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This is a list of the tallest people, verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources. According to Guinness World Records, Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940) was the tallest person in recorded history , measuring 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) at the time of his death.
Jane Bunford (26 July 1895 – 1 April 1922) [1] was one of the tallest women ever measuring 2.41 metres (7 ft 11 in) at the time of her death (adjusted for spinal curvature). She was the tallest woman in the world during her lifetime.
Anna Haining Bates (née Swan; August 6, 1846 – August 5, 1888) was a Canadian woman notable for her great stature of 7 feet 11 inches (2.41 m). [1] [2] She was one of the tallest women who ever lived.
Sandra Elaine Allen (June 18, 1955 – August 13, 2008) was an American woman who was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the tallest woman in the world. [1] [2] She was 7 feet 7 inches (231 cm) tall. [2] Allen wrote a book, Cast a Giant Shadow. Although over the years other women have taken the title of the tallest woman, Allen held it ...
Trijntje Cornelisdochter Keever (10 or 16 April 1616 – 2 July 1633), nicknamed De Groote Meid ('The Tall Girl'), is alleged to be the tallest woman in recorded history, standing 9 Amsterdam feet [1] or 2.60 metres (8 ft 6.75 in) [2] tall at the time of her death at age seventeen. Trijntje Keever was the daughter of Cornelis Keever and Anna ...
Zeng was born on 26 June 1964 in Yuanjiang, Hunan, to a poor farming family, as the youngest of four children, [a] growing up in Nanzui Town by Muping Lake. Her parents Zeng Xianmao and Yu Xuemei [b] were 163 cm (5 ft 4.2 in) and 156 cm (5 ft 1.4 in) respectively, with all her siblings being in within similar height range, with a brother being measured at 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) at age 18. [1]
Ella Katherine "Kate" Ewing (March 9, 1872 – January 10, 1913) was a Missouri woman considered the world's tallest female of her era. She would use her great height to earn a living as a sideshow attraction, popularly known as "The Missouri Giantess."
The tallest living man is Sultan Kösen of Turkey at 251 cm (8 ft 3 in), [56] and the tallest living woman is Rumeysa Gelgi, also of Turkey, at 215 cm (7 ft 1 in). [57] The tallest man in modern history was Robert Wadlow (1918−1940), from Illinois, United States, who was 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) at the time of his death. [58]