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7 ft 8 in: Only person known to have been both a dwarf and giant. He was 118 cm (3 ft 10 in) tall at age 21 and peaked at 234 cm (7 ft 8 in) when he died, having doubled his height as an adult. 1899–1950 (51) Alam Channa: Pakistan: 234 cm: 7 ft 8 in: Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998. [80] 1953–1998 (46)
8 ft 11.1 in (272.0 cm) Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois , was an American man. He is the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.
At one time, Koehler stood 8 ft 2 in (249 cm), a result of the medical condition gigantism. He was born in Denton, Montana, United States. Koehler and his twin sister were born to parents of taller than average height. Their mother was 5 ft 10 in (178 cm); their father was 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
In 1972 his remains, exhumed again, were examined and it was determined that, whilst alive, he stood approximately 8 feet 0 inches (244 cm) tall. This made him the tallest person ever at that time, a record that would be surpassed by the next 'eight-footer', John Rogan, who died almost a century later. Patrick Cotter's giant boots are on ...
8 ft 1.72 in (248 cm) Bernard A. Coyne (July 27, 1897 – May 20, 1921) [ 1 ] is one of only 20 individuals in medical history to have stood 8 feet (240 cm) or more. Coyne may have reached a height of 8 feet 4 inches (2.54 m) tall at the time of his death in 1921.
Mehrzad, the star player of the Islamic Republic of Iran ’s sitting volleyball team, measures 8 feet 0.85 inches tall (approximately two meters and 46 centimeters).
John Rogan (February 12, 1867 – September 11, 1905; some sources indicate 1871 as his birth year), [1] was an American sharecropper who was recorded as the tallest non-mobile person ever, and the second-tallest person ever at 8 feet 9 inches (267 cm), behind Robert Wadlow.
Bobróczky was born in Arad, Romania, [6] [5] [7] [8] the son of 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) tall Hungarian-born Romanian international basketball player Zsigmond Bobróczky (who competed alongside Gheorghe Mureșan [9] [10]) and Brunhilde, a 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) former volleyball and handball player. At age eight he was taller than his mother, at 1.88 m ...