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List of famous people with the condition dwarfism: *Jason Acuña (born May 16, 1973), also known as "Wee-Man", American skateboarder, one of the stars of Jackass (TV series)〔(Newsday )〕 Achondroplasia * Jyoti Amge (born December 16, 1993), currently the world's smallest woman according to the ''Guinness Book of Records'' * Michael J. Anderson (October 31, 1953), American actor〔(Mulholland Drive site )〕 * Jen Arnold, doctor, reality TV star The Little Couple * Kenny Baker (born August 24, 1934), English actor who portrayed R2-D2〔(BBC )〕 * Billy Barty (October 25, 1924–December 23, 2000), American actor〔(Genetics research site )〕 (Cartilage Hair Syndrome Hypoplasia) * Cécile Bayiha, D.R. Congo actress; "proportionate dwarf". She played a Pygmy in the 2005 film ''Man to Man'', although she is not a Pygmy herself.〔(Cécile Bayiha ) on ''Tout le monde en parle'', ''Institut national de l'audiovisuel''〕 * Sebastiano Biavati, 17th century curator of museum of curiosities〔(MELVIN E. JAHN COLLECTION )〕 * Bushwick Bill (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." * Susanna Bokoyni, Centenarian dwarf and circus performer.〔(Guinness Book of World Records 1997 )〕 * Józef Boruwłaski (1739–1837), Polish "count"〔(British Medical journal )〕〔(CJS Thompson book )〕 * Joe C. (November 9, 1974–November 16, 2000), Kid Rock's sidekick〔(Rolling Stone briefly mentions him as a dwarf in an article on Kid Rock )〕 * 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 Egypt who is believed to have had achondroplasia.〔("Orthopaedics: A History and Iconography" by Leonard F. Peltier (page 4) )〕 * Jimmy Clitheroe (1921–1973), British comedian called "The Clitheroe kid."〔(VH1 )〕 * Guinnes Pakru (31 August 1976 (age 38)), Indian Actor."〔(VH1 )〕 * Ann Clowes (1681?–1784), Reported centenarian dwarf with house designed for her stature.〔() 22+dwarf&source=bl&ots=WRmLH8660V&sig=YtOoa4FiCD42Qf76pIRSTLiQUPA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dm4hT4W6O9CmsALKw72ICQ&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22anne%20clowes%22%20dwarf&f=false Giants and dwarfs by Edward J. Wood]〕〔(Journal of British Homeopathic Society, 1897 )〕 * Gary Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010), American actor, who starred in the sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes'' * Coppernin — the last court dwarf, page to Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. * Kevin Costa (born October 31, 1953), American actor〔(St. Petersburg Times )〕 * Tony Cox (born March 31, 1958), American actor〔(San Diego Union-Tribune )〕 * Caroline Crachami (c. 1815–June 1824) Sicilian who had Primordial dwarfism.〔(American Journal of Medical Genetics )〕 * Eric Cullen (July 12, 1965–August 16, 1996), Scottish actor with achondroplasia.〔(A Dramatic Life )〕 * Billy Curtis (1909–1988), actor who played a Munchkin and starred in The Terror of Tiny Town. * François de Cuvilliés, (1695–1768) Flemish architect noted for Cuvilliés Theatre and others.〔(The J. Paul Getty Museum )〕 * Chandra Bahadur Dangi (November 30, 1939–September 3, 2015), the world's shortest recorded man according to the ''Guinness Book of World Records''. * Warwick Davis (born February 3, 1970), British actor〔(Time Magazine )〕 Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita * Nelson de la Rosa (June 1968–October 22, 2006), Dominican actor, had MOPD II form of primordial dwarfism.〔(San Diego Union-Tribune )〕 * Tamara De Treaux, actress, an inspiration for the book Maybe the Moon.〔 (San Francisco Focus Magazine )〕 * Judy-Lynn del Rey (January 26, 1943–February 20, 1986), American science fiction editor〔The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction page 319〕 * Aditya Dev (November 1, 1988–September 13, 2012), body builder with dwarfism recorded in the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Smallest Bodybuilder". * Thomas Dilward, nineteenth century minstrel show entertainer〔(Ohio State article on minstrel shows )〕 * Peter Dinklage, (born June 11, 1969), Emmy-winning American actor 〔(San Francisco Chronicle )〕 who starred in ''The Station Agent'' and ''Game of Thrones''. He has achondroplasia. * The Doll Family, German-born siblings. The eldest was born in 1899, the last died in 2004.〔(The Telegraph (UK) )〕 * Michael Dunn (1934–1973), American actor with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, type unspecified * Meredith Eaton-Gilden (born August 26, 1974), American actress〔(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."〕 * Mike Edmonds, British actor in ''Maid Marian and her Merry Men'', ''Time Bandits'', and "The Safety Dance" video.〔(Birmingham Post by way of Highbeam )〕 * Alan Eggleston (born December 30, 1941), Australian politician with achondroplasia.〔(Short statured people of Australia )〕 * Josh Ryan Evans (January 10, 1982–August 5, 2002), American actor〔(San Francisco Weekly )〕 Achondroplasia * Charla Baklayan Faddoul, American (Syrian born) ''The Amazing Race'' contestant (Seasons 5 and 11) * Nicolas Ferry, nicknamed ''"Bébé",'' French court dwarf (1741–1764) of the Polish king Stanisław Leszczyński. * Francis Joseph Flynn (1864–188?), Sideshow entertainer known as "General Mite" who toured on several continents and performed for Queen Victoria〔(Medico-Chirurgical Transactions )〕〔(Show History )〕 * Phil Fondacaro (born November 8, 1958), American actor〔(ABC News )〕 * Eddie Gaedel (June 8, 1925–June 18, 1961), made one plate appearance for the St. Louis Browns in 1951〔(San Diego Union-Tribune )〕 * Richard Gibson (painter) (1615-1690), 17th century painter of portrait miniatures. * Arturo Gil (born March 13, 1960), actor〔(Little People of America links )〕 * Michael Gilden (September 22, 1962–December 5, 2006), American actor〔(Variety )〕 * Antonio Gramsci (January 22, 1891 – April 27, 1937) an influential Italian Marxist intellectual〔Black Madonnas: Feminism, Religion, and Politics in Italy, 2000, Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum, iunivers.com, inc. ISBN 9780595003808, pg. 19〕 *Lester "Beetlejuice" Green (born June 2, 1968, in Jersey City, New Jersey), entertainer known for his appearances on ''The Howard Stern Show''. * Kalyn Heffernan, a hip-hop artist and producer with osteogenesis imperfecta.〔http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-12-07/news/wheelchair-sports-camp-crip-life-Kalyn-Heffernan/〕 * Jeffrey Hudson (1619–1682), English court dwarf and jester to Charles I〔(Oxford Journals )〕〔(ABC Gallery )〕 * Osita Iheme * Chinedu Ikedieze * Bill Klein, business owner, reality TV star, The Little Couple * Martin Klebba (born June 23, 1969), American actor and dwarf sportsperson.〔(Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy )〕〔(LA Breakers )〕 * Matthew Knox, longest lived dwarf who died at 105 years old〔1995 Guinness World Records, page 7〕 * Javed Kodu, Pakistani comedian. He has made many appearances in films, theater and TV dramas. * Runi Larasati - "woon" (April 4, 1989), famous Indonesian exotic dancer * Wybrand Lolkes, Dutch dwarf (visited Britain in 1790)〔(British History online (second paragraph from the bottom) )〕 * Patty Maloney (born March 17, 1936), American actress〔(Sacramento Bee )〕 * Jerry Maren (born January 24, 1920), American actor. * Pee Wee Marquette, master of ceremonies at the original Birdland jazz club.〔Davis, Miles & Quincy Troupe, ''Miles: The Autobiography'' p. 237〕 *Mimie Mathy (born July 8, 1957), French actress and comedian〔(Official site )〕 * Billy Merchant (1919–2001), British circus entertainer.〔(Independent (UK) obituary )〕 * Bridget The Midget, porn star〔(Boston Phoenix )〕 * Eric Lynch (March 11, 1975 - September 20, 2014), American actor, writer and member of ''The Howard Stern Shows Wack Pack. * Paul Steven Miller (1961–2010), disability rights expert, EEOC Commissioner, professor at the University of Washington School of Law, Special Assistant to the President * Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957–October 1, 1997), Guinness record holder for world's shortest man.〔(Miami Herald )〕 * Pauline Musters (1876–1895), Dutch woman who is believed to be the shortest woman verified.〔Guinness World Records()〕 * Henry Joseph Nasiff Jr. (1962-2001), known as Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, American entertainer who frequently appeared on the Howard Stern Show. * Nelson Ned (born March 2, 1947 - January 5, 2014), Brazilian singer and composer〔Nelson Ned〕 * George Washington Morrison Nutt, Known as "Commodore Nutt"〔(Telegraph of Nashua )〕 * 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. * Kyle Pacek, American actor/stuntman known for "All About Lizzie" and "Oz the Great and Powerful"〔() 〕 * Michel Petrucciani (December 28, 1962–January 6, 1999), French jazz pianist. * He Pingping, (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 Pope (May 21, 1688–May 21, 1744), English poet & writer (was approximately 4'6" tall, according to Sir Joshua Reynolds); likely suffered from tuberculosis of the spine * Dylan Postl (born May 29, 1986), better known as Hornswoggle in World Wrestling Entertainment * Jordan Prentice(born January 30, 1973), Canadian Actor, who appeared in In Bruges * Jack Purvis (1937–November 1997), British & American actor. * Meinhardt Raabe (September 2, 1915–April 9, 2010), was one of the last surviving Munchkins from "''The Wizard of Oz''〔(The Virginia Pilot )〕 * David Rappaport (November 23, 1951–May 2, 1990), British & American actor〔(St. Louis Post-Dispatch )〕 * Rice Brothers - formerly the shortest living twins. (From 1951 to 2005 both were alive)〔(WPBF )〕 * 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〔(ABC News ): This source deals with all three dwarfs in the Roloff family.〕 Achondroplasia * Matthew Roloff (born 1961), American actor, author and businessman featured on the TV show Little People Big World, Diastrophic dysplasia.〔(New York Times ): Matt Roloff is a diastrophic dwarf〕 * Zachary Roloff (born 1990), Featured on the TV show Little People, Big World, son of Amy Roloff and Matthew Roloff * Shorty Rossi, (born February 10, 1969), star of Pit Boss and owner of Shortywood Productions www.shortywood.com and a Philanthropist, Bully Rights Activist, Cigar Blender, Author, Producer. Achondroplasia * Angelo Rossitto, American actor〔(Washington Times )〕 * Zelda Rubinstein, American actress (''Poltergeist'') * Fa'afiaula Sagote, Samoan actor who played the lead role in his country's first ever feature film, ''The Orator'' (2011)〔("Tusi Tamasese: A voice from Samoa" ), ''New Zealand Herald'', September 8, 2011〕〔(Review: The Orator ), ''Variety'', September 19, 2011〕 * Elly Annie Schneider, actress, also known as "Tiny Doll", played a Munchkin. (1914–2004)〔(St. Petersburg Times obituary )〕 * Seneb, Egyptian high-ranking court official * Arthur Serevetas, Australian dwarf actor.〔Arthur Serevetas at IMDB〕 * Tom Shakespeare (born May 11, 1966), also known as Sir Thomas William Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet. A geneticist with achondroplasia.〔(BBC article on him mentioning reactions to his dwarfism )〕 His father, William Geoffrey Shakespeare, also had achondroplasia. * Felix Silla (born on January 11, 1937), American actor〔(Movies.MSN.com )〕 * Kiruna Stamell, Australian actress * Charles Proteus Steinmetz (April 9, 1865–October 26, 1923), scientist and engineer, also "hunchbacked."〔()〕 * Charles Sherwood Stratton - "General Tom Thumb" (January 4, 1838–July 15, 1883), United States * Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French painter * Verne Troyer (born January 1, 1969), American actor〔 (Seattle Times )〕 * Andreas Vesalius was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, ''De humani corporis fabrica'' (''On the Fabric of the Human Body''). Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy. () * Hervé Villechaize (April 23, 1943–September 4, 1993), French-born actor〔(Time Magazine )〕 * Lavinia Warren (1841–1919), American entertainer〔(PBS: Also mentions her husband Charles Stratton )〕 * Chick Webb (died June 16, 1939), big band drummer〔(Jazz and Death: Medical Profiles of Jazz Greats By Frederick J. Spencer (x) ): Although it states that calling him a "hunchbacked dwarf" is "indelicate."〕 * Weng Weng (1957–1992), actor and martial artist.〔(Sun Star Manila )〕 * Marshall P. Wilder (1859–1915) American humorist〔Syracuse Herald, February 17, 1907 pg. 17〕 * Brad Williams (born January 13, 1984) American Comedian and radio Personality〔about last night podcast〕 * Juli Windsor, an American who became the first little person to complete the Boston Marathon, in 2014. She finished in 4 hours and 43 minutes. She was 27 years old and 3-foot-9 inches tall.〔http://mdjonline.com/bookmark/24972455〕 * Wee Georgie Wood (1895–1979), comic actor with a railway named for him〔(British Library )〕 * Danny Woodburn (born July 26, 1964), American actor whose most recognizable part was on the TV comedy Seinfeld, as a friend of Kramer.〔(Salon )〕 * 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.〔(Deseret News )〕 ==See also== *List of tallest people *List of shortest people *List of people with gigantism 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of people with dwarfism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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