List of the verified shortest people
List of shortest people This is a list of people who have been described or claimed as "shortest" in their lifetime or profession.
Shortest of all
Shortest men
- Gul Mohammed - Shortest man ever verified, measuring only 22 inches, according to Guinness World Records.[1]
- Younis Edwan - Shortest man claimant, said to be 65 cm tall.[2]
- He Pingping - Shortest man claimant, possibly the shortest man in the People's Republic of China.[3]
- Lin Yü-chih - Shortest man currently living according to Guinness World Records.[4]
Peter Knight - Shortest Equiniti employee, 5ft 6in tall.
Shortest women
- Madge Bester - Shortest living woman claimant.[5]
- Pauline Musters - Smallest woman ever claimant.[6]
- Lucia Zarate - Smallest woman claimant and the earliest studied example of microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type [7]
Shortest by occupation
Shortest in various sports
- Debbie Black - Shortest to play in the Women's National Basketball Association.
- Muggsy Bogues - Shortest to play in the National Basketball Association.[9]
- Aditya Dev - "World's Smallest Bodybuilder" at 2ft. 9in.[10]
- Eddie Gaedel - Shortest to play in Major League Baseball.[11]
- Frederick Walden - Shortest player in England national football team history.[12]
- Roy Worters - Shortest to play in the National Hockey League and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969.[13]
Shortest actors
- Nelson de la Rosa - Once recognized as "world's shortest actor" and had a minor role in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film).[14]
- Tamara De Treaux - Shortest actress, noted for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and as an influence for the novel Maybe the Moon.[15][16]
- Michael Dunn - Stated to be the only "little person" actor to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.[17]
- Weng Weng - Filipino actor and martial artist who was the shortest actor to have lead roles.[18]
- Verne Troyer - smallest actor as of 2008 standing about 2ft. 10in.