# Chandra Bahadur Dangi

_Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history (1939–2015)_

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> Chandra Bahadur Dangi was a Nepalese man who holds the world record as the shortest person in recorded history. Measuring 54.6 cm, he was recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest adult human ever verified in 2012.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 30 November 1939 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2265759#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Salyan District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2265759#P19))
- **Died:** 3 September 2015 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2265759#P570))
- **Place of death:** Pago Pago ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2265759#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2265759#P27))
- **Occupation:** weaver ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2265759#P106))

## Career

- Dangi was born in Salyan, Salyan District, Nepal, on 30 November 1939. ([अब्दुल्लाह मियाँ](http://www.ekantipur.com/nep/2068/11/15/full-story/343401.html))
- It is said he had primordial dwarfism. ([Business Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com/life-of-the-worlds-shortest-man-2015-10), [Guinness World Records](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/9/remembering-chandra-dangi-the-worlds-shortest-man-ever-396354), [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/world/worlds-shortest-man-woman-meet-for-first-time))
- He had five brothers and two sisters. ([CNN.com](https://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/26/world/asia/nepal-shortest-man-ever/index.html?hpt=ias_t2))
- He lived in a remote village, Reemkholi, approximately 400 km away from Kathmandu, Nepal's capital. ([CNN.com](https://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/26/world/asia/nepal-shortest-man-ever/index.html?hpt=ias_t2))
- Before being recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's shortest man in 2012, he had never left his home village. ([The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/worlds-shortest-man-dead-nepals-chandra-bahadur-dangi-10488000.html))
- He was a weaver by trade. ([CNN.com](https://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/26/world/asia/nepal-shortest-man-ever/index.html?hpt=ias_t2))

_Cited sentences quoted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chandra_Bahadur_Dangi&oldid=1381099281), CC BY-SA 4.0._

## Questions

**When was Chandra Bahadur Dangi born?**  
Chandra Bahadur Dangi was born on 30 November 1939 in Salyan District.

## Related

- [Salyan District, Nepal](https://diginpl.com/places/salyan-district-nepal)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chandra Bahadur Dangi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Bahadur_Dangi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): चन्द्रबहादुर डाँगी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2265759](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2265759) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Chandra 04.jpg by Krish Dulal (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chandra_04.jpg)
- [Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Chandra Bahadur Dangi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chandra_Bahadur_Dangi&oldid=1381099281) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [अब्दुल्लाह मियाँ: ७२ वषीर्य right now turning 73 in 17 days चन्द्रबहादुर बने विश्वकै होचा (26 February 2012)](http://www.ekantipur.com/nep/2068/11/15/full-story/343401.html)
- [Business Insider: The fascinating life of the world's shortest man (October 8, 2015)](https://www.businessinsider.com/life-of-the-worlds-shortest-man-2015-10)
- [Guinness World Records: Remembering Chandra Dangi – the world's shortest man ever (September 18, 2015)](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/9/remembering-chandra-dangi-the-worlds-shortest-man-ever-396354)
- [Fox News: World's shortest man, woman meet for first time (29 August 2012)](https://www.foxnews.com/world/worlds-shortest-man-woman-meet-for-first-time)
- [CNN.com: Nepalese man named shortest ever in history (February 27, 2012)](https://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/26/world/asia/nepal-shortest-man-ever/index.html?hpt=ias_t2)
- [The Independent: World's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi dies aged 75 (5 September 2015)](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/worlds-shortest-man-dead-nepals-chandra-bahadur-dangi-10488000.html)

## Licence and attribution

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