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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 [t͡sʌndrʌ 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chandra Bahadur Dangi has received more than 2,396,307 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Chandra Bahadur Dangi is the 46th most popular celebrity (down from 25th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Nepal (down from 8th in 2019) 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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  • 58.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 46 out of 181. Before him are Fritz Pfeffer, Anna Nicole Smith, Jean-Marie Loret, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Kim Peek, and Emilie Louise Flöge. After him are Elizabeth Stride, María Capovilla, Alice Keppel, Dan Inosanto, Joseph Meister, and Florence Owens Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 91. Before him are Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Lee Majors, Leland H. Hartwell, Amancio Amaro, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, and Guntis Ulmanis. After him are Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Lily Tomlin, Daniel C. Tsui, Scott McKenzie, Krzysztof Zanussi, and Yaphet Kotto. Among people deceased in 2015, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 76. Before him are Ornette Coleman, Jin Youzhi, Zhelyu Zhelev, Robert Loggia, Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld. After him are Georges Wolinski, Árpád Göncz, Khaled al-Asaad, Dettmar Cramer, Wayne Dyer, and Cabu.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 10 out of 55. Before him are Maya (-600), Rāhula (-534), Yaśodharā (-600), Śuddhodana (-590), Mahapajapati Gotami (-600), and Janaka (null). After him are Gyanendra of Nepal (1947), Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723), Birendra of Nepal (1945), Bidhya Devi Bhandari (1961), Ram Baran Yadav (1948), and Anuruddha (-450).

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Among CELEBRITIES In Nepal

Among celebrities born in Nepal, Chandra Bahadur Dangi ranks 1. 

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