"Historical figure A historical figure is a famous person in history, such as Catherine the Great, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, or Napoleon. The significance of such figures in human progress has been debated. Some think they play a crucial role, while others say they have little impact on the broad currents of thought and social change. The concept is generally used in the sense that the person really existed in the past, as opposed to being legendary. However, the legends that can grow up around historical figures may be hard to distinguish from fact. Sources are often incomplete and may"
"conquest. This view was fostered and encouraged by the British, who waged a propaganda campaign to diminish their enemy in print and art, during his life and after his death. In 1803 he was mocked in British newspapers as a short-tempered small man. He was actually 5′4″ or 5′5″ tall, just an inch or two below the period's average adult male height. Napoleon was often seen with his Imperial Guard, which contributed to the perception of his being short because the Imperial Guards were tall men. Other names for the purported condition include Napoleonic complex, Napoleon syndrome and Short man/person"
"(Character) on IMDb British propaganda of the time depicted Napoleon as of smaller than average height and the image of him as a small man persists in modern Britain. Confusion has sometimes arisen because of different values for the French inch (""pouce"") of the time (2.7 cm) and for the Imperial inch (2.54 cm).; he has been cited as being from , which made him the height of the average French male at that time, and up to tall, which is above average for the period Some historians believe that the reason for the mistake about his size at death"
"term reflecting on his camaraderie with ordinary soldiers. Napoleon also surrounded himself with the soldiers of his elite guard, required to be 1.83 m (6 ft) or taller, making him look smaller in comparison. Despite his normal height, Napoleon's name has been lent to the Napoleon complex, a colloquial term describing an alleged type of inferiority complex which is said to affect some people who are physically short. The term is used more generally to describe people who are driven by a perceived handicap to overcompensate in other aspects of their lives. Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most famous"
"the early Empire was a formidable fighting force, but it probably was not in its entirety quite as good as Vegetius describes. In particular, the 5-foot-10-inch minimum height identified by Vegetius would have excluded the majority of the men in Roman times (the Roman foot was 29.6 cm and inch was 2.46 cm, hence a 5'10"" Roman was 172.6 cm, which is just above average height of Roman (Italian) men of the time from skeletal evidence from Herculaneum in 79 AD). The emperor Valentinian (364–375) lowered the height minimum to 5' 7"" Roman which equals 165.2 cm. Despite the romanticism"
"His complexion was between dark and fair. He was short of stature, although Julius Marathus, his freedman and keeper of his records, says that he was five feet and nine inches (just under 5 ft. 7 in., or 1.70 meters, in modern height measurements), but this was concealed by the fine proportion and symmetry of his figure, and was noticeable only by comparison with some taller person standing beside him..."", adding that ""his shoes [were] somewhat high-soled, to make him look taller than he really was"". Scientific analysis of traces of paint found in his official statues show that he"
"he fell ill in 1246, 1247, and 1251. Nonetheless, he became an imposing man; at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) he towered over most of his contemporaries, and hence perhaps his epithet ""Longshanks"", meaning ""long legs"" or ""long shins"". The historian Michael Prestwich states that his ""long arms gave him an advantage as a swordsman, long thighs one as a horseman. In youth, his curly hair was blond; in maturity it darkened, and in old age it turned white. [His features were marred by a drooping left eyelid.] His speech, despite a lisp, was said to be persuasive."" In"
"a very short man, little over four feet tall, who may have suffered from a form of congenital dwarfism. That supports a tradition at the Church of Santa Croce that a dwarf who appears in one of the frescoes is a self-portrait of Giotto. On the other hand, a man wearing a white hat who appears in the ""Last Judgement"" at Padua is also said to be a portrait of Giotto. The appearance of this man conflicts with the image in Santa Croce, in regards to stature. Vasari, drawing on a description by Boccaccio, a friend of Giotto, says of"
"– 1499), known among contemporaries as the ""Vigorous Knight"" and MP for Wiltshire between 1471 and 1481, has been estimated to have been tall, based on analysis of his femur (measuring 21 inches / 53 cm) found in his tomb. Not counting MPs who served as minors, adult contenders for this record in modern times include Sarah Teather, MP for Brent East 2003–10 and Brent Central 2010–2015, who in 2014 was held to be the shortest MP then sitting, at . Hazel Blears, MP for Salford 1997–2010 and Salford and Eccles 2010–15 was also reportedly (2014) the same height. The"
"poverty and ill health, aggravated by a bout of rickets, had left him with badly stunted legs. When standing, this made him so short that he needed to stand on a chair to be seen when addressing Parliament. His physical condition was particularly drawn attention to by his very high-pitched voice, as well as by the frequent presence by his side of his friend and political ally Molteno, who was unusually tall, and the image of the two men together was a topic for caricature by the political cartoonists of the time. Saul Solomon was nonetheless a famously eloquent and"
"tall, rather heavy although he was only 37 years old."" During the Napoleonic Wars he was taken seriously by the British press as a dangerous tyrant, poised to invade. Napoleon was mocked in British newspapers as a short tempered small man and he was nicknamed ""Little Boney in a strong fit"". A nursery rhyme warned children that Bonaparte ravenously ate naughty people; the ""bogeyman"". At , he was the height of an average French male but short for an aristocrat or officer (part of why he was assigned to the artillery, since at the time the infantry and cavalry required"
"5 ft 2 in tall he was often described as a 'diminutive winger' and known for his 'darting jinking runs down the right flank'. His small stature also accounted for his nickname 'Fanny' which was in common use during his time to describe those of 'dainty physique'. He continued to play for Tottenham after the enforced break caused by the First World War. He made his most important contribution for Spurs in the team which won the Second Division title in 1920 but the following year unfortunately missed the 1921 FA Cup Final due to injury. He went on to"
"land reform, rights of labor, control of foreigners, and nationalism, now the law of the land. According to some historians, Carranza was a tall and robust man, standing a full 6'4"" (198 cm), and he looked very impressive in his later years with his long white beard and glasses. He was intelligent and stubborn but had very little charisma. A dour man, his lack of sense of humor was legendary. He was not the sort to inspire great loyalty, and his success in the revolution was mainly due to his ability to portray himself as a wise, stern patriarch who"
"was published by Funk and Wagnalls one year later. Driven by his beliefs to public speaking on political themes, Mills soon developed oratorical expertise which was acknowledged by political friends and enemies alike. This reputation as a vigorous platform speaker, combined with Mills' shortness of stature — he stood just 4 feet and 6 inches (1.37 meters) tall — lead some detractors to mockingly refer to Mills as ""The Little Giant,"" a twisted reference to Abraham Lincoln's 1860 Presidential debate opponent Stephen A. Douglas. Mills was initially involved in a series of socialist-themed educational and living schemes of dubious soundness."
"Medical Center in Pago Pago. His exact cause of death was not disclosed, although ""The Kathmandu Post"" reported that he had previously been suffering from pneumonia. He had been touring the South Pacific for much of the year with Samoa's Tupa'l Bruno's Magic Circus. Chandra Bahadur Dangi Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3 September 2015) (, ) was the shortest man in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence, measuring . Dangi was a primordial dwarf. He broke the record of Gul Mohammed (1957–97), whose height was . He came to the attention of the media when"
"2.6 metres) in height"". It is very likely however that this is one of the many exaggerations in the ""Historia Augusta"", and is immediately suspect due to its citation of ""Cordus"", one of the several fictitious authorities the work cites. Although not going into the supposedly detailed portions of ""Historia Augusta"", the historian Herodian, a contemporary of Maximinus, mentions him as a man of greater size, noting that: ""He was in any case a man of such frightening appearance and colossal size that there is no obvious comparison to be drawn with any of the best-trained Greek athletes or warrior"
"others. Victoria was physically unprepossessing—she was stout, dowdy and only about five feet tall—but she succeeded in projecting a grand image. She experienced unpopularity during the first years of her widowhood, but was well liked during the 1880s and 1890s, when she embodied the empire as a benevolent matriarchal figure. Only after the release of her diary and letters did the extent of her political influence become known to the wider public. Biographies of Victoria written before much of the primary material became available, such as Lytton Strachey's ""Queen Victoria"" of 1921, are now considered out of date. The biographies"
"man—tall, spare, of a commanding figure in presence, his manner pleasant and easy but having much dignity. His head is partially bald and is small and compact, but the forehead is high. He has the late Duke of Wellington class of nose, and his eyes, which have a serious and almost sad expression, are rather sunken, or appear so from the prominence of the curve nasal appearance. He has a decidedly patrician and distinguished appearance."" Meade's short temper earned him notoriety, and while he was respected by most of his peers, he was not well loved by his army. Some"
"Chandra Bahadur Dangi Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3 September 2015) (, ) was the shortest man in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence, measuring . Dangi was a primordial dwarf. He broke the record of Gul Mohammed (1957–97), whose height was . He came to the attention of the media when a wood contractor saw him in his village in the Dang district of Nepal. He was awarded the title of shortest adult human ever recorded after his height was measured in February 2012. He was subsequently included in the ""Guinness World Records"". Three of"
"prominence in the mid-19th century after Harriet Beecher Stowe used it in her novels ""Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands"" and ""Old Town Folks"" where she described children and an extremely short man, respectively. Later some people of short stature considered the word to be offensive because it was the descriptive term applied to P. T. Barnum's dwarfs used for public amusement during the freak show era. It is also not considered accurate as it is not a medical term or diagnosis, though it is sometimes used as a slang term to describe those who are particularly short, whether or not"
"the most fertile and healthy, they would be less likely to feel threatened by women with those similar features. In the media, heightism can take the form of making fun of people whose height is out of the normal range in ways that would be unseemly if directed at skin color or weight. An example is Kevin Connolly's portrayal of Eric ""E"" Murphy in HBO's television series Entourage (Connolly is ) Similarly, shorter men are often denied leading roles. Although some famous cinema actors such as Alan Ladd have been short in real life, in their fictional depictions they have"
"of men who were to . By the end of the war there were 29 Bantam Battalions of about 1,000 men each. Officers were of normal size. Short stature Short stature refers to a height of a human being which is below typical. Whether a person is considered short depends on the context. Because of the lack of preciseness, there is often disagreement about the degree of shortness that should be called ""short"". In a medical context, short stature is typically defined as an adult height that is more than two standard deviations below the mean for age and gender,"
"to 5 Roman feet and 3 Roman palms (5 ft 7in, 170 cm). Vegetius hints that in the very late Empire (ca. AD 400) even this height requirement may have been relaxed, for ""... if necessity demands, it is right to take account not so much of stature as of strength. Even Homer himself is not wanting as a witness, since he records that Tydeus was small in body but a strong warrior"". Once a recruit was accepted he was 'marked' on the arm, presumably a tattoo or brand, to facilitate recognition if he attempted to desert. The recruit was"
"Napoleon complex ""Napoleon complex"" is a theorised complex occurring in people of short stature. It is characterized by overly-aggressive or domineering social behaviour, and carries the implication that such behaviour is compensatory for the subject's stature. The term is also used more generally to describe people who are driven by a perceived handicap to overcompensate in other aspects of their lives. In psychology, the Napoleon complex is regarded as a derogatory social stereotype. The Napoleon complex is named after Emperor Napoleon I of France. Common folklore supposes that Napoleon compensated for his lack of height by seeking power, war, and"
"Hebrides, particularly in districts inhabited by the MacDonalds. These stories depicted him as an immensely strong man, 7 feet tall, of conspicuous bravery and swordsmanship. Rather than as a historic source, the tales are best regarded as an Early Modern equivalent of the heroic cycles of earlier Gaelic tradition. Of those stories that can be related to historical events, most appear to refer to events during the 1646 campaign in Kintyre. Even less dramatic contemporary descriptions give Mac Colla's height as over 6 feet, with a targe """"as big as a door"""" (though this may be a misunderstanding of the"
"public persona in ways that translated to relatively high voter turnout. R. W. Apple Jr. described Muskie as ""long-jawed and craggy-faced"" later noting that he ""looked like the typical New Englander [with] a classic Down East accent."" Muskie's height has variously been recorded as 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) to 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m). His height had him often compared to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and referred to by voters and media alike as ""Lincolnesque"". He was often seen as ""towering over"" political candidates creating symbolic superiority and power. Known as a recluse, he disliked public attention"
"information for Lincoln: Mr. Lincoln's height was six feet three and three-quarter inches ""in his stocking-feet."" He stood up one day, at the right of my large canvas, while I marked his exact height upon it. A disputed theory holds that Lincoln's height is the result of the genetic condition multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b (MEN2B); see medical and mental health of Abraham Lincoln. Only slightly shorter than Lincoln was Lyndon B. Johnson (), the tallest President who originally entered office without being elected directly, and President Donald Trump (). The shortest President elected to office was James Madison ();"
"Eddie Gaedel Edward Carl Gaedel (June 8, 1925 – June 18, 1961) was an American midget who became famous for participating in a Major League Baseball game. Gaedel (some sources say the family name may actually have been ""Gaedele"", which is the name seen on his gravestone) gained recognition in the second game of a St. Louis Browns doubleheader on August 19, 1951. Weighing and standing tall, he became the shortest player in the history of the Major Leagues. Gaedel made a single plate appearance and was walked with four consecutive balls before being replaced by a pinch-runner at first"
"short in stature, sporting bucked teeth and a queue, and spoke pidgin English. These characters often served as comedy relief or as a convenient hostage for the villain of the day. Examples of such characters include the controversial Chop-Chop (aka Wu Cheng) of DC's Blackhawk team (see below) and Wing-How., sidekick of the Crimson Avenger. Chop-Chop was the youngest member of the Blackhawk team created by Will Eisner, Chuck Cuidera, and Bob Powell for Quality Comics during World War II. Resembling other Chinese caricatures typical of the era, Chop-Chop was short with bright yellow skin, bucked teeth, and a queue."
"a tall man (approximately 1.91 metres) with a beautiful long beard. He was from Dong'e County in present-day Shandong. He was best known in his time for his abnormal approach to cope with a shortage of grain: instead of sending hostages to Cao Cao's rival, Yuan Shao, in exchange for food supplies, he advised Cao Cao to feed his army with human flesh. He was also noted for his expertise in military tactics, which helped Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao at the Battle of Guandu in 200 and consolidate control over northern China. It is widely agreed that his numerous"
"required, but he was not a noted orator or debater. He was taller than most of his contemporaries; accounts of his height vary from to tall, and he weighed between as an adult. He had wide hips, a slim waist, a broad chest, narrow shoulders, muscular thighs, and exceptionally large hands, and he was widely known for his great strength—particularly in his long arms. He had piercing grey-blue eyes, fair skin, and light reddish-brown hair, which he wore powdered in the fashion of the day. He had a rugged and dominating presence, which garnered respect from his male peers. He"
"the ""taller"" reading is based on an exaggeration, and that the ""shorter"" reading is original, although some disagree. The underlying purpose of the story of Goliath is to show that Saul is not fit to be king (and that David is). Saul was chosen to lead the Israelites against their enemies, but when faced with Goliath he refuses to do so; Goliath is a giant, and Saul is a very tall man. Saul's exact height is not given, but he was a head taller than anyone else in all Israel (1 Samuel 9:2), which implies he was over tall and"
"closer to Iraqi Jews than any other contemporary population, and thus in terms of physical appearance the average Judean of the time would have likely had dark brown to black hair, olive skin, and brown eyes. Judean men of the time period were on average about 5.5 feet, or 166 centimeters tall. Scholars have also suggested that it is likely Jesus had short hair and a small beard, in accordance with Jewish practices of the time. Historians have speculated over how Jesus' ascetic and itinerant lifestyle and work as a carpenter, with the manual labor and exposure to the elements"