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1. 5'2" (157 cm) -
This Soviet pilot and cosmonaut became the first human being in outer space (and to orbit the Earth).
2. 5'4" (163 cm) -
Fate came knocking at the door of this German composer, who works mark the transition from the Classical to the Romantic eras in Western music.
3. 5'2" (157 cm) -
This American singer-songwriter made his fans go crazy with a purple rain of flamboyant dancing and playing the keyboard and guitar.
4. 5'1" (155 cm) -
This conqueror united the Mongol tribes and forged an empire that stretched from China to the Danube River and into Persia.
5. 5'2" (157 cm) -
In the Middle East of the 20th-21st centuries, one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist.
6. 5'4" (163 cm) -
This Spanish dictator was burdened with the nickname "El Paquito" in military school. Is that why he grew up to be a bully?
7. 5'4" (163 cm) -
Using his hands to work wonders, this prolific and influential Spanish painter and sculptor who lived in France founded a movement and created some of the best works of the 20th century.
8. 5'4" (163 cm) -
In the USA, this philosopher, diplomat, and instrumental author of the Bill of Rights was the shortest of his country's presidents.
9. 4'1" (124 cm) -
During his brief life, this disfigured, alcoholic artist became one of the best-known painters of the Post-Impressionist period with his brilliant illustrations of Parisian nightlife.
10. 5'3" (160 cm) -
This French philosopher's outspoken belief in religious, political, and social liberty made him the very personification of the 18th-century Enlightenment.
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