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Khagendra Thapa Magar

खगेन्द्र थापा मगर

World's shortest man (1992-2020)

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Khagendra Thapa Magar was a Nepali once known as the shortest man in the world, measuring 0.67 m. Magar, who was a primordial dwarf, won the title of shortest man from Edward Niño Hernández. He lost the title in June 2011 to Junrey Balawing of the Philippines.

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Born
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Place of birth
Baglung District wd
Died
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Place of death
Pokhara wd
Citizenship
Nepal wd

Career

Quoted from Wikipedia: Khagendra Thapa Magar (CC BY-SA 4.0); each sentence links the source Wikipedia cites for it. Checked 7 November 2026.

  • Born on 18 Asoj in the Nepali calendar, or 4 October 1992, he was from the Baglung District of Nepal. community.guinnessworldrecords.com
  • Just 600 g at birth, he weighed 6.5 kg. CNN
  • In May 2008, Khagendra appeared in the British Channel 4 documentary called The World's Smallest Man and Me hosted by Mark Dolan. Channel4.com
  • Magar died in a Pokhara hospital on 17 January 2020 after complications from pneumonia at the age of 27. BBC News

Questions

When was Khagendra Thapa Magar born?
Khagendra Thapa Magar was born on 4 October 1992 in Baglung District.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Khagendra Thapa Magar · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): खगेन्द्र थापा मगर · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q732951 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Khagendra Thapa Magar.jpg by J.-H. Janßen (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  5. Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Khagendra Thapa Magar · CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. community.guinnessworldrecords.com: "World's shortest man"  – does he measure up?
  7. CNN: Nepalese teen named world's shortest man (14 October 2010)
  8. Channel4.com: Programme Two: The World's Smallest Man and Me (2008-05-12)
  9. BBC News: World's shortest mobile man dies aged 27 (January 18, 2020)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Khagendra Thapa Magar". DigiNepal. Last updated 26 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/khagendra-thapa-magar. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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