List_of_the_verified_shortest_people

List of the verified shortest people

List of the verified shortest people

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This list includes the shortest ever verified people in their lifetime or profession. The entries below are broken down into different categories which range from sex, to age group and occupations. Most of the sourcing is done by Guinness World Records which in the last decade has added new categories for "mobile" and "non-mobile" men and women. The world's shortest verified man is Chandra Bahadur Dangi, while for women Pauline Musters holds the record.

For people who are notable for their short height but aren't the "shortest x", see List of people with dwarfism.

At 54.6 cm (21.5 in), Nepalese-born Chandra Bahadur Dangi was, at the time of his death in 2015, the world's shortest person ever verified.

Men

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Women

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Shortest pairs

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Shortest by age group

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Shortest by occupation

Actors

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Artists and writers

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Athletes

See also: List of shortest players in National Basketball Association history

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Politicians

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Others

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See also

Notes

  1. This was Nisa's baby height, she later grew.
  2. This was Francis Joseph Flynn's shortest height, because he grew in height after age 16; he is not listed as one of the world's shortest men.
  3. Filed under "Shortest woman to give birth".

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