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List of people with dwarfism

List of people with dwarfism is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of people with dwarfism rather than just read about it. In short: The following is a list of people who are known for their dwarfism and who have been open about it. While these people are not known for being the shortest ever, they have been mentioned in sources describing how the condition has affected their lives.

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Reference excerpt

The following is a list of people who are known for their dwarfism and who have been open about it. While these people are not known for being the shortest ever, they have been mentioned in sources describing how the condition has affected their lives. Dwarfism is caused by several different types of medical conditions, and is typically defined as an adultA with a height of 147 cm (4 ft 10 in) or less. Records or mentions of people with dwarfism have not always been kept well, resulting in estimated heights that were taken from eyewitnesses. In some given cases the height of the person is unknown except to say that they were mentioned as a "dwarf" in various media. This list does not include every prominent person with dwarfism, as others are already included on other linked Wikipedia lists.

Actors and actresses

Living

Artists and writers Deceased Living

Athletes

Deceased Living

Entertainers

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

Musicians/singers Deceased Living

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

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

Others Deceased Living

Sebastiano Biavati, 17th century curator of museum of curiosities Joyce Carpenter (December 21, 1929 – August 7, 1973), had Morquio syndrome. At 74 cm or 29 in was the shortest recorded adult in the UK in her lifetime. Wybrand Lolkes, Dutch watchmaker (visited Britain in 1790)

See also List of dwarfism organisations Cultural depictions of dwarfism List of tallest people List of people with gigantism

Notes A.^ Male or Female (full grown) B.^ Estimated height C.^ Charles Sherwood Stratton's final height varies in reliable sources, which put it just above or near 3 feet (91cm). D.^ Thomas Dilward's height was between 23 and 36 inches tall, his highest estimated height is included here.

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In the classroom: List of people with dwarfism is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lists of people by medical condition, Lists of people with disabilities, People with dwarfism, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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