This list includes the shortest ever verified people in their lifetime or profession. The entries below are broken down into different categories which range from sex, to age group and occupations. Most of the sourcing is done by Guinness World Records which in the last decade has added new categories for "mobile" and "non-mobile" men and women. The world's shortest verified man is Chandra Bahadur Dangi, while for women Pauline Musters holds the record.
Men
Women
Shortest pairs
Shortest by age group
This was Nisa's baby height, she later grew. This was Francis Joseph Flynn's shortest height, because he grew in height after age 16; he is not listed as one of the world's shortest men. Filed under "Shortest woman to give birth".
Shortest by occupation
Actors
Artists and writers
Athletes
Politicians
Others
See also
Dwarfism
Pygmy peoples
Caroline Crachami, a person about tall
Little people (mythology) List of dwarfism organisations Dwarfs and pygmies in ancient Egypt List of tallest people