List of the verified shortest people

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 worlds shortest verified man is Chandra Bahadur Dangi (pictured right), 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.

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  2 Women
  


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  3 Shortest couples
  


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  4 Shortest by age group
  


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  5 Shortest by occupation
  
  
  
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    5.2 Artists and writers
    
  
  
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    5.3 Athletes
    
  
  
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    5.4 Politicians
    
  
  
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  6 See also
  


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  7 References
  


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  8 External links
  

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 living person again following Chandra's death in September, 2015, but is non-mobile.[4][5]	1993-
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
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....[9][5]	1992–
Taiwan	67.5 cm (26.6 in)	Lin Yü-chih	Former shortest man in the world until 2009.[10]	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.[11]	1986–
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.[12]	1988–2010

Women

  Deceased
  Living
  Disputed

Nationality	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
Netherlands	61 cm (24 in)	Pauline Musters	Recognised by the Guinness World Records as the shortest woman ever recorded.[13]	1876–1895
Mexico	61 cm (24 in)	Lucía Zárate	Shortest woman claimant and the earliest studied example of microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II. Still under review.[14]	1864–1890
India	62.8 cm (24.7 in)	Jyoti Amge	Recognized by the Guinness World Records as the World's Shortest Living Woman.[15]	1993-
South Africa	65 cm (26 in)	Madge Bester	Former smallest living woman.[16]	1963–2018
United States	69 cm (27 in)	Bridgette Jordan	Former smallest living woman and one of the shortest living siblings according to Guinness World Records.[17][18]	1989-
Turkey	71 cm (28 in)	Hatice Kocaman	Former smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records.[19]	1989–

Shortest couples

  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.[20] 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.[21][22]	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.[23]	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).[24][25]	2002 –
United States	53.3 cm (21.0 in)2	Francis Joseph Flynn	Teenager[26]	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.[27] 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.[28]	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.[29]	Unknown
Hungary	101.5 cm (40.0 in)[30]	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.[31]	1879–1984

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^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.[32]	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.[33] 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.[34][35]	1959–1990
Philippines	83 cm (33 in)	Weng Weng	Filipino actor and martial artist who was the shortest actor to have lead roles.[36]	1957–1992
United Kingdom	126.2 cm (49.7 in)	Kiran Shah	Shah is the world's shortest active stuntman.[37]	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).[38]	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 Edith Gassion, nicknamed Piaf, Parisian slang for "Little Sparrow"[39]	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.[40]	1988–2012
Canada	106 cm (42 in)	Henry Franklyn	Ice hockey	A 3-feet, 6-inch tall goaltender, possibly the smallest notable person in ice hockey history.[41]	Late 19th century
United States	109 cm (43 in)	Eddie Gaedel	Baseball	Shortest to play in Major League Baseball.[42] 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".[43]	1935–1995
United States	132 cm (52 in)	Dylan Postl	Wrestling	Worlds shortest living professional wrestler.[44]	1986–
United States	149 cm (59 in)	Julie Krone	Horse racing	Shortest American jockey, stand 4 ft 10.5 in (149 cm).[44]	1963–
England	152 cm (60 in)	Tich Cornford	Cricket	Shortest ever international cricketer.[45]	1900–1964
Australia	155 cm (61 in)	Jim Bradford	Australian rules football	Shortest to play Australian rules football at the highest level.[46]	1926–2005
United States	155 cm (61 in)	Jack Shapiro	American football	Shortest professional player of American football, but only for one game.[47]	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)).[48]	1888–1949
United States	157 cm (62 in)	Shannon Bobbitt	Basketball	Shortest to play in the Women's National Basketball Association.[44]	1985–
United States	160 cm (63 in)	Muggsy Bogues	Basketball	Shortest at 5 ft 3 in to play in the National Basketball Association.[49]	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.[50]	1900–1957
United States	165 cm (65 in)	Trindon Holliday	American football	Shortest active player at 5 ft 5 in in the National Football League.[51]	1986–
Venezuela	165 cm (65 in)	José Altuve	Baseball	Shortest active player at 5 ft 5 in in Major League Baseball.[52]	1984–

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.[53][54]	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[55]	1806–1872
Italy	153 cm (60 in)	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy	Shortest king of Italy.	1869–1947
United States	163 cm (64 in)	James Madison	Shortest US President at 5 ft 4 in or 1.63 m.[56][57]	1751–1836
Philippines	150 cm (59 in)	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	Shortest Philippine President at 4 ft 11 in or 1.50 m.[58]	1947–

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.[59]	1768-1858

See also

• Dwarfism


• List of dwarfism organisations


• List of tallest people

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