Chandra Bahadur Dangi

Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3

September 2015) (Nepali: च बहा र डाँगी,
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
pronounced [t͡sʌndrʌˈbʌɦadur ˈɖãŋɡi], or [t͡sʌndraˈbaːdur
ˈɖãŋɡi] ( listen)) was a Nepali man who was the shortest
man in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable
evidence, measuring 54.6 cm (1 ft 91 ⁄2 in).[2] Dangi was a
primordial dwarf. He broke the record of Gul Mohammed
(1957–1997), whose height was 57 cm (1 ft 10 in).

Dangi came to the attention of the media when a wood

contractor saw him in his village in the Dang district of
Nepal. He was awarded the title of shortest adult human
ever recorded after his height was measured in February
2012.[3] He was subsequently included in the Guinness
World Records. Three of his five brothers were less than
1.22 m (four feet) tall, while his two sisters and two other
brothers are of average height.
Dangi in 2012
Born 30 November 1939[1]

Contents Salyan, Salyan District,

Nepal[1]
Biography Died 3 September 2015 (aged 75)
See also Pago Pago, American Samoa
References Nationality Nepalese
External links Occupation Farmer, craftsman
Known for World's shortest adult human

Biography Height 54.6 cm (1 ft 91⁄2 in)[2]

Dangi was born on 30 November 1939.[1] It is unknown what medical condition limited his growth.[4] He
lived in a remote village, Reemkholi, approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) away from Kathmandu,
Nepal's capital. Before being recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world's shortest man in
2012, he had never left his home village.[5] After being awarded the title, he said he had always wished to
travel to all parts of his country and the world. He stated that being the shortest man in the world and a
citizen of Nepal, he wanted to use his status to popularise his country.[6]

In 2012, at the age of 72, Dangi met the world's shortest woman, Jyoti Amge of Nagpur, India. The pair
posed together for the 57th edition of The Guinness Book of Records in 2013.[4] On 13 November 2014, as
part of Guinness World Records Day, Dangi met the world's tallest living man, Sultan Kösen, at an event in
London.[6]

Dangi died in American Samoa on 3 September 2015 at the age of 75, at the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical
Medical Center in Pago Pago. His exact cause of death was not disclosed, although The Kathmandu Post
reported that he had previously been suffering from pneumonia.[7][8][9] He had been touring the South
Pacific for much of the year with Samoa's Tupa'l Bruno's Magic Circus.[10]

See also
List of people with dwarfism
Dwarfism
List of the verified shortest people

References
1. अ लाह मयाँ (26 February 2012). "७२ वषीय right now turning 73 in 17 days च बहा र बने व कै
होचा" (https://web.archive.org/web/20120227224240/http://www.ekantipur.com/nep/2068/11/1
5/full-story/343401.html). अ लाह मयाँ. ekantipur.com. Archived from the original (http://www.
ekantipur.com/nep/2068/11/15/full-story/343401.html) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved
28 February 2012.
2. "World's second shortest man: All you need to know about Chandra Bahadur Dangi" (http://
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/2/worlds-shortest-man-all-you-need-to-know-ab
out-chandra-bahadur-dangi/). Guinness World Records. 26 February 2012. Retrieved
20 October 2017.
3. Staufenburg, Jess (5 September 2015). "World's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi dies
aged 75" (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/worlds-shortest-man-dead-nepals-ch
andra-bahadur-dangi-10488000.html). The Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
4. "World's shortest man, woman meet for first time" (https://www.foxnews.com/world/worlds-sh
ortest-man-woman-meet-for-first-time). Fox News Channel. 29 August 2012. Retrieved
18 November 2020.
5. Staufenberg, Jess (5 September 2015). "World's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi dies
aged 75" (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/worlds-shortest-man-dead-nepals-ch
andra-bahadur-dangi-10488000.html). The Independent. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
6. "World's tallest man comes eye to eye with world's smallest man for Guinness World
Records' Day" (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11228351/Worl
ds-tallest-man-comes-eye-to-eye-with-worlds-smallest-man-for-Guinness-World-Records-D
ay.html). The Daily Telegraph. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
7. "The World's Shortest Man Dies, a Photo Tribute to Nepal's Chandra Bahadur Dangi" (http
s://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/09/04/the-worlds-shortest-man-dies-a-photo-tribute-to-n
epals-chandra-bahadur-dangi/). The Wall Street Journal. 4 September 2015. Retrieved
4 September 2015.
8. "World's shortest man dies at 75" (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/world-shortest-m
an-dies-75-article-1.2348805). Daily News. New York. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
9. "World's shortest man Dangi dies in American Samoa" (http://www.business-standard.com/a
rticle/news-ians/world-s-shortest-man-dangi-dies-in-american-samoa-115090401254_1.htm
l). Business Standard. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
10. "World's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi dies in American Samoa aged 75" (http://ww
w.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-05/world27s-shortest-man-dies--chandra-bahadur-dangi/67521
16). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

External links
Nepalese man named shortest ever in history (http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/26/world/asia/
nepal-shortest-man-ever/index.html?hpt=ias_t2)
 Shortest Man of the World Chandra Bahadur Dangi (http://www.biratsansar.com/shortest-per
son-in-the-world-chandra-bahadur-dangi/) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/201408112
20842/http://www.biratsansar.com/shortest-person-in-the-world-chandra-bahadur-dangi/) 11
August 2014 at the Wayback Machine

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