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. Most of the sourcing is done by Guinness World Records which in the last decade has added new categories for "mobile" and "non-mobile" men and women. The world's shortest verified man is Chandra Bahadur Dangi, while for women Pauline Musters holds the record.
Men Living Deceased
Women Deceased Living
Shortest pairs Deceased Living
Shortest by age group Deceased Living
Shortest by occupation
Actors Deceased Living
Artists and writers Deceased Living
Athletes
Deceased Living
Politicians Deceased Living
Others Deceased Living
See also Dwarfism Pygmy peoples Caroline Crachami, a person about 50 cm (19.5 in) tall Little people (mythology) List of dwarfism organisations Dwarfs and pygmies in ancient Egypt List of tallest people
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References
External links Media related to Dwarfism at Wikimedia Commons