Shortest Peoples of History
Dwarfism occurs when an individual person or animal is short in
stature resulting from a medical condition caused by abnormal (slow or delayed) growth. In humans, dwarfism is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches (58 in; 147 cm). Dwarfism can be caused by about 200 distinct medical conditions, such that the symptoms and characteristics of individuals with dwarfism vary greatly. There is no single treatment for dwarfism.
Individual differences, such as bone growth disorders, sometimes can be treated through surgery, some hormone disorders can be treated through medication, and by hormone replacement therapy; this treatment must be done before the child's growth plates fuse.
This is the list of Shortest Peoples recorded ever by Guinness World Records team.
Lucia Zarate
She was entered into the Guinness World Records as the
"lightest recorded adult", weighing 4.7 pounds (2.1 kg) at the
age of 17. According to an 1894 article in Strand Magazine, Zarate
achieved her full growth by the age of one year. At the age of twelve, Zarate
moved from her native Mexico
to the United States,
where she was exhibited for her small stature. At the time, her height was
measured at 20 inches (51 Centimetres) tall and her calf was measured as 4
inches (100 mm) in circumference, 1 inch (25 mm) more than the thumb
of an average adult man. She was with her parents at the time and found to be
healthy and intelligent, able to speak some English along with her native
Spanish.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
Chandra Bahadur Dangi (born on November 30, 1939) is the
shortest man in the world, measuring 0.546 m (1 ft 9 in). Dangi
is a primordial dwarf. He broke the record of Gul Mohammed (1957-1997), the
shortest adult human whose height was 0.57 m (1 ft 10 in).
Chandra came to news highlights of local media when a wood contractor saw him
in his village. All of his family members are of usual size. He was awarded the
title of shortest adult human ever recorded after measuring his height three
times in 24 hours. The chief editor of Guinness Book of World Records said that
Chandra is the only person in Guinness' 57 years history to record the title of
the shortest man at the age of 73. Dangi lives with his nephews in a remote village of Nepal which is some 400 km away
from the country's capital. He wishes to travel all parts of his country and
the world. He stated that with him being the shortest man of the world and
belonging to Nepal,
he wants to popularize his village and his country through the medium of this
title. It is currently unknown what medical condition has restricted Dangi’s
height.
Gul Mohammed
Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997) of New Delhi, India,
according to The Guinness Book of World Records, was the shortest adult human
being of his time whose existence and height have been independently verified. On
July 19, 1990, he was examined by Ram Manohar Lohia
Hospital, New Delhi, India
and he stood 1 foot 10.4 inches (57 cm) tall and weighed 37.5 lbs
(17.0 kg). He died on October 1, 1997, from respiratory complications and
after a long struggle with asthma and bronchitis, acquired due to heavy
smoking. His record has now been broken by Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal whose
height is just 21.5 inches (54.6 cm).
Pauline Musters
Pauline Musters (February 26, 1876 - March 1, 1895) at 23
inches (58 cm) tall, recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the
shortest woman ever recorded. Born in Ossendrecht,
Netherlands on February 26,
1876, she died in New York City
at the age of 19 from a combination of pneumonia and meningitis. At the time of
her death, she measured exactly 61 cm (24 in) tall.
Jyoti Amge
A documentary featuring Amge was broadcast in the United Kingdom
on Channel 4 on June 11, 2009 at 21:00 called Body Shock: Two Foot High Teen.
She was a guest participant at Bigg Boss 6 - a winner-take-all television show
in India where participants are required to live together in a large house
engaging in a variety of 'tasks' as part of the game-show. As of December 16,
2011, on her 18th birthday, she has been officially declared the world's
smallest woman by Guinness Book of Records with a height of 62.8 cm (2 ft
0.6 in). Her restricted height is due to a growth anomaly called
achondroplasia. In 2012, she met the world’s shortest man, Chandra Bahadur
Dangi of Nepal.
The pair posed together for the 57th edition of the Guinness World Records
2013.
Junrey Balawing
Junrey Balawing born June 12, 1993 is a Filipino and former
record holder at the Guinness Book of World Records. Balawing was the former
world's shortest man alive measuring at 59.93 centimetres (23.59 in) tall.
The declaration came during Balawing's 18th birthday celebration. Guinness
World Records official said Balawing broke the record of Khagendra Thapa Magar
of Nepal,
who is 0.67 m (2 ft 2 1⁄3 in) tall. He stopped growing at the
age of 1. Balawing, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born and lives in
Sindangan, Zamboanga Del Norte, about 865 kilometres (537 mi) south of the
capital Manila.
Although he was documented as the shortest living man, he missed the title of
shortest man in history, which was held by Gul Mohammed of India, who was 57
centimetres (22 in) tall and died on October 1, 1997.In February 2012,
Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal, who stands 54.6 centimetres (21.5 in) tall
was declared the world's shortest living man. As a result, Junrey held the
record for less than a year.
Madge Bester
Madge Bester (born 26 April 1963) is the world's former
shortest living woman. From South
Africa, she measures 2 ft 1.5 in
(65 cm) in height which was measured in 1991. Bester has osteogenesis imperfecta,
which is characterized by brittle bones, and uses a wheelchair. She has been a
campaigner for disabled rights, holding a 1998 press conference on the issue
accompanied by Lin Yih-Chih, the world's smallest man. Bester lives in a
retirement village in Bloemfontein.
Her mother Winnie, who died in 2001, also suffered from osteogenesis imperfecta
and measured only 70 cm.
Khagendra Thapa Magar
Khagendra Thapa Magar (born October 14, 1992), son of Rup
Bahadur and Dhana Maya Thapa Magar, was the shortest man in the world,
measuring 0.67 m (2 ft 2 in). Formerly the shortest teenager in
the world, Magar took the title of shortest man from Edward Nino Hernandez when
he turned 18 on October 14, 2010. Magar is a primordial dwarf. He lost the
title of "World's Shortest Man" on June 12, 2011, to Junrey Balawing
of the Philippines.
Born on Asoj 18, 2049 in the Nepali calendar, or October 14, 1992, He is from
the Baglung District of Nepal and is dubbed as a "little Buddha" by
the villagers. Just 600 grams (21 oz) at birth, he weighs 5.5 kilograms (12 lb).In
May 2008, Khagendra appeared in the British Channel 4 documentary called The
World's Smallest Man and Me hosted by Mark Dolan.
