He Ping Ping World's Shortest Man (Photos)

He Ping Ping World’s Shortest Man (Photos)

Posted on: August 20th, 2008 by: Meg3 comments

China is home to the World’s Shortest Man and the World’s Tallest Man. According to Guinness World Records, He Ping Ping, who measures 2 ft 5.37 in (74.61 centimeters) is twenty years old and is the World’s Shortest Man. His father said that he was no larger than the size of a man’s palm at birth.

The World’s Tallest Man, Bao Xishun, also from China, lives 500 miles from He Ping Ping. Bao is 7 ft 8.95 in tall. He recently moved into top spot when Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk refused to be measured under new Guiness guidelines, which called for 6 measuring sessions over the course of one day, in standing and prone positions. The 8 ft 5.5 in giant didn’t want to be bothered.

Some 75 years ago the U.S. claimed the World’s Tallest Man, Robert Wadlow, who died at age 22 in 1940. He measured 8 ft 11.1 in. Check out the World’s Tiniest Teenager here.

See photos of He Ping Ping, Bao Xishun, Leonid Stadnyk and Robert Wadlow below – click to enlarge.

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3 Responses to “He Ping Ping World’s Shortest Man (Photos)”

nassaka edrine, on September 23rd, 2009 at 2:21 am Said:

hi, it’s really great to have an opportunity to write a comment on you , you know this morning i was on the radio and talked about you, so i said that may be i’ll get a chance to talk to you through leaving a reply on you. i wish we can become friends i like chinese very much but sad that i’ve no chinese friend aroung mi, may you can bye…
melanie, on September 30th, 2009 at 8:53 pm Said:

Hi i can’t believe there is such a tiny man still alive not to make jokes but arent you afraid of dogs.?? or even cars running you over.One thing i notice you are happy.!!!
will smith, on December 30th, 2009 at 3:33 pm Said:

wow this little guy is small but how could u be the size of a palm at birth? the egg its self is that size !