List of the verified shortest people
Appearance
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This list of shortest people includes people who have been described or claimed as being the "shortest" height in their lifetime or profession.
Men
Deceased Living
Nationality | Height | Name | Notes | Lifespan |
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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 |
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57.0 cm (22.4 in) | Gul Mohammed | Shortest man ever verified up to 2012 when he lost the title to Chandra Bahadur Dangi, measuring 22 in (57 cm),[2] according to Guinness World Records. | 1957–1997 |
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60 cm (24 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 is currently the world's shortest living person following Chandra's death in September, 2015.[citation needed] | 1993- |
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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.[4][5] István died in May 2011 at the age of 48.[6] | 1963–2011 |
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67 cm (26 in) | Khagendra Thapa Magar | Former shortest man in the world until 2011, measuring 26.4 in (67 cm), according to Guinness World Records.[7] | 1992– |
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67.5 cm (26.6 in) | Lin Yü-chih | Former shortest man in the world until 2009.[8] | 1972– |
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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.[9] | 1986– |
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74 cm (29 in) | He Pingping | Once officially verified as shortest living man (mobile) at 29 in (74 cm), until death in March 2010.[10] | 1988–2010 |
Women
Deceased Living Disputed
Nationality | Height | Name | Note | Lifespan |
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58 cm (23 in) | Pauline Musters | At 23 in (58 cm) tall, recognised by the Guinness World Records as the shortest woman ever recorded.[11] | 1876–1895 |
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58.4 cm (23.0 in) | Jyoti Amge | At 58.4 cm currently recognized by the Guinness World Records as the World's shortest woman[12] | 1993– |
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61.0 cm (24.0 in) | Lucia Zarate | Smallest woman claimant and the earliest studied example of microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II. Still under review.[13] | 1864–1890 |
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65 cm (26 in) | Madge Bester | 65 cm in 1998.[14] | 1963– |
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69 cm (27 in) | Bridgette Jordan | Former smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records and one of the shortest living siblings according to Guinness World Records.[15][16] | 1989- |
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71 cm (28 in) | Hatice Kocaman | Former smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records.[17] | 1989– |
Other categories
Deceased Living
Nationality | Height | Name | Category | Notes | Lifespan |
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24 cm (9.4 in) | Nisa Juarez | Baby | Was born 108 days premature and weighed only 320 g (11.3 oz).[18][19] | 2002 – |
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53.3 cm (21.0 in)1 | Francis Joseph Flynn | Teenager[20] | General Mite, was an American little person who performed as a showman at various competitions around the world. In 1884, Flynn married English little person, Millie Edwards, in England.[21] 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.[22] | 1864–1898 |
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86.4 cm (34.0 in) | Rice brothers | Identical twins | World's shortest twins (Greg Rice, John Rice) until 2005 with the death of John Rice.[23][24] | 1951–2005 1951 – (Greg Rice) |
^1 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.
Shortest by occupation
Actors
Deceased Living
Nationality | Height | Name | Note | Lifespan |
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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.[25] | 1968–2006 |
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76 cm (30 in) | Ajaykumar | 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.[26] He played the lead role in Athbhutha Dweepu, a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan, later dubbed in Tamil. | 1974– |
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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.[27][28] | 1959–1990 |
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81 cm (32 in) | Verne Troyer | American actor and stunt performer notable for having a form of Dwarfism.[29] He is best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series of comedy films. | 1969- |
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83 cm (33 in) | Weng Weng | Filipino actor and martial artist who was the shortest actor to have lead roles.[30] | 1957–1992 |
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107 cm (42 in) | Warwick Davis | Played the titular characters in Willow and the Leprechaun film series.[31] | 1970– |
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117 cm (46 in) | Michael Dunn | Stated to be the only "little person" actor to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Ship of Fools (1965).[32] | 1934–1973 |
Artists and writers
Deceased Living
Nationality | Height | Name | Note | Lifespan |
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137 cm (54 in) | Alexander Pope | English poet and satirist, never grew beyond 4 ft 6 in (137 cm).[33] | 1688–1744 |
Athletes
Deceased Living
Nationality | Height | Name | Sport | Note | Lifespan |
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84 cm (33 in) | Aditya "Romeo" Dev | Bodybuilding | "World's Smallest Bodybuilder" at 2 ft. 9 in.[34] | 1988–2012 |
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106 cm (42 in) | Henry Franklyn | Ice hockey | A 3-feet, 6-inch tall goaltender, possibly the smallest notable person in ice hockey history.[35] | Late 19th century |
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109 cm (43 in) | Eddie Gaedel | Baseball | Shortest to play in Major League Baseball.[36] This however was a publicity stunt and Gaedel only stood once at the plate. | 1925–1961 |
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130 cm (51 in) | Lionel Giroux | Wrestling | Also known as "Little Beaver". Shortest professional wrestler in the WWF at around 4'4".[37] | 1935–1995 |
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132 cm (52 in) | Dylan Postl | Wrestling | Worlds shortest living professional wrestler.[38] | 1986– |
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149 cm (59 in) | Julie Krone | Horse racing | Shortest American jockey, stand 4 ft 10.5 in (149 cm).[38] | 1963– |
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152 cm (60 in) | Tich Cornford | Cricket | Shortest ever international cricketer.[39] | 1900–1964 |
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155 cm (61 in) | Jim Bradford | Australian rules football | Shortest to play Australian rules football at the highest level.[40] | 1926–2005 |
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155 cm (61 in) | Jack Shapiro | American football | Shortest professional player of American football, but only for one game.[41] | 1907–2001 |
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157 cm (62 in) | Frederick Walden | Association football | Shortest player in England national football team history (5 ft 2 in (157 cm)).[42] | 1888–1949 |
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157 cm (62 in) | Shannon Bobbitt | Basketball | Shortest to play in the Women's National Basketball Association.[38] | 1985– |
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160 cm (63 in) | Muggsy Bogues | Basketball | Shortest at 5 ft 3 in to play in the National Basketball Association.[43] | 1965– |
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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.[44] | 1900–1957 |
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165 cm (65 in) | Trindon Holliday | American football | Shortest active player at 5 ft 5 in in the National Football League.[45] | 1986– |
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165 cm (65 in) | José Altuve | Baseball | Shortest active player at 5 ft 5 in in Major League Baseball.[46] | 1984– |
Politicians
Deceased Living
Nationality | Height | Name | Note | Lifespan |
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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.[47][48] | 1876–1954 |
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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[49] | 1806–1872 |
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153 cm (60 in) | Victor Emmanuel III of Italy | King of Italy from 1900 to 1946 was 1.53 m tall.[50] | 1869–1947 |
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160 cm (63 in) | Kim Jong-il | North Korean dictator from 1997 to 2011. He was about 5 ft 3 in, had a penchant for wearing platform shoes and sported a bouffant hairstyle to conceal his short stature.[51][52][53] | 1941–2011 |
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163 cm (64 in) | James Madison | Shortest US President at 5 ft 4 in or 1.63 m.[54][55] | 1751–1836 |
See also
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External links
Media related to Dwarfism at Wikimedia Commons