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Chandra Bahadur Dangi

1939 - 2015

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Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3 September 2015) (Nepali: चन्द्रबहादुर डाँगी, pronounced [t͡sʌⁿd̪ɾʌ ˈbʌɦadur ˈɖãᵑɡi], or [t͡sʌndraˈbaːdur ˈɖãŋɡi] ) was a Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history, measuring 54.6 cm (1 ft 9+1⁄2 in). He broke the record previously set by Gul Mohammed (1957–1997), whose height was 57 cm (1 ft 10 in). Dangi came to the attention of the media when a wood contractor saw him in his village in the Dang district of Nepal. He was awarded the title of shortest adult human ever recorded, after his height was measured in February 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chandra Bahadur Dangi is the 34th most popular celebrity (up from 46th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Nepal and the most popular Nepalese Celebrity.

Chandra Bahadur Dangi is the shortest living man in recorded history. He is recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest living man in recorded history.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 34 out of 265. Before him are Rodney King, Besarion Jughashvili, Jacques Mayol, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Knauss, and Mehran Karimi Nasseri. After him are Rosemary Kennedy, Thérésa Tallien, Peggy Guggenheim, Myrtle Corbin, Black Dahlia, and Anna Nicole Smith.

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Among people born in 1939, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 67. Before him are Phil Spector, Claude François, Joel Schumacher, Mark Margolis, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, and Dale T. Mortensen. After him are Joaquim Chissano, Emil Constantinescu, Pak Pong-ju, Daniel C. Tsui, Milva, and Carolina Herrera. Among people deceased in 2015, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 63. Before him are Chantal Akerman, Udo Lattek, Oliver Sacks, Zhelyu Zhelev, Kenzo Ohashi, and Alfred G. Gilman. After him are Assia Djebar, Maureen O'Hara, Francesco Rosi, Marshall Rosenberg, Pierre Brice, and Dave Mackay.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 11 out of 59. Before him are Mahapajapati Gotami (-600), Bidhya Devi Bhandari (1961), KP Sharma Oli (1952), Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954), Rāhula (-534), and Śuddhodana (-590). After him are Ram Chandra Poudel (1944), Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723), Birendra of Nepal (1945), Gyanendra of Nepal (1947), Queen Aishwarya of Nepal (1949), and Sanu Sharma (null).

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Among CELEBRITIES In Nepal

Among celebrities born in Nepal, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 1. After him are Khagendra Thapa Magar (1992).

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