Mr. Nguyen Van Dom, born in 1952, a resident of Doan Lai village in Lai Xuan Commune, Thuy Nguyen District, Hai Phong City weighed a mere 9kg.

Dom handmade a dan bau (monochord) and learned to play it by himself. He performed dan bau at many festivals in her hometown. In 2006, he suffered a stroke and died. His application for being recognized as the shortest man of Vietnam had yet to be approved.

The Luu Quon family in the village of Ba Ren, Que Xuan I in Que Son district, Quang Nam province was called the "shortest family in Vietnam". In the picture: Mr. Quon (1,08m) with his relatives.

Mr. Luu Quang, Quon’s son is 1.3 m tall. 

Mr. Pham Van Thiem in Nghia Thang commune, Nghia Hung district, Nam Dinh province is only 80cm tall. He has seven children, of whom five are very short.

Of the eight dwarves in Thiem’s family, the tallest is 1 meter and the shortest is 80cm. Thiem died in 2005 from illness. In the picture: Thiem’s son - Pham Van Tuyen – is less than 90cm and his wife.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thu, 30, in Yen Thuong commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi is only 70cm tall, weighs 25 kg at the age of 28.

Thu and his wife - Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai. Mai is 1.65m tall.

A wedding photo of Thu and his wife.

Mr. Hoang Van Nhan, 65, from Lang Thuong village – My Duc commune, An Lao district, Hai Phong City - is 1.06m tall and weighs 42 kg. However, this man has up to four wives.