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Named the shortest man after Pingping died in March 2010, at 27.64 in (70.21 cm), but lost the title in October 2010 to Magar. [12] Edward re-gained the title of World's shortest mobile man living following Magar's death in 2020. [13] He was beaten by Ghaderzadeh in December 2022. [9] 1986– Nepal: 73.43 cm (28.91 in) Dor Bahadur Khapangi
He was billed as the smallest man in the world, [9] exhibited and known to the public under the name, "Major Mite". The "Major Mite" moniker had previously been used by an American comedian who died in 1900, [ 5 ] and a 19th-century circus performer, William E. Jackson, who died in 1901, at 24, 2 ft 9 in (0.84 m) tall and weighing 26 pounds (12 ...
In 2012, at the age of 72, Dangi met the world's shortest woman, Jyoti Amge of Nagpur, India. The pair posed together for the 57th edition of The Guinness Book of Records in 2013. [ 5 ] On 13 November 2014, as part of Guinness World Records Day , Dangi met the world's tallest living man, Sultan Kösen , at an event in London.
Richard James Flaherty (November 28, 1945 — May 9, 2015) was a historically notable United States Army captain in Vietnam War service. As once the smallest serviceman in US history (standing at 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 m)) and inspired to undermine size-prejudice, investing his military leadership with insight and skills to survive bravery - Capt. Flaherty is today renowned as "The Giant Killer".
Pastrana (Dagul as his stage name) is a Filipino dwarf actor who does roles on the children's gag show Goin' Bulilit, he is the only adult actor. [55] 1958– Canada — Jordan Prentice: Canadian actor, who appeared in In Bruges. 1973– Philippines — Noemi Tesorero: Tesorero (Mahal as her stage name) is a Filipina dwarf actress, comedian and ...
In response, Veeck threatened to request an official ruling on whether Yankees shortstop and reigning American League MVP Phil Rizzuto, who stood 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m), was a short ballplayer or a tall dwarf. Initially, Major League Baseball struck Gaedel from its record book, as if he had not been in the game.
The shortest biographies of living people by page length in bytes (limited to the first 1000 entries); data as of 02:09, 5 January 2025 (UTC). This report is updated every day. This report is updated every day.
Lin Yü-chih (林 煜 智 Lín Yùzhì; born 1972) is an author and social activist, who was one of the shortest people in the world according to Guinness World Records. He resides in Taipei, Taiwan. In May 2008 he appeared in the British Channel 4 documentary called "The World's Smallest Man and Me" hosted by Mark Dolan.