Chandra Bahadur Dangi

In February 2012 Guinness measured Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old from Nepal, at 54.6 cm (about 21.5 inches), shorter than many newborn babies. It made him the shortest adult of all time on record. He died in 2015.

The record covers adults whose height could be measured and checked. Older reports of smaller people are not verified.