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Official: Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepali poses with his certificates after being declared the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records officials at 21.5 inches.
World's Shortest Man Dies At Age 75. Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a native of Nepal, stood just 21.5 inches tall. Standing just 1 foot 9.5 inches tall and weighing 31 pounds, Chandra Bahadur Dangi was the shortest documented full-grown person on Earth. The native of Nepal died Thursday at age 75 in an American Samoa hospital.