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Chandra Bahadur Dangi
Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history
1939 - 2015
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Chandra Bahadur Dangi
His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Chandra Bahadur Dangi is the 36th most popular celebrity (up from 46th in 2024), 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 36 out of 265. Before him are Rodney King, Besarion Jughashvili, Jacques Mayol, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Knauss, and Mehran Karimi Nasseri. After him are Gisèle Pelicot, Rosemary Kennedy, Ethel Caterham, Thérésa Tallien, Peggy Guggenheim, and Myrtle Corbin.
Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia
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Rodney King
1965 - 2012
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 30
Besarion Jughashvili
1850 - 1909
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 31
Jacques Mayol
1927 - 2001
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 32
Kim Kardashian
1980 - Present
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 33
Sarah Knauss
1880 - 1999
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 34
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
1942 - 2022
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 35
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
1939 - 2015
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 36
Gisèle Pelicot
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 37
Rosemary Kennedy
1918 - 2005
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 38
Ethel Caterham
1909 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 39
Thérésa Tallien
1773 - 1835
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 40
Peggy Guggenheim
1898 - 1979
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 41
Myrtle Corbin
1868 - 1928
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 42
Contemporaries
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 64. 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.
Others Born in 1939
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Phil Spector
PRODUCER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 61
Claude François
SINGER
1939 - 1978
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 62
Joel Schumacher
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 63
Mark Margolis
ACTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 64
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 65
Dale T. Mortensen
ECONOMIST
1939 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 66
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 67
Joaquim Chissano
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 68
Emil Constantinescu
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 69
Pak Pong-ju
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 70
Daniel C. Tsui
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 71
Milva
SINGER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 72
Carolina Herrera
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 2015
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Chantal Akerman
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - 2015
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 58
Udo Lattek
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 59
Oliver Sacks
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 60
Zhelyu Zhelev
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2015
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 61
Kenzo Ohashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 62
Alfred G. Gilman
CHEMIST
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 63
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 64
Assia Djebar
WRITER
1936 - 2015
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 65
Maureen O'Hara
ACTOR
1920 - 2015
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 66
Francesco Rosi
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 67
Marshall Rosenberg
WRITER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 68
Pierre Brice
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 69
Dave Mackay
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 70
In Nepal
Among people born in Nepal, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 11 out of NaN. 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).
Others born in Nepal
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Mahapajapati Gotami
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 5
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 6
KP Sharma Oli
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 7
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 8
Rāhula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 9
Śuddhodana
POLITICIAN
590 BC - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 10
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 11
Ram Chandra Poudel
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 12
Prithvi Narayan Shah
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1775
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 13
Birendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2001
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 14
Gyanendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 15
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2001
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 16
Sanu Sharma
WRITER
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 17
Among Celebrities In Nepal
Among celebrities born in Nepal, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 1. After him are Khagendra Thapa Magar (1992).
