10 Verified Shortest People To Ever Live

Sagar Puri
May 17, 2023

Chandra Bahadur Dangi (Nepal)

Chandra was declared the shortest human adult ever documented and verified, measuring 21.51 in (54.64 cm). His height was verified by the Guinness World Records.

Gul Mohammed (India)

Guinness World Records verified Mohammed's height at 22 inches (57 cm). He was the shortest man ever verified up to 2012, when he lost the title to Chandra Bahadur Dangi.

Junrey Balawing (Philippines)

Junrey was former shortest living man in the world, measuring 22.0 in (56.0 cm), verified by Guinness World Records in 2012.

István Tóth (Hungary)

Istvan was once the shortest man his height was recorded at 26 inches (65 cm). István died in May 2011 at the age of 48.

Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh (Iran)

Ghaderzadeh beat Edward's record and was listed as World's Shortest Man Living (Mobile) by Guinness World Records in December 2022.

Khagendra Thapa Magar (Nepal)

Khagendra was the shortest man in the world until 2011, when he became the world's shortest mobile man.

Lin Yü-chih (Taiwan)

Yü-chih is listed as the World's shortest non-mobile man living, a title he has held non-consecutively since 2009.

Edward Niño Hernández (Colombia)

He was named as the shortest man after Pingping died in March 2010, at 27.64 inches (70.21 cm). He was beaten by Ghaderzadeh in December 2022.

Dor Bahadur Khapangi (Nepal)

He was confirmed as shortest living teenager (Male) by Guinness World Records. His recorded height was 73.43 cm (28.91 in).

He Pingping (China)

He was officially verified as shortest living man (mobile) at 29 in (74 cm), until death in March 2010.

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