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.

Jun 15, 2024 · Here is a list of the verified top 10 shortest people who ever lived. Chandra Dangi is the smallest man & Jyoti Amge is the smallest woman.

Dec 3, 2025 · However, many of the shortest people in the world haven’t been properly recorded or recognized until more recently. Let’s take a look at some of the verified cases of history’s smallest …

Dec 14, 2022 · Afshin is the fourth-shortest man ever verified by Guinness World Records. He was flown to our Dubai office where measurements were taken three times over the course of 24 hours, …

Define shortest. shortest synonyms, shortest pronunciation, shortest translation, English dictionary definition of shortest. adj. short·er , short·est 1. Having little length; not long. 2. Having little height; …

Dec 13, 2023 · Who is the shortest man in the world? The shortest man living is Afshin Ghaderzadeh of Iran, according to Guinness Word Records. He stands 2 feet 1.6 inches tall. He was born on July 13, …

The shortest man ever was Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal, who measured 21.5 inches (54.6 centimeters) tall in 2012 at age 72. He died in 2015 while traveling the world in support of his …

Standing only 27.64 inches (70.21 cm), Edward Niño Hernández from Colombia was certified as the world’s shortest man by the Guinness World Records on September 4, 2010.

Dec 15, 2022 · Bukan: 20-year-old Iranian man Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh is crowned as the world's shortest man alive at 2 ft 1 inch ( (65.24cm) by the Guinness Book of World Records. Afshin hails …

Jun 1, 2025 · We're ranking the shortest basketball players by how well they played in the NBA. Standing under 5 feet, 9 inches, the shortest NBA players ever are also some of the best NBA …