List of the verified shortest people

List of shortest people This is a list of people who have been described or claimed as "shortest" in their lifetime or profession and now.

Shortest of all

Shortest men

Flag	Height	Name	Notes	Lifespan
	57 cm	Gul Mohammed	Shortest man ever verified, measuring 22.4 inches (57 cm), according to Guinness World Records.	1957–1997
	64 cm	Younis Edwan	Shortest man claimant, is said to be 25 inches (64 cm) tall according to Guinness World Records.	1971–
	68 cm	Lin Yü-chih	Shortest man currently living (immobile) at 26.6 inches (68 cm), according to Guinness World Records.	1972–
	70 cm	Edward Nino Hernandez	Shortest man currently living at 27.46 inches (69.7 cm), according to Guinness World Records.	1986-
	74 cm	He Pingping	Once officially verified as shortest living man (mobile) at 29 inches (74 cm), until death in March 2010	1988–2010

|- | | 75cm | [Daniel Wayne Armstrong] | Officially verified as the World's Smallest living being after the death of He Pingping in early March 2010. | 1990 - |-

Shortest women

Flag	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
	58 cm	Chrissa Panda	At 23 inches (58 cm) tall, recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest woman ever recorded.	1876–1895
	58 cm	Jag	23-and-a-half inches tall, weighing 12 pounds.	1973–
	65 cm	Madge Bester	65 cm in 1998.	1963–
	67 cm	Lucia Zarate	Smallest woman claimant and the earliest studied example of microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II.	1864–1890

Shortest by occupation

Shortest in various sports

Flag	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
	84 cm	Romeo Dev	"World's Smallest Bodybuilder" at 2ft. 9in.	1988–
	106 cm	Henry Franklyn	A 3-feet, 6-inch tall goaltender, possibly the smallest notable person in ice hockey history.	?–?
	109 cm	Eddie Gaedel	Shortest to play in Major League Baseball. This however was a publicity stunt and Gaedel only stood once at the plate.	1925–1961
	122 cm	lionel giroux	Shortest professional wrestler in the WWF at around 3'5	1935–1995
	124.4cm	Bai Chunyue	Shortest Gymnast ever at 4 foot 1.	?
	149 cm	Julie Krone	Shortest American jockey, stand 4 ft 10.5 in(149 cm).	1963–
	157 cm	Frederick Walden	Shortest player in England national football team history.	1888–1949
	157 cm	Shannon Bobbitt	Shortest to play in the Women's National Basketball Association.	1985–
	160 cm	Muggsy Bogues	Shortest at 5ft 3in to play in the National Basketball Association.	1965–
	160 cm	Roy Worters	Shortest to play in the National Hockey League and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969.	1900–1957
	165 cm	Earl Boykins	Shortest active player currently in National Basketball Association.	1976–
	168 cm	Darren Sproles	Shortest active player at 5ft 6in in the National Football League.	1983–

Shortest actors

Flag	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
	64 cm	Ajaykumar	Malayalam comedy actor. In the Guinness Book of Records for being the shortest actor (64 cm) to play a full length character in a film. He played the lead role in Athbhutha Dweepu, a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan. The movie was later dubbed in Tamil.	1974–
	71 cm	Nelson de la Rosa	Once recognized as the "world's shortest actor" and had a minor role in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film).	1968–2006
	79 cm	Tamara De Treaux	Shortest actress, noted for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and as an influence for the novel Maybe the Moon.	1959–1990
	81 cm	Verne Troyer	American actor and stunt performer is 2 ft 8 in (81 cm) tall.	1969–
	83 cm	Weng Weng	Filipino actor and martial artist who was the shortest actor to have lead roles.	1957–1992
	91.44 cm	Romy Pastrana	Filipino actor and midget comedian. Better known as " Dagul" in his showbiz career in the Philippines.	1958–
	102 cm	Charles Sherwood Stratton	Toured as General Tom Thumb around the world with Barnum Circus	1838 - 1883
	117 cm	Michael Dunn	Stated to be the only "little person" actor to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.	1934–1973

Shortest artists and writers

Flag	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
	137 cm	Alexander Pope	English poet and satirist, never grew beyond 4ft 6 (137cm).	1688–1744
	150 cm	William Hogarth	Perhaps the first great English painter, at 4 ft 11 he was six inches below the average male height in 18th century Europe.	1697–1764

Shortest in politics

Flag	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
	137 cm	Benito Juárez	Reportedly the shortest world leader to have height recorded. He was reportedly 4 ft 6 in or 1.37 meters	1806–1872
	143 cm	Renato Brunetta	Italian minister. He is 1.43 m tall.	1950–
	148 cm	Robert Reich	Secretary of Labor in Bill Clinton's first cabinet, before and after a professor of economics, is 4'10.5"	1946–
	148 cm	Deng Xiaoping	Paramount leader of China, is 4'10.5"	1904–1997
	150 cm	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	President of the Philippines, is 4'11". Second female President after Corazon Aquino and second longest serving after Ferdinand Marcos.	1947–
	152 cm	Daniel Deniehy	19th century Australian politician, only 5 feet tall, who coined the term 'bunyip aristocracy'	1828–1865
	153 cm	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy	King of Italy from 1900 to 1946 was 1.53 m tall.	1869–1947
	163 cm	James Madison	Shortest US President at 5 ft 4 in or 1.63 m.	1751–1836
	163 cm	Joseph Stalin	Leader of the USSR from 1922 to 1953; 5 ft 4 in or 1.63 m.	1878–1953
	165 cm	King John	King of England from 1199 to 1216; 5 ft 5 in or 1.65 m based upon measurements of his coffin	1166–1216
	165 cm	Emperor Hirohito	The Showa Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989; 5 ft 5 in or 1.65 m.	1901–1989
	165 cm	Silvio Berlusconi	Prime Minister of Italy.	1936–
	165 cm	Nicolas Sarkozy	Shortest president of France	1955–

Shortest in science

Flag	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
	122 cm	Charles Proteus Steinmetz	He was a German-American mathematician and electrical engineer. He stood 1.22 m.	1895–1923
	152 cm	Barbara McClintock	She was an American scientist and one of the world's most distinguished cytogeneticists.	1902–1992
	157 cm	Buckminster Fuller	He was an American architect, author, designer, inventor and futurist.	1895–1983
		Paracelsus	16th century Swiss alchemist, physician and adventurer; reportedly of short stature.	1493–1541
		Robert Hooke	17th century English scientist. His rival Isaac Newton made vicious barbs relating to his lack of stature: His famous statement 'If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants' is thought by some to have been an insult directed at Hooke.	1635–1703

Shortest Beauty Queen

Flag	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
	157 cm	Rebeca Moreno	Miss El Salvador Universe 2008, stand 5 ft 2 in(157 cm), the world's shortest beauty queen.	1986–
	160 cm	Jewel Selver	The world's second shortest beauty queen, and the shortest delegate from Turks and Caicos.	1986–
	160 cm	Sandy Lau	Same as Jewel Selver, the world's second shortest beauty queen.	1986–
	163 cm	Sorene Maratita	She's not competed in Miss Universe 2009, just competed in Miss International 2009. She stand 1.63 m.	1990–
	164 cm	Apasra Hongsakula	She's the winner of Miss Universe 1965, and the shortest Miss Universe in history, stand 1.64 m.	1947–
	165 cm	Armi Kuusela	She's the first winner of Miss Universe in 1952. The second shortest Miss Universe in history, stand 1.65 m.	1934–
	165 cm	Josefina Nuñez	She competed in Miss Universe 2010, but was unplaced. She was the shortest contestant in Miss Universe 2010, stand 5 ft 5 in(165 cm).	1987–
	167 cm	Karenina Sunny Halim	She's competed in Miss World 2009, but was unplaced. She's half American, stand 1.67 m.	1986–
	168 cm	Precious Quigaman	Miss International 2005, Precious Lara Quigaman of the Philippines is the shortest Miss International, standing at 5'6 feet.	1983–
	168 cm	Artika Sari Devi	She's the contestant of Miss Universe 2005, placed in to Top 15, and the only Asian country that made into the Top 15.	1979–
	168 cm	Sandra Angelia	She's the contestant of Miss World 2008, but was unplaced. She stand 5 ft 6 in(168 cm).	1986–
	168 cm	Zenisha Moktan	Competed in Miss World 2009, but was unplaced.	1989–
	169 cm	Pilar Arlando	Competed in Miss World 2009, but was unplaced. She's of Chinese, Indian, Portuguese and Dutch descent.	1989–
	170 cm	Altynai Ismankulova	Competed in Miss International 2009 for the first time, but was unplaced.	1988–
	171 cm	Zana Krasniqi	Competed in Miss Universe 2008, placed in the Top 10. She's the shortest Kosovar beauty queen that sent to MU Pageant, stand 5 ft 7.5 in(171 cm).	1988–
	173 cm	Karla Henry	Is the first Asian to win the Miss Earth crown and the shortest standing 5'8.	1988–

See also

• Dwarfism
• List of people with dwarfism
• List of tallest people