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Chandra Bahadur Dangi was born on 30 November, 1939 in Salyan, Salyan District, Nepal, is a Nepali man; shortest man in recorded history (1939–2015). Discover Chandra Bahadur Dangi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Occupation Farmer, craftsman
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 30 November, 1939
Birthday 30 November
Birthplace Salyan, Salyan District, Nepal
Date of death 3 September, 2015
Died Place Pago Pago, American Samoa
Nationality Nepal

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Chandra Bahadur Dangi Height, Weight & Measurements

At 75 years old, Chandra Bahadur Dangi height is 54.6 cm .

Physical Status
Height 54.6 cm
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Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Chandra Bahadur Dangi Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chandra Bahadur Dangi worth at the age of 75 years old? Chandra Bahadur Dangi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Farmer. He is from Nepal. We have estimated Chandra Bahadur Dangi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Farmer

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1939

Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3 September 2015) (चन्द्रबहादुर डाँगी,, or ) was a Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history, measuring 54.6cm.

Dangi was born in Salyan, Salyan District, Nepal, on 30 November 1939.

It is unknown what medical condition stunted his growth.

He had five brothers and two sisters.

Three of his five brothers were less than 1.22 m tall, while his sisters and two other brothers were of average height.

He lived in a remote village, Reemkholi, approximately 400 km away from Kathmandu, Nepal's capital.

1957

He broke the record previously set by Gul Mohammed (1957–1997), whose height was 57cm.

Dangi came to the attention of the media when a wood contractor saw him in his village in the Dang district of Nepal.

2012

He was awarded the title of shortest adult human ever recorded, after his height was measured in February 2012.

He was subsequently included in the Guinness World Records.

Before being recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's shortest man in 2012, he had never left his home village.

He was a weaver by trade.

After being awarded the title, he said he had always wished to travel to all parts of his country and the world.

He stated that being the shortest man in the world and a citizen of Nepal, he wanted to use his status to popularise his country.

In 2012, at the age of 72, Dangi met the world's shortest woman, Jyoti Amge of Nagpur, India.

2013

The pair posed together for the 57th edition of The Guinness Book of Records in 2013.

2014

On 13 November 2014, as part of Guinness World Records Day, Dangi met the world's tallest living man, Sultan Kösen, at an event in London.

2015

Dangi died in American Samoa on 3 September 2015 at the age of 75, at the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Hospital in Pago Pago.

The exact cause of his death was not disclosed, although The Kathmandu Post reported that he had previously been suffering from pneumonia.

He had been touring the South Pacific for much of the year with Samoa's Tupa'l Bruno's Magic Circus.