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List of the verified shortest people

February 03, 2023

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

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.

At just 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

  Deceased   Living

Nationality Height Name Notes Lifespan
    Nepal 54.6 cm (21.5 in) Chandra Bahadur Dangi Chandra was declared the shortest human adult ever documented and verified, measuring 21.51 in (54.64 cm). Height confirmed by Guinness World Records.[1] 1939–2015
  India 57.0 cm (22.4 in) Gul Mohammed Guinness World Records verified Mohammed's height at 22 in (57 cm).[2] He was the shortest man ever verified up to 2012, when he lost the title to Chandra Bahadur Dangi. 1957–1997
  Philippines 59.9 cm (23.6 in) Junrey Balawing Former shortest living man in the world, measuring 22.0 in (56.0 cm), verified by Guinness World Records in 2012.[3] Balawing became the world's shortest non mobile person following Chandra's death in September, 2015 until his own death in 2020.[4][5] 1993–2020
  Hungary 65 cm (26 in) István Tóth Shortest man claimant, was said to be 26 in (65 cm). Verification by Guinness World Records needs to be checked.[6][7] István died in May 2011 at the age of 48.[8] 1963–2011
  Iran 65.24 cm (25.69 in) Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh Ghaderzadeh beat Edward's record and was listed as World's Shortest Man Living (Mobile) by Guinness World Records in December 2022.[9] 2002–
    Nepal 67 cm (26 in) Khagendra Thapa Magar Khagendra was the shortest man in the world until 2011, when he became the'world's shortest mobile man. Guinness World Records has since made multiple categories for World's shortest....[10][5] Khagendra died in 2020. 1992–2020
  Taiwan 67.5 cm (26.6 in) Lin Yü-chih Yü-chih is listed as the World's shortest non-mobile man living, a title he has held non-consecutively since 2009.[11] 1972–
  Colombia 70.21 cm (27.64 in) Edward Niño Hernández Named the shortest man after Pingping died in March 2010, at 27.64 in (70.21 cm), but lost the title in October 2010 to Magar.[12] Edward re-gained the title of World's shortest mobile man living following Magar's death in 2020.[13]He was beaten by Ghaderzadeh in December 2022.[9] 1986–
    Nepal 73.43 cm (28.91 in) Dor Bahadur Khapangi Confirmed shortest living teenager (Male) by Guinness World Records.[14] 2004–
  China 74 cm (29 in) He Pingping Once officially verified as shortest living man (mobile) at 29 in (74 cm), until death in March 2010.[15] 1988–2010

Women

  Deceased   Living

Nationality Height Name Note Lifespan
  Netherlands 61 cm (24 in) Pauline Musters Recognised by the Guinness World Records as the shortest woman ever recorded.[16] 1876–1895
  India 62.8 cm (24.7 in) Jyoti Amge Recognized by the Guinness World Records as the World's Shortest Living Woman.[17] 1993–
  South Africa 65 cm (26 in) Madge Bester Former smallest living woman.[18] 1963–2018
  Mexico 68 cm (26.8 in) Lucía Zárate Zárate claimed in her lifetime that she was only 50.8 cm (20.0 in), and was exhibited for her small stature. This measurement has since been updated by Guinness World Records, who place her height at 68 cm (26.8 in).[19][20] 1864–1890
  United States 69 cm (27 in) Bridgette Jordan Former smallest living woman and one of the shortest living siblings according to Guinness World Records.[21][22] 1989–2019
  Turkey 72.6 cm (28.58 in) Elif Kocaman Former smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records.[11][23] 1989–

Shortest pairs

  Deceased   Living

Nationality Height Name Category Notes Lifespan
  Hungary 76 cm (30 in) Mike & Ike Matina Non identical twins Mike & Ike (born: Bela, and Matyus) Matina are the world's shortest non-identical twins at 30 inches each. They later became American citizens, and had a role in The Wizard of Oz as munchkins. Mike Matina died in 1954.[24] His brother's death is unknown due to a lack of sources. 1901–1954
1901–N/A
  United States 86.4 cm (34.0 in) Rice brothers Identical twins World's shortest identical twins (Greg Rice, John Rice) until 2005 with the death of John Rice.[25][26] 1951–2005
1951 – (Greg Rice)
  Brazil 90.3 cm (35.6 in)
91.1 cm (35.9 in) 		Paulo Gabriel Barros &
Katyucia Hoshino 		Married couple In 2016, Guinness World Records awarded the title of Shortest Married Couple to Paulo, and Katyucia from Brazil.[27] 1985–
1988–

Shortest by age group

  Deceased   Living

Nationality Height Name Category Notes Lifespan
  United States 24 cm (9.4 in)1 Nisa Juarez Baby Was born 108 days premature and weighed only 320 g (11.3 oz).[28][29] 2002–
  United States 53.3 cm (21.0 in)2 Francis Joseph Flynn Teenager[30] General Mite, was an American dwarf who performed as a showman at various competitions around the world. In 1884, Flynn married English little person, Millie Edwards, in England.[31] The wedding was widely publicized and attended. From then on, the couple were exhibited as the "Royal American Midgets" and "General and Mrs. Mite" in many advertisements.[32] 1864–1898
  United States 72.4 cm (28.5 in) Stacey Herald Mother3 Stacey gave birth to her first child on 21 October 2006, and later birthed two more children all of which were delivered by caesarean sections. She died on 11 September 2018.[33] 1974–2018
  Hungary 101.5 cm (40.0 in)[34] Susanna Bokoyni Longevity Bokoyni died at the age of 105, making her the oldest verified centenarian dwarf. During her lifetime she travelled with various circuses where she was a performer.[35] 1879–1984

^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".

Shortest by occupation

Actors

  Deceased   Living

Nationality Height Name Note Lifespan
  Dominican Republic 71 cm (28 in) Nelson de la Rosa Once recognized as the "world's shortest actor" and had a minor role in the 1996 film, The Island of Dr. Moreau.[36] 1968–2006
  India 76 cm (30 in) Ajay Kumar alias Pakru Malayalam comedy actor, in the Guinness Book of Records for being the shortest actor (2 ft 6 in (76 cm)) to play a main character in a full-length film.[37] He played the lead role in Athbhutha Dweepu, a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan, later dubbed in Tamil. 1974–
  United States 79 cm (31 in) Tamara De Treaux Shortest actress, noted for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and as an influence for the novel Maybe the Moon.[38][39] 1959–1990
  Philippines 83 cm (33 in) Weng Weng Filipino actor and martial artist who was the shortest actor to have lead roles.[40] 1957–1992
  United Kingdom 126.2 cm (49.7 in) Kiran Shah Shah is the world's shortest active stuntman.[41] 1956–

Artists and writers

  Deceased   Living

Nationality Height Name Note Lifespan
  England 137 cm (54 in) Alexander Pope English poet and satirist, never grew beyond 4 ft 6 in (137 cm).[42] 1688–1744
  France 142 cm (56 in) Édith Piaf French singer and actress, never grew beyond 4 ft 8 in (142 cm). Known for her small stature, born Édith Gassion, nicknamed Piaf, Parisian slang for "Little Sparrow"[43] 1915–1963

Athletes

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

  Deceased   Living

Nationality Height Name Sport Note Lifespan
  India 84 cm (33 in) Aditya "Romeo" Dev Bodybuilding "World's Smallest Bodybuilder" at 2 ft. 9 in.[44] 1988–2012
  United States 109 cm (43 in) Eddie Gaedel Baseball Shortest to play in Major League Baseball.[45] This however was a publicity stunt and Gaedel only stood once at the plate. 1925–1961
  Canada 130 cm (51 in) Lionel Giroux Wrestling Also known as "Little Beaver". Shortest professional wrestler in the WWF at around 4'4".[46] 1935–1995
  United States 132 cm (52 in) Dylan Postl Wrestling Worlds shortest living professional wrestler.[47] 1986–
  United States 149 cm (59 in) Julie Krone Horse racing Shortest American jockey, stand 4 ft 10.5 in (149 cm).[47] 1963–
  England 152 cm (60 in) Tich Cornford Cricket Shortest ever international cricketer.[48] 1900–1964
  Australia 155 cm (61 in) Jim Bradford Australian rules football Shortest to play Australian rules football at the highest level.[49] 1926–2005
  United States 155 cm (61 in) Jack Shapiro American football Shortest professional player of American football, but only for one game.[50] 1907–2001
  United Kingdom 157 cm (62 in) Frederick Walden Association football Shortest player in England national football team history (5 ft 2 in (157 cm)).[51] 1888–1949
  United States 157 cm (62 in) Shannon Bobbitt Basketball Shortest to play in the Women's National Basketball Association.[47] 1985–
  United States 160 cm (63 in) Muggsy Bogues Basketball Shortest at 5 ft 3 in to play in the National Basketball Association.[52] 1965–
  Canada 160 cm (63 in) Roy Worters Ice hockey Shortest to play in the National Hockey League and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969.[53] 1900–1957
  United States 165 cm (65 in) Trindon Holliday American football Holliday was formerly the shortest active player at 5 ft 5 in in the National Football League until 2015.[54] 1986–
  Venezuela 165 cm (65 in) José Altuve Baseball Shortest active player at 5 ft 5 in in Major League Baseball.[55] 1990–

Politicians

  Deceased   Living

Nationality Height Name Note Lifespan
  United States 114 cm (45 in) Charley Lockhart Shortest public official in America (at the time), when he was sworn in as Texas State Treasurer in 1931.[56][57] 1876–1954
  Mexico 137 cm (54 in) Benito Juárez Reportedly the shortest world leader to have height recorded. He was reportedly 4 ft 6 in or 1.37 meters[58] 1806–1872
  Italy 153 cm (60 in) Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Shortest king of Italy. 1869–1947
  Italy 154 cm (61 in)[59] Renato Brunetta Italian politician and former Minister 1950–
  United States 163 cm (64 in) James Madison Shortest US president at 5 ft 4 in or 1.63 m.[60][61] 1751–1836
  Philippines 150 cm (59 in) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Shortest Philippine President at 4 ft 11 in or 1.50 m.[62] 1947–
Northern Ireland 160 cm (63 in)[63] Robin Swann Minister of Health (2020–)[64] 1971–

Others

  Deceased   Living

Nationality Height Name Occupation Note Lifespan
  France 58 cm (23 in) Richebourg Spy Richebourg was a secret agent during the French Revolution, who disguised himself as an infant to pass information along.[65] 1768-1858
  United States 152 cm (60 in) Nancy J. Currie-Gregg Astronaut Currie became the shortest person in space when she flew in July 1993 as a Mission specialist on STS-57.[66] 1958-

See also

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For people who are notable for their short height but aren t the shortest x see List of people with dwarfism 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 At just 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 Contents 1 Men 2 Women 3 Shortest pairs 4 Shortest by age group 5 Shortest by occupation 5 1 Actors 5 2 Artists and writers 5 3 Athletes 5 4 Politicians 5 5 Others 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksMen Deceased Living Nationality Height Name Notes Lifespan Nepal 54 6 cm 21 5 in Chandra Bahadur Dangi Chandra was declared the shortest human adult ever documented and verified measuring 21 51 in 54 64 cm Height confirmed by Guinness World Records 1 1939 2015 India 57 0 cm 22 4 in Gul Mohammed Guinness World Records verified Mohammed s height at 22 in 57 cm 2 He was the shortest man ever verified up to 2012 when he lost the title to Chandra Bahadur Dangi 1957 1997 Philippines 59 9 cm 23 6 in Junrey Balawing Former shortest living man in the world measuring 22 0 in 56 0 cm verified by Guinness World Records in 2012 3 Balawing became the world s shortest non mobile person following Chandra s death in September 2015 until his own death in 2020 4 5 1993 2020 Hungary 65 cm 26 in Istvan Toth Shortest man claimant was said to be 26 in 65 cm Verification by Guinness World Records needs to be checked 6 7 Istvan died in May 2011 at the age of 48 8 1963 2011 Iran 65 24 cm 25 69 in Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh Ghaderzadeh beat Edward s record and was listed as World s Shortest Man Living Mobile by Guinness World Records in December 2022 9 2002 Nepal 67 cm 26 in Khagendra Thapa Magar Khagendra was the shortest man in the world until 2011 when he became the world s shortest mobile man Guinness World Records has since made multiple categories for World s shortest 10 5 Khagendra died in 2020 1992 2020 Taiwan 67 5 cm 26 6 in Lin Yu chih Yu chih is listed as the World s shortest non mobile man living a title he has held non consecutively since 2009 11 1972 Colombia 70 21 cm 27 64 in Edward Nino Hernandez Named the shortest man after Pingping died in March 2010 at 27 64 in 70 21 cm but lost the title in October 2010 to Magar 12 Edward re gained the title of World s shortest mobile man living following Magar s death in 2020 13 He was beaten by Ghaderzadeh in December 2022 9 1986 Nepal 73 43 cm 28 91 in Dor Bahadur Khapangi Confirmed shortest living teenager Male by Guinness World Records 14 2004 China 74 cm 29 in He Pingping Once officially verified as shortest living man mobile at 29 in 74 cm until death in March 2010 15 1988 2010Women Deceased Living Nationality Height Name Note Lifespan Netherlands 61 cm 24 in Pauline Musters Recognised by the Guinness World Records as the shortest woman ever recorded 16 1876 1895 India 62 8 cm 24 7 in Jyoti Amge Recognized by the Guinness World Records as the World s Shortest Living Woman 17 1993 South Africa 65 cm 26 in Madge Bester Former smallest living woman 18 1963 2018 Mexico 68 cm 26 8 in Lucia Zarate Zarate claimed in her lifetime that she was only 50 8 cm 20 0 in and was exhibited for her small stature This measurement has since been updated by Guinness World Records who place her height at 68 cm 26 8 in 19 20 1864 1890 United States 69 cm 27 in Bridgette Jordan Former smallest living woman and one of the shortest living siblings according to Guinness World Records 21 22 1989 2019 Turkey 72 6 cm 28 58 in Elif Kocaman Former smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records 11 23 1989 Shortest pairs Deceased Living Nationality Height Name Category Notes Lifespan Hungary 76 cm 30 in Mike amp Ike Matina Non identical twins Mike amp Ike born Bela and Matyus Matina are the world s shortest non identical twins at 30 inches each They later became American citizens and had a role in The Wizard of Oz as munchkins Mike Matina died in 1954 24 His brother s death is unknown due to a lack of sources 1901 1954 1901 N A United States 86 4 cm 34 0 in Rice brothers Identical twins World s shortest identical twins Greg Rice John Rice until 2005 with the death of John Rice 25 26 1951 2005 1951 Greg Rice Brazil 90 3 cm 35 6 in 91 1 cm 35 9 in Paulo Gabriel Barros amp Katyucia Hoshino Married couple In 2016 Guinness World Records awarded the title of Shortest Married Couple to Paulo and Katyucia from Brazil 27 1985 1988 Shortest by age group Deceased Living Nationality Height Name Category Notes Lifespan United States 24 cm 9 4 in 1 Nisa Juarez Baby Was born 108 days premature and weighed only 320 g 11 3 oz 28 29 2002 United States 53 3 cm 21 0 in 2 Francis Joseph Flynn Teenager 30 General Mite was an American dwarf who performed as a showman at various competitions around the world In 1884 Flynn married English little person Millie Edwards in England 31 The wedding was widely publicized and attended From then on the couple were exhibited as the Royal American Midgets and General and Mrs Mite in many advertisements 32 1864 1898 United States 72 4 cm 28 5 in Stacey Herald Mother3 Stacey gave birth to her first child on 21 October 2006 and later birthed two more children all of which were delivered by caesarean sections She died on 11 September 2018 33 1974 2018 Hungary 101 5 cm 40 0 in 34 Susanna Bokoyni Longevity Bokoyni died at the age of 105 making her the oldest verified centenarian dwarf During her lifetime she travelled with various circuses where she was a performer 35 1879 1984 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 Shortest by occupationActors Deceased Living Nationality Height Name Note Lifespan Dominican Republic 71 cm 28 in Nelson de la Rosa Once recognized as the world s shortest actor and had a minor role in the 1996 film The Island of Dr Moreau 36 1968 2006 India 76 cm 30 in Ajay Kumar alias Pakru Malayalam comedy actor in the Guinness Book of Records for being the shortest actor 2 ft 6 in 76 cm to play a main character in a full length film 37 He played the lead role in Athbhutha Dweepu a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan later dubbed in Tamil 1974 United States 79 cm 31 in Tamara De Treaux Shortest actress noted for E T the Extra Terrestrial and as an influence for the novel Maybe the Moon 38 39 1959 1990 Philippines 83 cm 33 in Weng Weng Filipino actor and martial artist who was the shortest actor to have lead roles 40 1957 1992 United Kingdom 126 2 cm 49 7 in Kiran Shah Shah is the world s shortest active stuntman 41 1956 Artists and writers Deceased Living Nationality Height Name Note Lifespan England 137 cm 54 in Alexander Pope English poet and satirist never grew beyond 4 ft 6 in 137 cm 42 1688 1744 France 142 cm 56 in Edith Piaf French singer and actress never grew beyond 4 ft 8 in 142 cm Known for her small stature born Edith Gassion nicknamed Piaf Parisian slang for Little Sparrow 43 1915 1963Athletes See also List of shortest players in National Basketball Association history Deceased Living Nationality Height Name Sport Note Lifespan India 84 cm 33 in Aditya Romeo Dev Bodybuilding World s Smallest Bodybuilder at 2 ft 9 in 44 1988 2012 United States 109 cm 43 in Eddie Gaedel Baseball Shortest to play in Major League Baseball 45 This however was a publicity stunt and Gaedel only stood once at the plate 1925 1961 Canada 130 cm 51 in Lionel Giroux Wrestling Also known as Little Beaver Shortest professional wrestler in the WWF at around 4 4 46 1935 1995 United States 132 cm 52 in Dylan Postl Wrestling Worlds shortest living professional wrestler 47 1986 United States 149 cm 59 in Julie Krone Horse racing Shortest American jockey stand 4 ft 10 5 in 149 cm 47 1963 England 152 cm 60 in Tich Cornford Cricket Shortest ever international cricketer 48 1900 1964 Australia 155 cm 61 in Jim Bradford Australian rules football Shortest to play Australian rules football at the highest level 49 1926 2005 United States 155 cm 61 in Jack Shapiro American football Shortest professional player of American football but only for one game 50 1907 2001 United Kingdom 157 cm 62 in Frederick Walden Association football Shortest player in England national football team history 5 ft 2 in 157 cm 51 1888 1949 United States 157 cm 62 in Shannon Bobbitt Basketball Shortest to play in the Women s National Basketball Association 47 1985 United States 160 cm 63 in Muggsy Bogues Basketball Shortest at 5 ft 3 in to play in the National Basketball Association 52 1965 Canada 160 cm 63 in Roy Worters Ice hockey Shortest to play in the National Hockey League and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969 53 1900 1957 United States 165 cm 65 in Trindon Holliday American football Holliday was formerly the shortest active player at 5 ft 5 in in the National Football League until 2015 54 1986 Venezuela 165 cm 65 in Jose Altuve Baseball Shortest active player at 5 ft 5 in in Major League Baseball 55 1990 Politicians Deceased Living Nationality Height Name Note Lifespan United States 114 cm 45 in Charley Lockhart Shortest public official in America at the time when he was sworn in as Texas State Treasurer in 1931 56 57 1876 1954 Mexico 137 cm 54 in Benito Juarez Reportedly the shortest world leader to have height recorded He was reportedly 4 ft 6 in or 1 37 meters 58 1806 1872 Italy 153 cm 60 in Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Shortest king of Italy 1869 1947 Italy 154 cm 61 in 59 Renato Brunetta Italian politician and former Minister 1950 United States 163 cm 64 in James Madison Shortest US president at 5 ft 4 in or 1 63 m 60 61 1751 1836 Philippines 150 cm 59 in Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Shortest Philippine President at 4 ft 11 in or 1 50 m 62 1947 Northern Ireland 160 cm 63 in 63 Robin Swann Minister of Health 2020 64 1971 Others Deceased Living Nationality Height Name Occupation Note Lifespan France 58 cm 23 in Richebourg Spy Richebourg was a secret agent during the French Revolution who disguised himself as an infant to pass information along 65 1768 1858 United States 152 cm 60 in Nancy J Currie Gregg Astronaut Currie became the shortest person in space when she flew in July 1993 as a Mission specialist on STS 57 66 1958 See alsoDwarfism Pygmy peoples Caroline Crachami a person about 50 cm 19 5 in tall Little people mythology List of dwarfism organisations Dwarfs and pygmies in ancient Egypt List of tallest peopleReferences Shortest Person Ever Declared Chandra Bahadur Dangi Huffington Post 27 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first got elected I was called a political pigmy people keep referring to my lack of height but there isn t anything I can do about that so I m not bothered belfasttelegraph ISSN 0307 1235 Retrieved 4 March 2021 Minister of Health Department of Health Health 25 May 2016 Retrieved 4 March 2021 Shortest spy Guinness World Records Retrieved 9 May 2018 Shortest person in space Guinness World Records Retrieved 25 May 2022 External links Media related to Dwarfism at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of the verified shortest people amp oldid 1137212663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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