Shortest men

Nationality	Height	Name	Notes	Lifespan
India	57 cm	Gul Mohammed Gul Mohammed Gul Mohammed of New Delhi, India, according to The Guinness Book of World Records, was the shortest adult human being whose existence and height have been independently verified....	Shortest man ever verified, measuring 57 cm (22.4 in), according to Guinness World Records Guinness World Records Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world... .	1957–1997
Philippines	59.93 cm	Junrey Balawing Junrey Balawing Junrey Balawing, born June 12, 1993 in Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines is the world's shortest living man according to the Guinness Book of World Records, measuring at . The declaration came during Balawing's 18th birthday celebration...	Current shortest man in the world, measuring 59.93 cm (23.6 in), verified by Guinness World Records Guinness World Records Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...  on June 12, 2011.	1993–
Jordan	65 cm	Younis Edwan Younis Edwan Younis Edwan has claimed to be the world's shortest man at 65 cm , though has not been officially measured by Guinness World Records.-References:...	Shortest man claimant, is said to be 65 cm (25.6 in), but not verified by Guinness World Records Guinness World Records Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world... .	1971–
Hungary	65 cm	István Tóth	Shortest man claimant, was said to be 65 cm (25.6 in). Verification by Guinness World Records Guinness World Records Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...  needs to be checked. István died in May 2011 at the age of 48.	1963–2011
Nepal	67 cm	Khagendra Thapa Magar Khagendra Thapa Magar Khagendra Thapa Magar , son of Rup Bahadur and Dhana Maya Thapa Magar, was the shortest man in the world, measuring . Formerly the shortest teenager in the world, Magar took the title of shortest man from Edward Nino Hernandez when he turned 18 on October 14, 2010. Magar is a primordial dwarf...	Former shortest man in the world until 2011, measuring 26.4 in (67.1 cm), according to Guinness World Records Guinness World Records Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world... .	1992–
Republic of China	67.5 cm	Lin Yü-chih Lin Yü-chih Lin Yü-chih is the former shortest man in the world according to Guinness World Records. He resides in Taipei, Taiwan, where he works as an author and social activist. His name has sometimes been misspelled as Lin Yih-chih...	Former shortest man in the world until 2009.	1972–
Colombia	70.21 cm	Edward Niño Hernández Edward Niño Hernández Edward Niño Hernández was officially named as the world's shortest living man on September 4, 2010, by the Guinness World Records. At 24 years of age Hernandez was tall and weighed...	Named the shortest man after He Pingping died in March 2010, at 70.21 cm (27.6 in), but lost the title in October 2010 to Magar.	1986–
Mainland China	74 cm	He Pingping He Pingping He Pingping was, according to the Guinness World Records, the world's shortest man who was able to walk.- Early and personal life :He measured 74 cm tall, and was the third child of a family in Huade county, in the city of Ulanqab in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. He had...	Once officially verified as shortest living man (mobile) at 29 in (73.7 cm), until death in March 2010.	1988–2010

Shortest women

Nationality	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
Netherlands	58 cm	Pauline Musters Pauline Musters Pauline Bennett is, at tall, recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest woman ever recorded....	At 58 cm (22.8 in) tall, recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest woman ever recorded.	1876–1895
South Africa	65 cm	Madge Bester Madge Bester Madge Bester is believed to be the world's shortest living woman. From South Africa, she measures 2 ft 1.5 in in height which was measured in 1991. Bester has osteogenesis imperfecta, which is characterized by brittle bones, and uses a wheelchair...	65 cm in 1998.	1963–
Mexico	67 cm	Lucia Zarate Lucia Zarate Lucia Zarate was born in San Carlos, today the area encompassing the town of Ursulo Galvan, Veracruz, and settled on the Agostadero, now Cempoala, Veracruz, Mexico. is the first person to have been identified with Majewski Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type II. She was entered into the...	Smallest woman claimant and the earliest studied example of microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism Primordial Dwarfism Primordial dwarfism is a form of dwarfism that results in a smaller body size in all stages of life beginning from before birth. More specifically, primordial dwarfism is a diagnostic category including specific types of profoundly proportionate dwarfism, in which individuals are extremely small...  type II. Still under review.	1864–1890
United States	69  cm	Bridgette Jordan	Current smallest living woman acccording to Guinness World Records and one of the shortest living siblings according to Guinness World Records Guinness World Records Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world... .	1989-
Turkey	71 cm	Hatice Kocaman	Former smallest living mobile woman according to Guinness World Records Guinness World Records Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world... .	1989–

Other categories

Nationality	Height	Name	Category	Notes	Lifespan
United States	24 cm	Nisa Juarez	Baby	Was born 108 days premature and weighed only 320 g (11.3 oz).	2002 –
India	58 cm	Jyoti Amge Jyoti Amge Jyoti Amge , a resident of Nagpur, India, is currently the world's smallest girl according to the Limca Book of Records. She has a growth anomaly, that has restricted her height to 23 inches , and her weight to 11 pounds .-Biography:Jyoti was born weighing only 3 pounds and was not expected to...	Teenager	Shortest girl according to the Limca Book of Records Limca Book of Records Limca Book of Records is a record book of Indian origin. First published in 1990, when the Limca Brand was owned by Parle Group. The book continued to be published by Coca-Cola, when they bought the Limca Brand. The 20th edition of this book was released by Amitabh Bachchan in March 2009... . She has a growth anomaly, that has restricted her height to 23 inches (58 cm), and her weight to 11 pounds (5.25 kg).	1993–
United States	86.4 cm	Rice brothers Rice Brothers "Rice Brothers" redirects here. For the bluegrass albums, see The Rice Brothers and The Rice Brothers 2.John Rice and Greg Rice , sometimes known as the Rice Brothers or Rice Twins, were identical twin dwarfs, known throughout the United States for their appearances in various commercials and...	Identical twins Twin A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...	World's shortest twins (Greg Rice, John Rice) until 2005 with the death of John Rice.	1951 – 2005

Actors

Nationality	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
Dominican Republic	71 cm	Nelson de la Rosa Nelson de la Rosa Nelson Aquino de la Rosa , a.k.a. Mahow, was one of the shortest men of the 20th and 21st centuries and an actor from the Dominican Republic. Nelson measured 71 centimeters tall ....	Once recognized as the "world's shortest actor" and had a minor role in the 1996 film, The Island of Dr. Moreau The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film) The Island of Dr. Moreau is a 1996 science fiction horror film, the third major movie version of the H. G. Wells novel The Island of Doctor Moreau about a scientist who attempts to convert animals into people... .	1968–2006
India	76 cm	Ajaykumar	Malayalam comedy actor, in the Guinness Book of Records for being the shortest actor (2 in 6 in (76.2 cm)) to play a main character in a full length film. He played the lead role in Athbhutha Dweepu, a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan Vinayan Vinayan is an Indian film director, mainly of Malayalam movies. He started his career with the film Super Star, in which he used a Mohanlal look-alike in the lead role.... , later dubbed in Tamil.	1974–
United States	79 cm	Tamara De Treaux Tamara De Treaux Tamara Detro , known by the stage name Tamara De Treaux, was an American actress. She stood 31 inches tall. She was one of the performers who played ET in Steven Spielberg's film E. T. , squatting inside the animatronic puppet, but was not credited.She was a friend of the American writer Armistead...	Shortest actress, noted for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, and Peter Coyote... and as an influence for the novel Maybe the Moon Maybe the Moon Maybe the Moon is a novel written by San Francisco novelist Armistead Maupin.The story Maupin describes as 'partly autobiographical', despite the main character being a female heterosexual Jewish dwarf... .	1959–1990
United States	81 cm	Verne Troyer Verne Troyer Verne J. Troyer is an American stand-up comedian, actor, stuntman and performer, best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series...	American actor and stunt performer best known for playing Mini-Me Mini-Me Mini-Me is a character played by Verne Troyer in the second and third Austin Powers movies: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember.-History:...  in the Austin Powers Austin Powers (film series) The Austin Powers series is a series of action-comedy films written by and starring Mike Myers as the title character, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema...  series. He is 2 ft 8 in (81 cm) tall.	1969–
Philippines	83 cm	Weng Weng Weng Weng Ernesto de la Cruz , better known as Weng Weng, was a Filipino actor and martial artist. Only 83 cm tall, he is listed in the Guinness World Records as the shortest adult actor in a leading role...	Filipino actor and martial artist who was the shortest actor to have lead roles.	1957–1992
United States	102 cm	Charles Sherwood Stratton General Tom Thumb General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton , a dwarf who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum.-Early life:...	Toured as General Tom Thumb around the world with Barnum Circus.	1838–1883
United States	107 cm	Meinhardt Raabe Meinhardt Raabe Meinhardt Frank Raabe was an American actor. He was one of the last surviving Munchkin-actors in The Wizard of Oz, and was also the last surviving cast member with any dialogue in the film...	Was one of the last surviving Munchkin-actors Munchkin The Munchkins are the natives of the fictional Munchkin Country in the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. They first appeared in the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which they are described as being somewhat short of stature, and wear only blue...  in The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs... (portrayed the coroner). Meinhardt was 107 centimetres (42.1 in) tall.	1915–2010
United States	117 cm	Michael Dunn	Stated to be the only "little person" actor to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the... .	1934–1973

Artists and writers

Nationality	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
Kingdom of England	137 cm	Alexander Pope Alexander Pope Alexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson...	English poet and satirist, never grew beyond 4 ft 6 in (137 cm).	1688–1744

Athletes

Nationality	Height	Name	Sport	Note	Lifespan
India	84 cm	Aditya "Romeo" Dev Aditya Dev Aditya 'Romeo' Dev is an Indian body builder with dwarfism made famous by being reported in the UK press in February 2008. Romeo can shoulder press custom made 2 kg dumbbells, a notable feat given his 9 kg body weight and 84 cm stature...	Bodybuilding	"World's Smallest Bodybuilder" at 2 ft. 9in.	1988–
Canada	106 cm	Henry Franklyn	Ice hockey	A 3-feet, 6-inch tall goaltender, possibly the smallest notable person in ice hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...  history.	Late 1800s
United States	109 cm	Eddie Gaedel Eddie Gaedel Edward Carl Gaedel was an American with dwarfism who became famous for participating in a Major League Baseball game....	Baseball	Shortest to play in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League... . This however was a publicity stunt and Gaedel only stood once at the plate.	1925–1961
Canada	130 cm	Lionel Giroux Lionel Giroux Lionel Giroux was a Canadian midget wrestler who is best known by his ring name Little Beaver. His most famous appearance was in a six-man match at WrestleMania III for the World Wrestling Federation.-Career:...	Wrestling	Also known as "Little Beaver". Shortest professional wrestler in the WWF World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...  at around 4'4".	1935–1995
United States	132 cm	Dylan Postl Dylan Postl Dylan Postl is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names Hornswoggle or Little Bastard. He is employed by WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand...	Wrestling	Worlds shortest living professional wrestler.	1986–
United States	149 cm	Julie Krone Julie Krone Julie Krone , is a retired American jockey. In 1993, she became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she captured the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair...	Horse racing	Shortest American jockey, stand 4 ft 10.5 in(149 cm).	1963–
United Kingdom	157 cm	Frederick Walden Fanny Walden Frederick Ingram "Fanny" Walden was an English professional footballer who played on the right-wing for Northampton Town, Tottenham Hotspur and at international level for England during the 1910s and 1920s...	Association football	Shortest player in England national football team England national football team The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...  history (5 in 2 in (157.48 cm)).	1888–1949
United States	157 cm	Shannon Bobbitt Shannon Bobbitt Shannon Denise Bobbitt is an American professional basketball player for the WNBA's Indiana Fever. One of eight children and a native of the Bronx, New York Bobbitt honed her basketball skills on the neighborhood project courts of Harlem...	Basketball	Shortest to play in the Women's National Basketball Association Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association... .	1985–
United States	160 cm	Muggsy Bogues Muggsy Bogues Tyrone Curtis "Muggsy" Bogues is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach of the now-defunct Charlotte Sting of the Women's National Basketball Association . The shortest player ever to play in the NBA, the Bogues played point guard for four teams during his...	Basketball (inactive)	Shortest at 5 ft 3in to play in the National Basketball Association National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada... .	1965–
Canada	160 cm	Roy Worters Roy Worters Roy "Shrimp" Worters was a Canadian professional Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Canadiens and New York Americans, and was notable for recording 66 shutouts in his career and being, at 5'3" tall, the...	Ice hockey	Shortest to play in the National Hockey League National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...  and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...  in 1969.	1900–1957
United States	165 cm	Earl Boykins Earl Boykins Earl Antoine Boykins is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. Standing at 5 feet, 5 inches in height, he is the second shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues, who was 5 feet, 3 inches tall. His NBA listed...	Basketball (active)	Shortest active player currently in National Basketball Association National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada... .	1976–
United States	165 cm	Trindon Holliday Trindon Holliday Trindon Holliday is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft...	American football	Shortest active player at 5 ft 5in in the National Football League National Football League The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing... .	1986–

Politicians

Nationality	Height	Name	Note	Lifespan
Mexico	137 cm	Benito Juárez Benito Juárez Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...	Reportedly the shortest world leader to have height recorded. He was reportedly 4 ft 6 in or 1.37 meters	1806–1872
Italy	143 cm	Renato Brunetta Renato Brunetta Renato Brunetta is an Italian economist and politician and, as of May 2008, a minister in the Berlusconi government.He is a former member of the Italian Socialist Party, Member of the European Parliament for the North-East from 2004 to 2009 with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's...	Italian Minister.	1950-
United States	147 cm	Robert Reich Robert Reich Robert Bernard Reich is an American political economist, professor, author, and political commentator. He served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997....	Secretary of Labor in Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... 's first cabinet, before and after, a professor of public policy.	1946–
Philippines	150 cm	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...	14th president of the Republic of the Philippines, reported height is 4'11"	1947–
Italy	153 cm	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Victor Emmanuel III was a member of the House of Savoy and King of Italy . In addition, he claimed the crowns of Ethiopia and Albania and claimed the titles Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Albania , which were unrecognised by the Great Powers...	King of Italy from 1900 to 1946 was 1.53 m tall.	1869–1947
Australia	158 cm	Daniel Deniehy Daniel Deniehy Daniel Henry Deniehy was an Australian journalist, orator and politician; and early advocate of democracy in colonial New South Wales.-Early life:...	19th century Australian politician, he was about 5 feet 2 inches tall and coined the term 'bunyip aristocracy Bunyip aristocracy The term bunyip aristocracy is an Australian term satirising attempts to develop an aristocracy in the colonies now forming that country.It was first coined in 1853 by Daniel Deniehy who made a speech lambasting the attempt by William Wentworth to establish a titled aristocracy in the New South... '	1828–1865
Russia	162 cm	Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is the third President of the Russian Federation.Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987. He defended his dissertation in 1990 and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed to Saint...	Current Russian President measured at 5 ft 3.78 in or 1.62 m.	1965–
United States	163 cm	James Madison James Madison James Madison, Jr. was an American statesman and political theorist. He was the fourth President of the United States and is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being the primary author of the United States Constitution and at first an opponent of, and then a key author of the United...	Shortest US President at 5 ft 4 in or 1.63 m.	1751–1836
Soviet Union	163 cm	Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...	Leader of the USSR from 1922 to 1953; 5 ft 4 in or 1.63m	1878–1953
Japan	165 cm	Emperor Akihito Akihito is the current , the 125th emperor of his line according to Japan's traditional order of succession. He acceded to the throne in 1989.-Name:In Japan, the emperor is never referred to by his given name, but rather is referred to as "His Imperial Majesty the Emperor" which may be shortened to . In...	The Current Emperor of Japan. Akihito measures 5 ft 5 in or 1.65 m.	1933–
Early Modern France	165 cm	Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....	Current French president. Known to wear shoes with particularly high heels.	1955–

See also

• Dwarfism
  Dwarfism
  Dwarfism is short stature resulting from a medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches  , although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder....
  
  
• List of people with dwarfism
• List of shortest players in National Basketball Association history
• List of tallest people