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) Achondroplasia
- Jyoti Amge (born December 16, 1993), currently the world's smallest girl according to the Limca Book of Records
- Michael J. Anderson (October 31, 1953), American actor
- Kenny Baker (born August 24, 1934), English actor who portrayed R2-D2
- Billy Barty (October 25, 1924–December 23, 2000), American actor (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.
- Sebastiano Biavati, 17th century curator of museum of curiosities
- Susanna Bokoyni, Centenarian dwarf and circus performer.
- Matthew Knox, longest lived dwarf who died at 105 years old
- Józef Boruwłaski (1739–1837), Polish "count"
- Bridget The Midget, porn star
- 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."
- Joe C. (November 9, 1974–November 16, 2000), Kid Rock's sidekick
- 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.
- Jimmy Clitheroe (1921–1973), British comedian called "The Clitheroe kid."
- Kevin Costa (born October 31, 1953), American actor
- Ann Clowes (1681?–1784), Reported centenarian dwarf with house designed for her stature.
- Tony Cox (born March 31, 1958), American actor
- Caroline Crachami (c. 1815–June 1824) Sicilian who had Primordial dwarfism.
- Eric Cullen (July 12, 1965–August 16, 1996), Scottish actor with achondroplasia.
- 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.
- Warwick Davis (born February 3, 1970), British actor Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
- Nelson de la Rosa (June 1968–October 22, 2006), Dominican actor, had MOPD II form of primordial dwarfism.
- Tamara De Treaux, actress, an inspiration for the book Maybe the Moon.
- Aditya Dev, 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
- Peter Dinklage, (born June 11, 1969), American actor who starred in The Station Agent and Game of Thrones. Achondroplasia
- The Doll Family, German-born siblings. The eldest was born in 1899, the last died in 2004.
- Michael Dunn (1934–1973), American actor with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, type unspecified
- Meredith Eaton-Gilden (born August 26, 1974), American actress
- Mike Edmonds, British actor in Maid Marian and her Merry Men, Time Bandits, and "The Safety Dance" video.
- Alan Eggleston (born December 30, 1941), Australian politician with achondroplasia.
- Josh Ryan Evans (January 10, 1982–August 5, 2002), American actor 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
- Phil Fondacaro (born November 8, 1958), American actor
- Eddie Gaedel (June 8, 1925–June 18, 1961), made one plate appearance for the St. Louis Browns in 1951
- Richard Gibson (painter) (1615-1690), 17th century painter of portrait miniatures.
- Arturo Gil (born March 13, 1960), actor
- Michael Gilden (September 22, 1962–December 5, 2006), American actor
- Antonio Gramsci (January 22, 1891 – April 27, 1937) an influential Italian Marxist intellectual
- 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
- Martin Klebba (born June 23, 1969), American actor and dwarf sportsperson.
- 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)
- Eric Lynch (born March 11, 1975), American actor, writer and member of The Howard Stern Show's Wack Pack.
- Patty Maloney (born March 17, 1936), American actress
- Jerry Maren (born January 24, 1920), American actor.
- Pee Wee Marquette, master of ceremonies at the original Birdland jazz club.
- Matilda of Flanders, the Queen Consort of William the Conqueror (King William I of England)
- Mimie Mathy (born July 8, 1957), French actress and comedian
- Billy Merchant (1919–2001), British circus entertainer.
- 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.
- Pauline Musters (1876–1895), Dutch woman who is believed to be the shortest woman verified.
- George Washington Morrison Nutt, Known as "Commodore Nutt"
- Nelson Ned (born March 2, 1947), Brazilian singer and composer
- Ovitz family, Jewish family that survived the Holocaust. (Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita) The last adult dwarf survivor of the family, Perla Ovitz, died in 2001.
- 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)
- Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi (born November 23, 1987), better known as Snooki, American reality television personality who is a cast member on the MTV reality show Jersey Shore
- 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
- Meinhardt Raabe (September 2, 1915–April 9, 2010), was one of the last surviving Munchkins from "The Wizard of Oz
- David Rappaport (November 23, 1951–May 2, 1990), British & American actor
- Jack Purvis (1937–November 1997), British & American actor.
- Judy-Lynn del Rey (January 26, 1943–February 20, 1986), American science fiction editor
- Rice Brothers - formerly the shortest living twins. (From 1951 to 2005 both were alive)
- 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 Achondroplasia
- Matthew Roloff (born 1961), American actor, author and businessman featured on the TV show Little People Big World, Diastrophic dysplasia.
- 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
- Angelo Rossitto, American actor
- 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)
- Elly Annie Schneider, actress, also known as "Tiny Doll", played a Munchkin. (1914–2004)
- Arthur Serevetas, Australian dwarf actor.
- Tom Shakespeare (born May 11, 1966), also known as Sir Thomas William Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet. A geneticist with achondroplasia. His father, William Geoffrey Shakespeare, also had achondroplasia.
- Felix Silla (born on January 11, 1937), American actor
- 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
- Verne Troyer (born January 1, 1969), American actor
- 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
- Lavinia Warren (1841–1919), American entertainer
- Chick Webb (died June 16, 1939), big band drummer
- Weng Weng (1957–1992), actor and martial artist.
- Marshall P. Wilder (1859–1915) American humorist
- Wee Georgie Wood (1895–1979), comic actor with a railway named for him
- Danny Woodburn (born July 26, 1964), American actor
- 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.
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