court dwarf	English court dwarf and jester to Charles I[43][44]	1619–1682
Syria	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	Charla Baklayan Faddoul	Reality TV	American (Syrian born) The Amazing Race contestant (Seasons 5 and 11).	1976–
United States	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	Amy Roloff	Reality TV	Featured on the TV show Little People Big World.[45]	1963–
United States	124.4 cm (49.0 in)	Henry Joseph Nasiff Jr.	Various	American entertainer who frequently appeared on The Howard Stern Show.	1962–2001
United States	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	Lester "Beetlejuice" Green	Various	Entertainer known for his appearances on The Howard Stern Show.	1968–
United Kingdom	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	Jimmy Clitheroe	Comedian	British comedian called "The Clitheroe kid."[46]	1921–1973
United Kingdom	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	Wee Georgie Wood	Comedian	Comic actor with a railway named for him.[47]	1895–1979
France	N/A	Richebourg	Court dwarf	French court dwarf who was allegedly 58.4 cm (23.0 in) high. This would make him one of the world's shortest people if verified.	1768–1858
United States	N/A	Marshall P. Wilder	Comedian	American comedian.[48]	1859–1915
Hungary	N/A	Susanna Bokoyni	Circus performer	Centenarian dwarf and circus performer.[49]	1879–1984
United Kingdom	N/A	Billy Merchant	Circus performer	British circus entertainer.[50]	1919–2001
United States	N/A	Brad Williams	Comedian	American Comedian and radio Personality.[51]	1984–
United States	N/A	Zachary Roloff	Reality TV	Featured on the TV show Little People, Big World, son of Amy Roloff and Matthew Roloff.	1990–

Musicians/singers

  Deceased   Living

Nationality	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
Brazil	111.7 cm (44.0 in)	Nelson Ned	Brazilian singer and composer.	1947–2014
United States	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	Bushwick Bill (b. Richard Shaw)	American rapper, founding member of the Geto Boys.	1966–
United States	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	Joe C. (Joseph Calleja)	Kid Rock's sidekick.[52]	1974–2000
United States	N/A	Chick Webb	Big band drummer.[53]	1905–1939
France	N/A	Michel Petrucciani	French jazz pianist.	1962–1999

• The Ovitz family were a family of Romanian Jewish actors/traveling musicians who survived imprisonment at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. They were the largest family of dwarfs ever recorded and were the largest family (twelve family members from a 15-month-old baby to a 58-year-old woman) to enter Auschwitz and to survive intact.

Politicians

  Deceased   Living

Nationality	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
Poland	99 cm (39 in)	Józef Boruwłaski	Polish "count".[54][55]	1739–1837
Italy	153 cm (60 in)	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy	King of Italy from 1900 to 1946 was 1.53 m tall.[56]	1869–1947
North Korea	160 cm (63 in)	Kim Jong-il	North Korean dictator from 1997 to 2011. He was about 5 ft 3 in, had a penchant for wearing platform shoes and sported a bouffant hairstyle to conceal his short stature.[57][58][59]	1941–2011
Italy	N/A	Antonio Gramsci	An influential Italian Marxist intellectual.[60]	1891–1937
Australia	N/A	Alan Eggleston	Australian politician with achondroplasia.[61]	1941–

• Chnoum-Hotep, ancient chief of perfumes from the Fifth dynasty of Egypt who is believed to have had achondroplasia.^[62]
• Seneb, Egyptian high-ranking court official

Others

  Deceased   Living

Nationality	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
Italy	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	Caroline Crachami	Sicilian who had Primordial dwarfism.[63]	1815–1824
United States	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	Paul Steven Miller	Disability rights expert, EEOC Commissioner, professor at the University of Washington School of Law, Special Assistant to the President	1961–2010
Prussia	N/A	Charles Proteus Steinmetz	Scientist and engineer, also "hunchbacked."[64]	1865–1923
Netherlands	N/A	Alexander Katan	Dutch teacher and victim of Nazi experimentation who eventually became an anatomical display.	1899–1943
United Kingdom	N/A	Tom Shakespeare	Also known as Sir Thomas William Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet. A geneticist with achondroplasia.[65]	1966–

• Bridget The Midget, porn star^[66]
• Matthew Knox (dwarf), longest lived dwarf who died at 105 years old^[67]
• Sebastiano Biavati, 17th century curator of museum of curiosities^[68]
• 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.
• Ann Clowes (1681?–1784), Reported centenarian dwarf with house designed for her stature.^[69][70]
• Wybrand Lolkes, Dutch dwarf (visited Britain in 1790)^[71]

See also

• List of tallest people
• List of people with gigantism

References