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*[[Lucia Zarate]] - Smallest woman claimant and the earliest studied example of microcephalic osteodysplastic [[primordial dwarfism]] type II.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060409/ai_n16183924 Deseret News]</ref> |
*[[Lucia Zarate]] - Smallest woman claimant and the earliest studied example of microcephalic osteodysplastic [[primordial dwarfism]] type II.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060409/ai_n16183924 Deseret News]</ref> |
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*[[Ceri Williams]]- Smallest girl in builth wells [[primordial dwarfism]] type II.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060409/ai_n16183924 Deseret News]</ref> |
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=== Additional people under one meter tall === |
=== Additional people under one meter tall === |
Revision as of 17:01, 8 December 2007
List of shortest people This is a list of people who have been described or claimed as "shortest" in their lifetime or profession.
People under one meter tall
Shortest men
- Gul Mohammed - Shortest man ever verified according to Guinness World Records.[1]
- Younis Edwan - Shortest man claimant, said to be 65 cm tall.[2]
- He Pingping - Shortest man claimant, possibly the shortest man in the People's Republic of China.[3]
- Lin Yü-chih - Shortest man currently living according to Guinness World Records.[4]
Shortest women
- Madge Bester - Shortest living woman claimant.[5]
- Pauline Musters - Smallest woman ever claimant.[6]
- Lucia Zarate - Smallest woman claimant and the earliest studied example of microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II.[7]
- Ceri Williams- Smallest girl in builth wells primordial dwarfism type II.[8]
Additional people under one meter tall
- Pat Bilon - American actor active in Little People of America. He was one of the actors who played E.T.(1947 - 1983)[9]
- Józef Boruwłaski - Polish dwarf (1739-1837)[10]
- Tamara De Treaux - American actress. She was one of the actors who played E.T. (1959 – 1990)[11][12]
- Thomas Dilward - Nineteenth-century minstrel show entertainer.[13]
- Josh Ryan Evans - Actor (1982 – 2002)[14]
- Francis Joseph Flynn - Sideshow entertainer known as "General Mite" (1864 - 188?)[15][16]
- Michel Petrucciani - French jazz pianist. (1962 - 1999)[17]
- Rice Brothers - Formerly the shortest living twins. (From 1951 to 2005 both were alive)[18]
- Nelson de la Rosa - Dominican Republic actor (1968 – 2006)[19]
- Elly Annie Schneider - Actress, also known as "Tiny Doll", played a Munchkin. (1914 - 2004)[20]
- Verne Troyer - Sometimes considered the shortest living "Hollywood" actor. (born January 1, 1969) [21]
- Weng Weng - Filipino actor and martial artist.(1957 — 1992)[22]
Shortest by occupation
Shortest in various sports
- Debbie Black - Shortest to play in the Women's National Basketball Association.
- Muggsy Bogues - Shortest to play in the National Basketball Association.[23]
- Eddie Gaedel - Shortest to play in Major League Baseball.[24]
- Roy Worters - Shortest to play in the National Hockey League and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969.[25]
- Frederick Walden - Shortest player in England national football team history.[26]
Shortest actors
- Nelson de la Rosa - Once recognized as "world's shortest actor" and had a minor role in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film).
- Tamara De Treaux - Shortest actress, noted for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and as an influence for the novel Maybe the Moon.
- Michael Dunn - Stated to be the only "little person" actor to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.[27]
- Weng Weng - Filipino actor and martial artist who was the shortest actor to have lead roles.
See also
References
- ^ Miami Herald
- ^ Tribune of India
- ^ China Economic Net
- ^ CNN
- ^ CNN
- ^ Washington Post
- ^ Deseret News
- ^ Deseret News
- ^ The Ukrainian Weekly
- ^ Durham City History
- ^ IMDB
- ^ Film Facts
- ^ Toll, Robert C. (1974). Blacking Up: The Minstrel Show in Nineteenth-century America. New York: Oxford University Press. p. p. 198. OCLC 1121331.
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has extra text (help) - ^ Soap Central
- ^ Medico-Chirurgical Transactions
- ^ Show History
- ^ Sunny Side Records
- ^ WPBF
- ^ USA Today obit
- ^ St. Petersburg Times obituary
- ^ Film Facts
- ^ Manilla Standard Today
- ^ Sports Stars USA
- ^ ESPN
- ^ Legends of Hockey
- ^ England FC
- ^ Filmsite