Chandra Bahadur Dangi

1939 – 2015 Nepal

weaver

Who was Chandra Bahadur Dangi?

Farmer and weaver who held the Guinness World Record as the shortest adult man ever recorded at 54.6 cm (1 ft 9.5 in) tall. He gained international fame after his record was verified in 2012.

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Chandra Bahadur Dangi (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

November 30, 1939

Salyan District

Died

2015

Pago Pago

Nationality

Nepal

Zodiac Sign

Sagittarius

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